STAFF PICKS DARIO – Rosenau & Sanborn, Gregory Uhlmann and Bonnie Prince Billy ASH – Pijama Piyama JAKE – Bonnie Prince Billy and Gregory Uhlmann KIMBER – Macha & Bedhead MARY – Hary Styles and Help(2) Comp ZACH – Denzel Curry, Help(2), and Pijama Piyama DREW – Flying Lotus  BONNIE “PRINCE” BILLY – We Are […]

STAFF PICKS DARIO – Bill Frisell and Bill Callahan ASH – Soul Jazz comp JAKE – Geese KIMBER – Iron and Wine MARY – Bill Callahan, Buck Meek, and Gorillaz ZACH – Lala Lala, Gorillaz, Buck Meek and Nothing DREW – Nothing MITSKI – Nothing’s About To Happen To Me CD/LP/CASS (Dead Oceans)  Nothing’s About […]

STAFF PICKS DARIO – ASH – Daniel Villarreal JAKE – Daniel Villarreal KIMBER – MARY – Danny Brown and Sugar reissues ZACH – Altin Gun, Hen Ogledd, and Beggar Weeds DREW –  ALTIN GUN – Garip LP (ATO Records) Since bursting onto the scene in 2018 with their debut album, On, Amsterdam-based Altın Gün have […]

STAFF PICKS DARIO – Luke Tempe and Sun Ra ASH – JAKE – KIMBER – Should reissue MARY – Luke Temple ZACH – Olympians and Remember Sports DREW – World Can’t Stand Comp ANGEL DU$T – Cold 2 The Touch CD/LP (Run For Cover)   There’s no other band like Angel Du$t. In fact, the singular group […]

STAFF PICKS DARIO – Ranil Y Su Conjunto Tropical ASH – Mr Bongo comp JAKE – Joji KIMBER – Silversun Pickups MARY – TLC and Blur reissues ZACH – Mandy, Indiana and Bad Bunny DREW – Mayhem TY – Talk Talk Reissue  PUSCIFER – Normal Isn’t  CD/LP (BMG) The enigmatic Puscifer return with the stunning […]

STAFF PICKS DARIO – Willie Colon reissues and Julian Lage ASH – Phil Collins JAKE – Geologist and Tashi Dorji KIMBER – Robert Glasper reissues MARY – Joyce Manor ZACH – Tyler Ballgame DREW – Alice in Chains reissue TY – Tyler Ballgame and Ty Segall  LILY ALLEN – West End Girl CD/LP (BMG)   […]

STAFF PICKS DARIO – Erik Hall and John Dwyer ASH – Moodyman JAKE – Xiu Xiu KIMBER – Rocky Votolato reissue MARY – The Format and De La Soul ZACH – The Format DREW – Moodyman and Alan Vega TY – Jackson C Frank and Essex Green THE FORMAT – Boycott Heaven CD/LP/CASS (The Vanity […]

STAFF PICKS DARIO – Courtney Marie Andrews and Jana Horn ASH – Alt J reissue JAKE – Archy Marshall KIMBER – Langhorne Slim MARY – Courtney Marie Andrews and Sturgill Simpson reissue ZACH – Sleaford Mods DREW – A$AP Rocky TY- Jana Horn  COURTNEY MARIE ANDREWS – Valentine CD/LP (Loose Future) Courtney Marie Andrews has […]

STAFF PICKS DARIO – Dry Cleaning ASH – Zig-Zag Band JAKE – Dry Cleaning KIMBER – Zig-Zag Band MARY – Dry Cleaning ZACH – The Cribs DREW – Dry Cleaning TY – Dry Cleaning DRY CLEANING – Secret Love CD/LP  (4AD)   Produced by Cate Le Bon, Secret Love started life in Peckham rehearsal spaces, […]

There’s a shift happening. In our 38 years of sharing music with the valley’s music lovers, we’ve had a front row seat for the trends, the rebirths, the innovations in music and what the music appreciators want more of. This year, we’re noticing that buzz in the air that comes with a new era of […]