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AARON NUDELMAN of MENSCLUB

Mensclub emerged from San Francisco’s anti-indie scene in the early 1990s. They dubbed themselves “the hardest rocking band in the Bay Area,” and they lived up to it—delivering full-throttle, no-frills hard rock that channele...

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Sept. 10, 2025

AARON NUDELMAN of MENSCLUB

Mensclub emerged from San Francisco’s anti-indie scene in the early 1990s. They dubbed themselves “the hardest rocking band in the Bay Area,” and they lived up to it—delivering full-throttle, no-frills hard rock that channele...
Sept. 3, 2025

CLAY TARVER of CHAVEZ

Clay Tarver is one of the founding members of the highly influential bands Bullet LaVolta and Chavez.
Aug. 20, 2025

JEFF GARBER of CASTOR

Jeff Garber is a versatile singer‑songwriter and composer whose musical journey stretches from indie‑rock roots to TV soundtracks. In the ‘90s, he led the Champaign‑Urbana group Castor, known for shifting time signatures wit...
Aug. 13, 2025

DAUZAT ST. MARIE - A partnership in life and music.

Dauzat St. Marie—that’s dō-zaht saynt mah-ree —the husband-and-wife duo of Mat Dauzat and Heather St. Marie can strip a song to its bare bones and still hit you right in the heart. They started out in the alt-rock-leaning Hyd...
July 30, 2025

SCHUYLER FISK - the voice of an independent.

Schuyler Fisk marches to the beat of her own drummer, carving a low-friction, roots-pop path that favors sincerity over flash and homegrown hustle over industry hype.

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Nov. 8, 2023

The Musical Maestro

Donny Dykowsky talks about his new project Mirrors on the Moon. Let's set the record straight, Donny Dykowsky isn't your average, run-of-the-mill musician. Even for an artist, he marches to the beat of his drummer. His journey through the musical w…

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