indie

One day during the Outside Lands music festival in August of 2022, my dad and I were walking around with little of a plan. The artists we were interested in seeing were all playing later in the day, so we found...

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 ...

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...

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...

I arrived at Cafe du Nord in San Francisco accompanied by the jittery flutter of anxiety that whispered *you're going to miss Odie's set you're going to miss Odie's set you're going to miss Odie's set.* Howe...

The air on May 13th, 2023 held a tinge of finality. College graduates, fresh out of the commencement ceremony, walked the streets of Berkeley with flowers and their families, bidding farewell to their undergrad...

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...

Take a large scoop of heavy metal, a teaspoon of electronic demon sounds, a dash of indie rock and folk music, blend it all together on the floor in a cabin in the woods, and you get the sophomore album, Squeez...

“Mommy! Yes, mommy! I love you, mommy!!” the crowd cheers on. It’s pitch black out on a Saturday night, and the crowd is ecstatic to see everyone’s favorite mom perform live at the Fox Theater in Oaklan...

Before Thursday night at the Masonic in SF, the closest I had ever come to seeing Peach Pit live was the Tropicalia Festival in 2019. Their self-titled claim to fame “Peach Pit” garnered extreme views on Yo...

The Lonesome Crowded West (1997) is considered by many to be one of the greatest indie albums of all time; last Wednesday, Modest Mouse came to the Fox Theater in Oakland to celebrate 25 years since its release...

We walked into the police station, and the only other person there had a curly blonde mullet, blue vest, and septum.  “Hey, were you just at the Greeting Committee concert?” The guy said yeah...

“my dreams always seem concerned with your well-being…i can’t seem to shake…maybe one day we’ll learn to grow separately. maybe one day i’ll grow on my own. maybe one day this piece of you inside of...