{"id":29458,"date":"2019-02-04T10:49:30","date_gmt":"2019-02-04T15:49:30","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.tun.com\/blog\/?p=29458"},"modified":"2022-03-16T09:41:14","modified_gmt":"2022-03-16T13:41:14","slug":"7-bay-area-bands-for-college-music-fans-to-keep-an-eye-on","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.tun.com\/blog\/7-bay-area-bands-for-college-music-fans-to-keep-an-eye-on\/","title":{"rendered":"7 Bay Area Bands for College Music Fans to Keep an Eye on"},"content":{"rendered":"

The San Francisco Bay Area has one of the most legendary music scenes in the United States. The legacy begins, of course, with the psychedelic madness of the Haight Ashbury\u2019s heyday in the 1960s. The hippies are long gone (most of them, at least), but new scenes — from hardcore punk to the ever-underrated Oakland rap scene — have variously stepped in to fill the void and keep Bay Area artists in the charts.<\/p>\n

Here are 7 Bay Area artists to keep an eye on:<\/p>\n

1. Tony Molina<\/b><\/h2>\n

DIY singer-songwriter Tony Molina<\/a> is a familiar face within the Bay Area hardcore scene. The Millbrae, California, native first made his name as the frontman of the hardcore outfit Ovens, before beginning a solo career in 2014. As a solo artist, Molina makes straight-to-the-point power pop tunes that meld the sensibilities of some of the best earworm-writers in rock history, recalling, at times, anybody from the Byrds to the Beatles to Teenage Fanclub. His music is also notable for its unique brevity. His songs often last no longer than a minute, and all of his three albums clock in under 15 minutes total.<\/p>\n