San Francisco based post-punk group Steakhouse released today’s featured track “Interstate” on their self titled LP in Sep 2014, the 10 track release taking a year in the making. The band plays post-punk...
Sunhaze: In the Shad...
posted by Charles Stepczyk
Formed in 2012, Sunhaze originated from the vision of Danae Labraña, a San Francisco transplant hailing from the shores of Santa Barbara. Through the next few years the membership count was fleshed out to the current count...
El Duo: Diamonds
posted by Charles Stepczyk
Born in 2015, Oakland, CA artists EL DUO blend lo-fi electronics and afro dance grooves while drawing from their deep love of improvisation. Their brilliant track “Diamonds” is the opening song on the debut EP...
Field Medic: Mongols...
posted by Charles Stepczyk
Todays beautiful lo-fi freak folk feature “Mongols Pasture” comes from the 6 track debut 2013 EP “Crushed Pennies” from San Francisco based artist, Field Music. Field Medic is Bay area artist Kevin...
The Dogon Lights: Ri...
posted by Charles Stepczyk
San Francisco, California band THE DOGON LIGHTS blend elements of world music, hip hop, electronica, and more to create a funky and energetic dance atmosphere. Their most recent 9 song LP “Ride It” was released...
Little Shrine: Stone
posted by Stuart Morrison
Little Shrine, the songwriting project of San Francisco’s Jade Shipman, release their mini-LP Wilderness on Oct 20th. What band’s name describes its sound? Metallica? Little Shrine does, too. Universal feelings...
Kacey Johansing: Bow...
posted by Charles Stepczyk
Bay-area California based indie-pop singer-songwriter Kacey Johansing has been a member of San Francisco groups Geographer and Honeycomb, and is a current member of the experimental folk duo Yesway. Collaboration has proven...
20 Minute Loop: Gift...
posted by Stuart Morrison
Twenty years of 20 Minute Loop was celebrated a few days ago, on February 24th 2017, with the release of Songs Praising The Mutant Race, the San Francisco-based band’s first album in over eight years, an achievement...
Karmacoda: Song for ...
posted by Stuart Morrison
A bit late, but worth the wait. A seasonal single by a favourite band of ours, Karmacoda. They say of it: “Thank you for supporting us, it’s been a great year with a new member Mark Pistel joining the band as...
20 Minute Loop: Merc...
posted by Stuart Morrison
Twenty years of 20 Minute Loop will be celebrated on February 24th, 2017 with the release of Songs Praising The Mutant Race, the San Francisco-based band’s first album in over eight years, an achievement marked not only...
Cynthia Lin: What Ar...
posted by Charles Stepczyk
Cynthia Lin is a singer, songwriter, vocal coach, and ukulele teacher based in San Francisco who released this featured single last year on December 31, appropriately titled ‘What Are You Doing New Year’s...
Known To Collapse: W...
posted by Charles Stepczyk
The upcoming release from Known To Collapse, Transport Paradise, combines 90s lo-fi indie rock with elements of psych pop. Jangly, ethereal guitars sway back and forth between deep powerful piano and a breezy, coastal vocal...
The Rondo Brothers: ...
posted by Stuart Morrison
“The Rondo Brothers is the San Francisco-based production and performance team of Jim Greer and Brandon Arnovick, both born in the fall of 1971. Starting their career in the long forgotten year of 1997 with the...
Alpha Six Romeo: Wan...
posted by Charles Stepczyk
Alpha Six Romeo is the promising new indie-electro rock project of singer-songwriter Dennis Bestafka who you may know as the guitarist of formative Bay area dreampop band, Sentinel. We were pleasantly surprised to hear the...
People Person Collec...
posted by Charles Stepczyk
The People Person Collective are a group of musicians (mostly) from Northern California experimenting with song writing. Each month one person creates an album cover, and bi-monthly albums are released with songs based on...
Sporting Life: Tsuna...
posted by Charles Stepczyk
San Francisco dream-rock group Sporting Life released their full length LP, Rivalry, in January of which the excellent 2 minute surf-drenched first single, Tsunami, was picked for our feature on the Dose today. The eleven...
Scary Little Friends...
posted by Stuart Morrison
San Francisco-based band Scary Little Friends prepare to release their Silent Revolution EP by releasing another single. “The Bay area trio’s brisk take on power pop arrives Jan. 29th via Randm Records. “At...
Matt Reagan: With Yo...
posted by Stuart Morrison
Today’s Dose With You All the Way by San Francisco based artist Matt Reagan is from his debut solo EP Leavenworth, out 1st December’ “Matt Reagan is a San Francisco based songwriter/singer/producer. He...
Chance’s End :...
posted by Stuart Morrison
Today’s Dose is by Chance’s End “In the latest EP Almost Home by this San Francisco-based production outfit, solo violin sits front and center in an album of downtempo electronic music. The project was...
John Travoltage: Sma...
posted by Charles Stepczyk
John Travoltage is a new music art project whose members hail from San Francisco, and who are releasing their debut EP “Done to Death” today, October 20th. In addition they’ve got a live show lined up at...
The Famous: Californ...
posted by Stuart Morrison
San Francisco band The Famous have been around for ten years now, and are about to release their third full length album. We have featured them in the past and its great to hear the band still making great...
NRVS LVRS: City Ligh...
posted by Charles Stepczyk
Today we are featuring the new synth-punk single “City Lights” from the first album, “The Golden West” by San Francisco band NRVS LVRS. It’s the lead-off track on the album, a beautiful...
Sentinel: Counting S...
posted by Charles Stepczyk
The new ten-song labor of love, “Points of Light” from San Francisco dream-pop three-piece SENTINEL arrived on June 2nd after a year-long effort of writing, recording, and mastering, which has really paid off. ...
The Silhouette Era: ...
posted by Charles Stepczyk
The Silhouette Era’s second full-length, “Beacons” practically defines Northern California’s own brand of surf pop; not that of hot summer nights, but of freezing dawns and the sobering ennui that can...
Attik Door: Californ...
posted by Stuart Morrison
Today’s Dose is by Attik Door a band originally from Chelyabinsk in Russia, now based in San Francisco, this is from their album Never In Agreement. The album, released in February, is the follow up to their first...
French Cassettes: Ri...
posted by Stuart Morrison
“Thirteen Bay Area bands were given three days to record a song with producer Jeff Saltzman in his studio in Oakland, using the same room, same equipment, and same level of Jeff’s extreme sass. The compilation...
Black Angel: She Los...
posted by Stuart Morrison
Black Angel originated in Santa Barbara and Los Angeles in 1999. Currently based in the Bay Area, they’ve just released two free singles, one is today’s Dose, this song features the bass playing of Mike Stever...
In Letter Form: Refl...
posted by Stuart Morrison
Reflecting The Rain is the new single from San Francisco based In Letter Form and a second play for them on The Dose. Web Site | Facebook | Twitter | SoundCloud |...
In Letter Form: Wait...
posted by Stuart Morrison
Wait Now is the new single from San Francisco based In Letter Form. “Our name, In Letter Form, essentially refers to what we consider an antiquated method of communication,” says the band’s leader and vocalist,...
Idea the Artist: Sea...
posted by Stuart Morrison
Bay Area based Idea the Artist just released the third track Seafloor from her upcoming album The Seafloor, which will be released 24th March. Idea the Artist is the project of singer-songwriter Inés Beltranena, and...
Hidden in the Sun: S...
posted by Stuart Morrison
Five songwriters (Scott Rouse, Lizzie Clapper, Jason Vivrette, Ciara McAllister & Sean Alexander) who comprise Hidden in the Sun spent weeks secluded in the California Redwoods to create an ethereal debut album Seven...
Smoking Ghosts: Danc...
posted by Stuart Morrison
Today’s Dose is by Smoking Ghosts, “a 3-piece band suctioned onto the face of San Francisco with affiliate tentacles in Mexico City, San Jose and Brooklyn”. Its the opening track from their their album...