Mitski: the woman you are Samantha Malilay September 26, 2024 Concerts, Festivals, and Live Reviews, folk, indie There are so many things that can be written about Mitski’s innate ability to create art, and yet so little at the same time. Mitski captured the he...
In the (back) pocket: a night with Vulfpeck at the UC Theatre Roxanne Bostian September 22, 2024 Jazz pop, Concerts, Festivals, and Live Reviews, Funk, Local, Soul The energy was electric on the sidewalk outside the UC Theatre on Wednesday night, the air buzzing with excitement as attendees thronged at the entran...
Seattle reeks Katie Hulse September 17, 2024 Columns and Opinions, Cultural Commentary, Music Consumption, Music History There’s a corner of the Pacific Northwest that stands to be an incubator for everlong brazen creativity. Washington has and continues to be a place ...
The 27 Club: glorified graves Elena Levin September 17, 2024 Cultural Commentary, Music History *Content Warning: This piece contains subject matters such as depression, suicide, and substance abuse. Sex, drugs, and rock and roll seem like t...
Kikuo: A rainbow fever dream of a concert Gwen Tam September 13, 2024 Concerts, Festivals, and Live Previews, Previews I had convinced (not that it took much convincing) a close friend of mine to attend Kikuo’s concert with me, on September 8th in San Francisco. For ...
My thoughts on “When a Thought Grows Wings” Sophia Shen September 13, 2024 Album Review What happens when the Asian-Canadian thought daughter of our generation goes through a breakup? Luna Li's latest and greatest LP When a Thought Grows ...
RACE SELLS RECORDS: An observational study of jazz album art in the mid-1950s Gianna Caudillo September 4, 2024 Music History, Black Culture, Jazz, Musicology, Print Edition The jazz section in a used record store. Haphazardly sorted bins. Thin cardboard smooth against your fingers as you shuffle the albums like playing ca...
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...
An interview with Kikuo: Reflections on music, Vocaloid, and creation Gwen Tam August 29, 2024 International, Interview 3 Comments Almost everyone who is remotely familiar with Vocaloid will have heard of Kikuo, a household name in the genre. Vocaloid is a type of music originatin...
I can go deaf now that I’ve seen Deftones live with System of a Down at Golden Gate Park Bailey Schroerlucke August 22, 2024 Concerts, Festivals, and Live Reviews, Uncategorized Following the weekend of San Francisco’s annual festival Outside Lands, the Golden Gate Park hosted 50,000 people for another day of music on August...
Raving about this year’s HARD Summer Festival ft. Fisher, Chris Lake, Disclosure, Jamie xx Bailey Schroerlucke and Natasha Thussu Dhar August 10, 2024 Concerts, Festivals, and Live Reviews After 40,000 steps, two missing scarves, and a shredded pair of boots, HARD Summer left us with an echo of beats in our minds and sore bodies from a w...
Calling all ravers! Find beats and heat at the HARD Summer Festival next week Bailey Schroerlucke July 26, 2024 Concerts, Festivals, and Live Previews Grab your matching rave set, kandi, and finger lights…..get ready for a hot and sweaty weekend of dancing and live music at this year’s HARD Summe...
Get ready to go HARD with Mochakk, Jyoty, and Channel Tres Natasha Thussu Dhar July 26, 2024 dance, Concerts, Festivals, and Live Previews, dj, EDM, women in music Are you ready to go HARD next weekend? Taking place this year on Aug 3rd and 4th at Hollywood Park in Los Angeles, HARD Summer Music Festival dishes a...
BRAT: a shiny, lime green breakdown Gwen Tam July 23, 2024 Pop, Album Review, Reviews, women in music 1 Comment “Who the fuck are you? I'm a brat when I'm bumpin' that.” This summer has been colored lime green and it’s all Charli xcx’s fault. Charl...
Cage the Elephant lights up stage at ‘Neon Pill’ tour Bailey Schroerlucke July 9, 2024 Concerts, Festivals, and Live Reviews Following the release of their new record titled ‘Neon Pill,’ alt-rock band Cage the Elephant made their ninth tour stop on July 3 at the Santa Ba...
