On the stretch of 24th Street between Folsom and South Van Ness, where murals line the walls and Latin music pours out of car speakers, San Francisco’s only Latin record store is reviving a piece of...
The line to get into Bar Part Time stretches down the block, but once inside, San Francisco’s identity crisis collapses onto a single dance floor. Tech workers, artists, newcomers and longtime locals...
On any given night in San Francisco, the inviting atmosphere of independently owned venues provides locals the space to come together, listen to music and enjoy community. At Bottom of the Hill, a live...
Local Bay Area band Polka Dot and show organizer Ava Ennis discuss their role in various local music scenes and dissect alternative genres such as punk, twee, emo and riot grrrl.
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Fists flying, music bumping, a punch in the face here, a fall on the concrete there – it’s all a blur when you’re moshing during your favorite band’s set at Islais Creek Skate Park. The San Francisco...
On the SF State campus, the beat of a drum loudly echoes out of a single building. There are guitars lined up on the wall, signs and posters of animated figures, bands and a multi-colored flashing fluorescent...
In the dorms of Manzanita Square, one room glows purple. The strumming of a guitar can be heard and behind the instrument is Amber Brown, psychology student and musician. Dressed in all shades of purple,...
On the corner of Mission and 30th streets, sits a record shop — the door and outside window filled with collages of stickers and posters. Inside, the space is filled with even more stickers, posters...
A power switch is flipped on, revealing the low hum of a turntable, ready to play a carefully picked-out record. Once the record is placed on the platter of the turntable and the top of the turntable is...
In a baby blue jumpsuit and orange beanie, Denis Makhlin is dressed as a sailor from Wes Anderson’s “The Life Aquatic with Steve Zissou.” He grabs the microphone and reiterates the name of the DJ...
Chloe Little sits on the edge of a red rolling chair in the corner of their bedroom studio, flanked by MIDI keyboards and audio cables. Beside them sits Babytron, a modular synth made from a plastic baby...
