Toga! Toga! Toga! Toga! It’s more than a line from Animal House. It’s also a new locally produced skateboarding film featuring a group of South Bay cats shredding the gnar at spots all over the 408. Plaza de Cesar Chavez, St. James Park, local schools and a few choice DIY guerrilla spots…
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Bill Kopp on November 16, 2017
Guitarist, singer and songwriter Alejandro Escovedo released his 14th album, Burn Something Beautiful, just over a year ago. Reaction to the album—in many ways a return to the rocking end of Escovedo’s musical spectrum—has been so positive that he’s still on the road in support of it.
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André Jaquez on October 25, 2017
All heartache-inspired music acts have their quirks. This band’s delicate approach is like sipping sadness from a skull-shaped chalice. Who knew a band from sunny San Diego could be so gloomy? BHP’s dramatically tense open spaces are reminiscent of slowcore bands like the austere, whispering Low. Their last single, “Blood Bunny” is…
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The last time we heard from mewithoutYou was in 2015, when the Philadelphia post-hardcore band released their sixth album, Pale Horses. Currently at work on the follow-up, before releasing any new material, the band will take a deep dive into their past, performing their first record, 2002’s [A->B] Life, in its entirety for…
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André Jaquez on September 28, 2017
Known for his unique to Chicago house music, DJ Mark Farina is one of San Francisco’s premier selectors. Since 1989, Farina has continually evolved his sound—which he calls “mushroom jazz”—a toe-tapping, downtempo, fusion of acid jazz and deep house. Originally released on cassettes in 1992, the Mushroom Jazz series has grown to…
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André Jaquez on September 27, 2017
The Brooklyn-born children of reggae-crossover hit-maker Denroy Morgan are keeping the spirit of their father’s music alive. Morgan Heritage hold Rastafarian values close to heart while playing a glossy, R&B-inflected style of reggae. The dread-swinging bunch have earned their stripes as road warriors on tour with 311, Rebelution, Slightly Stoopid and SOJA.…
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Matt Crawford on September 21, 2017
Pairing West Coast hardcore with classic SoCal surf rock, Agent Orange raced to the head of L.A.’s burgeoning punk rock scene in 1980 like a bat out of hell. Their debut 7-inch became a soundtrack for skate punks with the urgently infectious anthem “Bloodstains,” featuring the tweaker-friendly refrain: “blood stains, speed kills,…
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When I listen to This Will Destroy You I almost always get the same series of images in my head. An empty highway at night. Votive candles flickering in their colored glass cases. Distant lights on the horizon.
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Dave Baisa doesn’t mince his words. Perhaps he gets that from his job: tending bar often requires a highly direct manner of speaking. Or maybe it’s all the practice he’s gotten drawing boundaries and explaining the world to his kids. Then again, it’s probably both—plus the fact that as the frontman for…
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Richard von Busack on September 13, 2017
Some will remember The Seeds as the one-hit AM radio wonders responsible for “Pushin’ Too Hard,” a 1966 pop song about a girl who needs to back off. The tune is thick with the political anxieties of the time. One way to describe The Seeds is as a quartet that sounds like…
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![HARD RETURN: Philly band mewithoutYou come to The Ritz on their ‘[A->B] Life’ album anniversary tour.](https://activate.metroactive.com/files/2017/10/MUSIC-LEAD-MSV-1741-meweithoutYou-145x145.jpg)
