Local releases from mostly East Bay bands and artists!
November 2023:
Outside
album by Tektonic
• Oakland •
Dismantle
album by Jeff Kolheade
• Oakland •
Runaway
album by Tess & the Details
• SF •
Barnburner
album by Aaron Burnham & the Brushfires
• Oakland •
No More Sad Songs
EP by Box of Matches
• Martinez •
Nine Dog Dick
EP by Nine Dog Dick
• Oakland •
Second Opinion
EP by Doctor, Doctor
• Oakland •
Tarantula (Extended)
EP by Pretty Frankenstein
• Oakland •
October 2023:
NOWHERE
album by The Seshen
• Oakland •
Superbloom
album by Ryan Pate
• Santa Cruz •
Just My Luck
EP by Jellyfish Method
• Benicia •
"What Happens Now"
single by Monet Tyler
• Hercules (now LA) •
"Kalimari Desert"
single by Chroma Sea
• SF •
"Where Do We Go"
single by Jeff Kolhede
• Oakland •
"Former Fires"
single by Tell Me Tell Me
• Oakland •
"Old Town Road"
single by Flower Chords
• Pittsburg •
"Epitaph"
single by Soul Glitch
• Vallejo •
"Give Yourself to Me"
single by LakeCube
• El Sobrante •
"Fall in Line"
single by Dark Satellite
• SF •
"Safety Rap 3"
single by Sabertooth Unicorn
• Concord •
"Coffee Song"
single by Hear in Color ft. Monet Tyler
• Concord •
September 2023:
No Affliction
EP by Spirit Drive
• Concord •
Dripping Wet
EP by Diabolical Pool Party
• Oakland •
Light Rail Session
EP by Late Aster
• SF •
"are we stars?"
single by bell
• Pleasant Hill •
Hand in Hand"
single by The Cruelty
• Martinez •
"Waiting for Dawn"
single by The Seshen
• Oakland •
"heal"
single by bell
• Pleasant Hill •
"A Shot in the Dark"
single by Skinny Hendrixx
• Oakland •
"World Wide Web"
single by Chroma Sea
• San Francsico •
"grow"
single by bell
• Pleasant Hill •
August 2023:
Catastrophe Darling
album by Artemisia
• Oakland •
"Davis Nights"
single by Kai Rush
• Vallejo •
"Hold Me"
single by The Seshen
• Oakland •
"Haunting the Haunted"
single by A Million Miles Away
• Walnut Creek •
"Lost at Night"
single by the Seshen
• Oakland •
"Deep Inside"
single by Diabolical Pool Party
• Oakland •
"DKA"
single by the FeeFawFum
• Oakland •
"Down in a Hole"
double single by The Strange Ones
• Oakland •
"Between Two Worlds"
single by Diabolical Pool Party
• Oakland •
"Old Boy"
single by Riot Professor
• Oakland •
"Go Back to the Shadows"
single by Flower Chords
• Pittsburg •
"Permanently With You"
single by So Cal Jack
• Pleasant Hill •
"Clown Dream"
cover by Spirit Drive
• Concord •
"Chipping Away"
single by Adam Spry
• SF •
"Have You Seen Her?"
single by Cut-Rate Druggist
• Oakland •
July 2023:
Maybe Someday
album by Shelby Helburn
• Martinez •
The Hot Light
album by Bi-Score
• Rodeo •
Hurt
album by Daniel Ray Hilsinger
• Orinda •
The Sea The Fog The Rust
album by The Lamps
• San Francisco •
Natural Selection
EP by Yolanda Blonda
• Concord •
The Hot Takes II
EP by The Hot Takes
• Oakland •
"In the Dark"
single by August Lee Stevens
• Hercules •
"Spider"
single by Artemisia
• Oakland •
"Window"
single by Tell Me Tell Me
• Oakland •
"Goldenrod"
single by Mount Saint Elias
• Oakland •
"We Weren't Wrong"
single by Mollweide
• Oakland •
"Heat Waves"
cover by Soul Glitch
• Vallejo •
"Surrender"
single by Artemisia
• Oakland •
June 2023:
Everything We Watered
album by Maya Elise & the Good Dream
• Berkeley •
Expanding Majesty
album by Mammatus
• Santa Cruz •
SCRIBBLS
EP by Yolanda Blonda
• Concord •
"Up All Night"
single by The Hot Takes
• Oakland •
"Voicemail"
single by the Strange Ones
• Oakland •
"Burn Sage"
single by John Paul Hodge
• Concord •
"Pull Me Under"
single by WATERSTRIDER
• Oakland •
"Meatfarm"
single by Hook-Ups
• Oakland •
May 2023:
DOWN to the FAT
album by Grease Dealer
• Oakland •
Library Music Vol: 1
album by LakeCube
• El Sobrante •
The Zenith Glare (1989)
album by Doug Michael
• Martinez •
Bootstraps EP
EP by Clementine Darling
• Santa Rosa •
Dust Kingdom
EP by Aux Meadows
• Oakland •
"Momentun"
single by The Riot Professor
• Oakland •
"Stop the Rain"
single by Tell Me Tell Me
• Oakland •
"Need to Stay"
single by Soul Glitch
• Vallejo •
"echoed walls"
single by John Paul Hodge
• Concord •
"Hater's Anthem"
single by Toner
• Oakland •
"Violets"
single by Mount Saint Elias
• Oakland •
"Seaglass"
single by Last Planet
• Oakland •
"Spurn Pigs"
single by John Paul Hodge
• Concord •
April 2023:
Collections 1993-1997
album by Doug Michael
• Martinez •
bonfires
album by Orbit 17
• Los Gatos •
catharsis
album by covet
• "Bay Area" •
Heartache Residue
album by Briget Boyle
• Oakland •
Live at the Fireside Lounge
EP by M Jones & the Melee
• Oakland •
Best Day Ever
EP by Vince Lay
• Concord •
Rehearsal Demos
EP by Can't
• Martinez •
"Shoulders"
single by GiveAway
• Walnut Creek •
"Tell Me"
single by Tell Me Tell Me
• Oakland •
"Beat It"
single by Frankie & the Pool Boys
• San Francisco •
"So Capable"
single by Feefawfum
• Oakland •
"Road Trip"
single by Prozack Turner / Deuce Eclipse / Equipto
• Oakland •
"Nothing's Free"
single by Ian Cowell
• Rodeo •
"Blood Moon"
single by Tay & the JangLahDahs
• Oakland •
"Slow Decay"
single by Rose Haze
• Oakland •
"Whiskey Breath"
single by Last Planet
• Oakland •
"Twisting in the Wind"
single by Shelby Helburn
• Martinez•
"Bite Down"
single by M'Gilvry Allen
• Oakland •
"Alive and In Love"
single by Forrest Day
• Oakland •
"Fool for You"
single Selena Sobreal
• Concord •
"Monkey Pile"
single by uhforrest
• Pleasant Hill •
March 2023:
3D
album by Hook-Ups
• Oakland •
Everlasting
album by Daniel Ray Hilsinger
• Orinda •
"Anti-Hero"
cover by katgüvs
• Antioch •
"The Party: Live at the Fireside Lounge"
single by M Jones & the Melee
• Oakland •
"Don't Wait"
single by Soul Glitch
• Vallejo •
"Mandolin"
single by Briget Boyle
• Berkeley •
"Chamomile"
single by Maya Elise
• Berkeley •
"Headphones"
single by ORBIT 17
• Los Gatos •
"I Am Progress"
single by Prozack Turner
ft. The Grouch Deuce Ecplise
• Oakland •
"Picture of Us"
single by Last Planet
• Oakland •
"Gold"
single by Valley Zeros
• Livermore •
"walk around the lake in winter"
single by M'Gilvry Allen
• Oakland •
February 2023:
All in Good Time
album by Blues Lawyer
• Oakland •
Roses & Cyanide
EP by Pretty Frankenstein
• Oakland •
Foggie Flips Vol. 1
EP by Yolanda Blonda ft. Taquan
• Concord •
"God's Hammer"
single by Toner
• Oakland •
"Limousines & Laserbeams"
single by Orbit 17
• Los Gatos •
"Tug of War"
single by Shelby Helburn
• Martinez•
"Jackpot"
single by ISOLATIONIST
• Antioch •
"Volcano Brain"
single by Tektonic
• Oakland •
"Texas Twist"
single by The Greasy Gills
• Oakland •
"Ven"
single by Chika Di
• Concord •
The SunCrashers
album by Chris Ahlman
• Lafayette •
"All My Idols Die So Young"
single by uhforrest
• Pleasant Hill •
"tightgrip"
single by STARLUNG
• Pleasant Hill •
January 2023:
isobar iii
album by ISOBAR
• San Jose •
Death of a Classic
album by Dark Satellite
• Hercules •
Acustícs
EP by Yolanda Blonda
• Concord •
"Hummingbird"
single by Orbit 17
• Los Gatos •
"Wild at Heart"
single by Shelby Helburn
• Martinez •
"Say It to My Face"
single by Kai Rush
• Vallejo •
"Better Bird"
single by Maya Elise
• Berkeley •
"Dead to Dust"
single by Strange Cities
• SF •
December 2022:
Warped &
Ruined
album by Auditory Portaits
• Concord •
Finally!
album by Doug Michael
• Martinez •
Unintelligent Design
album by Expert Pie
• Concord •
Brand New Holiday Classics
album by Sabertooth Unicorn
• Concord •
Christmas with Chela
album by Chela Robles
• Concord •
Beyond Collaboration
album by The Joedai Warriors
• Walnut Creek •
Stereotongue
album by Stereotongue
• Walnut Creek •
El Primer Disc
album by El Primer Disc
• Oakland •
122222
EP by Spirit Drive
• Concord •
EP 2022
EP by Lyceum
• Concord •
"Competitors"
single by The Riot Professor
• Oakland •
"Time"
single by Tell Me Tell Me
• Oakland •
"Lovers of the World"
single by Adrian West Band
• Oakland •
"Like Dust in a Sunbeam"
single by Rivers
• Concord •
Thanks for Nothing
album by The Jellyfish Method
• Benicia •
"Click Click Bang Bang"
single by The 151
• Concord •
November 2022:
"Cult Noise"
album by Vangozeer
• Livermore •
"Polar"
single by Tektonic
• Oakland •
"Horse Suite II"
single by Rose Haze
• Oakland •
"Poisonous Fame"
single by Accidents at Sundown
• Concord •
"Pleasure is Mine"
single by Adrian West
• Oakland •
"Time of Year"
single by Van Goat
• Oakland •
"Overpasses"
single(s) by IRREVRIA
ft. Kellii Scott
• San Jose •
"Annie"
single by Box of Matches
• Martinez •
"I’m Busy/Modern Romance" single(s) by Youngest of Elders
ft. Coyote Creates
• Concord •
"A Day by the Sea"
single by Adrian West
• Oakland •
"Time Is Now"
single by Deuce Eclipse
• Concord •
"The One-Way Pony Ride"
single by Adrian West
• Oakland •
October 2022:
Anchorless
album by Nowhere Special
• Livermore •
Micro life
album by Ryan Pate & Andre Matos
• Oakland / NYC •
When All of This is Through
EP by Thrown-Out Bones
• San Carlos •
"Wave on Wires"
EP by Orbit 17
• San Jose •
"Pet Sematary"
cover by Cut-Rate Druggist
• Oakland •
"In Vain"
single by Test the Waters
• Martinez •
"In My Arms"
single by TREASVRE
• San Francisco •
"Mary Go Down"
single by Nowhere Special
• Livermore •
"Those Who Matter"
single by Adrian West Band
• Oakland •
September 2022:
Livin' the Dream
album by Joshua James Jackson
• Oakland •
Archives
album by Hook-Ups
• Oakland •
X-22
album by Spirit Drive
• Concord •
Improvised Karaoke
EP by Quarbae
• Oakland •
"Big Cats"
single by M Jones & the Melee
• Oakland •
"No Symbols"
single by The Riot Professor
• Oakland •
"My Love (Policenauts)"
single by Ian Cowell
• Rodeo •
"Senses"
single by August Lee Stevens
• Hercules •
"Shoals"
single by And Days
• Oakland •
"Guaro"
single by Chika Di
• Concord •
"Heart & Bones"
single by Accidents & Sundown
• Concord •
"Quantam Leap"
cover by Spirit Drive
• Concord •
"Wasting Breath"
single by Valley Zeros
• Livermore •
August 2022:
"Just Wanna"
album by The Pinoles
• Pinole •
"Karma"
single by Bang Data
• Concord •
"Two Kinds of Sadness"
single by Box of Matches
• Martinez•
"Kitty Kat"
single by The Seshen
• Oakland •
"Tunnel Vision"
single by Spring Fling
• Martinez •
"Three Feet of Distance"
single by With You
• San Jose •
July 2022:
FrankenClime
album by Jim Ocean Band
• Russian River •
"Hole to Another Universe"
single by With You
• San Jose •
I Want
EP by Present
• Oakland •
"Evidence Now"
single by Kalinders
• Oakland •
"Together"
single by Fred Hersom
• Concord •
June 2022:
Live at the Green Room Social Club!
album by Katie Knipp
• Rocklin •
In Mirrors
EP by Pretty Frankenstein
• Oakland •
Adrift
EP by Nowhere Special
• Livermore •
"pipe dream"
single by Starlung
• Pleasant Hill •
"You Better Believe"
single by John Paul Hodge
• Concord •
"H.A.G.S. (Our Last Summer"
single by uhforrest
• Pleasant Hill •
"Aporia!"
single by Ian Cowell
• Rodeo •
May 2022:
Myriad Worlds
album by Janet Noguera
• Antioch •
Tiger
album by MHA
• Berkeley •
My Old Haunts
EP by Jubal Jake
• Oakland •
Maximum Security Prism
album by Rose Haze
• Oakland •
(A Dozen Singles)
songs by Gorillionairre
• Concord •
"Into Air"
Single by The Seshen
• Oakland •
"I Don't Care"
single by Pretty Frankenstein
• Oakland •
April 2022:
It's Just a Color But it Burns
album by The Call of Dusk
• Walnut Creek •
Project: Nubilum Anima
album by Spirit Drive
• Concord •
Uniquely Inanimate
album by Oxide
• Oakland •
Before You Know It
album by Tiger Shade
• Concord •
Long Slow Way Down
album by Jethro Jordan
• Alameda •
Amigos
album by Day Labor
• Pittsburg •
TGFK
EP by Papers
• Richmond •
Stick the Knife In
EP by Treasvre
• San Francisco •
"Convenient Hell"
single by Kalinders
• Oakland •
"Lost"
single by Juan Tito
• Richmond •
"Primavera"
demo by Fo Fera
• Oakland •
"Save A Trace"
single by Test the Waters
• Martinez •
"The Noise"
single by The Seshen
• Oakland •
"Habit Formed"
single by Nowhere Special
• Livermore •
"Berkeley Girl"
single by Nowhere Special
• Martinez •
"Walking Down the Street"
single by Flower Chords
• Martinez •
March 2022:
Mode
album by Ketam
• Walnut Creek •
The Fiery Surf
album by Fire Whale
• Oakland •
Home
album by Wander
• Oakland •
Thoughts at 11:40
EP by Juan Tito
• Richmond •
O-no Favorites
EP by O-no
• Concord •
"Last Free Ride"
single by Northerner
• Berkeley •
"This Time Around"
single by the Seshen
• Oakland •
"Posers"
Single by Rose Haze
• Oakland •
"Nobody Like U"
single by STARLUNG
• Pleasant Hill •
February 2022:
"Moltav Cocktail"
Single by The Call of Dusk
• Walnut Creek •
"Beyond Me"
Single by The Seshen
• Oakland •
"Not All Knots"
Single by Mourning Mountains
• Oakley •
"A Specific Time To Contemplate Reality"
Single/Preview by Spirit Drive
• Concord •
"Marco Polo"
Single by The Riot Professor
• Oakland •
"Cul de Sac"
Single by Moving Van
• San Ramon •
"We Already Know"
Single by Tell Me Tell Me
• Oakland •
"Sydney"
Single by Flower Chords
• Pittsburg •
"In Mirrors"
Double single by Pretty Frankenstein
• Oakland •
"Boot the Door Down"
Single by The Call of Dusk
• Walnut Creek •
January 2022:
Turf Wars
Album by the Joedai Warriors
• Walnut Creek •
Sorbet
EP by Quarbae
• Oakland •
Cuccia Gang 3
Album by Zacc & the Scissorlips
• Richmond •
"Box of Matches"
Single by Box of Matches
• Martinez •
"Aquatic Arson"
single by Vangozeer
• Livermore •
"Outrun the Law"
Single by The Call of Dusk
• Walnut Creek •
"Lines"
Single by The Riot Professor
• Oakland •
"I am the Meat Department"
single by Vangozeer
• Livermore •
December 2021:
Exceptional Goblins
Album by Ian Cowell
• Rodeo •
Shadow Wolf
Album by Spirit Drive
• Concord •
Catcall Radio
Album by ¡Yucatán Firepower!
• Pleasant Hill •
ISOBAR ii
Album by isobar
• San Jose •
Stars You Can't See
Album by Danny Hauger
• Concord •
"That Dude I Used to Know"
Single by Forrest Day
• Oakland •
"You're Calling Around"
Single by The Concordians
• Concord •
"Two Empty Rooms"
single by Rivers
• Concord •
"IDK What to Say"
Single by Flower Chords
• Pittsburg •
"Desperate"
Single by Tell Me Tell Me
• Oakland •
November 2021:
Merry Fuckin' Christmas
Album by Sabertooth Unicorn
• Concord •
Fantasy Inventions
Album by Nicholas Lyon-Wright
• Berkeley •
Coast to Coast
Album by The UnConcord
• Concord •
Us Against the Underworld
Album by Accidents at Sundown
• Concord •
October 2021:
PP3
Album by Price Point
• Concord •
The Creator
Album by katgrüvs
• Antioch •
Casi al Compás
Album by Rumbahía
• San Francisco •
Back 2 Analog
EP by Telepathic Birds
• Concord •
Not Interested. Not Available.
EP by N.I./N.A.
• Oakland •
Isolationist EP
EP by ISOLATIONIST
• Antioch •
"West"
Single by The Riot Professor
• Oakland •
"Halloween"
Single by Monet Tyler
• Hercules •
"The Seeno Way"
Single by The Concordians
• Concord •
"Learn to Like Me"
Single by Box of Matches
• Martinez •
"Driving"
Single by Tell Me Tell Me
• Oakland •
"Cœur Douloureux"
Single by Fo Fera
• Oakland •
September 2021:
Born in Trouble
Album by the 151
• Concord •
Summer Classics
EP by Droneyard
• Walnut Creek •
"Two Coasts"
Single by Ash Powell
• Oakland •
"Ease Up"
Single by
Deuce Eclipse & Spirit Drive
• Concord •
"Before Tequila Sunrise"
Single by Monet Tyler
• Hercules •
"As Far As the Eyes Can See"
Single by katgrüvs
• Antioch •
"Chicago"
Single by Monet Tyler
• Hercules •
August 2021:
My Evergreen Soul
Album by My Evergreen Soul
• El Cerrito •
Freeze-Thaw
Album by Moraga Volcanics
• El Cerrito •
Concord Couch Sessions
EP by RiGht Proper
• Concord •
"Carried Me Away"
single by Spirit Drive and Deuce Eclipse
• Concord •
"Resilience with a Touch of Resentment"
Single by Accidents at Sundown