Run the Jewels storm Oakland
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 ...
GOODFest: Solange and fellow storytellers nurture Oakland solidarity
On the night of Friday, December 16, a line of shivering guests braved the winds for entrance into Starline Social Club in anticipation for GOODFest's headliner: Solange Knowles. Equality was the theme of the...
Two Door Cinema Club keeps momentum with new tour, third album
At the first prospect of attending the Two Door Cinema Club show this past week at the Fox Theater Oakland, I was enamored. Even though I may have fallen off the Two Door bandwagon a couple times over the years...
Stuck in a Room with Mac Miller
In light of the recent election, the people of Oakland that weren’t protesting on the night of November 9th, gathered in The Fox Theater to hear Mac Miller on his Divine Feminine tour. The once child rapper o...
Young the Giant light up the Fox Theater Oakland, remind us they’re “just getting started”
Young the Giant seem to represent the best of the all-too pervasive “indie rock” branding. For a band playing within a genre that in recent years has been taken over by overtly corporate efforts at making a...
Grouplove is a Big Mess – in the best way possible
Thursday night in Oakland on the evening of October 6th was a little more vibrant than usual, thanks to the presence of indie-pop band Grouplove. The five members performed at the Fox Theater on a stage of brig...
Foals Provide the “Rock” in Indie Rock
As the Uber neared the flashing welcome sign of the Fox Theater, my mind began to race. I was unsure what atmosphere Yannis Philippakis and the remainder of Foals would create. As soon as I walked into the Fox,...
Frankie Cosmos Would Prefer Staying in Bed, If Possible
Greta Kline wishes she’d written “Good Intentions Paving Company” by Joanna Newsom. Greta Kline says that Eminem’s “Stan” is the greatest song of all time. Greta Kline is Frankie Cosmos, and Greta K...
Interview: Glass Atlas chat about upcoming show, climate change, and coast rock
If you were around at The B-Side's original launch, you'll remember Glass Atlas. We caught up with them recently, after a long time no see and ahead of a show this Thursday at The Night Light, to discover the...
Punk Rock’s Not Dead: Saturday at Burger Boogaloo 2016
One summer day in Mosswood Park started with a visit from an astronaut on the drums on the Dirty Mouth stage at Burger Boogaloo. The Young Fresh Fellows were neither young nor fresh, but they delivered an ent...
Interview: Out for tea with Japanese Breakfast
I wait to meet Michelle Zauner of Japanese Breakfast in the darkened game room at the back of Brighton Music Hall. After some time a woman that was unmistakably her walks in the room. She wore a black crop to...
Explosions in the Sky exactly that in Oakland
Swaying bodies reminiscent of oceans currents, a mystifying curtain of hazy fluorescent lights, and colossal booms and beats dazzled the Fox, filled with eager spectators there to see Explosions in the Sky thi...
Father John Misty Gives Us His Blessings
Father John Misty enamored loyal fans and made believers out of the uninitiated in Oakland this past April Fool’s Day. In an ironic yet undoubtedly genuine performance, the artist preached to and played with ...
Playboi Carti steals the show at The New Parish
This past Sunday The New Parish hosted Playboi Carti and Lil Uzi Vert, two rising young hip hop artists.
A newcomer from Atlanta, Playboi Carti gained attention from Awful Records heavy-hitters Father and Et...
Dr. Dog welcomed back to the Bay Area with open arms
West Grove, Pennsylvania-based sextet Dr. Dog’s bona fide sound has permeated the ears and hearts of countless adoring fans for years. The band have been a mainstay of the American indie rock scene for more...