DiscoveryHEAR THIS: AL HARPER
May 25. 2021 | By Wayne Jessup

HEAR THIS: AL HARPER

Oakland’s Al Harper seizes the day on her new LP ‘Promises I Kept’.

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NewsBay Area Independent Venue Update
May 05. 2021 | By Wayne Jessup

Bay Area Independent Venue Update

Happy news from Starline Social Club, Ivy Room, and the Independent Venue Preservation Initiative.

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DiscoveryHEAR THIS: BLUE OCEAN
April 12. 2021 | By Wayne Jessup

HEAR THIS: BLUE OCEAN

Oakland shoegaze duo Blue Ocean unveil their debut LP, out this week on Paisley Shirt Records.

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DiscoveryHEAR THIS: GRACE SINGS SLUDGE
June 30. 2020 | By Wayne Jessup

HEAR THIS: GRACE SINGS SLUDGE

Grace Sings Sludge steps forward on new LP ‘Christ Mocked & the End of a Relationship’, newly released on Empty Cellar Records.

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DiscoveryHEAR THIS: GRUMPSTER
June 22. 2020 | By Wayne Jessup

HEAR THIS: GRUMPSTER

Oakland punk trio Grumpster come into their own on their full-length debut ‘Underwhelmed’, out now on Asian Man Records.

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DiscoveryHEAR THIS: BOY SCOUTS
May 17. 2020 | By Wayne Jessup

HEAR THIS: BOY SCOUTS

Boy Scouts is back with not one, but two new tracks, following up last year’s ‘Free Company” LP.

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DiscoveryHEAR THIS: ÖTZI
April 27. 2020 | By Wayne Jessup

HEAR THIS: ÖTZI

Oakland’s Ötzi is back with a new LP ‘Storm’, featuring its second single “Hold Still”

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DiscoveryHEAR THIS: PENDANT
November 25. 2019 | By Wayne Jessup

HEAR THIS: PENDANT

Back in September, we made note of Oakland’s Pendant, tipping the title track of the November release in our Tracks of the Week. Recorded by Melina Duterte, Shaun Durkan, and Jack Shirley, Through A Coil thoroughly delivered on its promise, …

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