Slowing Down the Tempo In These Too Fast of Times Paulette Ely November 3, 2020 Creative Writing, News, Uncategorized Whenever I like a track, I ask my most musically-manic-mate, Ivan to send me songs that sound similar. Ivan is basically like a Spotify algorithm in human form, knowing the ins and outs of what makes people fe...
More Than Just a Musical Offering Tovah Popilsky October 28, 2020 Columns and Opinions, News 1 Comment On Thursday afternoons, the small cafe at 2430 Bancroft Way is normally filled with the sounds of a lively jazz trio, bustling crowds and its staff. Normally comprised of an upright bassist, drummer and pianis...
Sara Bareilles live at the Chase Center: An 8th grade memory, relived Sanjana Sanghani November 9, 2019 Concerts, Festivals, and Live Reviews Picture this: an 8th grade singing performance. Me, an awkward 13-year old wearing an Aeropostale shirt, nervous and sweating in front of the crowd. I had chosen to sing “Love Song” by Sara Bareilles, which...
Shedding light on an underrated genre: Bossa Nova Daniella Ivanir October 30, 2019 Columns and Opinions 1 Comment This July saw the death of an absolute legend, João Gilberto — Brazilian singer, songwriter, guitarist and pioneer of an entire music genre. In honor of him, I hope to make the Berkeley student body more aw...
Stumbling upon the Black Cat Claire Winthrop April 1, 2019 Columns and Opinions, Concerts, Festivals, and Live Reviews, Reviews Wednesday before spring break, mentally exhausted from endless studying, I could not have been looking more forward to the week off school. Midterms seem to be continuous and I unfortunately have one right when...
A New Orleans night with Tank and the Bangas Rebekah Gonzalez December 1, 2018 Concerts, Festivals, and Live Reviews, Photos It’s devastating to think about all the music you will never get to hear before you die. I often wonder who are the artists changing the world at underground venues and hole-in-the-wall bars. Where are they f...
A venture in the slipstream: Van Morrison’s Astral Weeks turns fifty Madeline Rohner November 29, 2018 Columns and Opinions There are few albums that seem to have a profound effect on not only its listeners but on fellow musicians as well. Bruce Springsteen said that it gave him “a sense of the divine.” It has been described as ...
Ibeyi brings girl power to the Fillmore Makaila Heifner April 17, 2018 Concerts, Festivals, and Live Reviews, Reviews Upon my first arrival at The Fillmore on April 13th, I noticed a “WOMEN RULE” t-shirt and listened as couples and groups around me spoke Spanish, French, and English. It seemed like a fitting way to start I...
Brasstracks overflow The Independent with their artistry and energy Anna Nguyen April 9, 2018 Concerts, Festivals, and Live Reviews, Reviews The term “dynamic duo” couldn’t be more appropriate for musicians Ivan Jackson and Conor Rayne who met at the Manhattan School of Music and started a joint project Brasstracks just a few years ago. Sinc...
The evolution of protest music Hannah Hartt March 26, 2018 Columns and Opinions, Mixtapes In an interview with Melody Maker magazine, Jimi Hendrix once said, “Anyone can go round shaking babies by the hand and kissing the mothers, and saying that it was groovy. But you see, you can't do this in ...
Jordan Rakei shares a piece of his soul at his last stop on tour Anna Nguyen March 13, 2018 Album Review, Concerts, Festivals, and Live Reviews, Reviews Born in New Zealand and raised in Australia, Jordan Rakei was a long way from home as he closed out his second North American tour in San Francisco at The Fillmore last Thursday, March 8th. Rakei brings his own...
Bruno Major shines at Noise Pop Festival 2018 Anna Nguyen February 26, 2018 Concerts, Festivals, and Live Reviews, Reviews, Uncategorized The Chapel was graced by the presence of Bruno Major and his live band last Tuesday, February 20th as a part of Noise Pop Festival 2018. Performing for a sold-out crowd, this is Major's first North American t...
Weedhead weirdos: a night with Jerry Paper and Mild High Club Devyn White January 29, 2018 Concerts, Festivals, and Live Reviews, Reviews On Wednesday, January 24th, I made the trek from Berkeley to Mill Valley across the Richmond Bridge in the pouring rain to experience some good times with Mild High Club. I was really committed to this concert ...
French Kiwi Juice: The One Man Band Keeyun Nam December 22, 2017 Concerts, Festivals, and Live Previews On December 15, Fox Theater opened its venue to French Kiwi Juice, with featuring artists ((( O ))) and Masego. French Kiwi Juice’s opener was the ethereal ((( O ))) (also known as June Marieezy), a Filipin...
Seal and the SF Symphony give new life to old standards Anna Nguyen December 8, 2017 Album Review, Concerts, Festivals, and Live Reviews My own personal experience with Seal and his music takes me back to my high school choir days when my vocal jazz group sang an a cappella rendition of his Grammy-winning song “Kissed By a Rose”. It was one ...