Author Marta Meazza

When Spiritualized walked on stage on Tuesday, March 30th, at the Masonic, between the cheers and shouts someone cried out: “We’re all just gon sit here, uh?” Defining Spiritualized’s live show as an ex...

When I walked into the Cornerstone to see Novo Amor live, I was greeted inside by a crowd-wide shush, signaling Gia Margaret’s arrival on stage. It was perfect timing. Every microphone has ivy leaves growi...

On Wednesday the 20th of February, when Matty Healy of 1975 got on stage with the rest of the band to accept a Brit award, he took the chance to point his finger at the undiscussed misogyny in the contemporary ...

Fifteen years after their last record, Achilles’ Heel (2004), Pedro the Lion make a comeback under the shape of (a) Phoenix (2019), and it’s a rebirth. The current formation is composed of David Bazan – o...

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 �...

The Fox Theater is an incredible venue: what better place could one choose to celebrate women voices in the music industry? Walking in, the intricate pattern of the ceiling and soft blue light welcome you insid...

On Friday night, I was welcomed into the Great American Music Hall by the Surfbort’s lead singer’s political outcry: “fuck Trump, fuck white supremacy, fuck rapists.” I felt immediately at home. Blue ey...

On Monday night, for The Barr Brothers' first ever performance in the East Bay, and for the grand return of The Milk Carton Kids to Berkeley since their Greek Theatre show in 2016, every tier of the UC Theatre...

It is hard to find the right place to start any narrative of this year’s Desert Daze; one could try to start chronologically, but they would be forced to start with a four-hour long wait in the car to just ge...

Yaeji’s performance at the UC Theatre on October 20th was an experience, and a very peculiar one. A bizarre mixture of people was brought together under the high ceiling of the ornate Berkeley venue to witnes...