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 ...
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...
Taking back stolen time with Odie Leigh Anoushka Ghosh July 20, 2023 Concerts, Festivals, and Live Reviews, Country, folk, indie, LGBTQ+, music, San Francisco 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 End of The End of the Movie: Lizzy McAlpine in Oakland Sinead de Cleir May 19, 2023 Concerts, Festivals, and Live Reviews, folk, indie, Oakland, Reviews 1 Comment 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...
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...
SASAMI thinks that nature has feelings too!! Samantha Friedland March 24, 2023 Album Review, folk, indie, indie scene, LGBTQ+, music 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...
A Rockstar Sometimes, A Mommy Forever Brandon Phan December 20, 2022 Berkeley, Concerts, Festivals, and Live Reviews, indie, indie scene, LGBTQ+, music, Oakland, Photos, Reviews “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...
Masonic Boom: Peach Pit Rocks So Hard That Neil Hurts His Neck Nico Chodor December 6, 2022 Berkeley, Columns and Opinions, Concerts, Festivals, and Live Reviews, indie, indie scene, music, Reviews, San Francisco 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...
25 Years of The Lonesome Crowded West: Modest Mouse at The Fox Theater in Oakland Lucy Gleeson December 5, 2022 Concerts, Festivals, and Live Reviews, indie, Oakland, Photos, Reviews 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...
Addison Sartino ‘Pulled it Together,’ Creating a Memorable Show For Fans, Despite Illness, a Broken Trailer, and a New Drummer Cole Haddock and Eliza Scheer November 24, 2022 Concerts, Festivals, and Live Reviews, indie, Photos, San Francisco 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...
Love Lives in the Bay: Soft Blue Shimmer Debuts Their New Record at Neck of the Woods Nico Chodor November 22, 2022 Concerts, Festivals, and Live Reviews, indie, indie scene, indie-pop, music, Reviews, San Francisco “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...