The world is… Hatsune Miku’s? What to know about Vocaloid Gwen Tam April 21, 2024 Music History, International, Opinion, Pop If you’ve ever lurked in the digital swamp that was the Internet during the 2000s to early 2010s, chances are, you have encountered, in some form, Vocaloids and Vocaloid music. The ever-present, blue-pigtaile...
Gayathri Krishnan: Rockstar Shit, Genre-Bending R&B, and Manifesting Dreams Andrew Zendejas March 19, 2024 R&B, Interview, LGBTQ+, Ones to Watch, Pop, Womens History Month Gayathri Krishnan is an artist on the rise hailing from the City of Angels who is capturing the attention of audiences everywhere with her luscious, captivating voice and her unique approach to the artistry of ...
RAEGAN, Pigeon Pit, and Autoheart bring Queer Joy to the Cornerstone Ashley Mauldin March 18, 2024 Concerts, Festivals, and Live Reviews, Photos, Reviews On a rather uneventful St. Patrick’s Day, I found myself on the 36 (which almost didn’t stop for me) making my way towards Downtown Berkeley for a Sunday evening concert at the Cornerstone. The headliner fo...
There Must Be Something About Stephen Sanchez: The Troubadour Performs His Biggest Show To Date Andrew Zendejas November 8, 2023 Concerts, Festivals, and Live Reviews, Oakland, Pop I still remember the first time I encountered Stephen Sanchez. I was scrolling through TikTok and a video with Sanchez in a hospital room waiting for his doctor came up on my feed captioned: “POV: You’ve be...
August Hall turned Pink Pony Club: Chappell Roan in San Francisco Sinead de Cleir March 19, 2023 Concerts, Festivals, and Live Reviews, LGBTQ+, Reviews, San Francisco 1 Comment Chappell Roan in her music video for "My Kink is Karma" “It's not fun. It's not hot. It's not interesting. It's boring.” These were the words that Chappell Roan used to describe her experien...
A therapy session with Lexi Jayde Kamieko Goines November 3, 2022 Concerts, Festivals, and Live Reviews, Reviews, women in music I discovered Lexi Jayde through her single “Oldest Teenager” when it popped up on my Discover Weekly just over 2 years ago. I remember immediately saving the song — it was catchy, and since it came out du...
From the mind of Björk spawns Fossora Jackie Greene October 31, 2022 Album Review, Columns and Opinions, Reviews, Rock With no choice but to isolate during the pandemic, many of us, in our collective boredom, spent our days coping with various outlets. Some of us took up new hobbies, like baking bread or crocheting. Others look...
First dates and new music Riley Collins September 20, 2022 Concerts, Festivals, and Live Reviews, Previews, Reviews I learned about Remi Wolf how everyone else learns about music nowadays: a hinge date. More often than not, these dates are unsuccessful, filling your brain with information that will no longer be needed in two...
Raveena—A Human Ray of Sunshine—Spreads Her Light Over Oakland Tovah Popilsky April 28, 2022 Uncategorized A couple days ago, Raveena and her opener, Fana Hues, delivered a stunning performing to their audience at the New Parish Oakland. Their performance, full of joy and light, left the audience beaming by the end ...
Guitar-driven synthpop and tattoo-worthy lyricism: Holly Humberstone at the Regency Ballroom Aaron Wu April 14, 2022 Concerts, Festivals, and Live Reviews Rising British singer-songwriter Holly Humberstone enchanted her San Francisco audience with guitar-led synthpop and tattoo-worthy lyricism at the Regency Ballroom. Alternating between electric guitar and keybo...
A night of introspective grandeur with Clairo Aaron Wu April 3, 2022 Concerts, Festivals, and Live Reviews Moving the audience to their feet and to tears, Clairo channeled Gen-Z bedroom pop and 70’s indie folk in a gentle, contemplative concert at Fox Theater on March 31. From the upbeat playfulness of “Bags” ...
“I know this song from TikTok” – an empowering night with Baby Tate Riley Collins March 31, 2022 Concerts, Festivals, and Live Previews 1 Comment The unexpected rain created a sense of urgency as fans rushed to get inside Oakland's Fox Theater on March 27th; shelter-seekers became indistinguishable from those clamoring to hear Baby Tate open for Charli X...
Still Feeling Woozy after a Night Groovin’ at the Warfield Tovah Popilsky March 16, 2022 Reviews, Uncategorized This past Monday night at the Warfield in San Francisco, Still Woozy and company gave their audience the performance of a lifetime. The night's concert consisted of three hour long sets featuring Legwurk, Walli...
The Anti-Grimes Manifesto Piper Samuels November 30, 2021 Creative Writing, Satire, Uncategorized A SPECTER IS HAUNTING THE INTERNET — THE SPECTER OF GRIMES! Thus Piper Samuels introduces her program for the reorientation of justice-seeking music listeners towards new electronic-pop artists. A specter...
glaive and ericdoa finish joint “then i’ll be happy” tour off with a bang – Photo Gallery Kian Maple November 9, 2021 Concerts, Festivals, and Live Reviews, Multimedia For the last stop of their “then i’ll be happy” tour, glaive and ericdoa provided an extremely energetic performance to an even more enthusiastic audience at a sold-out Brick and Mortar Music Hall on Satu...