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Author Anna Nguyen

Anna Nguyen

Anna is currently a student at UC Berkeley pursuing a double major in Media Studies and Rhetoric. Although music has always been a pastime, her passion for the creativity and artistry surrounding it has propelled her to pursue a career in the music industry. In the last semester of her undergraduate career, Anna is beyond elated to be a part of The B-Side family.

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...

Charlotte Day Wilson brings Stone Woman to life at the Independent

Anna Nguyen
March 26, 2018
Concerts, Festivals, and Live Reviews, Reviews
The first time I heard Charlotte Day Wilson’s voice was randomly at an Amoeba in L.A.  My ear caught a trace of a demurely soulful voice playing through the store’s speakers and I immediately whipped out m...

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...

Bruno Major slotted for Noise Pop Festival this Tuesday

Anna Nguyen
February 16, 2018
Concerts, Festivals, and Live Previews, Previews
Noise Pop’s annual Noise Pop Festival will bring singer/songwriter Bruno Major to the Chapel next Tuesday, February 20th. Noise Pop hosts the annual festival, which brings together one of the biggest gatherin...

Hippies on their “Path of Righteousness” tour

Anna Nguyen
February 16, 2018
Concerts, Festivals, and Live Reviews
Brothers Kevin and Jeff Saurer performing as the electronic duo Hippie Sabotage came through the Warfield in San Francisco on Friday, February 2nd, as the second stop on their international, “Path of Righteou...

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 ...

Fête Records brings a touch of soul to their Bay Area debut

Anna Nguyen
November 5, 2017
Concerts, Festivals, and Live Reviews, Photos, Reviews
I had been a fan of Fête Records (pronounced 'fet') since I discovered them earlier this year. So when they announced their debut event in the Bay Area featuring a full lineup at the New Parish in Oakland, I ...

Uh Oh! Watch out for Tennyson’s electric performance and their new EP

Anna Nguyen
October 8, 2017
Concerts, Festivals, and Live Reviews, Reviews
What were you doing the summers you had off from school?  Well, probably like me, you weren’t doing a whole lot.  But if you were Luke and Tess Pretty, you might have been touring and performing jazz covers...

Moses Sumney starts tour off with a bang after dropping Aromanticism

Anna Nguyen
September 29, 2017
Album Review, Concerts, Festivals, and Live Reviews, Reviews
Moses Sumney is talented, majorly talented. If the first minute of his show couldn’t tell you that, his features on tracks of big name artists like Flume (“Weekend”) and Solange (“Mad”) should.  With...

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