Pinback frontman Rob Crow (also of other bands and a solo artist) plans to quit music (and social media) to focus on his family. He wrote on Facebook: I’m fine. I have just come to the realization ...

Pinback have a sound that exists in its own vacuum. A clean, well-ordered, and precise sound. The San Diego duo of Rob Crow and Zach Smith fold and unfold an audible origami. Vocals are placid and ...

On one hand, their fifth album, Information Retrieved, is the logical and accessible realization of a sound Pinback have been developing and refining for over a decade. However, that consistency that ...

If Metallica is the ugly face of Napster, then Pinback might be the pretty one. The California group was the featured act on the file-swapping service before it shut down July 1. That exposure brought ...

New York DJ and producer Vitesse X shared her debut album Us Ephemeral in 2022. She's released plenty of songs since then, and today she's offering a pleasant surprise: a cover of Pinback's hit ...

2026 started strong in our local music scene and it’s not slowing down yet — check out horn-driven fun, a Carpenters tribute, George Clinton, the return of local indie darlings Pinback, and much more.