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Check out some of the best music from the San Francisco and greater Bay Area music scene right here. The local band spotlight features the brightest that the San Francisco music scene has to offer from acts that are both at the garage band level all the way to those breaking into the national music scene. Come back often as Music in SF® scouts the Bay Area to find you the most promising local acts out there.

Q&As/SF Local Bands

Q&A: Nenci

How did you come up with the name of the band?It took several iterations and a lot of time sitting with each iteration until I found the right one. A lot of the previous band name ideas were a play on Vietnamese words (because I am Vietnamese) but none of them ended up sticking. In… Keep Reading

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Q&A: Ty Cassutt/Almost Barely

How did you come up with the name of the band?It’s a play off of how I don’t really consider myself to be a musician. I’m “almost barely” a musician. Almost Barely could be translated to “not quite.” How would you describe your sound?I would describe it as Indie Pop with subtle influences from several… Keep Reading

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Q&A: Rose in Stereo

How did you come up with the name of the band?The band name was ROSE and we made a logo with the name appearing twice, or in stereo. And it was much easier to find in a search, haha. How would you describe your sound?We make melancholic psych-rock. Kind of summer of love Haight Ashbury… Keep Reading

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Local Artist Spotlight: KT Ramsey

How did you come up with the name of the band? When I decided to go under my own name, I didn’t want to be “KT and the So & So’s,” and at the time I was pretty dark, wearing black gowns, Stevie Nicks style, so Coven seemed to fit. My Coven. My band of… Keep Reading

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Q&A: lauren napier

How did you come up with the name of the band? I took a nod from e.e. cummings and put my own name in lowercase … to me, it takes the importance away from the individual and emphasizes the overarching mood and message of the music. How would you describe your sound? Poetic folk with… Keep Reading

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Q&A: Tano Brock

How would you describe your sound? Clean, groovy pop. When did you first become interested in playing music? I’ve apparently been interested in playing music since I was an infant. There’s an old photo of me hitting a bunch of drums when I was just a few months old. What’s the strangest or funniest thing… Keep Reading

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Q&A: Eeri

How did you come up with the name? That’s my name. How would you describe your sound? Dark-pop. When did you first become interested in playing music? I’ve always loved to create. What’s the strangest or funniest thing that’s ever happened to you at a show? I was once almost not let into a show… Keep Reading

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Q&A: Raquel Divar

How did you come up with your artist name? It’s my name minus a syllable. How would you describe your sound? Bossy lyrical hip-hop with big electronic beats. When did you first become interested in playing music? I grew up around a lot of hip-hop with an older brother who was a scratch DJ, so… Keep Reading

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Q&A: Bearlain

How did you come up with your artist name? It was from a song from a band called PK (now Night Riots) Berelain. It used to be the name of my second band in High School but now I took it back and changed it to Bearlain because I love bears. They’re my favorite animal.… Keep Reading

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Q&A: MissVicky

How did you come up with your artist name? It’s always been a nickname of mine since I was little and it just always stuck with me. So I chose to keep MissVicky as my artist name to keep that memory alive. It’s also very savvy in my opinion. How would you describe your sound?… Keep Reading

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