Interview

Trapdoor Social was founded by two college students who wanted to spread their message of environmentalism and making a change through music. Since their creation they have created their own solar festival call...

Los Angeles native and current UC Berkeley student Kaden has already made his mark in the Bay Area music scene. From learning the piano at a young age to joining the School House Rock program to producing his o...

If you’ve ever drunkenly ended up at a backyard house show during any point at your time at Berkeley, there’s a pretty solid chance you’ve seen The Missionaries play. The quartet plays songs that you’ll...

Who is Jon Bunting? I was able to catch up with the local musician over some Chinese food to talk about his debut EP. Originally from Stroudsburg, Pennsylvania, Bunting has been in the Bay for 13 years, wher...

Born in Manhattan but raised in L.A, Bryce Vine’s music reflects a diverse upbringing. His widely influenced, genre-bending style joins his teen punk-rock days through his studies at the Berklee School of Mus...

On a rainy Friday afternoon (alas, welcome to Berkeley), I walked into a quieter-than-usual Cornerstone to interview CHON. I got there a little earlier than planned, so I caught a glimpse of their soundcheck �...

It’s 5 PM and still sunny, 90 degrees fahrenheit with an equally as high humidity percentage, my constant reminder that it’s mid-August and peak hurricane season in Cuba. I have a hyper-awareness of the fac...

Ask any young music enthusiast if they’ve watched School of Rock and you’ll most likely get a yes. Then ask if watching the film inspired them to start a punk band that would go on to perform on The Late La...

My first encounter with Eric Elbogen’s music project was, like most other things, through my sister showing me music; this day, specifically, somewhere between the years 2007-2010, were the songs “I Like ...

the beauty of 24/7 live streams is that you can hop in at any point and have very little catching up to do, so in that spirit i’m eschewing capital letters. there are no beginnings and endings, only content. ...

Ash Reiter took the stage with a “Happy Wednesday” greeting as her band Sugar Candy Mountain celebrated the release of their new record Do Right (2018) earlier this month at the Rickshaw Stop. Do Right f...

If black coffee and cigarettes on a Sunday morning had a soundtrack, it would be the music of Caamp. Caamp is comprised of Taylor Meier and Evan Westfall, two childhood friends who have been playing music since...

On April 17th, Toronto-based duo Loji released their seventh single “Hunt,” a bouncy electro-pop anthem that leads any listener down a tunnel of ultimate distress and nirvana. Ever so gracefully walking the...

Crystal Bowersox is cool. She is honest and vulnerable, you don’t have to worry about any gimmicks with her. In many ways, she reminds me of a contemporary Janis Joplin: a female powerhouse vocalist set on au...

April 5, Starline Social Club, 9:00 p.m.  Natalie— For the second time that day we ascended the dingy Starline stairwell. The first time, three hours prior, we chugged our beers minutes before the clim...