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On a rainy Friday afternoon (alas, welcome to Berkeley), I walked into a quieter-than-usual Cornerstone to interview CHON. I got there a little earlier than planned, so I caught a glimpse of their soundcheck �...

If black coffee and cigarettes on a Sunday morning had a soundtrack, it would be the music of Caamp. Caamp is comprised of Taylor Meier and Evan Westfall, two childhood friends who have been playing music since...

Crystal Bowersox is cool. She is honest and vulnerable, you don’t have to worry about any gimmicks with her. In many ways, she reminds me of a contemporary Janis Joplin: a female powerhouse vocalist set on au...

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 ...

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...

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...

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...

Merilou Salazar and Jessie Meehan are the women behind WASI, a group that has been redefining activism and attempting to give a voice to those who’ve been denied the right since they formed 11 years ago. Peop...

Henry Grace’s adept songwriting skills and unique vocals defy his age. At 25 years old, UC Berkeley student Henry Grace sounds like he’s a musician with years of experience touring and making music under hi...

“Hallo” a distinctly German accent breaks the silence. Moments earlier, I was preparing my workspace for an interview with the highly successful and very talented German DJ-Producer, Alle Farben. I was scro...

If you’re a fan of Bryson Tiller, Nirvana, or New Edition, you should listen to THEY. immediately. The Los Angeles based “GrungeR&B” duo consists of Dante and Drew, who make music that draws from a di...

The world was a different place five years ago, in the year of our Lord two-thousand and twelve. “Gangnam Style” was the biggest song in the world. People wrote impassioned blog posts about Fifty Shades...

They say you learn something valuable from every mistake you make. Sometimes, a mistake teaches you a life lesson, reveals a solution to a problem, or shows you how to become a better person. Other times, a mi...