The End of The End of the Movie: Lizzy McAlpine in Oakland Sinead de Cleir May 19, 2023 Concerts, Festivals, and Live Reviews, folk, indie, Oakland, Reviews 1 Comment The air on May 13th, 2023 held a tinge of finality. College graduates, fresh out of the commencement ceremony, walked the streets of Berkeley with flowers and their families, bidding farewell to their undergrad...
Maybe Love is Real: Mr. and Mrs. Tennis at the Fox Nico Chodor May 3, 2023 Concerts, Festivals, and Live Reviews, Photos In tennis (the sport), love means zero. In Tennis (the band), that is hardly the case. Husband-and-wife duo Alaina and Patrick Riley have been spreading their love through music since 2010. They met as philosop...
Alt-J’s Immersive Light and Sound at the Fox Theater Eliza Scheer April 2, 2023 Concerts, Festivals, and Live Reviews, indie scene, indie-pop, music, Oakland, Photos Alt-J performed an unforgettable show at their second of two consecutive shows at the Fox Theater in Oakland on March 24. The show was packed with audience members of all ages coming to hear their experimental ...
A Rockstar Sometimes, A Mommy Forever Brandon Phan December 20, 2022 Berkeley, Concerts, Festivals, and Live Reviews, indie, indie scene, LGBTQ+, music, Oakland, Photos, Reviews “Mommy! Yes, mommy! I love you, mommy!!” the crowd cheers on. It’s pitch black out on a Saturday night, and the crowd is ecstatic to see everyone’s favorite mom perform live at the Fox Theater in Oaklan...
Destined for superstardom: Rina Sawayama “holds the girl” in Oakland Adrian Ceja November 26, 2022 Concerts, Festivals, and Live Reviews, Oakland In April of 2020 I stumbled upon an artist who just released their debut studio album. That same artist would soon become one of my favorite artists of all time. Her name is Rina Sawayama. There are so many wor...
Give me my ticket stub or give me death! Jackie Greene November 21, 2022 Creative Writing, Oakland, Opinion, Satire Photo by Gary Friedman I had the wonderful pleasure to see Grace Jones at the Fox Theater for the immensely convenient price of zero dollars. As instructed by the contest-holders, I went to the box office ...
Less than Pristine: Snail Mail at the Fox Sophia Shen April 27, 2022 Concerts, Festivals, and Live Reviews 1 Comment In the wake of her sophomore album Valentine (2021), an LP that marked a sonic shift in the Snail Mail catalogue, Baltimore’s Lindsey Jordan and her band voyaged west to pay a visit to the Fox Theater on Apri...
Faye Webster Has Me Blue and I’m All For It Joe Sison October 23, 2021 Concerts, Festivals, and Live Previews, Opinion On a chilly Sunday evening, the sky above downtown Oakland seemed indecisive. It was painted that shade of deep, mysterious blue that holds you in suspense. That shade of blue you find in the depths of the ocea...
Fights and black eyes with The Story So Far Natalie Gott November 20, 2019 Concerts, Festivals, and Live Reviews Spotify knows me too damn well. It intentionally hit a soft spot when it notified me that The Frights were playing an upcoming show near me. I impulsively bought two tickets and found myself diving back into a...
Dacus, Bridgers, Baker: the future is in women’s hands, and in their hands they hold guitars Marta Meazza December 3, 2018 Concerts, Festivals, and Live Reviews, Reviews The Fox Theater is an incredible venue: what better place could one choose to celebrate women voices in the music industry? Walking in, the intricate pattern of the ceiling and soft blue light welcome you insid...
Khruangbin loves music, Oakland loves Khruangbin Dylan Medlock November 13, 2018 Concerts, Festivals, and Live Reviews, Reviews Few musicians exude the admiration and joy for underappreciated world music like Houston instrumental trio Khruangbin. The group takes their name from the rough Thai translation for “airplane” and started p...
FIDLAR Lives Up To Their Surf Punk Reputation at The Fox Mark Selden November 12, 2018 Concerts, Festivals, and Live Reviews After Dilly Dally gave a stellar performance, I half-expected the full floor to clear out while people waited for FIDLAR to appear. However, my expectations were subverted when, instead, the crowd stood in eage...
Poetry inspired by King Krule’s electric performance at the Fox Theater Jack Austin October 28, 2018 Album Review, Multimedia, Photos, Reviews On April 16, 2018, King Krule played an unforgettable show at the Fox Theater in Oakland, and he absolutely rocked the house. Kelsey Lu opened the show with ethereal solos on her cello played softly and with em...
Tom Misch grooves at the Fox Theater Joshua Hauser and Noah Bogner October 20, 2018 Concerts, Festivals, and Live Reviews London’s incessantly evolving music scene has produced a new sound, incorporating mellow jazz, uplifting hip-hop, and classic soul and funk. Leading the way is 23-year-old artist and producer, Tom Misch. On O...
Apparently there might actually be something very wrong with living like this: On the road with FIDLAR…again Natalie Silver and Rosie Davidowitz May 15, 2018 Columns and Opinions, Concerts, Festivals, and Live Reviews Hi, my name is Natalie Silver, and I am a raging narcissist. Hi, my name is Rosie Davidowitz, and I am a raging narcissist. Hi, my name is Sofia Duarte, and I am Editor-In-Chief. Hi, we're FIDLAR, and who ...