Oakland Archives - Page 31 of 120

Performance

Focus on the positive floods 6th Oaklash fest with drag joy

Joshua Rotter - May 7, 2023

'Let's get sickening' with a full slate of drag community programming and gonzo performances.

Music

Under the Stars: Pardoner spikes your sugar bowl with a dash of white pepper

John-Paul Shiver - May 1, 2023

This months's Bandcamp Friday picks: Homeboy Sandman's 'A!,' Cindy's 'Why Not Now?' and more sonic greatness

Stage Review

Killing My Lobster gives good oral history in ‘Mythed Opportunity’

Charles Lewis III - May 1, 2023

Ancient Egypt, Ghana, the Incas, Shen Yun, and Vanessa Carlton's 'A Thousand Miles'? The improv troupe delights

Lit

Bay Area Book Fest turns the page to a new era—but first, a weekend worth a million words

Lou Fancher - May 1, 2023

'The festival’s not a flippant, celebrity event. Our authors have something significant to give,' says outgoing director Cherilyn Parsons

Music

DJ Delon celebrates 30 years of downtempo grooves in a changing Bay

John-Paul Shiver - April 23, 2023

On sharing memories with Jupiter's patio redwood, and the joys of winding down the party.

Stage Review

‘Cyrano’ in the friend zone

Charles Lewis III - April 21, 2023

Diverse cast and lavish production at Aurora Theatre can't quite dispel the 19th century work's toxic ideas.

Homelessness

The destruction of a community in Oakland

Tiny - April 20, 2023

Police, bulldozers evict longtime residents of Wood Street Commons.

Music

Christopher Owens quietly leaves SF—and a hole in our hearts

Adrian Spinelli - April 20, 2023

A central figure of the last golden age of local indie music heads out on the road, trailing nostalgia for the city's scene

Music

Under the Stars: Weed slaps for your 4/20 high

John-Paul Shiver - April 18, 2023

Kick that wack 'reggae gone wrong' in the Chicken McNuggets with Once & Future Band, GOD.DAMN.CHAN, ET Finger, more

Stage Review

Revenge tale ‘Is God Is’ brings grindhouse evil to the stage

Charles Lewis III - April 12, 2023

Two sisters fall into an abyss of familial violence in Aleshea Harris' play at Oakland Theater Project.

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Focus on the positive floods 6th Oaklash fest with drag joy

Under the Stars: Pardoner spikes your sugar bowl with a dash of white pepper

Killing My Lobster gives good oral history in ‘Mythed Opportunity’

Bay Area Book Fest turns the page to a new era—but first, a weekend worth a million words

DJ Delon celebrates 30 years of downtempo grooves in a changing Bay

‘Cyrano’ in the friend zone

The destruction of a community in Oakland

Christopher Owens quietly leaves SF—and a hole in our hearts

Under the Stars: Weed slaps for your 4/20 high

Revenge tale ‘Is God Is’ brings grindhouse evil to the stage

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