GalleryJackie Greene to raise money for Blue Rose Foundation at the Fillmore
The Blue Rose Foundation will be holding its sixth annual Blue Rose Benefit on Saturday, June 8 at the Fillmore in San Francisco. The event will raise to provide [...]
GalleryReview + Photos: Junk Parlor at the Ivy Room
Junk Parlor (photo: SarahJayn Kemp)
I first saw Junk Parlor at the Uptown in Oakland some months back. Performing as part of a cabaret, Junk seemed very at home being [...]
GalleryReview + Photos: Scott Gagner, Tripwire, the Bobbleheads at the Make-Out Room
The Bobbleheads (photo: SarahJayn Kemp)
Saturday night at the Make-Out Room, the place was nearly empty save for the bands performing, their friends, and their families. I'd never been to [...]
GalleryInterview: David Brookings on the the release of ‘Scorpio Monologue’
David Brookings and the Average Lookings recently released their second album, Scorpio Monologue, and a documentary of the making of the record. I recently sat down to talk to [...]
GalleryNew Release: James Lanman’s ‘Mosaics’
Photo courtesy of James Lanman
James Lanman is no stranger to the road. Fed up with the concrete jungle of New York City, Lanman embarked on a cross-country tour with [...]
GalleryReview + Photos: Swervedriver at the Fillmore
Swervedriver (photo: Patric Carver)
"Oh, man, look how young Jerry is," breathed a young woman as she pointed at one of the Fillmore's archival photographs of the Grateful Dead.
"They're all [...]
GalleryReview + Photos: Kabarett Dekadenz at the Uptown
I was a tourist in the Bay Area the first time I ever attended an event at The Uptown, Oakland's little night club that could. All I remember about [...]
GalleryReview + Photos: Copeland at Slim’s
Copeland (photo: Patric Carver)
In Florida, the border between civilized and wild territories is often imaginary. Concrete jungles mask a hidden sampling of flora and fauna, with herons and egrets [...]
Video Premiere: Rob Jamner, “Holding Stones”
(photo: Kersh Branz)
In support of his new EP, Holding Stones, recording artist Rob Jamner has commissioned five video artists to create music videos that he hopes will be seen [...]
GalleryReview + Photos: Bob Mould at the Fillmore
Bob Mould (photo: Patric Carver)
Bay Area, what did we ever do to deserve Bob Mould? The seasoned premier foster parent of the Midwest punk scene returned to his current [...]
GalleryMusic beats at the heart of the OUSD teacher’s strike
(photos: SarahJayn Kemp)
The schools in Oakland have been virtually empty this past week as the majority of the teachers exercise their right to strike, and some big names have [...]
GalleryA Bye Bye Blackbirds benefit show kicks off at 3pm Sunday
I first met Lenny Gill at a Bye Bye Blackbirds show at the Ivy Room a few years ago. Compared to his bandmates, Lenny was quiet — almost coming [...]
