Revisiting Sufjan Stevens’ Age of Adz in the era of hyperpop Noah Larsen October 12, 2020 Album Review, Columns and Opinions, Reviews, Uncategorized As I was scrolling through the #sufjanstevens tag on TikTok (as one naturally does), I clicked on a high-quality video in which user @boyjr.69 covers Sufjan Stevens' indie hit song “Mystery of Love” in the...
Karen O and Danger Mouse, Lux Prima album review Alice Markman March 27, 2019 Album Review, Reviews Five years after her debut solo album Crush Songs (2014), Karen O (former frontwoman of the iconic 2000s rock band, the Yeah Yeah Yeahs) is back. And this time, she’s not alone. On March 15, the ...
“Always celestial vibes”: an interview with The Seshen Veronica Irwin December 11, 2017 Interview, Uncategorized Bay area-based band The Seshen has always been hard to pin down. Falling somewhere between dub, R&B, electronica, and synth-pop, their music lies outside of all genre expectations. Groovy without a doubt, t...
The Seshen preview and ticket giveaway Veronica Irwin November 29, 2017 Concerts, Festivals, and Live Previews, Previews, Uncategorized Bay area-based R&B group The Seshen is set to grace the Cornerstone stage in Berkeley this Friday. Opening will be LoCura, Space Captain, and DJ Dream Queen. Characterized by Akiyoshi Ehara’s synthy-di...
In Bay Area homecoming, Tycho radiant at The Greek Jordan Aronson July 11, 2017 Concerts, Festivals, and Live Reviews, Reviews There’s something about The Greek that allows it to elevate a good show to a great show. Whether it’s the location, the tall, steep bowl shape, the columns lining the back of the stage, or the oversized pit...
Lo Moon keeps The Masonic grounded as Air heads for stars Jordan Aronson June 29, 2017 Concerts, Festivals, and Live Reviews, Reviews Lo Moon There’s a strange phenomenon in the Bay Area where concert-goers, more often than not, skip the opening act. As a Los Angeles native, I’m accustom to seeing most of a crowd line up before the do...
In penultimate North American show, Jean-Michel Jarre stuns at The Greek Jordan Aronson June 11, 2017 Concerts, Festivals, and Live Reviews, Reviews Lasers danced across the sky like holograms, settling on the treetops at the back of the theater, in time to the warm sounds of electronic vibes combating the chilly Bay Area evening as spectators high in the b...
Jean-Michel Jarre returns to North America, plays The Greek May 26 Jordan Aronson May 22, 2017 Concerts, Festivals, and Live Previews, Previews Jarre performs in Toronto on May 9, kicking off the North American leg of the Electronica Tour On the heels of his last two projects – Oxygène 3 (2016) and Electronica (2015-2016) – French electronica ...
Jack Garratt and Kacy Hill fire up The Great American Music Hall Kenneth Zhang March 20, 2016 Concerts, Festivals, and Live Reviews On the evening of March 10, the fiery-haired UK multi-instrumentalist and former music teacher Jack Garratt entranced his crowd during a sold-out show at the iconic Great American Music Hall. Even the pouring...
Flume commandeers Tuesday evening at the UC Davis ARC Pavilion Edfil Dulay May 26, 2015 Concerts, Festivals, and Live Reviews, Photos With its quiet suburbs, swarms of bicycles, and (of course) cow population -- Davis may seem like an unlikely place to host one of electronic music's rising stars. However, thanks to the ASUCD Entertainment...
Purity Ring experience growing pains, ache on sophomore effort Darius Kay March 3, 2015 Album Review 1 Comment Edmonton-based Purity Ring blasted onto the scene in July 2012 with their debut record, Shrines, settling into a rift in the gray area of indie rock and electronica that has grown to be very popular over ...
Thievery Corporation: earthly enigma infused with musical genius Nikos Zarikos October 7, 2014 Concerts, Festivals, and Live Reviews Generally speaking, it seems that bands aim to transport their audiences to alternate universes or spacial realms through their music, to transport them anywhere but here on this planet. It is very rare fo...