The Goldenhearts mentioned in the Monterey Weekly:
"The Goldenhearts at Jose's "This San Francisco foursome concoct big, organic, orchestrated jangle rock, like they just returned from time traveling somewhere between 1969 and 1972, having hung out with The Animals and Crosby Stills and Nash and The Who. They wear their influences on their sleeves, but man, what influences. Their "Song for Daniel Johnston" is a... worthy tribute; and "Star" sounds like a late Beatles B-side, with its sweet, sweet melody."
The Goldenhearts are the SF WEEKLY Band of the week:
Roger Rocha and The Goldenhearts’ Living Spirit:
"I never thought I’d be sitting in a pleasantly grimy bar/music venue, sipping on a non-alcoholic beverage (since I was working a gig) and hear this shouted above the fray: “Has anyone seen the binkey?! We can’t find the binkey!” The “binkey” in reference is, of course, a child’s pacifier (for the child-illiterate). But, as usual, I’ve gotten ahead of myself again; maybe I should take it from the top...
Roger Rocha and the Goldenhearts know how to set the mood. Before they took the stage, autumnal fake flowers were strewn about and Roger Rocha himself played a lacquered white guitar with a butterfly clipped to the peghead that could not be ignored. Roger Rocha is best known as the guitarist for the 1990s heavy-hitter 4 Non Blondes and his flair for ambience may be attributed to good genetics; Rocha is the grandson of one of the pioneer Color Field painters in the Abstract Expressionism movement, Clyfford Still. When describing his artwork, Still details the fusing together of color, texture, images, and shapes into a living spirit, and that’s precisely what The Goldenhearts accomplishes: Rocha’s beautifully pitched yet demurely irregular vocals and impeccable guitar skills fuse with Ari Gorman’s driving bass, Chad Tasky’s delicately bitchin’ percussion, and last but certainly not least Emily Palen’s commanding violin to create music that is a complete entity in and of itself—all you need is here, all you’ll ever want is just waiting for you to find it. One part fifties retro, one part nineties ju-ju and a heaping dose of harmonizing rock ‘n roll, this is how pop music should be played—pop music that expects more from itself and raises the bar. Their set was amazing, and Emily positively blew my mind (plus, I’m pretty sure my two male companions at the show want to marry her) with her unparalleled talents. If their song Kiss Me Darling doesn’t find it’s way onto your top-rated iTunes…well…let’s just say I’ll be surprised and disappointed in you!
At the end of it all, this was one of the best shows I’ve seen in a very long time and reminded me why live music in an intimate venue is something everyone should experience. Which is another way of saying thanking to Juanita and the Rabbit and Roger Rocha and the Goldenhearts for reaffirming that I’m the luckiest bastard in the world to do what I do. So just kiss me darling, stars are falling…"
The Goldenhearts play LoveSick2 Lingerie Fashion Show:
"To get in the mood, the more than 200 show attendees were treated to live music by the Goldenhearts and nibbled upon heart-shaped lollipops and candy hearts"
The Goldenhearts at LoveSick2:
"We traded and nibbled on candy hearts and got serenaded by easy-breezy folk-pop band The Goldenhearts"