In a Shoegaze Daze: A Night with Slowdive at The Warfield Anna Armstrong October 21, 2023 Concerts, Festivals, and Live Reviews, Shoegaze The shoegaze renaissance is upon us and we can thank Slowdive for that. Shoegaze is a genre of music popularized in the 1980s and 90s and is characterized by its use of distortion, guitar pedals and muddied...
Sad Woman September: A case study for hyper-specific playlist making Sabrina Herrera September 30, 2022 Blog, Columns and Opinions, Creative Writing, Multimedia In my life I have met two types of people: those who intricately craft a playlist, who will put their life and soul into this playlist, and then those with one mega playlist. For the former there is no such thi...
In Between Now and Then – Beach House Illuminates the Greek Theater Joe Sison April 12, 2022 Concerts, Festivals, and Live Reviews, Photos On Friday, April 8th, the Greek Theater at UC Berkeley hosted one of the most anticipated artists of the 2022 calendar year. Beneath a deep, navy blue sky dotted with stars, concertgoers packed into the 119 yea...
5 sentimental indie things to get you over that pseudo-someone Vivian Chen November 20, 2016 Blog, Columns and Opinions, Mixtapes The "that was a bad relationship anyways": "Don't Wanna Be Your Girl" - Wet (Don't You, 2016) This indie classic is the one you blast when you're finally done with your significant other's shit--because ...
Beach House charm with unexpected new LP Jack Hendershott October 28, 2015 Album Review The release of Depression Cherry marks yet another superb album, just more of what we have come to expect from the indie synth-pop duo that has garnered continuous critical acclaim since their self-titled debut...
Beach House deliver a bittersweet dose of melancholy with new record, Depression Cherry Nicholas Troughton August 29, 2015 Album Review Intimate, wistful, and ephemeral, Beach House's fifth studio album reminds me of the high school homecoming I never had. And, in a way, a homecoming is exactly what Depression Cherry is. Beginning with the...