Connie Hwong 
With specialty coffee shops, artisanal cocktail bars, and the highest number of restaurants per capita in the USA — not to mention a great music scene — San Francisco practices a refined hedonism for fun-loving foodies. Make sure to hit these places by the Bay.
With vibrant album art and videos, a live light show, and multi-layered musical expressions, Holy Fuck has made its aural/visual aesthetic as colorful as its name.
With rangy stylistic influences, impressive chops, and “naked” production, Cougar‘s brand of electro-rock is as diverse as its members, whose tastes span progressive rock, Brazilian music, New Orleans jazz, and classical works.
With their raw energy and simple melodies, Explosions in the Sky brings us tantalizing live shows.