Art
Clouds: A Series about Love and Technology in the Town
January 17th, 2015 | by niema | published in Featured, Film
A few dozen people hit Somar in December to watch the trailer for Clouds. Multiple times throughout the night, a two-minute sample of what could be played on the screen: An Oakland-based, scripted, television show that explores love and life as a […]
Kick-Ass Women, Comedy and News Courtesy of Keli Dailey
January 17th, 2015 | by niema | published in Featured, Film
Have you heard about News Hangover? Keli Dailey (journalist, photographer, foodie, UC Berkeley J-School Alum, Knight Fellow, bad-ass) created an online news comedy series targeting women ages 25-34. With Jon Stewart and Stephen Colbert being who they […]
Bob Marley’s Last Night In Oakland
December 1st, 2014 | by Raphael Cohen | published in Art, Events, Featured, History, Music
Last night marked 35 years since Bob Marley & The Wailers played their final show in Oakland. Touring in support of 1979’s Survival, widely regarded as Marley’s most politically militant album, the band performed a scintillating two hour set […]
Ben Harper, The Bay, And The Imprint Of Brownie’s Blues
October 27th, 2014 | by Raphael Cohen | published in Art, Featured, History, Music
“I’ve been coming to Oakland for years. I used to come up here quite often to listen to the blues legend Brownie McGhee. We used to sit in his garage and eat candy. And talk—and talk some shit, really.” So spoke Southern California-raised singer, songwriter, and slide guitar sorcerer Ben Harper…
Nas Celebrates illmatic’s 20th Anniversary in Oakland
October 23rd, 2014 | by Pendarvis Harshaw | published in Events, Featured, Film, Music
I used to rewrite Nas’ rhymes, replacing key words in his lines in order to make his verses apply to my life here in Oakland. On October 19th, 2014, I heard Nas make alterations to his own rhymes to make them apply to life here in Oakland. “Nothing […]
The Honor Roll Presents “The Champagne Room”
August 9th, 2014 | by Coolhand Luke | published in Art, Featured, Mixtape Reviews, Music
When DJ Tap.10 dropped his Champagne Soul mix in 2011, he was introducing a sub-genre that he and his Honor Roll brethren had diagnosed years earlier. The 80s R&B that fit the bill is characterized by the smooth synthed-out romance of acts like Surface, […]
Hella Independent Films Playing Right Now
June 11th, 2014 | by niema | published in Events, Featured, Film
About a week ago, a few dozen folks took their seats in Hub Oakland’s Omni Gallery to watch trailers and shorts from the upcoming San Francisco Black Film Festival. The East Bay meet and greet also featured a panel and there was a random appearance […]
On Our Way Home: A Photo Exhibition by Homeless Elders
April 30th, 2014 | by Coolhand Luke | published in Art, Events, Featured
Few groups of people are invisibilized in our society quite like homeless people. We avert our eyes when walking down the street, pat our pockets to show we have no money to give them, and look at our phones when we pull up next to them at freeway exits. […]
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Scott La Rockwell Shoots Dreams Deferred in East Oakland
December 5th, 2013 | by Coolhand Luke | published in Art, Featured
When you cruise through Oakland, you see some vintage automotive gems gleaming on chrome rims or gold spokes. Candy-painted Stangs, Cougs, Chevelles and El Caminos shine like turf prisms; hood rich testaments to pride amidst struggle. You also see […]
