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Since the breakout of his irresistible, soulful cover of Blackstreet’s “No Diggity” and debut EP Thinking in Textures, Nick Murphy under the moniker Chet Faker found himself riding a viral tide of succes...

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=o3SqUUoJjW8 Yesterday, Lana Del Rey premiered her new single “West Coast”, an exquisite, slow-tempo counterpart of “Summertime Sadness.” After surprising Coachella fans ...

A mild Wednesday evening ripened into a crisp, mellow night as The UC Jazz Ensembles delivered a swinging performance at Freight & Salvage Coffeehouse. In their casually confident style, the combos and the...

Dusk til Dawn It’s already the middle of spring break but the holiday feels far from over, especially thanks to some prime vacation music coming out of San Francisco. Independent Bay Area producer James...

Scott Mescudi as Kid Cudi has been pushing boundaries since the launch of his six-year Man on the Moon series, but with last week’s surprise 10-track album, the Cleveland astro-rapper has reached a new altit...

LA princess LIZ repackages familar sounds from decades past in bright pink candy wrap on her debut EP, Just Like You. The seven-track album loosens hip-hop and pop chains from the new millennium, giving the ...

The UC Berkeley Symphony Orchestra performed works by two classical warhorses on Saturday in Hertz Hall. The show featured Dvořák's truly American “From the New World” symphony and Stravinsky’s riotou...

It might feel like the relentless rain has been draining the East Bay of its vibrant buzz lately, but Young the Giant decided to fix that last week. The five-piece put on an extraordinary show on February 6 th...