As the Bay Area’s vanguard baroque rock outfit, San Francisco’s The Family Crest’s symphonic approach to indie rock has captured the hearts of a growing fanbase. At once loftily cinematic and intimately communal, the group lives up to its name both in music and audience relations. In fact, the…

The Family Crest. Courtesy: Keith Stein. About seven years ago, I began writing music for a project, The War. The first installment of the project is The Family Crest‘s new EP, Prelude to War.  An overture of sorts, Prelude to War is meant to give you a taste of what’s to come. The EP…