Vandella, Surf Bored, Night Dive

SF’s Vandella is a lovechild of rock ‘n roll, roots ‘n soul, helmed by two enigmatic frontpeople and distinct songwriters. A modern-day Buckingham-Nicks, vocalist Tracey Holland and guitarist Chris Tye mix up a potent potion of sexy, sweaty 70s-era rock ‘n roll. A package of Rolling Stones rock-meets-Alabama Shakes soul, the two met at music school and subsequently traveled up and down the West Coast together, honing and tying together their individual signatures through a decade-long friendship. Garnering comparisons to Stevie Nicks and Janis Joplin, Holland smolders with the moody intensity of both an evocative frontwoman and monster vocalist, while Tye’s guitar work and vocals easily play into and around all this, belying an effortless-cool that anchors things down just right.