Everyone knows that senior prom is basically a bunch of horny build up followed by dashed hopes, drunken disappointment and, if you’re one of the lucky ones, bad sex and a not-too-exorbitant dry cleaning bill. We’d been trying to get Social Studies to the prom — um, into the back seat — for months. It [...]

Taking turns in the back seat today is local indie-pop sensation My First Earthquake, also known individually as Rebecca Bortman (vocals), Chad Thornton (keyboard, bass), Andre Salcido (drums), and David Lean (guitar). We kidnapped the crew for an adventure of fiery proportions at the Box Shop, a metal shop, arts community and performance space in [...]

Backseat Beat is more than just an old Volvo and a handful of Flip cameras. We use our cameras and each band’s musical performances to transform overlooked urban locations from their anonymous day to day existence into surreal, magical backdrops, to be shared on this site and elsewhere. For our inaugural episode, the gentlemen of [...]