The Douglas Fir San Francisco, California
The Douglas Fir's new album "California Memory" was mixed by Brad Wood (Liz Phair, Pete Yorn, Sunny Day Real Estate). The band's moody-pop songs have garnered praise in Magnet Magazine, Village Voice, Boston Globe, The Big Takeover, and the band has shared the stage with Metric, Pinback, Rob Dickinson (Catherine Wheel), Pernice Brothers, The Church, Grant Lee Phillips, The Wrens and many more. ... more
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