Email Author Sam Prestianni

2012 Stories by Sam Prestianni

• Brothers Comatose: Show Preview

  published May 16, 2012

  The Brothers Comatose know irony: This San Francisco quintet's brand of American roots music is anything but snoozeworthy. With a... More >>

• Chicha Libre: Show Preview

  published May 9, 2012

  Chicha Libre roughly translates as a kind of intoxicating freedom, which is precisely how this Brooklyn-based sextet approaches making... More >>

• Carolina Chocolate Drops: Show Preview

  published April 4, 2012

  There's plenty of interest in American roots music these days, and Carolina Chocolate Drops are the scene's wildly popular black sheep.... More >>

• Fresh Chocolate

  published April 4, 2012

  There's plenty of interest in American roots music these days, and Carolina Chocolate Drops are the scene's wildly popular black sheep. One of... More >>

• Artist, Craftsman, Musician

  published March 21, 2012

  Peter Whitehead is a singular artist. An English expat who has lived more than half his life in the Mission (in addition to New York and Southeast... More >>

• eSymphony

  published March 7, 2012

  The San Francisco Symphony turns 100 this year. So how does it celebrate? With an ear-bending American Mavericks festival that bridges space and... More >>

• Gorey Factor

  published January 18, 2012

  "The people at the grey hotel / Are either aged or unwell." That's the uplifting first page of The Iron Tonic (Or, A Winter Afternoon in... More >>