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Signing Story: Vile Creature
Self-described as a slow & heavy two piece with anti-oppressive and fantastical leanings, Ontario’s doom metal duo Vile Creature signed with Prosthetic Records. As guitarist-vocalist KW explains, however, signings aren’t always ... -
Tenacious D at Fox Theatre in Oakland, CA
Rock/comedy duo Tenacious D recently stopped into Oakland, CA’s Fox Theatre to present its newest metal-friendly musical, Post-Apocalypto. The full-screen digital + live performance told the band’s newest tale of ... -
Album Review: Terminal Bloom by Light This City (9/10)
A 10-year hiatus can have quite the effect on any band. Along with next-to-impossible expectations set, most artists return with a new writing approach, distancing them-selves further from their roots. On this, their fifth ... -
Video Game Composers Speak!
Thanks to modern technology, video game compositions have evolved exponentially over the years—from bite-sized chip tunes of the ‘80s programmed in a basement to today’s full orchestral compositions tracked at ... -
Coheed Strolls Memory Lane at Berkeley's Greek Theatre
In anticipation of their upcoming October release, VAXIS – ACT I: THE UNHEAVENLY CREATURES, New York's Coheed & Cambria packed Berkeley CA's 8,500-cap Greek Theatre on Thursday night. Taking the ... -
Signing Story: Discrepancies
It’s 2018. There’s no secret formula to success. Like most professions, it’s usually a combination of hard work, exposure, and sometimes a little luck. St. Louis’ rap-rock quartet Discrepancies weren’t ... -
Album Review: Automata II by Between the Buried and Me (10/10)
Between the Buried and Me’s 2018 concept has reach its conclusion on this, Automata II. The four-track finale will bring the BTBAM faithful to its knees with a re-birth of ... -
Comedy & Music Come Together at Clusterfest 2018
To kick off June in the Bay Area, Comedy Central’s annual festival returned to San Francisco’s Civic Center, bringing another 3-day event chock-full of comedy, music, food, activities and… well, ... -
Signing Story: Wolf King
Wolf King have been gaining traction in the San Francisco Bay Area over the last past few years, leaving their blackened hardcore thumbprint on each stage they perform. By early ... -
Chromeo at the Fox Theatre in Oakland, CA
Fresh off the release of “Must've Been (feat. DRAM)”—their first single since 2014—Chromeo have officially hit the road and don’t plan to let up through September. Stopping in Oakland, CA, ...
