Mumford and Sons’ Delta delights Makaila Heifner November 20, 2018 Album Review, Reviews Mumford & Sons was the banjo band, and can be cited as one of the leading forces behind bringing the indie-folk movement to the mainstream. They continue to be one of the twenty-first century’s strangest ...
Anthem of the Peaceful Army is no more than a glorified cover album Makaila Heifner October 29, 2018 Album Review, Reviews When Greta Van Fleet first emerged on the scene I was stoked. I sent their album to my family and friends, “These guys sound just like Zeppelin. You have to check them out.” Maybe this was the band that was...
Poetry inspired by King Krule’s electric performance at the Fox Theater Jack Austin October 28, 2018 Album Review, Multimedia, Photos, Reviews On April 16, 2018, King Krule played an unforgettable show at the Fox Theater in Oakland, and he absolutely rocked the house. Kelsey Lu opened the show with ethereal solos on her cello played softly and with em...
Treasure Island 2018 a Symbiosis Bianca Lu October 23, 2018 Album Review, Concerts, Festivals, and Live Reviews, Multimedia, Photos, Reviews, Uncategorized Despite the mushrooming of countless music festivals all over the US, Treasure Island Music Festival put on by Noise Pop and Another Planet Entertainment stirred up something special. This year’s festival...
Pearl Jam then and now: Vs. and today Shayan Shirkhodai October 21, 2018 Album Review, Columns and Opinions “I will scream my lungs out till it fills this room / How much difference does it make?” This helplessness from the song "Indifference" epitomized early 90s music found few better poster boys than Eddie Ved...
Bottle It In: Kurt Vile and the art of pleasant sadness Hannah Hartt October 18, 2018 Album Review, Reviews Kurt Vile has perfected his paradox in Bottle It In (2018). He sings whimsically about darkness. He stumbles over his words gracefully, looking for meaning. He articulates his thoughts with abstract precision. ...
I hate ye, it’s awesome Veronica Irwin June 16, 2018 Album Review, Reviews Kanye West’s solo albums have lacked lyrically for me ever since My Beautiful Dark Twisted Fantasy (2010). The verses tend to be fraught with as many enjoyable one-liners as they do unfinished phrases and awk...
Chaotic, ambitious, and lovely: Jack White’s Boarding House Reach Shayan Shirkhodai April 3, 2018 Album Review, Reviews “You people are totally absurd”: Jack White tells us how he really feels all throughout his new album, Boarding House Reach (2018). The record covers a wide variety of social critiques and strangely, but f...
Myths 003: a folkadelic meditation Hannah Hartt April 2, 2018 Album Review, News, Reviews In anticipation of the Marfa Myths music festival this April in Marfa, Texas, the indie record label Mexican Summer has released the third album in their “Myths” series. Myths 003 (2018) combines the sound...
Amen Dunes craft impassioned reflection with eclectic Freedom Dylan Medlock March 31, 2018 Album Review, Reviews “I think male ego is at the root of society’s problems. Fuck if it’s not at the core of our issues.” So says Damon McMahon, better known as psychedelic folk-rock artist Amen Dunes in an interview with ...
Jordan Rakei shares a piece of his soul at his last stop on tour Anna Nguyen March 13, 2018 Album Review, Concerts, Festivals, and Live Reviews, Reviews Born in New Zealand and raised in Australia, Jordan Rakei was a long way from home as he closed out his second North American tour in San Francisco at The Fillmore last Thursday, March 8th. Rakei brings his own...
BROCKHAMPTON’S SATURATION III is their third ‘Album of the Year’ contender in 2017 Anthony Vega December 20, 2017 Album Review The highly anticipated conclusion to the trilogy of albums that has springboarded American boyband BROCKHAMPTON into the eyes and ears of the public is finally here. The finale, SATURATION III, has all the char...
Seal and the SF Symphony give new life to old standards Anna Nguyen December 8, 2017 Album Review, Concerts, Festivals, and Live Reviews My own personal experience with Seal and his music takes me back to my high school choir days when my vocal jazz group sang an a cappella rendition of his Grammy-winning song “Kissed By a Rose”. It was one ...
Jaden Smith’s SYRE exceeds expectations Anthony Vega November 21, 2017 Album Review The first time I ever became aware of Jaden Smith’s existence was when I watched Pursuit of Happyness (2006), starring him and Will Smith, for the first time as a child. I encountered him again in The Karate ...
Tennis serves a safe EP with We Can Die Happy Delaney Gomen November 16, 2017 Album Review, Reviews Our favorite seafaring, independently produced musical duo, Tennis, released their new EP last Friday. Those fond of Tennis’ light and airy tracks can be relieved that We Can Die Happy (2017) contains similar...