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The Chutes trade hardcore for jangle pop—and a little romance
Husband-and-wife team Kenneth Turner and Erika Calderon-Turner front the Chutes, a pop band from San Francisco. Both have been active in the Bay Area’s...
Whiskerman transforms American anxiety into an ambitious new album
Graham Patzner, the songwriter and multi-instrumentalist who fronts the Oakland band Whiskerman, said the songs he wrote for the band’s new album, American Hell,...
Twin Bloom brings years of collaboration to debut EP
Before they came together as Twin Bloom, the four musicians in the band—vocalist and guitarist Gvir Aviv, lead guitar player Mickle Nguyen, bass player...
Winter Stanley finds his way back to music
Winter Stanley says he’s always loved music for the way it helps connect him to his emotions and his friends. “I picked up the...
Long live Lady Day
When Stella Heath walks on stage to tell the story of Billie Holiday, she wears a gardenia in her hair, an homage to Holiday’s...
San Francisco’s lucky break turns heartbreak into a debut album
The first album by Emma Gerson, the artist who goes by the name of lucky break, was made it! Gerson said she used lowercase...
Fog Lamp channels modern anxiety into post-punk catharsis
Fog Lamp came together in West Oakland during the pandemic lockdown. Aaron Firestone, the band’s singer and main lyricist, started jamming with his friend...
Noise with teeth takes hold
Rip Room generates a rhythmic force that gets crowds moving. The trio—vocalist, guitarist and songwriter John Reed, bassist and harmony vocalist Sarah McKinney, and...
