Hardcore listeners tend to laud bands for updating the genre's traditional formula or adding a distinct touch. But lately, that sort of praise seems…
In a music scene full of transplants from other cities, Jess Scott carries the distinction of hailing from San Francisco. Still, in a now-too-familiar…
Given that the band came out of the Bay Area metal scene, it's not surprising Worm Ouroboros doesn't play metal. San Francisco metal bands…
East Bay experimental artist Jim Kaiser once operated as Petit Mal, but the moniker eventually shifted to signify his record label. A French term…
A common rock narrative goes like this: Isolated visionary tracks opus of odd logic and alienation on a tape machine in the bedroom, then…
Quick tempos tend to stifle the rhythmic complexity of rock bands. Meter subdivided so many times demands consistent reminders of the downbeat, and that…
Punk recordings unfettered by overdubs and studio trickery suggest bands chiseled into confident units by live performance. When groups vie to be heard over…
At a Noise Pop performance last year, DIIV's Zachary Cole Smith donned a now-culturally loaded sartorial accessory: the neon balaclava. The Russian performance art…
Authenticity is a strange quality to praise in a punk band. Is there a more or less genuine way for vocalists to debase themselves…
The music community is sharply divided over many things: whether a 12-inch record that has seven tracks and spins at 45 RPM constitutes an…
