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The Time I “Lied” on My College Application About Being a Songwriter

Adrian Ceja
May 19, 2023
Columns and Opinions
17 year-old me was many things: eldest sibling by chance, Taylor Swift enthusiast by choice, a teenager by definition, and liar by the means of my own mind, which I still do not fully understand to this day. I ...

The Who violin player Katie Jacoby talks about tour life and playing with rock legends

Lily Ramus
October 30, 2022
Interview, Rock
When Katie Jacoby was 15, she emailed The Who asking to perform the violin solo in “Baba O’Riley” at their upcoming show at the Wachovia Center in 2007. While Jacoby never received a response, 15 years la...

Bloom and Grow: Luna Li enthralls all at Rickshaw Stop

Sophia Shen
October 17, 2022
Berkeley, Concerts, Festivals, and Live Reviews, indie-pop, Interview, LGBTQ+
Friday, October 14 at Rickshaw Stop saw a radiant, arresting performance by the rising Asian Canadian indie sweetheart Luna Li, accompanied by the playfully moody up-and-coming Los Angeles project zzzahara. Emb...

Barr Brothers and Milk Carton Kids, or: all the things you can do with a few strings

Marta Meazza
November 15, 2018
Concerts, Festivals, and Live Reviews
On Monday night, for The Barr Brothers' first ever performance in the East Bay, and for the grand return of The Milk Carton Kids to Berkeley since their Greek Theatre show in 2016, every tier of the UC Theatre...

Michael Lanza’s “Touch” – a Bay debut

George Green
February 16, 2017
Album Review, Columns and Opinions, Interview, News, Reviews, Uncategorized
Courtesy of Michael Lanza Courtesy of Michael Lanza Since the age of three, Michael Lanza has been playing the violin classically; since age 12, he has been playing the saxophone; since age 14, the guit...
Andrew Bird - Are You Serious

Andrew Bird delivers expected consistency on Are You Serious

HR Huber-Rodriguez
April 9, 2016
Album Review
“Do you need a reason we should commit treason and bring into this world a son?” Andrew Bird asks on “Valleys of the Young,” the penultimate track on his newest LP, Are You Serious, out last week via ...

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