Thee Oh Sees

San Francisco psych-rockers Thee Oh Sees have been melting faces for over a decade. Read More

By now you're probably aware in some capacity of this year's Pitchfork Music Festival , being held July 13th, 14th, and 15th in Chicago's Union Park. You may even know San Francisco favorites Thee Oh Sees and Ty Segall are both slated to play. Read More

Formed in 2009, punk supergroup OFF! was founded by Black Flag and Circle Jerks frontman Keith Morris and Burning Brides' Dimitri Coats as an outlet for songs they'd written for an ill-fated Circle Jerks reunion album (which Coats had been hired to produce). Read More

Christopher Owens, lead singer of Girls, the hottest pop-rock band to come out of the Bay since Green Day (we said it!). Read More

Christopher Owens, lead singer of Girls, the hottest pop-rock band to come out of the Bay since Green Day (we said it!). Read More

I woke up early yet still stumbled into Dillon's Roadhouse late; the last chord of Barbarians (not My Barbarian! Maybe your Barbarians…) struck as I hobbled in on my high heels. Read More

Over the weekend, The Black Angels and the Reverberation Appreciation Society hosted the fifth annual Austin Psych Fest, a three-day musical gathering with over 50 performers falling under the increasingly broad "psychedelic" label. Read More

I saw Alcatraz, I paid an all-silver man to robot walk while playing a kazoo, and I was giddy when I learned that George Lucas lived nearby. Read More

Maybe we're biased, but we think it's pretty safe to say that San Francisco is the single greatest music town in the history of notes. Read More

Oakland, CA's Twin Steps is a sample based trio -- consisting of guitarist Jonathan Reddick (Summer Blondes), vocalist Drew Pearson, and drummer Nick Cowman (Religious Girls) -- known for infusing elements of oldies and soul with experimental rock 'n' roll, and with a live show reputation that continues to turn heads. Read More