93 ‘til Infinity: Bay Area hip hop and punk rock revolutions in 1993 Katie Hulse March 6, 2024 Berkeley, Local, Music History, Oakland, Punk, Rap, Rock, San Francisco, Uncategorized I was in my friend's car stumbling along the landscape when “93 ‘til Infinity" by Souls of Mischief trinkled out of the speakers and changed the way that I think about hip hop. Thirty years after its initia...
Begging for more Daniel Caesar at the Greek Theatre Nicole Sears and Eliza Scheer October 3, 2023 Berkeley, Concerts, Festivals, and Live Reviews, indie, indie scene, indie-pop, Multimedia, music, News, Photos, Reviews, Uncategorized Just 100 feet away from the building where I had my chemistry lectures, I lined up in a very long line for Daniel Caesar on a Tuesday night at the Greek Theater in Berkeley. At this sold out show, there was no ...
Qrion at The Midway SF: A Night of Synth and Energy Eliza Scheer September 25, 2023 Berkeley, Concerts, Festivals, and Live Reviews, dance, EDM, Multimedia, music, Photos, Reviews, San Francisco, Uncategorized On Sept. 16, Qrion opened for Ben Böhmer at The Midway SF. In a warehouse-style setting, Qrion’s set had an underground feel, but maintained high production quality and a fantastic set. Her vibe on stage was...
Mommy Mommy stands for prodigious queer chaos Anoushka Ghosh April 25, 2023 Uncategorized I didn't realize that the second time I would be listening to Mommy Mommy play would be my death. On a Thursday night, Mommy Mommy came in with the intention of setting the UC Theatre's "Friends of Friends" s...
A Night Out with Key Glock, TiaCorine, Kenny Muney, and Jay Fizzle Josh Jiwanmall April 15, 2023 Concerts, Festivals, and Live Previews, Concerts, Festivals, and Live Reviews, Previews, Reviews, San Francisco, Uncategorized Alright so I feel like I have to explain this concert through a different lens because I wouldn’t be able to effectively communicate the host of events that I went through Tuesday night. Key Glock performe...
100 gecs literally hit with fans Miranda Craig April 9, 2023 Concerts, Festivals, and Live Previews, indie-pop, music, Oakland, Photos, Uncategorized 100 Gecs and Machine Girl together in concert is a match made in heaven. Their April 5 show at Oakland’s Fox Theater was no exception. For anyone looking for high-energy music and dancing, it was a must-see s...
Stompin’ and Hollerin’: Joy Abounds at Birdtalker’s Cornerstone Show Anna Armstrong March 27, 2023 Concerts, Festivals, and Live Reviews, Uncategorized (Note: This review is from November 2021. You can stream Birdtalker's latest EP 'Thunder' (2023) anywhere you listen to music.) If you are in a time in your life where you feel shrouded in darkness, allow Na...
San Francisco, Where’s Your Disco?: Dom Dolla Headlines Day To Night Festival Eliza Scheer October 22, 2022 Berkeley, Concerts, Festivals, and Live Reviews, EDM, Multimedia, music, Photos, Reviews, Uncategorized Day To Night Festival Day 1 Thousands of people traveled to Treasure Island on October 15 for Day To Night Festival. Only a 15 minute drive from Berkeley, I was at the festival in no time. There was onl...
The Portola Music Festival Experience Layla Mahmoud and Carolina Munce October 3, 2022 Concerts, Festivals, and Live Reviews, Reviews, Uncategorized On the 24th of September 2022, the Portola Music Festival commenced on Pier 80 at noon sharp. As all the attendees made their way toward the entrance of Portola, a chilling excitement could be felt and seen thr...
Best Acts at Primavera Sound LA Carolina Munce October 2, 2022 Concerts, Festivals, and Live Previews, Concerts, Festivals, and Live Reviews, Uncategorized Photo by Nicolita Bradley Arca: She/Her/It/They/Them Arca, our extraterrestrial goddess. Arca knows no limits and chooses to defy every border within music. Arca is a legend. A Venezuelan artis...
Festival Diary: A Primavera Sound Experience Layla Mahmoud September 24, 2022 Columns and Opinions, Concerts, Festivals, and Live Reviews, Reviews, Uncategorized The iconic Primavera Sound festival finally made its way to Los Angeles, California on the weekend of September 16th-18th. For two decades Primavera Sound has been spreading music throughout the world. The fest...
JOJI and I: A Concert Diary Layla Mahmoud September 12, 2022 Uncategorized Although Joji, takes the term "concert" quite loosely, he delivers on every aspect, with the addition of t-shirt launching, surprise guests, and a McDonald's DoorDash containing Fillet-o-Fish. With a loud, come...
An interview with Chicago musician Tasha on songwriting, tour, and self-love Joe Sison June 8, 2022 Interview, Uncategorized On May 25th, Chicago musician Tasha performed at the historic Bottom of the Hill, in San Francisco’s Potrero Hill neighborhood. The second to last performance as a part of her Spring 2022 tour, I got the chan...
“What’s this fondness I’ve found?” – on shaping Tasha’s Tell Me What You Miss the Most Joe Sison June 8, 2022 News, Opinion, Uncategorized When I first listened to Chicago musician Tasha’s 2021 sophomore album, Tell Me What You Miss the Most, I was stuck in my childhood bedroom - a bedroom whose personality did not match that of the teenager who...
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...