Tagged Blues

Nearly 13 years ago, Australian band The Paper Kites charmed the indie-folk community with the release of their debut EP Woodland (2011). Today, it would be hard to find anyone who has not heard the band’s fi...

After more than 10 long years of waiting, fans of the Raconteurs can finally rejoice. Two singles, “Sunday Driver” and “Now That You’re Gone,” were dropped on December 19, 2018, and the band has final...

There are few albums that seem to have a profound effect on not only its listeners but on fellow musicians as well. Bruce Springsteen said that it gave him “a sense of the divine.” It has been described as ...

Night one of Gary Clark Jr.’s four-night residency at the Fillmore was a smashing success. Fresh off of his recent tour with Lenny Kravitz, the singer showed no sign of fatigue. On the contrary, Clark brought...

The Chapel was graced by the presence of Bruno Major and his live band last Tuesday, February 20th as a part of Noise Pop Festival 2018.  Performing for a sold-out crowd, this is Major's first North American t...

Open since April 2016 in Downtown Berkeley, The Back Room Berkeley is a relatively new music venue that welcomes all types of acoustically based genres, including jazz, blues, folk and more. The set-up has abou...

Fantastic Negrito will be blessing the UC Theatre Saturday, October 14, with other Oakland-based artists, MAD NOISE and The Jamming Nachos. Born to a conservative Muslim family in Massachusetts, Xavier Amin ...

This Friday, Canadian-born indie rocker Mac Demarco will bring his chill, “slacker-rock” vibes to Berkeley’s Greek Theater. The show marks the start of a North American tour in support of his third studio...

Henry Grace’s adept songwriting skills and unique vocals defy his age. At 25 years old, UC Berkeley student Henry Grace sounds like he’s a musician with years of experience touring and making music under hi...

Kaleo, or as the internet appears to regard them, "Jökull Júlíusson and some other guys," carved a permanent spot for themselves in the heart of San Francisco Thursday night. There were your usual declar...

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. Last Tuesday, The B-Side had the opportunity to interview Earl ...

The legend that is now Woody Guthrie was then, in the late 1930s, in his twenties. When the depression hit, the Oklahoma native headed west. He landed in California, on a specialty show with musical counter...

Conjuring Saharan winds inside The Chapel Monday night, Mali’s Tinariwen (Tamasheq for deserts) delivered a synthesis of tribal African music and American blues that left devotees spellbound. Belongin...

Ray LaMontagne, along with the Los Angeles based duo, The Belle Brigade, turned the Fox Theater into an encapsulating and classy affair complete with ushers, mirrors, end tables, and a stand-up bass in the alr...

Gearing up for his next world tour, the consistently impressive if controversial Jack White has unfurled another napalm inferno with “Lazaretto.” This title track catapults Lazaretto (Third Man Records, ...