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Since the Oscar nominations came out, everyone’s been talking about Martin Scorcese’s epic Killers of the Flower Moon (2023), a historical drama that centers on the Osage murders in 1920s Oklahoma. The movi...

While the night of opulence that the Golden Globes normally dictates didn’t end in complete surprises for me, one category stood out as a great disappointment: “Best Original Score.” From examining the pa...

“One, two…,” counts Paul McCartney, but he is not about to launch into a rollicking, “Well, she was just seventeen! You know what I mean!” This McCartney count-in is more methodical, of lower timbre, ...

Psyched! Fest - San Francisco's Independent Festival of Arts, Music, Diversity & Counterculture - opened Wednesday, October 25th at Rickshaw Stop. Brought to you by Psyched! Radio, the multiracial nonprofit...

Just 100 feet away from the building where I had my chemistry lectures, I lined up in a very long line for Daniel Caesar on a Tuesday night at the Greek Theater in Berkeley. At this sold out show, there was no ...

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...

In a land where children defend themselves by throwing pebbles at tanks, where holding the Palestinian flag is not only banned but met with violence, and where Israeli soldiers and settlers may break into your ...

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...

Kanye West is a rapper, songwriter, producer, and designer; essentially, he's one of the most accomplished artists of this generation. He has an ego to compete with his fame and an influence that affects millio...

Surely, you or someone you know went to the Alex G concert in SF. The event, held Oct. 19 at The Fillmore on a chilly fall Wednesday night, mothered something other than the usually-disquieted Alex G, thanks to...

When I first listened to Chicago musician Tasha’s 2021 sophomore album, Tell Me What You Miss the Most, I was stuck in my childhood bedroom - a bedroom whose personality did not match that of the teenager who...

As the sun began its descent, the often busy Potrero Hill Neighborhood began to transition. What was left of the day’s sunlight was more than enough to slice through the city streets, reflecting off storefron...

About two months ago I was on the set for what was then Berkeley B-Side’s latest live production. In between fixing cameras to tripods and uncoiling extension cords, I noticed a certain individual walk in and...

If I may, I’d like to be honest with you. Prior to two weeks ago, I hadn’t heard about 99 Neighbors. I hadn’t listened to a single song, was not struck by familiarity by any of the members’ names, nor c...

Family members looking to contact their relatives attending the event, who may be out of reach, can go to the reunification center at 8686 Kirby Drive, the Wyndham Hotel. The phone number of the hotel is +1-713...