Last week, I had the thrill of seeing the mind-blowing trio Khruangbin perform live at Berkeley’s amazing Greek Theatre. It was a lot of money and a lot of driving, but for a lot less of both, I can now see another trio walking the same path as Khruangbin — three musicians, only drum, bass and guitar, no vocals, a chill psychedelic groove that can send you soaring.  Read the full article here.

“Growing up in the North, choices were limited,” he says. “I’m grateful for music in my childhood, but the classical structures felt confining and just didn’t stick.” The U2 album The Joshua Tree set him on a new course. “Hearing [U2 guitarist] The Edge for the first time was pivotal,” Hyon says. “I’m not a shredder by any means, but to this day his work redefines how I hear the relationship between chords and melodies.” Read the full article here.

"Being half-Korean, I lived with my grandparents for a bit when I was in my adolescent years, and so I heard them calling each other 'yeobo,'" he says, "so that left an imprint on me." Higgins lives in Seaside and along with bassist Glenn Bell, also from Seaside, and drummer Jenn Roby from Santa Cruz, formed Yeobo earlier this year. Read the full article here.