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Apr 9, 2024
The Quiet Irony of Tony Jay
Michael Ramos lets the music take him wherever it wants to go. He’s been playing in bands since he was in high school and...
Mar 19, 2024
Frances8 Music as Therapy
The songs Nicole Laby writes for her band, Frances8, deal with real-life situations in a literary manner that’s one step removed from the usual...
Mar 12, 2024
Little Oil’s Music Without Limits
Victor Mitrani, who records his music as Little Oil, says, “I don’t know how people wrote songs before they could record themselves.” Sitting at...
Mar 5, 2024
‘Mental Implosion’ Turned Redemptive Release
Although she grew up writing songs and singing in bands, Tess Stevens said she wasn’t sure she wanted to continue making music as she...
Feb 20, 2024
Noise Pop’s 31st Year Celebrates Bay Area Music Scene
The first Noise Pop Festival was a one-night stand that took place at the Kennel Club—now The Independent—on Divisadero Street in 1993. It featured...
Feb 13, 2024
San Francisco’s Country Risqué Explores Queer Country Music
Country Risqué took shape during the pandemic lockdown. The band’s songwriters, Miles Gordon and Daniel Bromfield, met while attending the University of Oregon in...
Jan 30, 2024
Pat Thomas’ Life in the Arts
Pat Thomas has a creative spirit. After leaving Absolute Grey, the band he started with his high school buddies in Rochester, New York, he...
Jan 23, 2024
Berkeley’s Manning Music is a Hub for Bluegrass Enthusiasts
Manning Music, a Berkeley-based school of bluegrass, old-time, fiddle and acoustic music, offers lessons to students of all ages and opportunities to play in the community.