Remaining true to his beliefs, Lecrae is an artist that redefines mainstream popular culture. Thematically, one can find inspiration, faith and honesty in his music. It’s simple to understand the easy attraction to Lecrae; in a sea of indulgent music, he’s swimming against the tide embracing all the things

As the soundtrack to my wake-and-bake-working-at-home-depot days, Atmosphere’s Slug and Ant have evolved alongside my life. With their new (and 12th) album, Southsiders, Atmosphere is still pushing the boundaries of what indie rap can mean. While Southsiders is a celebration of the group’s fortitude, it is also a deeply introspective, and sometimes

Rad Upcoming SF Events Nothing Lasts Forever: A Solo Show by Eddie Colla THU. 08/06 | 7:00PM – 9:30PM @ 1AM GALLERY Presenting a solo exhibition by Eddie Colla fresh off an extended international tour with his new collection, “Nothing Lasts Forever.” The show revolves around the images Colla has

  Since he fell in love with his parents’ 45s as a child in Stockton, California, passionate writer/artist Chris Isaak has been obsessed with the glory days of Memphis’ Sun Studio and the visionary artists who got their starts there — Elvis Presley, Johnny Cash, Roy Orbison, Carl Perkins and

I’m an elder Millennial so I don’t know how familiar you are with 90s R&B superstars Boyz II Men but you couldn’t go to a roller rink, play pogs, or not use a cell phone without hearing a song by these guys. The “Boyz” (Shawn Stockman, Wanya Morris, Nathan “No

RAD UPCOMING SF EVENTS   Art the Jewels THU. 7/23- SAT. 8/8 10AM @ 63 Bluxome St. Gallery This is a group show that is playing off of the hip hop duo made up of El-P and Killer Mike, Run the Jewels. After releasing their album RTJ2 the group started

  Dumpstaphunk stands out among New Orleans’ best as one of the funkiest bands to ever arise from the Crescent City. Born on the Jazz & Heritage Festival stage, and descended from Neville family bloodlines, these soldiers of funk ignite a deep, gritty groove that dares listeners not to move.

Naming their sophomore album Developer is a bold move for the still-young band Social Studies. But it is as apt a descriptor as you’re likely to find for how the sound of this San Francisco-based five-piece has flourished, matured, and, yes, developed over the past few years. Following the release