Author Walker Spence

Set list: “To Be Alone“ by Hozier “Blame” by Kiva Uhuru I’ve seen Kiva Uhuru play in Berkeley a few times now, and almost every time they cover “To Be Alone” by Hozier. They cites this song...

Martin Roark, better known by his stage name Tomemitsu, first caught my eye when his song “In Dreams” appeared at the end of “Rachel,” a short from HBO’s High Maintenance released in 2014. I’ve been...

the beauty of 24/7 live streams is that you can hop in at any point and have very little catching up to do, so in that spirit i’m eschewing capital letters. there are no beginnings and endings, only content. ...

Austin Corona, the musician behind LILACS., has been writing music for a while now. I first heard something he’d written when his surf-punk band Subpar opened for my friend’s band at a bicycle repair shop i...

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=BX2d8Gg_Xuc&feature=youtu.be Set list:       “Epilogue” by The Antlers       “Overt” by Lowest Light As I introduced myself to Daniel Toomey, the man be...

It was a quiet Saturday night. I sat on my friend’s couch, aimlessly browsing through the Spotify app on his television and hoping something would catch my eye. Eventually, something did— a Spotify playlist...

Girlpool exploded onto the indie scene with their debut album Before the World Was Big (2015), and have developed a devoted following in the years since. Their sophomore album, Powerplant (2017), sees the addit...

Alright, so you just broke up with your significant other. Maybe you were dating for a few months, maybe a few years, but no matter the duration, it's clear that your life is basically over at this point. Despa...

Derrick Coleman, better known by his stage name Fredo Santana, passed away on January 20th at his home in Los Angeles, California. Coleman was a pioneer in Chicago’s drill scene, coming up alongside other Chi...

Modest Mouse’s breakout album The Lonesome Crowded West (1997) turned 20 on Saturday, November 18th. The album is only two years younger than frontman Isaac Brock was when it was first released, but Lonesome ...

If you read my last concert review, you know that I think punk rock angst should be taken seriously. Unfortunately, The Front Bottoms are a stellar example of why it is not. This fact is especially disappointin...

Before discussing Together PANGEA’s show, I want to talk about punk a little bit. All subgenres of punk get slapped with the stigma of being childish, whiny, and adolescent. Ask your friend about their punk p...

In spite of the 75 degree weather, Kahj walked up with a beanie and a crooked smile. She exudes the same confidence in person that she portrays on wax; though she probably stands around 5’4”, it feels like ...

CW: Sexual Violence, Misogyny It’s no secret that since its inception the entertainment industry has not been kind to women. Everyone knows the caricature of the 1950s era executive who, cigar in mouth, as...