Music

30 May 2016

We want you to see Mirah and Jherek Bischoff!

  Brooklyn songwriter Mirah Yom Tov Zeitlyn and Los Angeles musical polymath Jherek Bischoff have teamed up for an evening of songs arranged for strings. The night will feature sets from both Mirah and Bischoff, with a euphonious string quartet rounding out the band. Expect to hear tried and true

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30 May 2016

We wanna send you to see Sturgill Simpson!

Because the first Sturgill Simpson show sold out so damn fast, Fox Theater decided to add a second show at the last minute. And as we know, the second show is going to sell out just as quick. Luckily for you, we have tickets to giveaway! Sturgill Simpson will embark

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25 May 2016

We want to send you to see Oakland band Trails and Ways!

From overgrown houses in north Oakland, Trails and Ways make guitar pop, thick with warm noise, driving beats, four voices, and the open chords of bossanova. Take college commune roommates, have them live for stints in Brazil and Spain, bring them home together carrying the sparks of songs, and see

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23 May 2016

We wanna send you to see Irish band OnOff!

  ONOFF are a 3 piece Rock n Roll band hailing from Ireland who are currently based in California. The band have been touring up and down the west coast of the U.S while recording their new album at Tone Freq. in San Jose, California which is set for release

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23 May 2016

Trans Woman Touring North Carolina in Protest of Anti-LGBT Law

When Shakina Nayfack heard about all the artists and performers boycotting North Carolina because of the new hateful anti-LGBT law HB2, she said, “nah, fuck that”. Ok, I don’t know if that’s exactly what she said, but it was along those lines. Instead of boycotting the state, Shakina felt it

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20 May 2016

The Bali Spirit Festival is One of the More Enchanting Festivals in the World

One of my favorite photographers in the world, Victoria Smith, went to the Bali Spirit Festival last month. She took lots of photos and experienced what seems like one of the more enchanting festivals in the world. Below are her words and beautiful photos: Spring is a special time in Ubud

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18 May 2016

30 Piece Women’s Vocal Ensemble, Conspiracy of Venus, Storms New York!

Guest post by Clay Smith When a choir drops an album, you might expect some dull, classical numbers that’d please your grandma. What you’ll get instead from Conspiracy of Venus, a rollicking, bad-ass vocal ensemble of 30 women from San Francisco, is a collection of unique and artful arrangements of

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17 May 2016

You wanna see Oddisee and we wanna send you for free!

  Oddisee was raised by his African American mother and Sudanese father in Washington DC’s Prince George’s County. Oddisee was originally influenced by his parents’ heritages, combined with a hip-hop influence from his older cousins. In an interview with NPR, he explained why he was influenced by early East Coast

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