The 27 Club: glorified graves Elena Levin September 17, 2024 Cultural Commentary, Music History *Content Warning: This piece contains subject matters such as depression, suicide, and substance abuse. Sex, drugs, and rock and roll seem like the recipe for the “perfect” life, but for some, it’s a...
Governors Ball: NYC’s unofficial start to summer splashes away expectations with SZA, 21 Savage, and Post Malone Natasha Thussu Dhar June 24, 2024 music, Concerts, Festivals, and Live Previews, Concerts, Festivals, and Live Reviews, Local, Photos, Pop, R&B, Rap, Reviews, women in music 1 Comment What would a summer in NYC be without a music festival luring in audiences from all across the Tri-State area? The sun could not shine as bright around here without Gov Ball each year! As a local growing up ...
I can’t help but to groove: Bas at The Fillmore Catherine Li March 19, 2024 San Francisco, Concerts, Festivals, and Live Previews, Concerts, Festivals, and Live Reviews, R&B, Rap, Reviews A Sudanese-American rapper born in France, Bas or Abbas Hamad born May 27, 1987, is a star in the rap world. With mentorship from world renowned rapper, J. Cole, and fellowship with Dreamville Records, Bas has ...
“The Other Woman” has always been Black: Lana Del Rey’s viral cover of Jessie Mae Robinson’s masterpiece Gianna Caudillo February 24, 2023 Black Culture, Columns and Opinions “2023 is the year of female rage,” says the caption on a TikTok showing a conventionally attractive white woman, eyeliner done like Priscilla Presley’s, dress straight out of Picnic at Hanging Rock (1975)...
A journal entry from december Yara Choeb February 21, 2023 Journal Entry In his song, “Between the Bars,” on the album, Either/or (1997), Elliot Smith sings, “Drink up baby, stay up all night/ With the things you could do/ You won’t but you might/ The potential you...
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...
Masonic Boom: Peach Pit Rocks So Hard That Neil Hurts His Neck Nico Chodor December 6, 2022 Berkeley, Columns and Opinions, Concerts, Festivals, and Live Reviews, indie, indie scene, music, Reviews, San Francisco Before Thursday night at the Masonic in SF, the closest I had ever come to seeing Peach Pit live was the Tropicalia Festival in 2019. Their self-titled claim to fame “Peach Pit” garnered extreme views on Yo...
A ‘Ginger Fresh!’ performance from Ginger Root at August Hall Kyle Garcia Takata November 8, 2022 Concerts, Festivals, and Live Reviews To kick off the second show in the latter half of their Fall Tour promoting their most recent EP Nisemono (2022), Ginger Root, composed of frontman Cameron Lew, bassist Dylan Hovis, drummer Matt Carney, and cam...
Far from a Wayside: Bedouine’s third album displays songwriting brilliance Anahit Hovsepyan November 6, 2022 Album Review, Reviews Azniv Korkejian, also known as singer-songwriter Bedouine, pulls in listeners with her poetic lyricism and elegant style. With her third record released just over a year ago on October 22, 2021, Waysides contin...
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...
Berkeley’s Musical Exchange Sophia Shen April 17, 2022 Columns and Opinions 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...
A Conversation With Junior Mesa And His Band Of Brothers Ava Aguiar April 7, 2022 Interview I had the pleasure of seeing Junior Mesa performing live at the Fillmore in San Francisco this past Monday. His unique sound— a mix of psychedelic-pop, alt-rock, and indie music–– enraptured the audience ...
Mitski and me Sophia Shen April 5, 2022 Berkeley, Columns and Opinions By the time my friend and I arrived at the Fox for the Mitski concert on March 5, the formidable line was already snaking down the block, terminating on the far side of the adjacent parking lot. With Mitski’s...
Still Feeling Woozy after a Night Groovin’ at the Warfield Tovah Popilsky March 16, 2022 Reviews, Uncategorized This past Monday night at the Warfield in San Francisco, Still Woozy and company gave their audience the performance of a lifetime. The night's concert consisted of three hour long sets featuring Legwurk, Walli...
Barely Legal: Turning 21 with Is This It Lily Roshan March 15, 2022 Columns and Opinions, Opinion 1 Comment As my twenty-first birthday quickly approaches and with it the looming threat of becoming an actual adult, I’ve been spending much of my time reminiscing and clinging to the last of my adolescent and teenage ...