Author Anna Armstrong

Nearly 13 years ago, Australian band The Paper Kites charmed the indie-folk community with the release of their debut EP Woodland (2011). Today, it would be hard to find anyone who has not heard the band’s fi...

The shoegaze renaissance is upon us and we can thank Slowdive for that. Shoegaze is a genre of music popularized in the 1980s and 90s and is characterized by its use of distortion, guitar pedals and muddied...

Shhh... I am going to let you in on a little secret.  What if I told you you could go to a concert where you didn't know who was playing the show and you didn't know the location until 36 hours before? S...

No one commands a room quite like Gus Dapperton. On Sept. 30, Gus Dapperton took the stage at Bimbo's 365 Club in San Francisco as part of the tour for his latest album, Henge (2023). Dapperton delivered one...

It's been just over a year since indie rockers, Flipturn, released their debut album, Shadowglow (2022). Since then, the band has released a deluxe version of the album and played packed shows at iconic venues...

Before The Smashing Pumpkins, The Killers, Death Cab for Cutie or even the Arctic Monkeys, there were the Pixies.  Formed in Boston, Massachusetts in 1986, the Pixies have long been associated with the grea...

Tiny Dorm, whose name affectionately plays off the famous NPR web-based concert series Tiny Desk, is a campus club that puts on “cozy, home-style performances by student artists.” Founded in Fall 2022, the...

(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...

(Note: This Interview is from November 2021. You can stream her EP 'Live, Raff, Love Act 1' (2022) wherever you listen to music)  In early November, indie-pop darling Raffaella hit the road, supporting Kac...

Note: This article was published in the Spring 2021 print edition of The Berkeley B-Side. Just over a year ago, the world went dark — the live music scene was silenced by the surging COVID-19 pandemic. Mus...

One Year Later: Indie Rock Band Flipturn chats about debut album, Shadowglow tour, and Jalapeño the Tour Chicken On Aug. 19, up and coming indie rockers, Flipturn released their debut full-length album, Sha...

Six years after the release of their debut album French Exit, indie pop band TV Girl has gained a cult following, due in large part to their success on TikTok. The hit song, “Lover’s Rock” was nothing sho...

In early September, indie-rock five-piece, Flipturn, set off on their debut ‘Warmth in the Rain’ tour. I sat down in the green room with the band prior to their October 2 show at Brick and Mortar Music Hall...

Lead singer Dillon Basse feels the music at recent Brick and Mortar Music Hall performance. Photo contributed by Amanda Laferriere - @ajpgphoto Have you ever been to a concert that left you in a trance for ...

Two weeks ago I dared to do what I had never done before: I stepped out of my comfort zone and explored new genres of music. Realizing my taste in music was not as broad as I claimed it was, I decided to reach ...