Everything music from California's Bay to LA
Ever since we parted ways and moved to two of California’s biggest cities, Fog To Smog has been compiling music inspired by our new homes. This week, we’re sharing playlists about San Francisco and Los Angeles. Although NorCal and SoCal have their differences, they are united by inspiring some great jams.
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2018 marks the third year that Oakland-based punk band, SWMRS, has celebrated Uncool Halloween. Named after their record label, Uncool Records, and a song off of their album Drive North, Uncool Halloween has been a treat for Bay Area fans and Halloween enthusiasts alike. This year, Uncool Halloween III was Harry Potter themed, with floating candles and dragons decorating Berkeley’s UC Theater. October 27, 2018, was a night to remember full of great music, creative costumes, and an awesome lineup of Small Crush, Destroy Boys, Beach Goons, Mt. Eddy, Bleached, and SWMRS.
Although I’ve been listening to them for years, I saw The Frights in concert for the first time on December 1, 2017. There, they told the crowd that they were going to start recording their third album. After that, the band played a few unreleased songs and I liked them overall, but they weren’t anything monumental to me. Eight months later, Hypochondriac was released on August 24, 2018. At first, I thought the album was just okay, but as I kept listening, I found myself drawn to a certain aspect of some of the songs on the album.
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Before their show at the Rickshaw Stop (San Francisco, California), we sat down with Joseph, Kevin, and Bryce of The Band Ice Cream to ask them some questions about their new album (Numbskull), touring, and their experience as musicians.
Mt. Eddy at Slims in San Fransisco, California on 1/17/18.
The Frights, a San Diego punk band, played a headlining show at Slim’s in San Francisco, California last week on December 1, 2017. The openers were Hockey Dad and Vundabar.