San Francisco – Multi-instrumentalist and delightful weirdo Luis Vasquez is no stranger to the fickle streets of Oakland, CA. Vasquez’s musical invention—his noisy post-punk project The Soft Moon—recently played a couple of shows on his home turf in the Bay Area, the first of which was a headlining slot at Oakland’s New Parish, a smaller
Los Angeles – While The Soft Moon have previously released a pair of solid LPs since their founding in 2009, this year’s Deeper has found the Oakland-based post-punk band reaching ever larger audiences. This increased level of underground popularity was quite evident as the Luis Vasquez-led trio powered through a captivating set in front of
Los Angeles – Deeper is the third full-length for Oakland-based musician Luis Vasquez’s The Soft Moon, and it sees the one-man project expand upon its gothic rock-indebted sonic palette while still managing to streamline the song structures. Out March 31 on Captured Tracks, these 11 tracks make up a decidedly dark, cold and lean record.