Fête Records brings a touch of soul to their Bay Area debut Anna Nguyen November 5, 2017 Concerts, Festivals, and Live Reviews, Photos, Reviews I had been a fan of Fête Records (pronounced 'fet') since I discovered them earlier this year. So when they announced their debut event in the Bay Area featuring a full lineup at the New Parish in Oakland, I ...
Broken Social Scene prove their resilience with arms wide open Dylan Medlock October 31, 2017 Concerts, Festivals, and Live Reviews, Reviews Right now, if I were to mention Broken Social Scene to the friends I listened to music with a few years back, the sad reality is that many would probably dismiss them as a band they “listened to in high schoo...
Snakehips showcase all-star live show at the Fox Noah Bogner October 28, 2017 Concerts, Festivals, and Live Reviews, Reviews The London-based electronic music duo Snakehips brought their good vibes to the Fox Theatre on Tuesday night for the fifth show on their All Stars Tour. Snakehips has been making waves in the electronic/hip-hop...
Going hard at the Jay Som show: Melina and friends return to the Bay with unbridled fun Adrienne Lee October 26, 2017 Concerts, Festivals, and Live Reviews, Reviews “People are going hard at the Jay Som show!” someone in the crowd exclaimed. Jay Som, AKA Oakland-based musician Melina Duterte, looked up and beamed. “People are going hard at the Jay Som show!”...
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 ...
Changing and Growing at a Faster Rate with Jay Som Adrienne Lee October 20, 2017 Interview If there’s one person who can get you to scream that you like the 51B, it’s Oakland-based musician Melina Duterte, or, as you may know her, Jay Som. “But I like the bus!” – the now iconic line of J...
Experience Fantastic Negrito’s fearless sound at the UC Theatre + Ticket Giveaway Devyn White October 6, 2017 Concerts, Festivals, and Live Reviews Fantastic Negrito will be blessing the UC Theatre Saturday, October 14, with other Oakland-based artists, MAD NOISE and The Jamming Nachos. Born to a conservative Muslim family in Massachusetts, Xavier Amin ...
Kali Uchis performs for viciously ecstatic fans at The New Parish Vivian Chen October 2, 2017 Concerts, Festivals, and Live Reviews, Reviews “ANDREA, WHERE YOU AT?” “What does DM stand for?” “Damn, I am old.” The New Parish is confusing. Upon entering the venue, there’s a hallway that leads towards an outdoor courtyard of sort...
Small Crush is living the high school indie dream John Lawson September 25, 2017 Interview, Multimedia, Photos Small Crush formed when lead-singer, songwriter, and rhythm guitarist Logan Hammon (age 17, pink hair — now eggshell blue) felt that her band wasn’t giving her enough freedom to write her own songs. She too...
Tatted at Burger Boogaloo 2017 John Lawson July 5, 2017 Concerts, Festivals, and Live Reviews, Photos This Fourth of July weekend, happy punks of all ages gathered in Oakland's Mosswood Park for the eighth annual Burger Boogaloo. While patriotism was scarce (we hardly found any), ink was in abundance. ...
Burger Boogaloo: Punk fest returns to Mosswood Park John Lawson June 26, 2017 Concerts, Festivals, and Live Previews, Previews It's that time of the year again. July 1-2, Oakland's Mosswood Park will be the site of the 8th annual Burger Records' Burger Boogaloo. Dreamlanders' cult cinematographer John Waters returns to host the eve...
Namaste Shawty on freedom, community, and women empowerment Vivian Chen April 22, 2017 Interview Oakland-based DJ Namaste Shawty — known more familiarly as Nono — wastes no time in making her presence known when she walks into a room. Her wardrobe reflects the eccentricity of her mixes — take, for in...
Tommy&Company spring into nostalgia on “Outta Town” Eda Yu March 23, 2017 Blog, News "Outta Town" starts slow, with an easy melody and a simple drum line, the occasional synth teasing the ear — up until you hear the adlib, "Tommy!" at 27 seconds in. And then the beat drops. Tommy&Comp...
Tchami brings the house, tears it down Jordan Aronson March 19, 2017 Concerts, Festivals, and Live Reviews, Reviews French techno/future house producer Tchami rolled through the Bay Area for a Tuesday night stop at the Fox Theater. Fending off the midweek blues and the seemingly ever-present burden of midterms, the packed th...
Run the Jewels storm Oakland Arnav Chaturvedi February 8, 2017 Concerts, Festivals, and Live Reviews The destructive East Coast duo of Killer Mike and El P shook the Fox Theater in Oakland last Friday (2-3-17), to mark the halfway point of their “Run the World” tour. Run the Jewels is touring to usher ...