San Diego CityBeat | Dryw Keltz

Sprial Stairs Dishes on His New Album and Pavement's Hyped Reunionnew

Five years after the last Preston School of Industry album was released, Scott Kannberg is ready to present his fans with an album full of material that sounds nothing like his previous bands' output. He's back to being Spiral Stairs, but this time, there's not as much to joke about.

San Diego CityBeat | Dryw Keltz | 10-14-2009 | Profiles & Interviews

Tags: Preston School of Industry, Scott Kannberg, Spiral Stairs, The Real Feel, indie rock, Pavement

Beachwood Sparks Reunite and Reignite Indie Rocknew

Call it bad timing. Beachwood Sparks signed to Sub Pop long after groups like Nirvana and Mudhoney had established the Seattle record label as an industry standard-bearer, but they were still a couple years ahead of the next wave of Sub Pop stars, like The Shins and The Postal Service.

San Diego CityBeat | Dryw Keltz | 08-20-2008 | Profiles & Interviews

Tags: Sub Pop, Beachwood Sparks

You Don't Remember Swervedrivernew

Not really. They're the quintessential band you've heard of without ever actually hearing. You discovered them late or after-the-fact, if you discovered them at all. But don't beat yourself up.

San Diego CityBeat | Dryw Keltz | 05-28-2008 | Profiles & Interviews

Tags: alt-rock, shoegazer, alternative rock, Swervedriver