berkeley Archives - Page 17 of 63

Stage Review

‘Bulrusher’: A California story that wades into fetid weeds

Charles Lewis III - November 16, 2023

Eisa Davis' 2007 Pulitzer nominee at Berkeley Rep is engrossing, until it succumbs to colorism and misogynoir.

Music

Under the Stars: Dawn of H31R’s hip hop reign, new book gives ’80s R&B its due…

John-Paul Shiver - November 13, 2023

Fierce We Are Scorpio debut at Yoshi's, Freight & Salvage welcomes Thanksgiving orphans, more music news

Stage Review

‘The Engine of Our Disruption’: Rev up the tech industry satire

Charles Lewis III - November 9, 2023

Patricia Milton's swing at our overlords, playing at Central Works, works best when things get personal.

Art

Sandy Ostrau wants viewers to ‘feel their place’ in her luminous figurative work

Mary Corbin - November 9, 2023

The invitation has been extended to inhabit her haunting landscapes of Californian light.

Art Review

‘Custer had it coming’: Duane Linklater’s missives from an Indigenous present

Charles Lewis III - November 7, 2023

In 'mymothersside' at BAMPFA, the Omaskêko Cree artist considers the importance of anti-colonialist language.

Lit

Been here, done gone: Arhoolie Records’ Chris Strachwitz snapped our musical heritage

Lou Fancher - November 7, 2023

Beyond his precious recordings, a new book celebrates the documentarian's photos of essential roots musicians

Housing

New laws seek to end private developer risk, burdening public instead

Zelda Bronstein - November 6, 2023

Why should cities and counties guarantee profits for builders and push the costs of growth onto the local taxpayers?

Movies

Screen Grabs: American Indian Film Fest 48 brings superheroes and reckonings

Dennis Harvey - October 30, 2023

The longest-running showcase of its kind kicks off with 'Bones of Crows,' about the devastation wrought by state residential schools

Onstage

Downtown darling Amber Martin rides high on musical wheel of fortune

Jim Gladstone - October 24, 2023

Uplifted by Radical Faeries and naked Reba shows, the NYC star headlines 'Cassette Roulette' with John Cameron Mitchell

Housing

The Yimbys are winning the media narrative, and that’s bad for all of us

Tim Redmond - October 16, 2023

Why are no local reporters willing to look beyond the simple (inaccurate) slogans and talk about the facts?

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