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Worlds Apart: Courtney Barnett and Kurt Vile share the stage at The Fox

Jordan Aronson
October 25, 2017
Concerts, Festivals, and Live Reviews, Reviews
Lotta Sea Lice (2017) On paper, Courtney Barnett and Kurt Vile come off as unlikely collaborators. Hailing from opposite corners of the world – Barnett from Sydney, Australia, Vile from Philadelphia, PA �...

Big Thief and Little Wings share sincere emotion at Anna Head

Dylan Medlock
October 8, 2017
Concerts, Festivals, and Live Reviews, Reviews
Playing their first of three consecutive dates in the Bay Area, Brooklyn indie-rock band Big Thief and supporting indie-folk act Little Wings came to Berkeley on Thursday night, playing an emotional concert at ...

7 arrested after Mashrou’ Leila Concert in Cairo

Michael Elsanadi
September 28, 2017
News
Seven concertgoers were arrested last week by Egyptian authorities after photo and video evidence showed them waving rainbow flags at the concert of indie rock band Mashrou’ Leila. Hamed Sinno, the band’s l...

This Friday at The Greek: Mac Demarco closes out the summer

Jordan Aronson
September 5, 2017
Concerts, Festivals, and Live Previews, Previews
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...

Fatal Jamz get self-conscious millennials to dance at L.A.’s The Echo

Vivian Chen
August 8, 2017
Concerts, Festivals, and Live Reviews, Reviews
“More reverb please.” Local dream pop band Sugarcube’s opening words essentially summed up the line-up last Friday night at L.A.’s The Echo. Starting the night off with their Archy Marshall-esque bar...

(Sandy) Alex G brings house-show intimacy to The Chapel

Dylan Medlock
June 24, 2017
Concerts, Festivals, and Live Reviews, Reviews
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The appeal of (Sandy) Alex G’s music to Bay Area twenty-somethings isn’t too difficult to understand; his unique songwriting and DIY production captures an experimental spirit that’s simultaneously ambiti...

Kaleo shreds Nob Hill Masonic to ribbons

Kavitha George
April 17, 2017
Concerts, Festivals, and Live Reviews
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...

Mitski at the Fillmore: experiencing puberty again never sounded so good

Delaney Gomen
April 17, 2017
Concerts, Festivals, and Live Reviews, Reviews
To a sold out crowd at The Fillmore, Mitski recalls a time in her life when she was cut off ten minutes into a set in a New York City dive bar by the opposition of her audience: a lone sound tech. Throughout th...

Hippo Campus debuts fresh, new album at Slim’s

Annie Nguyen
March 4, 2017
Concerts, Festivals, and Live Reviews, Photos, Reviews
Slim’s in San Francisco was absolutely packed on Tuesday night for the sold-out Hippo Campus concert. The four-person indie rock band, made up of high school friends from Twin Cities, Minnesota, just released...

Lyrical banality dooms Japandroids’ Near to the Wild Heart of Life

HR Huber-Rodriguez
February 2, 2017
Album Review, Reviews
Vancouver garage rock duo Japandroids have made a name for themselves as the best guitar/drums act since the late White Stripes. Amassing heaps of critical praise following their 2009 commercial debut Post-Noth...

The xx are invisible on I See You

HR Huber-Rodriguez
January 20, 2017
Album Review, Reviews, Uncategorized
As the 2010s enter their eighth year, I’ve taken considerable time to reflect upon the decade’s most influential artists. Bands like Beach House came in strong, put out consistent LPs with only minor variat...

5 sentimental indie things to get you over that pseudo-someone

Vivian Chen
November 20, 2016
Blog, Columns and Opinions, Mixtapes
The "that was a bad relationship anyways": "Don't Wanna Be Your Girl" - Wet (Don't You, 2016) This indie classic is the one you blast when you're finally done with your significant other's shit--because ...

Foals Provide the “Rock” in Indie Rock

Brendan Redmond
October 4, 2016
Concerts, Festivals, and Live Reviews, Reviews
As the Uber neared the flashing welcome sign of the Fox Theater, my mind began to race. I was unsure what atmosphere Yannis Philippakis and the remainder of Foals would create. As soon as I walked into the Fox,...

Okkervil River Meets Death On Away

HR Huber-Rodriguez
September 20, 2016
Album Review, Reviews
Few bands have maintained the album to album consistency achieved over the last dozen years by Austin’s Okkervil River.  Fronted by Will Sheff - the band’s vocalist, songwriter, multi-instrumentalist, and ...

Gallery: The National colorize the Greek

Kavitha George
August 8, 2016
Photos
The National played Berkeley's Greek Theatre last weekend, where they also hinted at a new album. Photos by Kavitha George...
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