Interview

Imagine if James Brown and Steel Pulse had eight baby boys. Those boys would eventually become the men behind the funk group from Humboldt County, Diggin’ Dirt. Though they formed in 2011, Diggin’ Dirt rele...

I remember the first time I saw Matt & Kim live. I was in middle school, I had a face full of acne, and I counted down the days until I could see them open for Passion Pit. By the end of their set I was ...

Eric Falci is a professor at UC Berkeley in the English Department, as well as the head of the Irish Studies Program in the Institute of European Studies, and Associate Dean of the Graduate Division. Within the...

As a student musician trying to conquer a new music scene as a junior transfer, one might expect Elijah Egbert to be loud, talkative, and perhaps a little too eager to get you to listen to his music. But this U...

Austin Corona, the musician behind LILACS., has been writing music for a while now. I first heard something he’d written when his surf-punk band Subpar opened for my friend’s band at a bicycle repair shop i...

Harvey Bassett is one of the few DJs in the world that you could reasonably call a “rockstar” — Rolling Stone once described him as the “Keith Richards of the DJ world.” It might be his charming grin,...

Tierra Umi Wilson, or “UMI,” is a 19 year old Seattle native that is making waves in the neo-soul genre; she has gained the attention of thousands of fans, artists, and producers alike. UMI has already ...

Earlier this month, San Francisco was lucky enough to hold Tijana T with the As You Like It crew for one night. Tijana’s been in the game for over a decade now, and she's done pretty much everything you could...

Bay area-based band The Seshen has always been hard to pin down. Falling somewhere between dub, R&B, electronica, and synth-pop, their music lies outside of all genre expectations. Groovy without a doubt, t...

A political activist, journalist, revolutionary, visual artist, and rapper, dynamic doesn’t even begin to cover it. The B-side spoke with AJ, the One about her community involvement, her unique perspectives...

KAMAU is your first name? Yes. Does it mean anything? Quiet Warrior. Do you think that’s what you are? I think I am what I am. * * * September 22 was a sunny Friday afternoon on a strangely subdued Sp...

If there’s one person who can get you to scream that you like the 51B, it’s Oakland-based musician Melina Duterte, or, as you may know her, Jay Som. “But I like the bus!” – the now iconic line of J...

In spite of the 75 degree weather, Kahj walked up with a beanie and a crooked smile. She exudes the same confidence in person that she portrays on wax; though she probably stands around 5’4”, it feels like ...

Small Crush formed when lead-singer, songwriter, and rhythm guitarist Logan Hammon (age 17, pink hair — now eggshell blue) felt that her band wasn’t giving her enough freedom to write her own songs. She too...

Soft trumpet melodies gently weave their way throughout the room accompanied by an original beat loop. A plain space with white walls is transformed into an eclectic garden with a wide array of flowers in the f...