Sleepy Sun has released the new song "Seaquest" which will be featured up their upcoming LP, slated for release in late spring 2017. In the meantime be sure to get in contact with Sleepy Sun and tell them your secrets… your stories… your private tales at +1 415-646-6705. The band also recently had their promo photos taken by Amy Harrity. You can watch a video montage here.

If there’s one thing we can all agree on in these dark, deeply uncertain days, it’s humanity’s latent desire to unplug from it all—to put our smartphones down, survey our immediate surroundings, and let the sweeter things in life rise to the surface.

Sleepy Sun get it. Now five albums and more than a decade into making their own elusive brand of bold rock music, the Bay Area band isn’t interested in flooding our synapses with far too many ideas on their new LP, Private Tales. They’d rather let a grander vision unfold over time, rewarding anyone with the willingness to wait it out, to actually listen.

Listen to Sleepy Sun’s new track, Seaquest here.

Oakland-based artist, Hazel English is announcing that she will be releasing a double EP. Just Give In / Never Going Home is due May 12th via Polyvinyl and Marathon Artists, and to coincide with the announcement Hazel is sharing a new video for "Fix," the lead single from the double project. The spacey indie pop track receives an appropriately sun-kissed and romantic visual treatment from director Austin Kearns.

Hazel had a hugely successful 2016, which saw her release her debut EP Never Going Home to critical acclaim from publications such as Stereogum, Wonderland, The Line of Best Fit, Noisey, Gorilla vs Bear and DIY as well as BBC Radio 1 tastemakers Annie Mac and Huw Stephens. The limited vinyl run of Never Going Home sold out almost immediately, with its streams eclipsing the 7,000,000 mark and still counting. For her latest release she combined her debut EP with a strong selection of six new tracks.

The San Francisco psych band, Dire Wolves has released a new album entitled, Excursions to Cloudland. You can stream the full album via Bandcamp right now. We’re so excited to share this unique experimental psych album with you. Make sure you purchase a vinyl copy of the album via Beyond Beyond is Beyond!

The Bay Area based musician, Low Roar has just released their second single entitled, Waiting (10 Years) from their upcoming album, Once In A Long, Long While….​

Low Roar’s (whose given name is​ ​Ryan ​​Karazija​) new single is dreamy, sexy and nonintoxicating sad as ​Karazija​ explores depression and the slow and steady lost of his mind.​

Once In A Long, Long While… will be released on April 14 via Nevado Records. It is the follow up to 2014’s 0, which earned Karazija a large new audience after his music was discovered by iconic Japanese video game creator Hideo Kojima. Kojima used Low Roar’s "I’ll Keep Coming" and "Easy Way Out" on two high-profile trailers in 2016 for his Death Stranding video game starring Norman Reedus, Mads Mikkelsen, and director Guillermo del Toro.

Low Roar will ​playing the Independent​ in San Francisco on April 24th.​

The Seshen has released a stunning new music video entitled, Colors Collide. We’re always excited to hear new music from them!!

San Francisco Bay Area-based six-piece The Seshen release the second single, Colors Collide, from their recent album ‘Flames & Figures’ on 10th March via Tru Thoughts. Just in time for their ‘Flames & Figures’ Europe Tour (please see overleaf for dates), The Seshen’s new single relays the intrapersonal journey of “Colors Collide”, and a reimagined remix from LA duo Starkiller (the production outfit of C.E. Garcia & Alfredo E. Fratti, members of Adrian Younge’s Venice Dawn).

​The Bay Area based artist, Perhapsy is the solo project of musician Derek Barber, guitarist and songwriter of Astronauts, etc., Bells Atlas, and Madeline Kenney. Active since his college years as a Jazz Studies major at the University of Michigan, Perhapsy has been the main creative outlet for Barber outside playing in various other Oakland-based bands.

​We’re excited to hear more from Barber and Perhapsy. Their new album "​The​"​ is being released March 24th through Wave Dweller and Copper Mouth Records.

The Bay Area based band, Pardoner is playing a string of shows at SXSW and we think you should go check them out. They will be sharing the bill with fellow Bay Area artists, PLUSH on March 15th and March 17th so if you’re a fan of both bands, you can skill two birds with one stone!

3/15 – Funeral Sounds / Topshelf Records Unofficial Showcase @ Eden House Co-Op**
3/17 – New Granada Party @ The Ginger Man**
3/18 – Post-Trash & Friends / Exploding in Sound Showcase @ The Dojo w/ OVLOV, Sad13
3/18 – Buffalo Billiards Official SXSW Showcase

** w/ PLUSH

Get the full details of their SXSW tour here.

The San Francisco based ticket service, StubHub is throwing a great showcase at SXSW with week!

Its third annual three-day showcase of daytime and evening performances at the South by Southwest (SXSW) music festival on March 15-17. Hosted at Banger’s Sausage House & Beer Garden, the dynamic lineup of emerging and established talent includes Sleigh Bells, Hamilton Leithauser, Wild Belle, BANKS, Electric Guest, D.R.A.M., Talib Kweli and Benjamin Booker.

This year’s lineup represents a wide range of genres with rock, pop, hip-hop, electro-pop and indie, with artists from a dozen countries. Performances will begin at 2 p.m. each day and continue through the evening, allowing attendees to enjoy more than two dozen acts in an intimate venue, along with Banger’s famous homemade sausages, 100+ beers on tap and a relaxed outdoor setting. 

Wednesday, March 15th
12am – Sleigh Bells
11pm – Hamilton Leithauser
10pm – Wild Belle
9pm – Betty Who
6pm – Mondo Cozmo
5pm – The Shelters
4pm – Dams Of The West
3pm – Alex Lahey
2pm – Sundara Karma

Thursday, March 16th
12am – BANKS
11pm – Electric Guest
10pm – Sofi Tukker
9pm – Bleached
6pm – Pell
5pm – NE-HI
4pm – Gutxi Bibang
3pm – Matt Maeson
2pm – Dude York

Friday, March 17th
12am – D.R.A.M.
11pm – Talib Kweli
10pm – Benjamin Booker
9pm – Tkay Maizda
6pm – Cherry Glazerr
5pm – Duckwrth
4pm – Sigrid
3pm – MULLALY
2pm – FOXTRAX

The yearly tech, film and music conference, South By Southwest begins its music conference tomorrow! We’ll be sharing some Bay Area labels and artists to watch while you’re running around in Austin this week! We totally think you should make it to the Riot Act Media + Father/Daughter Records Official Showcase as the Bay Area based record label, Father/Daughter Records has been signing some really great bands and becoming influential in the national independent music community.

Riot Act Media + Father/Daughter Records Present:
PURR MOODS
An Official SXSW Showcase

Tuesday, March 14th — 7pm-2am
The Sidewinder (715 Red River St, Austin, TX 78701)
Free entry with badge / $12 tickets at the door
ALL AGES

The showcase will feature two San Francisco based bands among a line up of national acts:

PLUSH and Never Young

The San Francisco based band, BT‘s (which in includes members of NOBUNNY, Elvis Christ, Apache and Slick) will be playing at The Milk Bar on Friday night along side the Gijón, Spain based ensemble, Las Munjitas del Fuzz aka “THE Nuns” of Fuzz! Las Mujitas will be performing with the Oakland band, The Dukes of Hamburg  (featuring Russell Quan of the The Mummies) on Saturday night The Night Light in Oakland! This is a once in a lifetime opportunity to see this line up, so you won’t want to miss these shows! Guest DJs Maicol (Tuzz Records) and Jodie Artichoke (Rock n’ Roll Workshop) will be spinning music all night! Visuals will be courtesy of MK Ultra. 

Kymberli’s Music Box Presents

Las Munjitas del Fuzz- aka the Nuns of Fuzz (Gijón, Spain)
BT’s – Members of Apache, NOBUNNY & Slick (San Francisco)

PLUS DJ’s Maicol (Tuzz Records) and Jodie Artichoke (Rock n’ Roll Workshop)
Visuals by: MK Ultra

Friday, March 10th
Milk Bar, San Francisco
8:00pm/21+
$10 at the door

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Kymberli Music Box Presents
The Dukes of Hamburg (Oakland, CA. Featuring Russell Quan of the The Mummies)
Las Munjitas del Fuzz (Madrid, Spain)

Plus DJ’s Russell Quan & Maicol (Tuzz Records)

Saturday, March 11th
8pm/21+
The Night Light
$10

We’re excited to premiere the new music from the Bay Area based sister duo, King Willow. Their new single, Galapagos is an addictive acoustic pop track that tells a story of love relationships and the need for freedom.

Sisters, Amanda and Julianna Salguero make up the twin chambers of King Willow’s wistfully beating heart. With a sound some have likened to The Head and the Heart and First Aid Kit, their original music shows a range from slower huskier numbers to upbeat and clever pop anthems. East Coast natives and current San Franciscans, these two bicoastal babes bring humor and grace to indie folk/pop.

"Galapagos" is the story of a love gone stale – that point in a relationship where staying together is simply easier than breaking up. Two lovers with the opposite problem fight it out in the music video – their passion takes a comically dark turn as the two seek their revenge." – King Willow

King Willow is celebrating their EP release on March 23rd at Amnesia in San Francisco.
8:30pm, $7

We’re excited for you to check out San Francisco-based trio Rara Replica! They are releasing their very first EP entitled Feral Heart, due out on March 1, 2017. You can see their first ever music video for "Fever Dream" – which takes the viewer through a psychedelic, cautionary tale of how Santa Vanidad came to be.

At the forefront, Katya Lopez paints a dramatic narrative with her powerful vocals and experienced instrumental performance. On guitar, Chris Palmer seamlessly glides between rhythm and lead. His delivery weaves together dreamy soundscapes and gritty solos. On drums, Steve Hinan, adds the solid backdrop whether it be for a driving psychedelic guitar solo or a rock beat with a punch.

Looking to escape a life of factory-made songs and shrinking creative space, Rara Replica takes risks and takes names. Collectively, this power trio fuses carefully crafts songs with the soul of jazz artists and heart of metal musicians.

Rara Replica attributes its name as an adaptation of a Bikini Kill song title, revamped to “strange replica” in Spanish. Staying true to their mission, Rara Replica aims to push the listener and challenge the world of plastic music to embrace the beautifully unconventional.