Soul, Sparkle, and Stardom: Molly Grace Preaches in Berkeley Sailor Hill December 17, 2024 Berkeley, Concerts, Festivals, and Live Reviews, Funk, LGBTQ+, Local, music, Pop, Reviews, Soul, women in music, women's music “It’s a shame I’m not a religious person because I think I would’ve made a great preacher. So, Berkeley, will you let me take you to church?...
Closing your eyes: A moment alone with Julia Holter’s Something in the Room She Moves Peri Zoe Yildirim-Stanley December 9, 2024 Columns and Opinions, Album Review, Creative Writing, Music Consumption, Opinion For the grand majority of us, listening to music is as easy as opening up your phone, connecting to your various bluetooth devices for proper amplif...
Story of an artist: The life of cult singer-songwriter Daniel Johnston Annie Wynner December 6, 2024 indie, indie scene, Indie-Rock, Music History, Rock "The best thing you can say about me is that I have been and I always will be in the twilight zone, and I'm serious. I live a different life. I'm lone...
Glee, they could never make me hate you Sailor Hill December 4, 2024 Columns and Opinions, Creative Writing, music, Opinion Glee is the greatest thing to ever grace a television screen and you can’t change my mind. I’ve decided that 2025 is my year of self-acceptan...
The music of my childhood Lu He December 3, 2024 Blog, Classical, Mandopop, Pop Our generation loves pop. Where I grew up, teenagers blared One Direction and Ed Sheeran as they made trips to the beach and every time I recall my mi...
A quintessential fall album: Bon Iver’s For Emma, Forever Ago Anthony Fig November 29, 2024 Album Preview, Columns and Opinions, Creative Writing, folk, Opinion Following the warm weather and constant sunshine of the summer, it is almost ironic how it is followed by autumn, marked with rain, gloom, and for a l...
Punk’s Unlikely Grandfather: Bob Dylan, Patti Smith, and the legacy of Arthur Rimbaud’s Poetry Micah Petyt November 25, 2024 Columns and Opinions, Music History, Opinion, Punk, Rock An absolute must-read for any French high school student–myself included–Arthur Rimbaud remains one of the most famous French poets, and one of th...
Sidebangs and smudged waterlines for Toro y Moi at the Greek Jessica Alano November 18, 2024 Reviews, Concerts, Festivals, and Live Reviews “Who cares about the party? I came to see the band play…” Toro y Moi, you took the words right out of my mouth. The decision to make the solo ve...
The delays, the freeways, and the gays Madeline Heinemann November 15, 2024 Creative Writing My shins were burning as I sped-walked through UC Berkeley’s tree lined north campus, down and up the paved path as my “Slow Jams” playlist queu...
“Merch ideas for HOMESHAKE’s next tour: Earplugs and Kleenex” Danika Sanchez November 7, 2024 Concerts, Festivals, and Live Reviews, Indie-Rock, Multimedia, music, Photos, Reviews, San Francisco I’m always first in line to any concert, and it was no different for HOMESHAKE’s November 4th show at the Regency in San Francisco. I was greeted ...
The best study soundtracks Lu He November 6, 2024 Classical, Jazz, Opinion, piano Midterm season isn’t over just yet – so here are some of the best playlists to help you focus on your studies. 1. Jazz Instrumental If you ...
SLCHLD in Seattle: she likes spring, we both prefer winter Jenai Johns-Peterson November 6, 2024 Concerts, Festivals, and Live Reviews, Creative Writing, R&B It’s my second year living in California, but Seattle is my home. The bulk of my memories are there, the “growing up” stage of my life still con...
I got sidetracked by the soundtrack: musical lingerings of various films Shannon Cheng October 21, 2024 Columns and Opinions, Film, Staff Pick While going through the Bridget Jones trilogy, I was in awe of the song choices—especially in Bridget Jones: The Edge of Reason (2004), when “I’...
Alisa Amador’s music is a grounding force Irem Kurtdemir October 21, 2024 Concerts, Festivals, and Live Reviews, Berkeley, folk, Local, Reviews “Imagine a comforting and cooling light that starts at the top of your head and moves down to the rest of your body…” This quote encompasses ...
A beautiful life with Peter Cat Recording Co Heidy Barrera October 14, 2024 Concerts, Festivals, and Live Previews, Jazz, Uncategorized Going to this show made me truly realize I am living “A Beautiful Life”. On October 6th, 2024, Peter Cat Recording Co. took the stage at Oaklan...
