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When Worlds Collide: Music Sampling as a Contact Zone

Jessica Balderas
April 30, 2025
Black Culture, Creative Writing, Cultural Commentary, dj, indie, indie scene, indie-pop, music, Music History, Political, Uncategorized
The intersectionality of two genres is much more than meshing two separate sounds because subcultures, histories, and aesthetics are ingrained within those sounds. When conjoined, opposing genres can communicat...

When the music plays twice

Mary Luce
April 8, 2025
Black Culture, Contemporary Folk, Cultural Commentary, folk, indie, indie-pop, International, music, Music History, Musicology, Opinion, Print Edition, R&B, Rock, women's music
Never, without exception, is there a reason someone should cover The Beach Boys. Of course, I love me a Fiona Apple cover of Across the Universe, but The Beach Boys is a whole different ball game. One weekend a...

The chaos of catharsis: Doom Loop Festival, starring Yeule

Rushaad Mistry and Selina Yang
March 21, 2024
indie, indie-pop, Rock, San Francisco, Shoegaze
Doom Loop at the Regency Ballroom wasn't your standard music festival—some six-stage, three-day festival with name-brand flags and sponsored water stations. Instead, Doom Loop was a one-night, five-act festiv...

Love like religion: A Dollface album review

Katie Hulse
March 18, 2024
Creative Writing, Album Preview, Album Review, Columns and Opinions, folk, indie, indie scene, indie-pop, music, Music Composition, Opinion, Pop, Reviews, women in music, women's music
  Hana Bryanne released her debut album titled Dollface on September 15, 2023, at twenty years old. It was written entirely by Bryanne and produced by Carter Jahn and Maxwell Bienert. Its namesake deriv...

Arlo Parks’ Performance at the Fox Theater Was “Too Good”

Eliza Scheer
March 16, 2024
Berkeley, Black Culture, Concerts, Festivals, and Live Reviews, indie-pop, Oakland, Photos, Womens History Month
On March 5, Arlo Parks performed at Oakland’s Fox Theater. To kick off the show, Chloe George opened. Her 30 minute set was filled with gratitude and fun. Her joy performing on stage radiated throughout th...

From the Bayou to Big Ben: exploring ‘Drive Home’ and beyond with Portraits Of Tracy

Harrison Peters
October 21, 2023
indie-pop, Interview, LGBTQ+, music, Rap
19-year-old self-taught producer, singer-rapper, and multi-instrumentalist Portraits Of Tracy from Baton Rouge, Louisiana released her new project, Drive Home, this past May 26th, 2023. Dubbed an “audio n...

“Jazz!! is!! back!!:” The release of Laufey’s “Bewitched” and thoughts on the future of the genre

Gianna Caudillo
October 10, 2023
Album Review, Classical, Columns and Opinions, Cultural Commentary, indie-pop, Jazz, Music Consumption, Opinion, Reviews
In early 2021, a friend of mine sent me a link to a TikTok accompanied by an innocuous message somewhere along the lines of, “Thought you’d like this.” Intrigued, I clicked, and a curly-haired girl in a p...

Gus Dapperton brings magical electricity to Bimbo’s 365 Club, captivates audience

Anna Armstrong
October 9, 2023
Concerts, Festivals, and Live Reviews, indie-pop, San Francisco
No one commands a room quite like Gus Dapperton. On Sept. 30, Gus Dapperton took the stage at Bimbo's 365 Club in San Francisco as part of the tour for his latest album, Henge (2023). Dapperton delivered one...

Begging for more Daniel Caesar at the Greek Theatre

Nicole Sears and Eliza Scheer
October 3, 2023
Berkeley, Concerts, Festivals, and Live Reviews, indie, indie scene, indie-pop, Multimedia, music, News, Photos, Reviews, Uncategorized
Just 100 feet away from the building where I had my chemistry lectures, I lined up in a very long line for Daniel Caesar on a Tuesday night at the Greek Theater in Berkeley. At this sold out show, there was no ...

HANNAH SHARES APERTURE WITH THE BAY

Nico Chodor
September 25, 2023
Album Review, Columns and Opinions, Concerts, Festivals, and Live Reviews, indie-pop, Photos, Reviews, San Francisco
Support from Miloe & Lance Redeker primed what became Hannah Jadagu’s stage through and through. She breezed into the city Wednesday night, immediately following her show at the Echo 24 hours prior, to pl...

The Generationals at Bimbo’s 365 Club Celebrating Their New Album, Heatherhead

Eliza Scheer
September 25, 2023
Berkeley, Concerts, Festivals, and Live Reviews, indie, indie scene, indie-pop, Multimedia, music, Photos, Reviews, San Francisco
On Sept. 16, the Generationals performed at Bimbo’s 365 Club. The indie pop band is on a U.S. tour for their new album, Heatherhead (2023). Their new album is upbeat and fun, with a similar vibe to their clas...

Jungle’s Electrifying Performance at Bill Graham Civic Auditorium

Eliza Scheer
September 25, 2023
Berkeley, Concerts, Festivals, and Live Reviews, EDM, indie, indie scene, indie-pop, music, Photos, Reviews, San Francisco
On September 9, Jungle, a soul, reggae, and funk inspired dance and electronic band, performed at Bill Graham Civic Auditorium. With bold red lights illuminating the stage, Jungle gave the audience a mem...

100 gecs literally hit with fans

Miranda Craig
April 9, 2023
Concerts, Festivals, and Live Previews, indie-pop, music, Oakland, Photos, Uncategorized
100 Gecs and Machine Girl together in concert is a match made in heaven. Their April 5 show at Oakland’s Fox Theater was no exception. For anyone looking for high-energy music and dancing, it was a must-see s...

Miya Folick bares her soul at the Fox Theater, Oakland

Anoushka Ghosh
April 8, 2023
Concerts, Festivals, and Live Reviews, indie, indie scene, indie-pop, LGBTQ+, Multimedia, music, Oakland, Photos
I arrived just in time to hear the first strums of her acoustic guitar. I hurried to the front of the general admission floor and then I saw her in all her beauty, dressed in the coolest yellow corset top desig...

Alt-J’s Immersive Light and Sound at the Fox Theater

Eliza Scheer
April 2, 2023
Concerts, Festivals, and Live Reviews, indie scene, indie-pop, music, Oakland, Photos
Alt-J performed an unforgettable show at their second of two consecutive shows at the Fox Theater in Oakland on March 24. The show was packed with audience members of all ages coming to hear their experimental ...
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