Jaden Smith’s SYRE exceeds expectations Anthony Vega November 21, 2017 Album Review The first time I ever became aware of Jaden Smith’s existence was when I watched Pursuit of Happyness (2006), starring him and Will Smith, for the first time as a child. I encountered him again in The Karate ...
Michael Lanza’s “Touch” – a Bay debut George Green February 16, 2017 Album Review, Columns and Opinions, Interview, News, Reviews, Uncategorized Courtesy of Michael Lanza Courtesy of Michael Lanza Since the age of three, Michael Lanza has been playing the violin classically; since age 12, he has been playing the saxophone; since age 14, the guit...
Sunflower Bean to open at Bill Graham on Thursday Arnav Chaturvedi June 23, 2016 Concerts, Festivals, and Live Previews Sunflower Bean, a young Brooklyn trio emerging from the wake of the sounds of TV On The Radio and Here We Go Magic, are set to play a string of performances through the US and Europe accompanying bands like Bes...
Deakin feels on startlingly sublime solo debut Sleep Cycle HR Huber-Rodriguez May 1, 2016 Album Review, Reviews Animal Collective’s Deakin (real name Josh Dibb) perhaps comes across as the ‘quiet one’ of the group, a moniker attributed to shy, mysterious members of popular bands since the conception of the band as ...
Kilo Kish tackles broad sweeping introspection on Reflections in Real Time HR Huber-Rodriguez March 13, 2016 Album Review, Reviews Reflections in Real Time is an intensely personal album that attempts to make sense of the arc traced by one’s own life from the point of view of 25 year-old hip hop artist Kilo Kish, and it is excellent. A...
