Score highlights: The B-Side records 2015 Myra December 31, 2015 Staff Pick (featured design by Farida Radwan) Last year, we wrote about injustice and social issues, caught in the midst of violent Black Lives Matter actions and tuition hike protests during end-of-term celebrations a...
Top Five // 12.11.15 Christopher Farmer December 11, 2015 Columns and Opinions, The Electric Guide Welcome to the official study break edition of the Top Five. As finals draw near, I want to ensure that if you are going to take a break from a library, you're gathering your squad and enjoying what the city ...
The current state of Chicago Hip Hop: the youth have risen Matthew Canals December 9, 2015 Blog, Columns and Opinions Hip hop is in an interesting state right now. The rise of social media and sharing platforms, such as SoundCloud, have propelled the art to places that the original MC's breakdancing out of the South Bronx cou...
Top Five // 12.04.15 Christopher Farmer December 4, 2015 Columns and Opinions Thanksgiving break has passed, and sadly we are beginning to enter the weak winter club season. Lineups throughout the rest of December are not strong, as most venues are winding down until the end of the yea...
Top Five // 11.20.15 Christopher Farmer November 20, 2015 The Electric Guide After a power packed weekend last week, it’s only fair that lineups have softened up a bit in the city. However there are still plenty of great acts to see, and from a genre perspective there is a nice pal...
Rebirth of the Cool: How Giant Step and Low End Theory Kept Jazz Alive Matt Sater November 18, 2015 Columns and Opinions 1 Comment It’s a typical Thursday night under the dim incandescent lighting of the Metropolis Café basement in Union Square, New York. Androgynous dancers cast gyrating shadows over a stage split evenly among a DJ, a...
Top Five // 11.13.15 Christopher Farmer November 12, 2015 The Electric Guide If you do not have tickets to a show this weekend you've made a huge mistake. Some of the biggest acts of the season will be gracing stages large and small this weekend in the City. From the former (DJ Mag)...
Top Five // 11.06.15 Christopher Farmer November 6, 2015 The Electric Guide If you missed out on Halloween, worry not. There's still a full lineup of talent coming into San Francisco this weekend. From big name headliners to funky new power duos, there is definitely something for ev...
Top Five // Halloween Edition Christopher Farmer October 29, 2015 Columns and Opinions, The Electric Guide Halloween has always been a wonderful ritual in our lives, but its purpose seems to be changing as we age. Instead of going door to door in our neighborhoods looking for treats, we’re showing up to the doors ...
Blog: Reflections on Genesis at Symbiosis Gathering 2015 Conner Smith September 30, 2015 Blog In recounting my experiences at this year's Symbiosis Gathering, I continue to return to one: gazing into the depths of a beautiful painting titled Genesis by Hans Walør in the art dome. The image rotat...
Welcome to Basedworld: The Social Media Success of Lil B Darius Kay September 7, 2015 Columns and Opinions Between his SUPERB performance and a cover shoot for fellow UC Berkeley student publication Caliber, you might say that East Bay rapper Lil B is "locally world famous." Or, while catching up on the evening new...
Field Notes: Sensory Symphonies of Mumbai Conner Smith August 18, 2015 Columns and Opinions Mumbai is a city of contradictions, embedded in a country of deeper contradictions. You encounter cultural and lingual shifts without even crossing state lines. Furthermore, each of these microcultures has ...
String Theory Labs to present Sentience, an audiovisual experience Dan Savo August 18, 2015 Columns and Opinions, Concerts, Festivals, and Live Previews Welcome to now. Enjoy this moment. The now is all we have. Remember this sentiment. String Theory Labs is a progressive group of recent Harvard, Stanford, and Berkeley graduates who want to deliver an...
In with the old and out with the new: Earl Sweatshirt Dan Savo August 8, 2015 Album Review, Blog Vince Staples is on fire. “Wool” really showed us that. His enticing intro features a brand new flow and a much more energetic Staples than his lethargic and aimless havoc he spat on EARL (2010). His...
The B-Side Picks: Outside Lands 2015 Joanna Jiang August 5, 2015 Concerts, Festivals, and Live Previews, Staff Pick 1 Comment Each year – and despite drought -- the grass at Golden Gate Park is greener this second week of August, particularly for Bay Area soundhounds out scavenging for as many headliners in three days as possibl...