Interview

In the last year, many 20 Somethings have found themselves back in their childhood bedrooms due to the pandemic. While this dramatic shift of lifestyle may not have been ideal for many, Irish band The Academic ...

After sitting on the album through much of the pandemic, San Francisco band, Carpool Tunnel releases their first full album, Bloom. This eleven track album is a full-bodied Carpool Tunnel experience, swelling w...

Their performer name is Niña Chispa, their band is called Perrx, and they go by Ju. You can find their music on Spotify and they currently play solo shows virtually as well as in-person in outside spaces in Ne...

Kidd Kenn is an 18 year old rapper from Chicago who is breaking out into the rap game. Kenn is a vibrant personality with bright hair, flawless makeup, and an energy that can undeniably be felt even through Zoo...

One of the stand-out qualities of Hear in Color is that they aren’t just an up-and-coming band—they’re a tight-knit family of musicians looking to share meaningful art with the world. They seamlessly fini...

Margaret Sohn, otherwise known as Miss Grit, a Korean-American and East Coast based musician, explores the insecurities one feels in their early 20s as they navigate young adulthood. In their most recent EP “...

Los Angeles musician Aidan Finn has found a home within the Berkeley music scene. Finn has been hard at work over the course of the pandemic, writing, recording, mixing, and, ultimately, self-releasing two solo...

For our second A-side Session this year, local Bay Area band, The Moondrops, joined us for what naturally feels like our best session yet. Their dreamy riffs and cosmic vocals perfectly matched the night sky an...

Chicago-based percussionist Marshall Greenhouse recently released Plastic Oh No (2020), a track-by-track reimagining of John Lennon’s Plastic Ono Band (1970), under his project MANCHO. We had a Zoom interview...

Alice Underground is a trip back in time, not only to the goth roots that run throughout the album, but even further—to a time of mystery and dark magic. While the album is bound to draw comparisons to The Cu...

On March 10th, 2020 I published a concert review covering a Thundercat show at the Fox Theater in Oakland. Reading the article back now, it is comical to see just how naive we were about the impact that coronav...

Bay Area locals and UC Berkeley alumni, Brijean Murphy and Doug Stuart released their debut album, Feelings on February 26, 2021 with Ghostly International. The album incorporates various styles with most not...

As we near eight months without live music, we’ve all been forced to find creative ways to enjoy and showcase our favorite artists. Our A-side Sessions accomplish just that, bringing people together with int...

On a Saturday afternoon that felt far too brief, the longing for live music was put to ease as solo artist Juhuhn Kim of No Room No Sweetener plays the debut set of our mutli-media series, The A-side Sessions....

Kelsey Ferrell, or “Feral,” a member of UC Berkeley’s very own Songwriting at Berkeley, is a bona fide artist with much to say, in her debut album, Trauma Portfolio (2018), and a lot more coming in both ...