Kevin Kawano and Matt Lau first met as roommates attending UC Santa Cruz. A few years later, the band Joker’s Hand was born, a band with a strong conc…
TYF Monthly Mixtape: May/June 2021
In our TYF Monthly Mixtape feature, our music writers share Spotify playlists of the songs – new and old – they’ve had on repeat for…
Good Stuff from Dear Seattle, Retriever, Wolf Alice, and BOY
Lately, I have been wandering, perhaps digging is a better word, through Bandcamp’s ”New Arrivals,” which is always interesting, as well as trying to …
Oakrest Interview: ‘I knew from the first time I stepped on a stage, this is what I want to do for the rest of my life’
‘From that day when I hit my head really hard and had a reopening to what life actually means to me, that’s when I decided that music would actu…
Ethan Gold Interview: ‘I want to heal people’s relationships with themselves so that they treat everybody and the planet better.’
‘These decisions, it’s just a feeling. I’ll get a feeling that something will express what that song wants in different ways. That’s part of the…
Elder Statesman: Music Worth Your Attention from Velvet Two Stripes to Mysie
Before I divulge both the new and old music I am listening to, it’s interesting to note that Record Store Day this year will occur on June 12 and July…
Yoke Lore Interview: ‘A lot of music is to come’
“My main goal, I think, is to just do this for the rest of my life. My main goal is to have this be my main goal.”…