Aesop Rock, “Integrated Tech Solutions.” For however many albums Aesop Rock has released in the month of November, you’d think he’d lean into it and try to create his own holiday. The solitary wordsmith returns to share his observations and anxieties regarding humankind’s relationship to technology in our daily…

Hanni El Khatib performs at The Chapel in San Francisco during Noise Pop on Feb. 24, 2017. SAN FRANCISCO — Former Bay Area native Hanni El Khatib stopped by The Chapel Friday night and brought along his usual strapping attitude to produce a lively atmosphere. The former Dan Auerbach collaborator just released…

Noise Pop has returned to San Francisco for its 25th year, and producers have made their silver anniversary special. Over the next week, some of the most unique, up-and-coming and well known names in rock, pop, R&B, hip-hop and everything in between will visit more than a dozen venues throughout San Francisco and…

Hanni El Khatib, courtesy. I met up with Hanni El Khatib roughly an hour before the former Bay Area resident took the stage last week at the Fox Theater in Oakland. Our interview wound from his interests in music and the creation of his new album, Moonlight, to other…

Hanni El Khatib, courtesy: Guy Lowndes. The electricity goes out in the home of new Angelino Hanni El Khatib just as he answers his telephone. “Can you call me back in five minutes?” he asks. “I want to figure this out.” El Khatib resolves his concern in four minutes…