Rilo Kiley’s remarkable return
On Wednesday, May 7, I ventured to one of the last places on earth where twee appeared to be alive and well: the Rilo Kiley concert at Libbey Bowl in Ojai. Residents of the idyllic town and surrounding enclaves...
These Nerds Can Rock! Band Night at the Thorsen House
This was my first time at the Thorsen House, a very historic home that houses the Sigma Phi Society. Walking down to the house was quite a venture within itself. My friend and I started at Dwight and Piedmont, ...
Space Jam: Bay Area band night hosted by Berkeley B-Side & friends
Editor's Note: This piece comes from our concert review archives. This event originally took place August 29, 2024.
On the night of SDoC (Second Day of Class), Tatum and I slung back vanilla vodka, sprinted ...
“There’s Something About the Women!:” Warmth pervades Irene Young’s book release at the Freight & Salvage
When looking back at my frantically scratched notes in a pocket-sized address book I had brought to the 7pm celebration of Irene Young at the Freight & Salvage on November 19, one sentiment stands out in pa...
Berkeley’s Musical Exchange
In the words of Clem Zimmer, Cal alum and synth punk virtuoso, the Bay Area has a rich DIY music tradition. Zooming in on UC Berkeley and its adjacent co-op houses, backyard stages, and student stomping grounds...
The A-side Sessions presents: No Room No Sweetener
On a Saturday afternoon that felt far too brief, the longing for live music was put to ease as solo artist Juhuhn Kim of No Room No Sweetener plays the debut set of our mutli-media series, The A-side Sessions....
Local artist on the rise: an interview with Kaden
Los Angeles native and current UC Berkeley student Kaden has already made his mark in the Bay Area music scene. From learning the piano at a young age to joining the School House Rock program to producing his o...
Carpool Tunnel’s growing audience and cosmic shows
Up-and-coming NorCal-based indie rock band Carpool Tunnel don’t like to think of themselves as conventional. Instead, they describe themselves on Spotify as “an idea of what it means to be human, and to sha...