In the (back) pocket: a night with Vulfpeck at the UC Theatre Roxanne Bostian September 22, 2024 Jazz pop, Concerts, Festivals, and Live Reviews, Funk, Local, Soul The energy was electric on the sidewalk outside the UC Theatre on Wednesday night, the air buzzing with excitement as attendees thronged at the entrance to Vulfpeck’s late show. Inspired by the session musici...
Chicano Batman: They are vengeance, they are the night Jocelyn Vivaldo March 28, 2023 Columns and Opinions, Political The cover of Chicano Batman's 2010 debut, featuring its iconic logo Chicano Batman is a newer-generation, soulful Latino band from East Los Angeles, California. East LA is a culturally rich urban area for ...
Celebrating local music with sundiver ca Anna Linn November 22, 2022 Concerts, Festivals, and Live Reviews, indie scene, music, Oakland, Reviews In an energizing performance, sundiver ca took the stage this past Thursday night at the Starline Social Club in Oakland. Two indie rock openers, Analog Dog and Mind’s Eye, each built up the audience and held...
First dates and new music Riley Collins September 20, 2022 Concerts, Festivals, and Live Reviews, Previews, Reviews I learned about Remi Wolf how everyone else learns about music nowadays: a hinge date. More often than not, these dates are unsuccessful, filling your brain with information that will no longer be needed in two...
In a Trance: Hiatus Kaiyote at the Fox Ansley Stotelmyre March 31, 2022 Concerts, Festivals, and Live Reviews On Thursday March 17th, Hiatus Kaiyote came all the way from Australia to perform at the Oakland Fox Theater, giving a rare and magical performance of a lifetime. Their jazz, funk, and soul fusion intertwined w...
6 Feet Beneath The Moon: My Listening Experience at 13 versus 20 Sravya Gadepalli February 23, 2021 Columns and Opinions Rediscovering artists is one of my most cherished feelings in the world. Maybe you loved the album the first time or maybe you hated it the first time. Regardless, organically stumbling upon an album again afte...
The grooviest of nights with Thundercat at the Fox Oakland Tovah Popilsky and Daniella Ivanir March 10, 2020 Concerts, Festivals, and Live Previews, Multimedia, Photos 1 Comment On Friday, March 6th - amid the global Coronavirus panic - a sold-out crowd still gathered outside the flashing red ‘Fox’ sign awaiting the mystical bassist by the name of Stephen Bruner -- known more ...
Steve Lacy debuts Apollo XXI at the Fillmore Annie Nguyen November 2, 2019 Concerts, Festivals, and Live Reviews, Multimedia, Photos, Reviews LA-based artist Steve Lacy played a sold out show at San Francisco's Fillmore last Saturday performing his debut album, Apollo XXI (2019). Upon crunching down a Red Delicious Fillmore apple during intermission,...
Vulfpeck at the Greek: a night of funk, comedy and vegetarianism Sophia Leswing July 14, 2019 Concerts, Festivals, and Live Previews, Concerts, Festivals, and Live Reviews, Reviews Vulfpeck kicked off their West Coast “Greek Week” with a performance at the Greek Theatre in Berkeley, CA this past Saturday. In typical eccentric fashion, marketing leader and band member Jack Stratton...
The Red Hot Chili Peppers announce upcoming 12th album Shayan Shirkhodai February 28, 2019 Columns and Opinions, News, Previews 1 Comment No, you are not reading that title wrong — you can re-read it all you want, but the words will not be changing. The Red Hot Chili Peppers — world-renowned funk-rock legends who have sold over 80 million alb...
A New Orleans night with Tank and the Bangas Rebekah Gonzalez December 1, 2018 Concerts, Festivals, and Live Reviews, Photos It’s devastating to think about all the music you will never get to hear before you die. I often wonder who are the artists changing the world at underground venues and hole-in-the-wall bars. Where are they f...
The Weekday Morning Playlist Madeline Rohner November 27, 2018 Mixtapes November is almost over, which means if you are anything like me, you are tired. If you’re a student, you are nearing the end of the semester. Procrastination, lack of motivation, and fatigue are beginning to...
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...
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...
Wordless stories with Khruangbin Brendan Redmond May 5, 2018 Concerts, Festivals, and Live Reviews, Reviews Walking in to the Fillmore on Tuesday night, I did not know what to expect from Khruangbin’s live performance. The Texas based, groovy instrumental trio packs a lot of punch on their albums. I had doubts thei...