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Bay Area MusicPosted onJune 2, 2023June 3, 2023

Most Captivating New Releases by East Bay Musicians, May 2023

This is an alternately twangy-and-laid-back and groovy-and-danceable and noisy-and-unhinged playlist this month. Just press play and treat yourself to the perfect mix for having your mind blown by the vastness of the night sky as you get ready to hit the clubs for a night of ranging against the machine.

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Bay Area MusicPosted onMay 3, 2023May 3, 2023

Most Beguiling New Releases by East Bay Musicians, April 2023

It’s going to take more time to let these songs rattle around in my noggin. But there’s potential. Listen for yourself to this month’s playlist.

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Bay Area MusicPosted onApril 1, 2023April 1, 2023

Most Intriguing New Releases by East Bay Musicians of March 2023

This is a good month, folks. I am excited about several of these new musical offerings from Oakland and Berkeley singer-songwriters, rappers, mystery jazz ensembles, alter-egos, you name it. I want to just jump right into it.

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Portrait of the four members of Oakland alt-rock band Blues Lawyer
Bay Area MusicPosted onMarch 2, 2023March 2, 2023

Most Intriguing New Releases by East Bay Musicians of February 2023

OK, so you might argue the Oakland alt-rock quartet is overplaying the “endearingly awkward” schtick. But those melodic riffs? The casual Teenage Fanclub mention in album PR write-up? The goofy DIY music videos? That genuinely funny bio (“internationally ignored song stylists”)? Objection overruled!

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Double exposure publicity photo of Oakland afro-psychedelic-rock band Orchestra Gold
Bay Area MusicPosted onFebruary 2, 2023February 2, 2023

Most intriguing new releases by East Bay musicians of January 2023

It can be time consuming to hunt for actual new releases by actual East Bay musicians. Is anyone crazy enough to do all that work and blog about it once a month for a non-existent readership and zero compensation from Bandcamp? We shall see!

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Collage representing the Top 10 featured songs
End of the Year RankstravaganzaPosted onJanuary 11, 2023January 11, 2023

Rankstravaganza: My 30 Favorite Songs of 2022

If you’re a Dad Rock and ’90s Nostalgia aficionado, have I got 30 tunes for you to check out.

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Collage of featured album covers
Bay Area MusicPosted onDecember 31, 2022December 31, 2022

Rankstravaganza: Five Great 2022 Albums (+ Two EPs) by Oakland/East Bay Musicians

Diverse influences mix together to create genre-defying sounds, particularly laid-back grooves that conjure up carefree summer afternoons hanging with friends? That’s the Oakland sound in 2022.

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SillinessPosted onAugust 1, 2022August 2, 2022

Car ‘Flash Mobs’ Causing Problems for Bay Area Cities

Across the Bay Area, swarms of drivers are popping up twice a day or more. Police say these “flash mobs” are dangerous to everyone and prevent virtually any other uses of the public right of way.

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MusicPosted onFebruary 5, 2022February 5, 2022

I guess it’s cool to share some thoughts on Ben Folds Five’s “Whatever and Ever Amen” or something

A plodding piano ballad about abortion was being played on mainstream radio stations across the country. Only in 1997 could something like this happen. It seemed weird at the time. But so did the Spice Girls.

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Bay Area MusicPosted onJanuary 8, 2022January 18, 2022

Rankstravaganza: Five Great 2021 Albums (+ Two EPs) by Oakland/East Bay Musicians

I miiiiight have mentioned it before, but Bandcamp Fridays have been a great excuse for me to reconnect with local music over the last 22…

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