Annie Hart’s solo debut, Impossible Accomplice, is a subtle stroke of ethereal genius. Fresh off appearing twice on David Lynch’s Twin Peaks reboot with her New York dream-pop band Au Revoir Simone, Hart solidifies herself as a singular talent with her first solo album. Impossible Accomplice Annie Hart July…

The last few months have been busy ones for New York pop band MisterWives. After completing their sophomore album, Connect the Dots, the band hit the road for the longest tour of their short careers, more than two straight months opening for Panic! At The Disco. MisterWives, Smallpools, Vinyl Theatre…

Photos: Alessio Neri Alex Hwang knows from experience that it’s difficult to change others’ perspectives, even those who are more culturally exposed music fans and industry professionals. Speaking about their band indie rock band, Run River North, the two are used to concertgoers’ first reaction. Rooney, Run River North…

Night Talks, courtesy. Soraya Sebghati wouldn’t really murder bandmates by slicing their throats with a straight blade, asphyxiating them with a belt or stabbing them to death with a butcher knife. She just likes to play the role of femme fatale. Night Talks 8 p.m., Friday Secret location in…

As a four-time Grammy winner and one of the most recognizable vocalists from the iconic CCM trio DC Talk, Kevin Max’s 16-year solo career has been full of surprises. With myriad art interests like original music, covers albums, collaborations with other artists, poetry and fiction, Max is clearly happiest when…

Los Angeles alt-rock and electropop trio DREAMERS swear they didn’t write a song called “Drugs” to glamorize substance abuse. The song isn’t even about any controlled substance. Still, it didn’t stop organizers of one festival to kick the band off its lineup, bassist Marc Nelson recalled in an email interview…

Saint Motel, courtesy. NAPA, Calif. — In person, the members of L.A. pop band Saint Motel are much like frontman A/J Jackson’s lyrics: Direct, subversively funny and rife with double entendres. But alongside their comedic halves, Jackson, guitarist Aaron Sharp, bassist Dak Lerdamornpong and drummer Greg Erwin also have…

Roughly 300,000 died during and in the aftermath of the devastating earthquake that leveled huge swaths of Haiti in 2010. Everyone in the country was either directly affected or knew others who were. The hit was head-on for a country that was already among the poorest nations in the…

Photos courtesy: Paul Rae, Projections: Cloaking.US SANTA CRUZ — Looking back, it’s often easy to spot the turning points in our lives, the doors we stepped through that changed the course of our journey. At 15, I was living in a small, affluent suburb in Southern California, a nice vanilla…

Brooklyn quartet Cende isn’t satisfied playing run of the mill power pop. Singer-songwriters Cameron Wisch and Dave Medina both have classical training and have played in experimental and punk bands. Joined by drummer Greg Rutkin and bassist Bernard Casserly, the band comes from a varied experience. (Sandy) Alex G,…