Music
On Chris Turner, Prayer and Protest
January 9th, 2015 | by niema | published in Featured, Music
Back in November I went to see Mara Hruby and Chris Turner perform at Yoshi’s. School was kicking my ass and I should have been locked in somebody’s library studying or editing the footage I’d shot that day. Instead, I went to Jack London Square to […]
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 […]
Mara Hruby & Chris Turner Live at Yoshis
November 13th, 2014 | by Coolhand Luke | published in Events, Featured, Music
On Tuesday night, Oakland natives Marah Hruby and Chris Turner blessed their native soil with an inspiring performance worthy of the historic Yoshis venue.
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 […]
Erk Tha Jerk Is In The Kitchen, Ladies and Gentlemen
September 1st, 2014 | by Coolhand Luke | published in Featured, Mixtape Reviews, Music
As children, very few of us wanted to eat our vegetables. I would try to convince my mom “my vegetable shelf (of my stomach) is full, but my dessert shelf is empty.” That never worked, but many of us still do our best to rationalize late night tacos at […]
Mick Jenkins Fights The Drought with “The Water[s]”
August 18th, 2014 | by Coolhand Luke | published in Featured, Mixtape Reviews, Music
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My little brother just put me on to the south side Chicago emcee Mick Jenkins. He wanted me to be as juiced about Mick as he was, so he led off by texting me a Boy Meets World reference. “It’s been tragic/ Ever since Boy Meets World, it’s Ben (been) […]
Will Travel for Music (…or Chasing Kris Bowers)
August 10th, 2014 | by niema | published in Featured, Music
Friday night, as the line for Kris Bowers curved corners, my heart sank. After an hour drive, and months of being hyped, it looked like I wasn’t going to see my latest musical fave. There was about to be a problem. I forget when I discovered Heroes […]
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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, […]
