Dear Readers, As you've probably noticed, I have been very sporadic with posts and photography over the past few months. The reason; I am Active Duty Coast Guard and have been deployed to work in Portsmouth, NH on the CGC Tahoma. I have been wor... more info

[caption id="attachment_9883" align="aligncenter" width="960"] Emily Jane White[/caption] Dark, gritty, and heavy on the shadows...I'm talking about the Brick & Mortar's stage lighting. But that could easily be used to describe Emily Jane White's re... more info

Enjoy this appropriately gorgeous video for Bowerbirds‘ “Overcome With Light”. The band’s latest album, The Clearing, is out now via Dead Oceans. MP3: Bowerbirds – In The Yard from The Clearing (2012) [Audio clip: view full post to listen... more info

With a kind of Jonathan Richman style charm and demeanor added to the backdrop of an experimental yet modern electro-dub beat, Exray's did a swell job at making sure the room was aware of their unique brand of off kilter pop music. Celebrating th... more info

In addition to this awesomely odd video, our own Grass Widow have scheduled their record release show on Friday, July 20 at the Rickshaw Stop. more info

So as probably very few of you know, Destroyer created not only my favorite album of 2011 but one of my most obsessed about records of all time. There's something simplistic and meaningful about Kaputt that drew me in like no other album I've listene... more info

As Noise Pop Festival approaches, we are getting more and more excited for what they have in store. Whether it’s Ben Gibbard rocking out the Great American Music Hall or Dan Deacon unleashing epic party jams on the Rickshaw and Independent dance fl... more info

Basking in the rush of attention they’ve received over last year, Das Racist busted down the door of the Independent with Oakland hip-hop troupe HOTTUB only turn the venue into an all out dance party extravaganza. The show wasn’t without it’s f... more info

Remember the title; Helplessness Blues. This is the name of Fleet Foxes’ second album and with the release of their title track today, I am hopeful that this may be one of my favorite records of 2011. This song alone is a disarmingly genuine slice ... more info

Tommy Guerrero with Special Surprise Guests! Saturday 5 February 2011 9:30pm Cafe Du Nord San Francisco, CA [Audio clip: view full post to listen] Tommy Guerrero – Que S’est-il Passe from Lifeboats and Follies (2011) more info