Oakland Archives - Page 74 of 120

New Music: 5 transporting mixes to get you through

John-Paul Shiver - May 8, 2020

An effective mix incorporates obvious and hazy ideas, all at once, put together in the most artful way. Maybe it's for that living room...

Screen Grabs

Screen Grabs: Riding the edge in ‘Bull’ and ‘All Day and A Night’

Dennis Harvey - May 4, 2020

Funny how some entertainment already plays as “pre-quarantine”—we seem to have been locked down long enough that seeing fictive characters go about their normal...

Wendy Macnaughton’s #DrawTogether brings art (and needed supplies) to kids

Emily Wilson - May 4, 2020

When people were asked to stay at home as much as possible due to the COVID-19 pandemic, Wendy Macnaughton wanted to do something to...

News + Politics

Homeless women take over vacant house in the Castro

Tim Redmond - May 1, 2020

Two unhoused women took over a vacant building in the Castro today, sparking a massive police response, at least one arrest – and renewed...

Support musicians directly this Friday!

John-Paul Shiver - April 27, 2020

Bandcamp is waiving its revenue share again on May 1, looking out for independent artists right now. In response to the COVID-19 pandemic, the...

News + Politics

Lawsuit seeks to reduce ICE detention during pandemic

Tim Redmond - April 22, 2020

People in ICE detention are not facing criminal charges. Deportation is a civil matter – and yet, the law allows the government to lock...

New Music: The bleary-eyed kaleidoscope of Once & Future Band’s ‘Deleted Scenes’

John-Paul Shiver - April 21, 2020

From their 2012 start, eclectic Oakland's Once & Future Band always reached for a simple goal—never mind the Kodachrome, dream-catcher, psych-rock veneer. "Progressive rock has a reputation for...

COVID

Will COVID kill capitalism?

Tiny - April 20, 2020

“I have a Case of Toilet Paper, I’ll bring it over tomorrow,” said Reena, a now-unemployed accountant from Alameda. “I have a box of organic...

Culture

Saving money by not going out for coffee? Here’s where you can donate it

Rebecca Bowe - April 20, 2020

One of the most striking takeaways of the crisis triggered by COVID-19 is how unevenly it affects people. Multiple economic sectors face staggering job...

With Thao’s ‘Phenom’ video, indie enters the Zoom era

John-Paul Shiver - April 7, 2020

There's a 24-hour bodega—remember those—in the video for “Meticulous Bird” from 2017 by Thao & The Get Down Stay Down, which would fare better if it kept regular...

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