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Interview: Alex Calder

08/23/2014 media
caldeer What is there to say about Alex Calder? One might call him a modern renaissance man. This man just goes in. In addition to his debut EP Time, released through Captured Tracks, along with his music available through Bandcamp, Alex has challenged himself with feats such as cooking,...

Interview: Frankie Cosmos

08/15/2014 media
54a29d69 Frankie Cosmos is an up and coming, New York-based indie rock band fronted by Greta Kline. We caught up with her this last week to ask about her writing process, increasing exposure in the press, and her spirit animal.  What’s your favorite Frank O’Hara poem? I...

Interview: Hot Flash Heat Wave

08/06/2014 media

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It's summer and these boys are keepin' it hot! We had a chance to speak with Hot Flash Heat Wave, who played the most recent Operation: Restore Maximum Freedom festival, about their music, wild show stories and their favorite karaoke songs!...

Interview: Sad Tapes

05/05/2014 media
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We caught up with the relatively new Socal-based independent record label Sadtapes. Sadtapes is a cassette-specialized label that started in December 2013, currently featuring five artists with three gorgeous...

Announcing: First City Festival Line-Up / Tickets on Sale May 9th

05/05/2014 media
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First City Festival line-up has been announced!  The Monterey festival will take place August 23rd and 24th this year.  Full line-up below:

BECK, THE NATIONAL, THE NAKED AND FAMOUS, PHANTOGRAM, BEST COAST, DAWES, CULTS, COCOROSIE, BLIND PILOT, LAKE STREET DIVE, TOKYO POLICE CLUB, GEOGRAPHER, UNKNOWN MORTAL ORCHESTRA, MIDLAKE, HOW...

Spring Mix!

04/09/2014 media

Spring is here! The sun is shining, allergies are in full force, and Molly Raney (also known as Poppet) has put together an awesome playlist for y'all!  Throw on your shades and turn up the volume on this upbeat mix.

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Interview: Zoom Lens

03/21/2014 media
yukiko_shirt We had an opportunity to talk with several artists from Zoom Lens. Described as "humanity across the digital divide", Zoom Lens is a collective of several musicians with a "digital punk rock spirit". Although the label isn't limited to a particular genre, they have been...

Interview: Surf Club and Yung STKTN

03/16/2014 media
surf curse In this two-parter interview, we talked with Frankie and Marcos from the dream pop project Surf Club. They are currently on tour with Weekend and Cities Aviv, and playing a show at Harlow's in Sacramento March 23rd (21+ only). For the second part of...

Music That Deserves Your Attention

03/14/2014 media

By: Meagan Faller

So we’re all trying to find the most obscure band. Due to their accessibility over social media, we are forced wade through endless recommendations of this lo-fi punk duo and that garage-recorded indie artist. I did the hard research for you, and compiled a list of low-budget bands that are relatively novel,...

The Playlist That Would Have Been

03/05/2014 media

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By: Hannah Strumwasser

On Friday I took a somewhat spontaneous road trip to L.A. with my good friend DJ Mollcatz. Ok, she's not actually a DJ, but if she was, that would definitely be her DJ name. We managed not to die on...

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