With a wide span of influences and a focus on content over sheen, Santiago transcends the usual indie-rock cliché of the weed-trimmer hairstyle and hi-hat backbeat. Often fiery, sometimes tender, but always too goddamn loud, Santiagoâs enduring songs are

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One of the seven necessities of life is adaptation to oneâs environment, and it is Santiagoâs aim to know exactly what the fuck kind of environment we are destined to adapt to. Thus the acclaimed indie rock bandâs long-awaited second full-length album, Rosenbergâs After Dark â a loud, explosive meditation on the ties that bind, dedicated to the bandâs own hometown, Santa Rosa, CA.

Since 2002, Santiago has proven themselves as âone of the more intelligent and gifted local bands to take a Sonoma County stage in the past several yearsâ (John Beck, The Press Democrat). With a wide span of influences and a focus on content over sheen, Santiago transcends the usual indie-rock cliché of the weed-trimmer hairstyle and hi-hat backbeat. Often fiery, sometimes tender, but always too goddamn loud, Santiagoâs enduring songs are a testament to the bandâs keen skills of elevated writing.

Named for the long-standing department store that once towered over Santa Rosaâs downtown, Rosenbergâs After Dark utilizes the things of the past â crumbling storefronts, reckless founding fathers, shocking local lore â to make sense of a cityâs shaky future. Alternately angry, overwhelmed, determined, and ultimately hopeful, the albumâs narrators provide a vivid snapshot of a small town fighting sprawl, and one bandâs resistance to the impending loss of its own cityâs culture.