FeaturesKeeping The Wheels Turning, Pt I (SF)
April 07. 2020 | By Wayne Jessup

Keeping The Wheels Turning, Pt I (SF)

With the Bay Area shelter in place order extended to May 1st, here’s a quick look at some Bay Area music institutions you can help support.

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FeaturesEXCLUSIVE PREMIERE: LAVEDA: “L”
March 19. 2020 | By Wayne Jessup

EXCLUSIVE PREMIERE: LAVEDA: “L”

The Nest is proud to present the exclusive premiere of the latest Laveda single “L”.

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FeaturesEXCLUSIVE PREMIERE: PHOSPHENE “Spiral”
March 10. 2020 | By Wayne Jessup

EXCLUSIVE PREMIERE: PHOSPHENE “Spiral”

Bay Area alumni Phosphene are now firmly ensconced in Portland, and the Nest is proud to present the exclusive premiere of their new single “Spiral”.

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FeaturesSlumberland 30 Live Show Announced
February 16. 2020 | By Wayne Jessup

Slumberland 30 Live Show Announced

Slumberland has announced a 30th Anniversary show featuring a Terry Malts reunion and more, at the Rickshaw Stop SF on 3/8.

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NewsBest From The Nest: 2019
January 01. 2020 | By Staff

Best From The Nest: 2019

As always, the year’s biggest challenge musically was just trying to keep up with the veritable explosion of jams. It’s merely scratching the surface, but here’s nine favorites in no particular order from The Nest, including Chelsea Wolfe, Solange, Otoboke …

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FeaturesHave Yourselves A Merry Little Jarvis
December 20. 2019 | By Wayne Jessup

Have Yourselves A Merry Little Jarvis

Every once in awhile, we’ll stick our heads outside that lovely bunker known as The Nest and casually take the psychic temperature, so as to confirm, as our man Jarvis Cocker maintains: “… are still running the world”. Which brings …

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NewsPICTURE THIS: From Indian Lakes + Queen of Jeans + YUMMM @ The Moroccan Lounge 12/07/2019
December 09. 2019 | By Anna Larina

PICTURE THIS: From Indian Lakes + Queen of Jeans + YUMMM @ The Moroccan Lounge 12/07/2019

Saturday night’s early show at the Moroccan Lounge featured two East Coast-based artists finishing up a national tour supporting new album releases. I first saw From Indian Lakes in 2009 or so in Chowchilla, CA. Since then the band has …

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FeaturesEmerald Cup Returns To Santa Rosa
December 08. 2019 | By Wayne Jessup

Emerald Cup Returns To Santa Rosa

Sports fans can have their various internecine competitions, because when the deal comes down, we’ve got The Cup… The Emerald Cup that is, and it’s coming home to the Sonoma County Fairgrounds in Santa Rosa. The world’s largest outdoor organic …

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