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This semester, the B-Side Photo Department collaborated on a photo essay about the piano on Sproul. The piano has been a staple part of the UC Berkeley community for the past several years. It's a place where a...

Photo gallery of Oakland-based band SWMRS performing at the UC Theatre during their fifth annual Uncool Records Fest in Berkeley. Photos shot on digital and 35mm. Article and photos by Josie Ruggeiro...

I think idolizing others is a dangerous game. It creates a false sense of normalcy and places people on a pedestal that is unreachable and ridiculous. With this being said, I am also fully aware of my own idoli...

All smiles and high spirits at Rickshaw Stop.  19-year-old Texas native Sloan Struble, known as Dayglow, has risen to indie-pop fame with the recent release of his debut album Fuzzybrain (2018). His infecti...

Last Saturday night, Frankie Cosmos graced the stage of the UC Theatre for the last day of their tour for their fourth studio album, Close It Quietly (2019). Frankie Cosmos is well known for capturing the heavy...

Twin Peaks continue to demonstrate their musical capabilities, producing music ranging from garage rock to, as noted on their most recent album, a combination of country and soul influences. Their newest album,...

At the New Parish in Oakland, Alex Giannascoli, better known by his stage name (Sandy) Alex G, managed to turn a sold out concert into what felt like an intimate house show.  Alex’s music is eclectic ...

The Drums have been a staple of indie-pop for more than a decade. I have been following them since their release of Portamento (2011), and I wait eagerly for every new record. The Drums’ latest album, Brutali...

2019 has been the year of Big Thief. The indie folk-rock band, headed by Adrianne Lenker, entered 2019 with a cult following and a repertoire of critical appraise, but everyone felt like they were on the cusp o...

Electric Guest took the music world by storm with their first album Mondo (2012). Mondo worked as an introductory album into the 2012 rage of indie bands. It fit into the mold of popular Indie Top 100 charts th...

Matt and Kim’s breakout album GRAND (2009) just turned ten years old, and to celebrate, the duo is touring the album in its entirety, including tracks never before part of their live shows’ repertoire. On M...

A soft spotlight brings to life Hozier's shadow as he walks through the smoke. Hozier’s performance at the Greek was like a loud and bright yet sweet and intimate serenade. Despite the hundreds of people,...

Oakland native mxmtoon, aka Maia, played a sold-out show at the Great American Music Hall in San Francisco this Halloween. The show, framed by an intimate venue, featured many of the songs from Maia’s debut a...

LA-based artist Steve Lacy played a sold out show at San Francisco's Fillmore last Saturday performing his debut album, Apollo XXI (2019). Upon crunching down a Red Delicious Fillmore apple during intermission,...

Mumbled conversations are broken with the roaring sounds of trumpets and drums in Marc Anthony’s opening song  “Valio La Pena” (“It Was Worth It”). Anthony, the world’s top-selling tropical salsa a...