GalleryOaklash drag festival hits the virtual stage this weekend
[Graphics by broobs]
Oaklash's unique imprint on the Bay Area is hard to overstate, even while the event is still in its infancy. From traditional drag numbers to tributes to [...]
GalleryFREDDIE releases debut EP, hosts digital release party for ‘Melanin Monroe’
Fresh off a recent stint at Black Joy parade (remember those?), Bay Area local Freddie Seipoldt is primed for the spotlight.
Their EP, released digitally today, is a vibrant showcase [...]
Gallery6 local online radio stations to keep the tunes going during shelter in place
With a growing abundance of livestreams and online concert series to online sales, musicians and institutions are quickly adapting to be resilient as possible in the face of the [...]
GalleryQuaran-tunes: Coping with shelter in place, Bay Area edition
It sure didn't take long for our world to be upended, did it? Look, there's no way to pussyfoot around this: COVID-19 sucks. It will cost countless lives the world [...]
GalleryNoise Pop 2020: awakebutstillinbed, Mary Lattimore, Frances Quinlan close out the festival
Frances Quinlan (photo: Jon Bauer)
Feeling more like a quaint backyard barnstorm gathering with your closest friends than a blowout party, the last night of Noise Pop was an endearing [...]
GalleryNoise Pop 2020: Mannequin Pussy, Best Coast wash away grief at the Regency
“So much happens that makes me want to scream. Our fucked-up collective pain leaves us nowhere safe to do this. So we created a place to scream."
That's certainly one [...]
GalleryNoise Pop 2020: Ami Dang, Lower Dens sift through societal pressures at Rickshaw Stop
In the midst of a consistently volatile social environment, one trope continues to prove true: the personal is political. It's rampant in our our self-expression and how we view [...]
GalleryNoise Pop 2020: Sandu Ndu, Velvet Negroni, Sudan Archives light up the ballroom at Starline
Although the first night of Night Pop at Starline Social Club started on a quite somber note, night two was a rambunctious endeavor. In the upstairs ballroom, Sandu Ndu, [...]
GalleryNoise Pop 2020: Stephen Steinbrink, Mutual Benefit soothe souls at Starline
On the first night of Noise Pop, festival attendees at Starline Social Club were greeted by a calming presence in the form of Stephen Steinbrink, Sonoda, and Mutual Benefit. [...]
Gallery28 Years, 28 Songs (Noise Pop 2020: The Bay Bridged Edition)
It's February, and one of the most anticipated yearly Bay Area music festivals is right around the corner.
Now in its 28th (!) year, Noise Pop always proves to be [...]
GalleryBest Of the 2010s: JD’s decade in one handy playlist
Ketchup packets.
I didn’t anticipate such a seemingly innocuous object would become the impetus of change I needed, but there I was in 2012, dodging fast food items hurled at [...]
GalleryDecember Playlist: Best of the Bay 2019
December is here and that can mean only one thing: lists.
Gift shopping lists. Baking lists. Best-of-the-Year lists. You name it, it probably exists in bulleted form for the season. Chalk [...]
