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Your Fearless Leader
Your Fearless Leader (YFL) is an American indie rock band from San Francisco, California, consisting of Marcus Ghiasi on lead vocals and guitar, Jerry Haagsma on drums and percussion, Alan Onymous on bass, Hannah Glass on violin, Aldo Jimenez on saxophone, Stephanie Seybert on keys, and Tito Martinez on trumpet/trombone.
YFL’s music is characterized by powerful dynamics and intricate orchestral arrangements, anchored by Ghiasi’ commanding vocals. With their contemplative and evocative lyrics, YFL creates a wall of sound that alternates between explosive energy and haunting stillness, leaving audiences on the edge of insight and revelation. The band has played some of the most notable stages and events in San Francisco, including the 2017 San Francisco Women’s March, in addition to having toured extensively on the west coast, showcasing their captivating live performances.
What began as a solo project by Ghiasi in 2015 quickly grew into a collaborative effort as other musicians joined the fold. Together, YFL pushed the boundaries of their sound, honing their craft and refining their unique blend of indie rock and orchestral arrangements. With new music slated for release in 2023, YFL is poised to take the indie rock scene by storm once again, showcasing their distinctive sound and electrifying live performances to audiences across the country.
Before the Brave
Before the Brave emerged from a strangely quiet San Francisco music scene in 2012 with unexpected acclaim behind their first release, a 5 song EP entitled Great Spirit. As the quintet expanded their humble fanbase with consistent local headliners, Noise Pop festival appearances, and a series of west coast tours, a handful of lineup changes led to significant stylistic shifts in their sonic identity. Over the next few years the collective took a decisive step into the unknown, leaving their folk-americana roots for a larger, more ambitious alternative rock sound that draws on the likes of classics Fleetwood Mac as well as contemporaries The Head and the Heart and The Alabama Shakes. And the risk paid off.
The band, now composed of original members vocalist/guitarist Jason Stevens, drummer Kyle Teese, and vocalist/keyboardist Beth Garber, along with newcomers Ryan Devisser on guitar and Miguel Castuera on bass, displayed newly cultivated songwriting capabilities that landed
‘s single “Free” in a handful of television placements and widespread circulation on indie music blogs. The upcoming year marked a new season for Before the Brave, as the band entered the studio with California producer-engineer Andy Freeman (Eisley), looking to capture their unique and substantive sound and color on a full-length record.
With a number of new tracks already debuted live, the band’s unreleased material has set expectations high — their most lyrically honest, instrumentally rich, and conceptually developed work to date.
On the outfit’s steady progression towards their current place as a household name in the musical landscape of San Francisco, Nic Buron of The Bay Bridged aptly observed: “In a city where it often feels like ‘too cool’ rules, their genuineness is a fresh gulp of oxygen.”
Before the Brave’s first LP, “Better Country”, was released on October 21, 2016.
The HA
Psyche rock, disco-funk, blues and soul collide for a live show made to keep people moving.
The HA, aka, The Human Assembly is the musical collective led by frontman and songwriter Brooks Dierker. In the summer of 2020, Dierker joined forces with Bay Area producer, Charles Gonzalez (Novio Electrico, Cuckoo Birds), recording genre bending tracks dosed with grit and heart. “Nervous Habits”, the latest single from their forthcoming EP, “Altar of the Fog” was released in September of ’22.