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Raveena—A Human Ray of Sunshine—Spreads Her Light Over Oakland

Tovah Popilsky
April 28, 2022
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A couple days ago, Raveena and her opener, Fana Hues, delivered a stunning performing to their audience at the New Parish Oakland. Their performance, full of joy and light, left the audience beaming by the end ...

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...

A night of introspective grandeur with Clairo

Aaron Wu
April 3, 2022
Concerts, Festivals, and Live Reviews
Moving the audience to their feet and to tears, Clairo channeled Gen-Z bedroom pop and 70’s indie folk in a gentle, contemplative concert at Fox Theater on March 31. From the upbeat playfulness of “Bags” ...

“I know this song from TikTok” – an empowering night with Baby Tate

Riley Collins
March 31, 2022
Concerts, Festivals, and Live Previews
1 Comment
The unexpected rain created a sense of urgency as fans rushed to get inside Oakland's Fox Theater on March 27th; shelter-seekers became indistinguishable from those clamoring to hear Baby Tate open for Charli X...

HELLTONES AND MACKS AND SPOON BENDERS, OH MY!

Nico Chodor
November 19, 2021
Concerts, Festivals, and Live Previews
Who? The Helltones, The Macks, and Spoon Benders; What? Oakland Secret Halloween Bash; When? Thursday, October 21st at Oakland Secret - community arts space for live music and vendors, but also home to my good ...

Q&A: Still Woozy Chats About New Album: If This Isn’t Nice, I Don’t Know What Is

Jax Samsell
August 27, 2021
Interview, Uncategorized
Still Woozy, otherwise known as Sven Gamsky, released his debut album, If This Isn’t Nice, I Don’t Know What Is on August 13th, 2021. The new album contains 13 tracks with each one drawing influence from an...

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 ...
"Sh8peshifter" courtesy of Bethanie Hines

After darkness comes light: an interview with Sh8peshifter

Erika Badalyan
November 25, 2019
Interview, women in music
Rare is the quality of an artist who so purely and cohesively inhabits the persona they have created for themselves. Sh8peshifter is the artistic project of Zakiya Harris, a California native who has worn ma...

Fights and black eyes with The Story So Far

Natalie Gott
November 20, 2019
Concerts, Festivals, and Live Reviews
Spotify knows me too damn well. It intentionally hit a soft spot when it notified me that The Frights were playing an upcoming show near me. I impulsively bought two tickets and found myself diving back into a...

The 2019 Bay Area Noise Pop Festival Welcomes Crumb

Tovah Popilsky
March 11, 2019
Concerts, Festivals, and Live Reviews, Reviews
As the 2019 Bay Area Noise Pop Festival came to a close, Crumb, comprised of members Lila Ramani (guitar/vocals), Jesse Brotter (bass), Brian Aronow (synth/keys, percussion, reeds), and Jonathan Gilad (drums), ...

Scripture in Shakey Graves: A night at The Fox

Makaila Heifner
December 8, 2018
Concerts, Festivals, and Live Reviews
I have never found solace in church. Even as a young child I remember questioning my mom about God, imploring why such a benevolent creator would cause so much suffering for his beloved children. Yet somehow ev...

Dacus, Bridgers, Baker: the future is in women’s hands, and in their hands they hold guitars

Marta Meazza
December 3, 2018
Concerts, Festivals, and Live Reviews, Reviews
The Fox Theater is an incredible venue: what better place could one choose to celebrate women voices in the music industry? Walking in, the intricate pattern of the ceiling and soft blue light welcome you insid...

Down in the Trench with Twenty Øne Piløts

Quynh Uong
November 13, 2018
Concerts, Festivals, and Live Reviews, Photos, Reviews
Over a year-long hiatus has passed since twenty øne piløts’ electrifying conclusion to their EMØTIØNAL RØADSHØW WØRLD TØUR, and their highly anticipated return to the stage has absolutely delivered. C...

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...

FIDLAR Lives Up To Their Surf Punk Reputation at The Fox

Mark Selden
November 12, 2018
Concerts, Festivals, and Live Reviews
After Dilly Dally gave a stellar performance, I half-expected the full floor to clear out while people waited for FIDLAR to appear. However, my expectations were subverted when, instead, the crowd stood in eage...
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