On this episode, dive deep into the debut solo LP of longtime Bay area underground songwriter/guitarist and member of multiple bands - Joel Cusumano. "Waxworld" is a devastatingly fun power rock/pop album that belies the stories behind it, including a bad break-up and a stint in a mental hospital. Here the interview - plus of course, two full hours of fresh music from the Bay and beyond.
On this episode, meet singer/songwriter Cooper Kenward - a Napa Valley native now based in LA who lost his home in the Altadena fire just three weeks after recording his fantastic new LP "haha, now i'm sad." Dive deep into this marvelous indie/vintage album and hear my chat with Cooper. Plus, two full hours of fresh music from the Bay and beyond.
On this episode, meet Owen, Gabe and Mickle of the Oakland slack rock band Cyan Pools, a tight power trio that's honed its sound performing dozens of live shows since pre-COVID -- but just this August released their debut LP "Ecstatic Visions." Plus two full hours of fresh music from the Bay and beyond.
This special BEST of West of Twin Peaks Radio features chats and deep sonic dives with four recent female guest artists, who all released spectacular new albums over the summer: San Francisco's Anna Hillburg's "Dangerously Impressionable," Sasha Reynolds and the new Fieldress LP "It's a Lot," Yea-Ming Chen's new band Ryli and their debut LP "Come and Get Me," and indie/jazz/pop/folk/psych songbird Mae Powell and her internationally acclaimed new album, "Making Room for the Light."
On this episode, Bay area indie troubadour Luke Sweeney returns with a new album "Novel Tea," a decade in the making and made up of many "Luke Sweeneys" - from teenager, to married man, to father - all of them musicians just looking to be honest and creative with their art. Hear our chat and deep sonic dive....PLUS two full hours of fresh music from the Bay and beyond.
On this episode, guest artist Sasha Reynolds chats and dives deep into the debut LP of the Oakland band Fieldress called "It's A Lot," a project that has grown from a duo pre-pandemic, into a 5-piece indie/pop/alt-rock/psych jazz powerhouse. Plus, two full hours of fresh tunes from the Bay and beyond.
On this episode the spotlight is on San Francisco indie/folk/jazz singer songwriter Mae Powell, one of the city's most in demand artists who is on the verge of releasing her sophomore LP, "Making Room for the Light," a genre-blending beauty of a record with vocals that will capture and transport you. Hear our convo and deep sonic dive into the album. Plus, two full hours of fresh music from the Bay and beyond.
On this episode, meet the founders of Ryli - a new East Bay band formed less than a year ago, and already rocking the Bay with a debut album that on the surface is a sunny/surf California vibe, but underneath hides lyrical tones of discontent and anxiety. Kinda like all of us! Founders Yea-Ming Chen (of Yea-Ming and the Rumours) and guitarist Rob Good (of the Goods) chat about the sonic spark that started the project, and how making music in chaotic times helps both the listeners and the artist. Plus two full hours of brand new music from the Bay and beyond.
On this episode meet Pascale Cheron and Sophia Eliana -- two Monterey County natives and indie musicians who did not know each other growing up, but met randomly two years ago on a street corner in Maine. Both are singer/songwriters and they have teamed up to tour nationwide, but continue to release albums independent of one another. Sophia's new LP "Glitter Bug" is a skillfully engaging indie pop marvel, and Pascale's "Anna Called" is a thoughtfully atmospheric album of beauty and depth. Hear my conversation with them, and dive deep into the albums. Plus, two hours of fresh music from the Bay and beyond.
On this episode, meet Oakland singer/songwriter Liana Warren, a disciple of Joni Mitchell and Adrienne Lenker, whose own sound is an intimately beautiful combination of her guitar, lyrical and vocal dexterity. Her debut LP, "For Now, Forever," captures moments in her life which we chat about and dive deep into in the show's hyperlocal second hour. Plus, a full first hour of brand new music from the Bay and beyond.
On this episode, San Francisco singer/songwriter and multi-instrumentalist Anna Hillburg takes a sharp left turn from indie chamber pop into electronic grooves on her new EP "Dangerously Impressionable," an emotionally raw and therapeutic record disguised as a new wave dance banger. Fun times! Plus, two full hours of fresh music from the Bay and beyond.
On this special episode of BEST OF West of Twin Peaks Radio, four recent local guest artists chat and dive deep into their latest LPs: San Francisco alt-indie-folk band TOM CONNEELY & BIRDS OF PARADISE, Oakland atmospheric Americana group AUX MEADOWS, the vibey 60's Euro-chill/pop sounds of Oakland's ORGANI, and good ole school prog/power rock trio B.HAMILTON from Oakland.
On this spotlight portion of West of Twin Peaks Radio, meet San Francisco's Mitch Rocket and get a deep sonic dive into his new EP "Live at the Retro-Future Revue," a genre-blending record filled with jazzy rock, rocky jazz, and some psych pressed in-between.
On this episode, San Francisco's Mitch Rocket chats it up about recording his band's latest EP "Live at the Retro-Future Revue" at the Golden Gate Park bandshell last year, the upcoming 2nd Annual R-F Revue May 24th, and his commitment to supporting local artists. Plus two full hours of fresh music from the Bay and beyond.
On this episode, guest artist, Marin born-n-raised but now LA-based Jess Sylvester, talks about the growth of his project MARINERO, his new LP "La La La," how films inspired the album's cinematic sound, and why you can take the boy out of the Bay but you can't take the Bay out of the boy. Plus, two full hours of fresh music from the Bay and beyond.
On this episode, a celebration of teenaged artists. Meet San Francisco emerging teen brother band Swami 3 and dive deep into their self-titled debut pop-rock album. Also, a "where are they now" update of four other young artists and/or bands previously featured on West of Twin Peaks Radio: More Fatter, Broken Compass Bluegrass, Asher Belsky and Satya. Plus, two full hours of brand new music from the Bay and beyond.
On this episode, meet Astral Americana band Aux Meadows....the lovely and experimental ambient alt-country project of three musicians who met at their kids' preschool in Oakland, which has developed into far more than a "dad" band. Dive deep into their new LP "Draw Near." Plus, two full hours of fresh music from the Bay and beyond.
On this episode, a chat and deep sonic dive with guest artist Ryan Christoper Parks, frontman for the Oakland rock trio B. Hamilton. The band just released a new, self-titled LP of truely wonderful Northern California rock -- influenced by the greats but entirely unique in its execution. Plus, tons and tons of fresh music from the Bay and beyond.
On this episode, San Francisco's Tom Conneely & Birds of Paradise chats it up about his nostalgia-provoking new LP "New Kind Palace," about his growth since his last album, and why he loves life on the road. Plus, tons of fresh genre-bending tunes from the Bay and beyond.
For your convenience, here is the interview and deep sonic dive portion ONLY of the most recent episode of West of Twin Peaks Radio, featuring San Francisco band The 5 Highs talking about their cross generational/genre band, and all their new singles. Please refer to episode #226 for the whole two hour show, on all platforms except Spotify.