Like many others, our favorite community center and concert venue is feeling the COVID crunch. However, The Trunk Space has long served as a creative multipurpose room and launching pad for local artists and those just passing through our dusty stretch to desert. And those artists remember what The Trunk Space has done for them and this community. Together with the help of Related Records, Dark Hall Coffee, and The Coronado, these artists released a whopping 42-track compilation to support The Trunk Space…
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Music Video of the Week: “Romance in Outer Space” by Sargeant X Comrade ft. Kool Keith
This LoFi NeoSoul single by Sargeant X Comrade is exactly the mellow I needed and I want to share it all with you here today. “Romance in Outer Space” could just about sell me on the title alone, but the chill, spaced-out aural landscape combines Retro Soul sounds with a modern beat and flourishes in the mix – including an interlude from Kool Keith…
Continue reading...3 Rad (+ Eclectic) New Singles
3 Rad (+ Eclectic) New Singles: XIXA, Maesa, + The Green Children…
Continue reading...Music Video of the Day: “Seed Saw” by JJCnV
It’s totally inappropriate for me to be writing about this band. I’m friends with them. My fella moonlights with them as their occasional sax player. The list goes on. Yet, at the same time, I really, really like this band and I did before all that other stuff. And since it’s my birthday, I can do what I want. So, I’m just going to share their new music video and let you decide for yourself…
Continue reading...The Quarantine Questionnaire: Fred Huang
Who are you and are you in a band or do you perform solo? If in a band(s), what is the name of that band?
Hi, I’m Fred Huang of the musical project Asian Fred. We’ve played as a band, but during the pandemic and with social distancing, lately I’ve been releasing songs as a solo project…
Continue reading...Music Video of the Day: “Off My Feet” by Cindy Zhang
This San Francisco-based singer-songwriter has a soulful sound you can hear on her new single, “Off My Feet”…
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3 Stellar NeoSoul Sounds to Check Out: T R U V O N N E, The Stakes, + Solu…
Continue reading...The Quarantine Questionnaire: Logan Greene
Who are you and are you in a band or do you perform solo? If in a band(s), what is the name of that band?
I’m Logan Greene. I’ve played in SO many bands, but right now it’s my solo stuff as The Logan Greene Whatever or in my band Big Bad. I also run the arts nonprofit/DIY venue, Groundworks…
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3 Stellar Songwriters You Should Know: Lady Dan, H. Emily Sloan, + Mega…
Continue reading...Trombone Tale: Steven DeRosia of BowCat
Over the years of covering ska music in the Valley, one name always comes up when I ask about fav bands: BowCat. And you know what, I won’t argue…
Continue reading...The Quarantine Questionnaire: Sarah Familiar
Who are you and are you in a band or do you perform solo? If in a band(s), what is the name of that band?
Hi! I am Sarah Familiar and I am a solo act, but working on performing with more musicians!
Continue reading...Music Video of the Day: “My Friends” by Bloom Phase
The indie-electro artist known as Bloom Phase released a new album, Rise Rule Fall, earlier this month and “My Friends” is the closing track from that release. There’s something about the vocals that really starts to pull at the heartstrings as you listen along…
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