Rebecca Roudman has played cello professionally in the Bay area for years. Equally at home as a renowned classical cello player or on the cutting edge of pop music, Rebecca Roudman is one of the San Francisco Bay Area’s most exciting crossover cellists. As a member of both the Oakland East-Bay Symphony and the Santa...Continue Reading

Indie prog rock band Lords of Sealand released their official music video Architect from their full-length album Found Fiction and are celebrating with a show at Brick & Mortar Wednesday, January 13th. The song tackles an internal struggle between ideology and who we are. I talked to guitarist Brent Curriden who wrote the song and lead singer...Continue Reading

Lady Lazarus cloaks lyrical reflections in impressionistic musical musings. From her debut album Mantic, recorded in 2011 at her home in San Jose, Melissa Sweat has shown a penchant for a home-grown sound. That first album, mailed to Pitchfork by her brother, received glowing reviews, praising her musical musings.  Since then, Lady Lazarus has risen, putting...Continue Reading

At the beginning of the night, the main floor of The Chapel, a converted mortuary on Valencia street is empty. The venue, with red-lit lamps and 40’ foot ceilings is stunning. Before Ms. Wells takes the stage, the dreamscape sounds of Emily Neveu open the night.. “The other Emily,” as Ms. Neveu refers to herself...Continue Reading

Music can often conjure emotions from the depths of the soul. It can make one feel powerful or it can strip a being to the core. It feels like the summer days on backcountry roads that I remember from my youth. It’s the familiar smell of mom’s cooking. It’s the warmth of a sunrise or...Continue Reading

After a particularly smashing weekend of local music Halloween madness, I was excited to have an evening of dastardly decompression at Brick and Mortar Music Hall with Hey Rosetta. And while I don’t typically showcase touring talent, I thought it fitting to make an exception for these accomplished Canucks, who I first saw locally at the...Continue Reading

October 29th, Abbot Kinney will be returning home to Los Angeles to release their new single “Can We Become” from the forthcoming EP – THE NIGHT – at The Hotel Cafe. San Francisco’s Travis Hayes and The Young Daze will be opening at 7pm. “Balanced Breakfast, a weekly music meetup that began as a small...Continue Reading

Alternative rock band Abbot Kinney releases their new single “Can We Become” from the forthcoming EP – THE NIGHT – at a Haunted Concert at Rickshaw Stop Wednesday, October 28th. The tack is currently featured on MTV and KFOG Local Scene 2015 along with Third Eye Blind and Michael Franti. The show features Travis Hayes...Continue Reading

To say Seth Lael is a versatile musician would only be scratching the surface of this multifaceted gentleman, and a gross understatement to the multitude of talents he possesses. While Seth plays a wicked guitar in multiple projects past and present in the greater SF/Bay area (including one of this author’s favorite The Wyatt Act) his...Continue Reading

The Midgetmen brought their ear-crushing live show to San Francisco’s Bender’s Bar last month with an impressive fervor. The band pulled no punches, sonically or otherwise, as they headlined an interesting evening of music in our always interesting music city. Ezra Furman started off the night solo, his presence ever-magnetizing, even as he stared at...Continue Reading

“I’m feeling belligerent,” said California Honeydrops singer/guitarist/trumpeter Lech Wierzynski during their first set on Friday at the Fillmore. Lech came on stage with an attitude, determined to get people dancing – even if it meant bossing everyone around. Last night’s show, part of a two-night stint at San Francisco’s legendary fruit-sharing Fillmore, celebrates the release of the California...Continue Reading

The smooth & soulful Sandra Lawson-Ndu gracefully slow dances out front of Oakland-based band Bells Atlas as a deep electronic groove envelops the audience. She opens her mouth to sing & bodies start to move. The tight and multidimensional band features Doug Stuart, Derek Barber & Geneva Harrison and holds down the fort on a laid-back futuristic rock n’ soul....Continue Reading