Daniel Bromfield

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Daniel Bromfield is a second-generation San Franciscan and a prolific music and arts journalist. His work has appeared in Pitchfork, Resident Advisor, Stereogum, and various publications in the Bay Area. He lives in the Richmond district.

In Chuck Johnson’s ambient ‘Rain Shadow,’ a sound of high desert ecology

May 26, 2020

Oakland-based guitarist Chuck Johnson was never in the same room as his collaborators, the Portland duo Golden Retriever, during the making of their new...

His marathon rap for COVID relief broke the Guinness World Record

May 18, 2020

When George Watsky turned 33, his roommate looked him in the eye and told him it would be the best year of his life....

Mark Kozelek’s latest intricate wander, through Aquatic Park to ‘Isaac Hayes’

April 28, 2020

“Some people are gonna get it, but some won’t.” This observation about art comes from one of the countless conversations Mark Kozelek has with...

Arts + Culture

Is Marcos Mena the best guitarist in indie rock?

March 4, 2020

Those whose image of do-it-yourself indie rock shows is of kids struggling to tune their guitars onstage might be surprised that virtuosity—good, old-fashioned, blurred-fingers...

From Iceland to ‘Death Stranding’ with Bay-bred indie rocker Low Roar

December 2, 2019

“Home’s so far away,” goes the first line of Low Roar’s new record ross. Right now, that would mean Warsaw, where Low Roar mastermind...

Finished with labels, Finish Ticket starts anew

September 23, 2019

Finish Ticket is finished with Elektra Records. The Alameda indie-pop band (appearing Sat/28 at Slim's, SF) was signed by the mega-label in 2014 after years...

Review: Anderson .Paak’s rap showmanship lights up Bill Graham

July 2, 2019

MUSIC REVIEW More than four decades into rap’s existence, the genre still struggles with how to present itself live. The bulk of rap shows...

Time is on Passion Pit’s side, as classic ‘Manners’ hits 10

April 29, 2019

ALL EARS When Michael Angelakos first toured Manners, the 2009 debut of his then-rising project Passion Pit, he couldn’t hit the high notes. A side...

Please Do Not Fight reunion collects a scattered scene

April 22, 2019

ALL EARS Pursuing music often begins with a simple realization: that it could be you up on that stage. And before he started the Redwood...

Outside Lands 2019: What’s good? Welp…

March 28, 2019

ALL EARS The monster that is Outside Lands (August 9-11, Golden Gate Park) coasts less on San Francisco’s rock ’n’ roll reputation these days than when the...