British Post-Punk at its Finest: Black Midi Charms The UC Theater Sabrina Herrera May 3, 2022 Concerts, Festivals, and Live Reviews, Multimedia, music, Photos, Reviews I arrived just as opener Injury Reserve began their set on April 19th at the UC Theater. The crowd already seemed promising with both pit and balcony getting filled by people intently watching the duo composed ...
Wide Awake! with Parquet Courts Skylar Heyveld May 2, 2022 Concerts, Festivals, and Live Reviews, Multimedia, Photos, Reviews, Uncategorized The Fox Theater on the night of the 27th was swarming with bodies, milling in to the large hall as Parquet Courts embraced the stage, greeting the audience with their instruments as a flashing, orange hue pulse...
Elujay Hypnotizes His Hometown Crowd with a Captivating Performance Tovah Popilsky April 27, 2022 Concerts, Festivals, and Live Reviews, Photos On Saturday night, Elujay performed a sold out show at Cafe Du Nord in San Francisco in order to showcase his new album and perform some crowd favorites. Elujay, who grew up in Oakland, was excited to be back a...
The A-Side Sessions Presents: Kid Hastings Natalie Gott and Maya Banuelos April 27, 2022 Interview, Multimedia LA-based Kid Hastings took over the A-Side Sessions on an episode filmed in July 2020. After the long wait, Kid Hastings is ready to prove to the A-Side audience that acoustic music doesn’t have to be boring....
Omar Apollo Returns to the Bay and Wows the Crowd at the Warfield Tovah Popilsky April 19, 2022 Concerts, Festivals, and Live Reviews, Multimedia, Photos, Reviews Last week, Omar Apollo (and his two opener Tora-i, and Deb Never) performed a magnificent set at the The Warfield in San Francisco, CA. Singing everything from crowd favorites such as "Kamikaze" and "Hey Boy," ...
The A-Side Sessions Presents: Griffen Castillo Sunny Sangha and Maya Banuelos April 19, 2022 Interview, Multimedia Griffen Castillo is a singer/songwriter/rapper based in the East Bay. Last fall, the A-Side Sessions producer, Joe, overhead them singing on the UC Berkeley Memorial Glade. The two struck up a conversation abou...
In Between Now and Then – Beach House Illuminates the Greek Theater Joe Sison April 12, 2022 Concerts, Festivals, and Live Reviews, Photos On Friday, April 8th, the Greek Theater at UC Berkeley hosted one of the most anticipated artists of the 2022 calendar year. Beneath a deep, navy blue sky dotted with stars, concertgoers packed into the 119 yea...
Let Loose with Tank and the Bangas Ansley Stotelmyre April 11, 2022 Album Review, Photos On Friday April 8th, Tank and the Bangas came to August Hall in San Francisco, and gave a performance that left people candidly dancing to their own hearts content with each other, with each individual smiling ...
True Believer: An All-Inclusive Term Walker Price March 28, 2022 Columns and Opinions, Multimedia, Opinion, Videos – DISCLAIMER: I, the author of this article, have played two of the livestream shows discussed in this article. When mentioning the artists involved, I am not referring to myself. I have tried my best to rema...
The A-Side Sessions Presents: Celine Euphoria Sunny Sangha and Maya Banuelos March 26, 2022 Interview, Multimedia The cover girl for our 11th print issue, Celine Euphoria, plays an energetic and exciting A-side session. Filmed during a chilly night in Berkeley California, Celine’s performance was the total opposite. She ...
A cohesive current: Yves Tumor and band play an electrifying show at 1015 Folsom Baylie Raddon March 21, 2022 Concerts, Festivals, and Live Reviews, Photos Carrying enough energy, fashion sense, and personality to make even the best 80’s and 90’s rock stars jealous, Yves Tumor entranced the crowd at 1015 Folsom in San Francisco on Friday, March 18th. Backe...
A Night of Unconventional Sound and Post-Punk Excitement With Squid Sabrina Herrera March 17, 2022 Concerts, Festivals, and Live Previews, Photos “It’s Saturday?” asks Squid lead singer and drummer Ollie Judge at the August Hall on March 12th. It was definitely Saturday night for the very diverse crowd where people from all walks of life enjoyed th...
Faye Webster Dazzles at the New Parish Oakland Tovah Popilsky February 17, 2022 Concerts, Festivals, and Live Reviews, Photos Faye Webster dazzled her audience this past weekend at the New Parish and performed something old, something new, something borrowed, and something blue. The set list consisted of everything from her classic so...
Garage Rock Legend, Ty Segall, Reawakens San Francisco Skylar Heyveld February 7, 2022 Concerts, Festivals, and Live Reviews, Multimedia, Photos, Reviews The night of Wednesday, February 2nd in San Francisco appeared hushed and lethargic–few pedestrians scattered the sidewalks and the skyscrapers towered above, quiet and dim. A growing crowd gathered outside A...
The Marriage of Dream Pop and Hip-Hop Ally Flygare December 15, 2021 Columns and Opinions, Creative Writing, Multimedia It is of no surprise that hip-hop is one of the broadest genres in music. Foundational to the vastness of its modern sound is the use of sampling, which in short is characterized by isolating the drum beat, cho...