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Faye Webster Has Me Blue and I’m All For It

Joe Sison
October 23, 2021
Concerts, Festivals, and Live Previews, Opinion
On a chilly Sunday evening, the sky above downtown Oakland seemed indecisive. It was painted that shade of deep, mysterious blue that holds you in suspense. That shade of blue you find in the depths of the ocea...

Dua-ing Again in time for Studio 2054

Sara Florez
November 3, 2020
Concerts, Festivals, and Live Previews, Multimedia, Photos, Uncategorized
Can you ever go wrong with Dua Lipa? After releasing her second album Future Nostalgia (2020) in March, Dua released a remixed version just five months later featuring Gwen Stefani, Madonna, Mark Ronson, and J...

Pussy Riot’s U.S. tour

Paloma Macias
March 11, 2020
Columns and Opinions, Concerts, Festivals, and Live Previews, Previews
Following Pussy Riot’s political backlash in Russia due to censoring their explicit lyricism and content for their protest in Moscow's Christ the Saviour cathedral in 2012, two band members were charged with...

The grooviest of nights with Thundercat at the Fox Oakland

Tovah Popilsky and Daniella Ivanir
March 10, 2020
Concerts, Festivals, and Live Previews, Multimedia, Photos
1 Comment
On Friday, March 6th - amid the global Coronavirus panic - a sold-out crowd still gathered outside the flashing red ‘Fox’ sign awaiting the mystical bassist by the name of Stephen Bruner -- known more ...

Desert Daze 2019 giveaway

Jack Austin
September 18, 2019
Concerts, Festivals, and Live Previews, Contests
The 8th year of Desert Daze is returning to Moreno Beach at Lake Perris in Southern California. The festival has been called one of the “most aesthetically pleasing” because of the surrounding mountains and...

Vulfpeck at the Greek: a night of funk, comedy and vegetarianism

Sophia Leswing
July 14, 2019
Concerts, Festivals, and Live Previews, Concerts, Festivals, and Live Reviews, Reviews
Vulfpeck kicked off their West Coast “Greek Week” with a performance at the Greek Theatre in Berkeley, CA this past Saturday. In typical eccentric fashion, marketing leader and band member Jack Stratton...

Where culture, genre, and time converge: Polo & Pan

Sophie Turovsky
April 30, 2019
Columns and Opinions, Concerts, Festivals, and Live Previews
I have never connected with electronic dance music. The beats overwhelm me, the melodies bore me, the unpleasantly pleasant mood irritates me, and the buildups, particularly the ones with vortical reverberation...

Hear the UC Berkeley Wind Ensembles perform on Sunday, April 28th

Joshua Hauser
April 25, 2019
Concerts, Festivals, and Live Previews, News
On Sunday, April 28 at 3:00 PM, the UC Berkeley Wind Ensemble will perform in Hertz Hall. After playing with the group in the fall and hearing their spring performances, I can personally attest that these are n...

Weezer delivers a performance for the ages.

Mark Selden
April 17, 2019
Concerts, Festivals, and Live Previews, Concerts, Festivals, and Live Reviews, Photos, Reviews
As I walked into the Oracle Arena, legendary alt-rock band The Pixies were playing the opening notes of “Cactus.” I had made it just in time for the show. I was shocked that a band as big as The Pixies was ...

Live songs for after the storm: Novo Amor

Marta Meazza
April 8, 2019
Concerts, Festivals, and Live Previews, Concerts, Festivals, and Live Reviews, Reviews
When I walked into the Cornerstone to see Novo Amor live, I was greeted inside by a crowd-wide shush, signaling Gia Margaret’s arrival on stage. It was perfect timing. Every microphone has ivy leaves growi...

Back together and better than ever: finally, a third Raconteurs album

Shayan Shirkhodai
April 7, 2019
Columns and Opinions, News, Previews
1 Comment
After more than 10 long years of waiting, fans of the Raconteurs can finally rejoice. Two singles, “Sunday Driver” and “Now That You’re Gone,” were dropped on December 19, 2018, and the band has final...

Welcoming SASAMI into your life

Dylan Medlock
March 1, 2019
Album Preview, Concerts, Festivals, and Live Previews, Previews
LA-based and singer-songwriter Sasami Ashworth is a rising musical force. In addition to being the former synth player for indie rock group Cherry Glazerr, she’s also contributed her multi-instrumentalist ...

The Red Hot Chili Peppers announce upcoming 12th album

Shayan Shirkhodai
February 28, 2019
Columns and Opinions, News, Previews
1 Comment
No, you are not reading that title wrong — you can re-read it all you want, but the words will not be changing. The Red Hot Chili Peppers — world-renowned funk-rock legends who have sold over 80 million alb...

Mild High Club gets groovy

Sophia Leswing
November 15, 2018
Concerts, Festivals, and Live Previews, Concerts, Festivals, and Live Reviews, Reviews
On Thursday November 1st, I made the all-to familiar drive from Berkeley to my hometown of Marin County, CA to see one of my favorite bands, Mild High Club, perform at the intimate music venue, Terrapin Cross...

Preview: FIDLAR Friday

Mark Selden
October 30, 2018
Concerts, Festivals, and Live Previews, Previews
This Friday one of the most exciting acts in punk today is coming to The Fox Theatre in Oakland. FIDLAR embodies the fun loving, yet angsty and tired nature of the skate punk scene. Their name serves as an acro...
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