Palma Violets Warm Hearts on Sproul
It was cold, to say the least. I was zooming back from class when I spotted Palma Violets kicking back on the steps of Sproul Hall facing a crowd of eager fans. At that moment, I knew 50 degree weather would ha...
Revenge of the Sound Engineer: Metal Band Gets Terribly Wonderful Remix
If you ever plan to get famous based on your actual music--and not for the punchline it could become--you might want to remember to take care of those pesky recording debts you owe.
Like, you know, make sure ...
New Release: Danny Brown’s Old
Danny Brown’s new album Old is the story of rap music.
It’s the story of Danny Brown too, but he’s just a symbol; a tragic figure for the crumbling colossus that is hip hop, tied up in gold chains and Ni...
Art Strikes Back: Visual Review of Four Tet’s ‘Parallel Jalebi’
Melodic intricacies pour out from the speakers as my eyes transfix on a mash-up of what can only be described as a 1920s Fantasia vibe induced with Lucy singing in the Sky with the biggest Diamond she can get h...
Fiona Apple and Blake Mills: Anything We Want at Zellerbach Hall
October 8, 2013. 6:30 p.m. U.C. Berkeley.
I raced out of class at the pinpoint of sunset.
I was about 100 feet from Zellerbach Hall’s infamous theater, where Fiona Apple was scheduled to perform with SoCal ...
Holy Ghost! and Uneven Dynamics
Holy Ghost! performing live.
Full disclosure: I’m a fan of 80s music, and disco sounds, and most everything DFA Records puts out. So when Holy Ghost! of DFA Records released their new album Dynamics digital...
Discovering Boldy James
Who is Boldy James? The rapper is currently a rising star in the hip hop scene. He has already released several mixtapes since 2011, but now he is out with the first single off his upcoming album My 1st Chemist...
No Fences, No Rules: Sunday, October 7th at Hardly Strictly
It doesn’t get much better than a music festival in Golden Gate Park on a perfect Sunday afternoon--unless it’s free. And the annual Hardly Strictly Bluegrass Festival always is. Since 2001, Hardly Strictly...
Man Man with Xenia Rubinos at GAMH
Arriving at the regal Great American Musical Hall in San Francisco’s Tenderloin district on the calm night October 1, I could not have anticipated from the relatively subdued atmosphere of the gathering cro...
Chord Marauders’ B9 Releases Self-Titled
B9 released his eponymous LP at the end of last month, on Friday, September 27. Featuring twelve instrumental tracks, the album swirls with the sensations of dubstep, lounge and drone-y introspection.More spe...
Resound Launch: Local Bands Help Celebrate Cal’s New Music Site at Cloyne
Above: A Christopher Van Redman-designed flyer for UC Berkeley's Resound. Below: Bicycle Day drummer rocks the Cloyne Coop Stage at Resound Magazine UC Berkeley's Oct. 4 launch event.First Friday often denote...
New Track ‘Consumerism’ By Lauryn Hill
Lauryn Hill is back. Not only was she released from jail after being incarcerated due to tax evasion for three months (and paying a sentence of $1 million), but also released a new single this week. The song i...
Hardly Strictly How-To: Apps, Maps, Transpo Tips & Webcast
"The wait is over, HSBers!" announced an enthused Hardly Strictly Bluegrass Festival staff in their late-night October 3rd newsletter.
Those HSBers--or Hardly Strictly Bluegrass Festival goers--are the longt...
Photos: Max Cooper and String Theory Play Sproul
UC Berkeley band String Theory opens the free Sept. 26 night show for UK DJ Max Cooper on Cal's Upper Sproul.
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Fall Out Boy and Supporting Acts Shine At America’s Cup Pavillion
On September 21, approximately 7,000 die hard fans of all ages lined up throughout and around America's Cup Pavilion in San Francisco for Twenty One Pilots, Panic! At The Disco, and Fall Out Boy.
They stre...