East Bay Express | David Downs

A DJ's Blue Periodnew

What's a DJ doing in a video store? And why does he have all that blue paint?

East Bay Express | David Downs | 02-01-2007 | Profiles & Interviews

Rural Siren Songsnew

Call it a nostalgia-fest if you like, but the San Francisco Bluegrass and Old-Time Festival draws all sorts to the genre.

East Bay Express | David Downs | 01-25-2007 | Music

Metal's Hard. Get a Helmet.new

Oakland's Totimoshi scores a record deal and a tour with Helmet.

East Bay Express | David Downs | 01-18-2007 | Profiles & Interviews

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Orinda's Noise Vomitoriumnew

Ipecac -- the sickening empire founded by Faith No More's Mike Patton and Alternative Tentacles' Greg Werckman -- resides in a sleepy, small-town cottage.

East Bay Express | David Downs | 01-18-2007 | Music

Riottt's Girl Is Back in SFnew

Armed with little more than a laptop, Girl Talk provokes crowd raucousness.

East Bay Express | David Downs | 01-11-2007 | Profiles & Interviews

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Ungrateful Living Deadnew

In a case that makes Clear Channel look decent, aging rockers go after the late Bill Graham's memorabilia vault.

East Bay Express | David Downs | 01-11-2007 | Music

Hype Man for the Artsnew

Jerry Brown talked about the arts, and then the arts in Oakland flourished -- does that mean he deserves the credit?

East Bay Express | John Birdsall, David Downs and Rachel Swan | 01-04-2007 | Politics

Public Enemy 2.0new

Chuck D's stunning live show with Flavor Flav is just another element of his ever-growing portfolio.

East Bay Express | David Downs | 12-28-2006 | Profiles & Interviews

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Hits Upside Your Headnew

You say you want a devolution?

East Bay Express | David Downs and Calvin Wong | 12-28-2006 | Cartoons

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Dodging Gnarls Berkeleynew

Both Honeycut and Gnarls Barkley make experimental pop that spans numerous genres, but in the end, Cee-Lo is a huge black Southern gangsta, and Bart Davenport is a skinny white East Bay folker.

East Bay Express | David Downs | 12-21-2006 | Profiles & Interviews

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