GOODFest: Solange and fellow storytellers nurture Oakland solidarity Myra Farooqi December 19, 2016 Concerts, Festivals, and Live Reviews, Reviews On the night of Friday, December 16, a line of shivering guests braved the winds for entrance into Starline Social Club in anticipation for GOODFest's headliner: Solange Knowles. Equality was the theme of the...
Jack Garratt on debut album, non-genre specificity, and Chance the Rapper Myra Farooqi September 21, 2016 Columns and Opinions, Interview Jack Garratt has effectively proven to the world that he is a jack of all trades (pun sincerely unintended), but more impressively—a master of it all. The British multi-instrumentalist is currently on tour pr...
Noise Pop 2016: Cayucas and CA kids Myra Farooqi and Fiona Duerr March 7, 2016 Concerts, Festivals, and Live Reviews, Multimedia, Photos, Reviews A series of California-based bands shared the stage on February 26 at Brick & Mortar as part of Noise Pop's 2016 Festival, which took place at various venues throughout the city of San Francisco. First o...
Local spotlight: The Drambles ramble about new release and making music together Myra Farooqi March 1, 2015 Interview 1 Comment Berkeley's Thorsen House -- lodge of UC Berkeley's Sigma Phi Society -- was completely packed Friday night in anticipation of a lineup that consisted of three student bands, the first of which was The Dr...
