Oakland

09 Sep 2014

Win Tickets to Rise Against + Touche Amore @ Fox Theatre Oakland

  Seeing any band perform here is well worth it just to get a glimpse at the renovated and ornate Fox Theatre in Oakland. Luckily for you, there happens to be a lineup of three awesome bands on Friday, September 19, 2014. ENTER our giveaway or pay the $40 none

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18 Aug 2014

Win $100 Gift Card for American-Made Goods @ Oakland Supply Co.

  Oakland Supply Co. is a new retail concept shop from Oaklandish, and is now open in the historic waterfront Jack London Square district. This showroom features quality American-made goods as well as the finest local wares from Oakland, CA. Product selection includes fine leather items such as wallets, bags,

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07 Aug 2014

Why Bernal is the New Mission

As the Marina-esque gentrification gradually extends south from Lombard to Valencia, the usual watering holes of the service industry professional have been polluted by the bridge and tunnel crowd that now, more then ever, frequent the Mission.  Many of the safe havens and bolt-holes with no line to the bathrooms/bar/venue

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30 Jul 2014

Which Famous A**holes are Going to Burning Man This Year?

Not going to Burning Man 2014? Congratulations! You will avoid the risk of personally encountering these a**holes. Many prominent a**holes from news, tech and entertainment have already articulated via social media or public commentary that they are inclined to attend the Burning Man festival in 2014. These famous people going

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29 Jul 2014

Take a Baycation in Oakland on Saturday with Beer, Music, Arts & Crafts, Food and More!

Get out of the Fog for a Baycation in Oakland! Oakland Art Murmur & Broke-Ass Stuart join forces to bring you a FREE Baycation Day! Come celebrate the first Oakland Art Murmur Saturday Stroll Art Walk of August in the sunny beer garden of Classic Cars West. WHAT TO EXPECT:  – Arts

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21 Jul 2014

Win Two Tickets: NEW EDITION!

  (the crowd goes wild) I was born in a post-Bobby Brown New Edition era. So, my allegiances lie with Johnny Gill. For most of my cousin’s summer, Can You Stand The Rain played as her life’s soundtrack through her pink Panasonic FM15 portable boombox. And since she was three-years older

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01 Jul 2014

A Guide to Fighting Street Harassment: How Bystanders Can Best Intervene on Behalf of Women Being Harassed

Enough is Enough street rally, image courtesy EnoughIsFuckingEnough.com Street harassment in the Bay Area has gotten so bad that women are putting duct tape on their mouths, removing their clothes in public and holding silent protests with signs recounting the ugly and awful remarks male aggressors make to them on

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09 Jun 2014

Win Tix to See Soul Singer Kendra Morris at The New Parish on 6/14

I first got turned on to Kendra Morris by Rdio (goddamn I love Rdio!). I had been listening to some other soul artist’s station and when “Concrete Waves” came on, I stopped my typing and was like “Who the fuck is this?”. I then proceeded to listen to her entire album Banshee.

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