Your New Favorite Hour of the Week: UC Jazz’s Noon Concerts Julian Shea November 5, 2023 Jazz, Berkeley, Local Every Thursday, if you are lucky, you might hear music flowing out of lower Sproul, just audible above the tablers and unexpected meetings between friends. And if you have the time to follow your ears down into...
A conversation with Hear in Color Noah Larsen May 24, 2021 Interview, Uncategorized One of the stand-out qualities of Hear in Color is that they aren’t just an up-and-coming band—they’re a tight-knit family of musicians looking to share meaningful art with the world. They seamlessly fini...
The A-side Sessions presents: Oddity Natalie Gott November 25, 2020 Multimedia Just as is our dream here at The A-side Sessions, Maddie Liu, or Oddity joined us on a sunny November morning to offer up a diverse set of soulful genres. Joe Biden had just been announced as President-Elect of...
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...
With conviction, Xiu Xiu play it safe at church Joanna Jiang March 23, 2017 Concerts, Festivals, and Live Reviews “Drum machine way up,” local favourite Xiu Xiu requested of The Chapel’s sound technician last Sunday, two songs into their set. With or without cranked monitors, they were predictably noisy. But the s...
Brooklyn’s POP ETC sparkle on fourth release Joanna Jiang January 31, 2016 Album Review Started by Berkeley alum Chris Chu and friends as The Morning Benders, POP ETC is a sunny songwriting machine that encapsulates its title with their recent fourth record, Souvenir, out January 29 via Rough ...
Welcome to Basedworld: The Social Media Success of Lil B Darius Kay September 7, 2015 Columns and Opinions Between his SUPERB performance and a cover shoot for fellow UC Berkeley student publication Caliber, you might say that East Bay rapper Lil B is "locally world famous." Or, while catching up on the evening new...
Flesh World find new sound on record, The Wild Animals In My Life Penelope Leggett June 30, 2015 Album Review, Concerts, Festivals, and Live Previews https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=edpYl_3p6O8 Upon haphazardly encountering Flesh World’s music while browsing bandcamp, we were welcomely surprised to find that they were far more local than our internet di...