Interview

Live music is foundational to Berkeley, from the performances at the history-filled 924 Gilman to the frequent band nights near campus. I have grown familiar with feeling the bass buzz through my body as my fri...

Piano-rock/alt-rock band Johnny Manchild and the Poor Bastards is coming to Bottom of the Hill in San Francisco on 03/31. I was lucky enough to have the opportunity to interview Johnny to chat about music, thei...

Nor-Cal based artist Megan Claire released her first single “I-5” nearly a year ago. That year had been filled with live shows, a brief stint in Los Angeles, the finding of a full band, and overall growth a...

Almost everyone who is remotely familiar with Vocaloid will have heard of Kikuo, a household name in the genre. Vocaloid is a type of music originating from Japan that is based on the usage of voice synthesizer...

Gayathri Krishnan is an artist on the rise hailing from the City of Angels who is capturing the attention of audiences everywhere with her luscious, captivating voice and her unique approach to the artistry of ...

A hush fell over the crowd at the Art House Gallery as sound checks faded into the background. The eager patrons were a mix of young and old, local and outsider, but one feature united us all: our appreciation ...

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...

Kuromy Teaches Us When To Spit On People Kuromy is a garage punk band from Los Angeles, consisting of guitarist-vocalist Sophia, bassist-vocalist Beef (Grace), and drummer Lani. If you’ve been attending loca...

It's been just over a year since indie rockers, Flipturn, released their debut album, Shadowglow (2022). Since then, the band has released a deluxe version of the album and played packed shows at iconic venues...

Tiny Dorm, whose name affectionately plays off the famous NPR web-based concert series Tiny Desk, is a campus club that puts on “cozy, home-style performances by student artists.” Founded in Fall 2022, the...

I have been gunning to see Ridgeway again since first catching their set with bands Soft Blue Shimmer and Downard last August… Timing just so happened to work out perfectly this final week before classes s...

It’s Friday night and I’m walking down the street looking for the address that lead vocalist and bass guitarist John Forbes sent me. My friend and I pass by a house that emanates a cover of Childish Gambino...

(Note: This Interview is from November 2021. You can stream her EP 'Live, Raff, Love Act 1' (2022) wherever you listen to music)  In early November, indie-pop darling Raffaella hit the road, supporting Kac...

Note: This article was published in the Spring 2021 print edition of The Berkeley B-Side. Just over a year ago, the world went dark — the live music scene was silenced by the surging COVID-19 pandemic. Mus...

A few years ago, Ty, Deiondre, and The Babe Gabe were only teenagers, vibing in a basement-turned-bedroom, watching their favorite childhood shows, and making music in Kansas City, Missouri. Now they are the in...