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Danny Brown to take Regency Ballroom by storm this fall

Eda Yu
September 17, 2016
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Following his release of XXX in 2011, Detroit-born rapper Danny Brown became an established name in the hip-hop game. With his high-energy beats and ...

Lineup for Golden State Record Released

Jacob Elsanadi
September 15, 2016
News
Noise Pop, Pop-Up Magazine, and The California Sunday Magazine have released the performance lineup for their event on September 30. According to the ...

Preview: Porches and Japanese Breakfast Take Berkeley Campus

Matt Sater
September 14, 2016
Concerts, Festivals, and Live Previews, Previews
ASUC Superb just announced its fall lineup of free on-campus shows for UC Berkeley students, and the first one’s a doozy. This Saturday the 17th, tw...

Local Natives Release Third Album, Sunlit Youth

Jacob Elsanadi
September 13, 2016
Album Review, News, Reviews
Local Natives have released their third studio album this week amidst mixed reviews. Sunlit Youth (2016), released by Loma Vista Recordings, was prece...

Interview: Gritty blues singer Earl St. Clair talks the South, Determination, and Avoiding the Freshman 15

Kenneth Zhang and Debbie Zheng
September 10, 2016
Interview
Earl St. Clair’s Southern charm can't help but make us feel like we were lounging out on a sunny Saturday afternoon in the Alabama countryside. Las...

Symbiotic Stoke

Conner Smith
September 10, 2016
Concerts, Festivals, and Live Previews, Previews
Grab your orca inflatables, heart-shaped sunglasses, and decorated parasols because the incredible Symbiosis team is calling us back to Woodward ...

Lady Gaga, Mark Ronson, and Kevin Parker create a “Perfect Illusion”

Rebekah Gonzalez
September 9, 2016
News
Following the disappointment and criticism that followed her experimental pop album ARTPOP, Lady Gaga took a substantial amount of time off from the ...
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Frank Ocean’s Blonde is lightyears ahead of 2016

HR Huber-Rodriguez
September 9, 2016
Album Review, Reviews
The enigmatic Frank Ocean rewrote the book on R&B with his landmark second album, 2012’s Channel Orange, and the anticipation surrounding his la...

Coldplay Rival Superbowl Performance for Labor Day Weekend

Arnav Chaturvedi
September 8, 2016
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Coldplay returned to Levi's Stadium on Saturday (9/3) to bring a triumphant end to the US leg of their Head Full of Dreams tour . Their last appe...

TR/ST confirms upcoming album, to play West Coast run this weekend

Joanna Jiang
September 7, 2016
Concerts, Festivals, and Live Previews, Interview
After a relatively quiet year, Robert Alfons (main mastermind behind Canadian, dark electronic act TR/ST) posted on Facebook a video last month hintin...

Savoir Adore return for The Love That Remains

Joanna Jiang
August 16, 2016
Album Review, Concerts, Festivals, and Live Previews
By coincidence, we are perhaps starting to associate Savoir Adore with the end of (holi)days. The last time lead song architect Paul Hammer and compan...

Gallery: The National colorize the Greek

Kavitha George
August 8, 2016
Photos
The National played Berkeley's Greek Theatre last weekend, where they also hinted at a new album. Photos by Kavitha George...

Mitski, Japanese Breakfast demonstrate the highs and lows of life on tour

HR Huber-Rodriguez
July 19, 2016
Concerts, Festivals, and Live Reviews, Reviews
Last Friday (4/8) the Starline Social Club in Oakland played host to two of the best working songwriters in indie rock: New York’s Mitski and Philad...

Indie music and food festival Phono del Sol leaves patrons happy, waiting for next year

Valerie Law
July 12, 2016
Concerts, Festivals, and Live Reviews
This year’s Phono del Sol was a lively celebration of local art, public parks, and music. The 2016 lineup featured Chairlift, Alvvays, Born Ruffian...

Interview: Glass Atlas chat about upcoming show, climate change, and coast rock

Vivian Chen
July 11, 2016
Concerts, Festivals, and Live Previews, Interview
If you were around at The B-Side's original launch, you'll remember Glass Atlas. We caught up with them recently, after a long time no see and ahead...
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