Soul, Sparkle, and Stardom: Molly Grace Preaches in Berkeley Sailor Hill December 17, 2024 Berkeley, Concerts, Festivals, and Live Reviews, Funk, LGBTQ+, Local, music, Pop, Reviews, Soul, women in music, women's music “It’s a shame I’m not a religious person because I think I would’ve made a great preacher. So, Berkeley, will you let me take you to church?” With those electrifying words in the latter half of her...
Story of an artist: The life of cult singer-songwriter Daniel Johnston Annie Wynner December 6, 2024 indie, indie scene, Indie-Rock, Music History, Rock "The best thing you can say about me is that I have been and I always will be in the twilight zone, and I'm serious. I live a different life. I'm lonely, but it's not just being lonely. It's the things that I s...
Glee, they could never make me hate you Sailor Hill December 4, 2024 Columns and Opinions, Creative Writing, music, Opinion Glee is the greatest thing to ever grace a television screen and you can’t change my mind. I’ve decided that 2025 is my year of self-acceptance, but why wait? I’m getting a head start on my resolutio...
“Merch ideas for HOMESHAKE’s next tour: Earplugs and Kleenex” Danika Sanchez November 7, 2024 Concerts, Festivals, and Live Reviews, Indie-Rock, Multimedia, music, Photos, Reviews, San Francisco I’m always first in line to any concert, and it was no different for HOMESHAKE’s November 4th show at the Regency in San Francisco. I was greeted by two burly men––well, seemingly burly, as they were bu...
Why I hate pop punk Annie Wynner September 4, 2024 Opinion, british post-punk, music, Music History, Print Edition, prog-rock, Punk I have always hated pop punk. A hatred rooted in watching friends undergo their Fall Out Boy eras in middle school and my traumatic viewing of Blink-182’s performance at Coachella in April of 2023; an hour ...
Governors Ball: NYC’s unofficial start to summer splashes away expectations with SZA, 21 Savage, and Post Malone Natasha Thussu Dhar June 24, 2024 music, Concerts, Festivals, and Live Previews, Concerts, Festivals, and Live Reviews, Local, Photos, Pop, R&B, Rap, Reviews, women in music 1 Comment What would a summer in NYC be without a music festival luring in audiences from all across the Tri-State area? The sun could not shine as bright around here without Gov Ball each year! As a local growing up ...
DoLab’s Lightning in a Bottle fosters community, art, immersive experiences, and wellbeing for attendees Eliza Scheer June 1, 2024 Uncategorized, Concerts, Festivals, and Live Previews, Concerts, Festivals, and Live Reviews, dance, Disclosure, EDM, Hyperpop, Mixtapes, Multimedia, music, Photos, Reviews, women in music Last week, I attended DoLab’s Lightning in a Bottle (LIB) festival. The festival was located at Buena Vista Lake, California and spanned a whole five days from May 22-27, 2024. Dubbed “mini-Burning Man,” ...
Must-See Artists at Lightning in a Bottle Eliza Scheer May 6, 2024 dance, Concerts, Festivals, and Live Previews, Disclosure, EDM, Hyperpop, music, Ones to Watch, Photos, Previews Do Lab’s Lightning in a Bottle festival, an immersive 5 day experience filled with music, art, yoga, dance, and more, kicks off this month at Buena Vista Lake, California on May 22 to May 27, 2024. Lightning ...
Femme-identifying Artists To See at Lightning In A Bottle Eliza Scheer May 6, 2024 dance, Concerts, Festivals, and Live Previews, Disclosure, EDM, Multimedia, music, Ones to Watch, Photos, Previews Do Lab’s Lightning in a Bottle festival kicks off this month, coming to Buena Vista Lake, California on May 22 to May 27, 2024. The immersive 5 day experience filled with music, art, yoga, dance and other act...
Sun Room: The Final Breaths of a Carefree College Lifestyle Megan Darzynkiewicz and Eliza Scheer April 22, 2024 Berkeley, Concerts, Festivals, and Live Reviews, indie scene, Indie-Rock, Local, music, Reviews Last Thursday (April 11, 2024), I had the privilege to catch a performance by the band SUN ROOM as they made a pit stop in Northern California, playing two shows in Sacramento and Berkeley. This weekend, th...
Only in Your Wet Dreams: A Double Feature on Snow Wife & Wet Leg Jenai Johns-Peterson April 17, 2024 dance, EDM, indie scene, Indie-Rock, LGBTQ+, Pop, Reviews, women in music Skydiving off of a building. Skinny dipping with your best friend. Committing arson in the dead of night. Have you done any of these actions that I cannot legally condone? No? Well, neither have I. This, howeve...
Love like religion: A Dollface album review Katie Hulse March 18, 2024 Creative Writing, Album Preview, Album Review, Columns and Opinions, folk, indie, indie scene, indie-pop, music, Music Composition, Opinion, Pop, Reviews, women in music, women's music Hana Bryanne released her debut album titled Dollface on September 15, 2023, at twenty years old. It was written entirely by Bryanne and produced by Carter Jahn and Maxwell Bienert. Its namesake deriv...
A Triumphant Return: Palehound at The Chapel Sinead de Cleir November 9, 2023 Rock, Concerts, Festivals, and Live Previews, Concerts, Festivals, and Live Reviews, indie scene, Photos, Reviews, San Francisco, Shoegaze On March 10th, 2020, Palehound played at Cafe du Nord in San Francisco for their headline tour with Adult Mom. The next day, the COVID-19 pandemic was declared and their tour was canceled. For Palehound, this m...
A Drug-Free Trip: Psychedelia & Hip-Hop at The Masonic with Lil Yachty’s The Field Trip Tour Harrison Peters November 5, 2023 Concerts, Festivals, and Live Reviews, music, Photos, Rap, Reviews, San Francisco As I walked the near vertical climb up Powell Street on my way to The Masonic, I couldn’t help but wonder what to expect from this concert. After releasing his 2023 project “Let’s Start Here.”, Lil Ya...
The Mystique of Elliott Smith’s Demise Katie Hulse October 23, 2023 Columns and Opinions, Cultural Commentary, folk, indie, indie scene, Music History, Opinion Elliott Smith is one of the most intrinsically devastating and crucial indie-folk musicians to date, known for his lyrics of absolute despair. The only thing more twisted and heartbreaking than his music is the...