AltWeeklies Wire
How to (Not) Find Love Onlinenew
Hint: Avoid side-profile photos. Admit if you're looking to get hitched.
East Bay Express |
Rachel Swan |
02-08-2012 |
Sex
Pop Goes Kapowskinew
An indie band explains its slightly dubious "pop" label.
East Bay Express |
Rachel Swan |
01-26-2012 |
Music
Traveling Bands Do Not Crossnew
How music industry rules are blocking artists from playing in Oakland.
East Bay Express |
Ellen Cushing and Rachel Swan |
01-18-2012 |
Music
Tags: Live Music in Oakland
Punk Rock Cabaretnew
For years, DJ Lebowitz has regaled audiences with punk rock hits, in stride form.
East Bay Express |
Rachel Swan |
01-04-2012 |
Profiles & Interviews
Message in a Tin Cannew
How Adamh Roland resurrected the art of the singing telegram.
East Bay Express |
Rachel Swan |
12-30-2011 |
Performance
Tags: Adamh Roland, Singing Telegrams
Year of the Fight Clubnew
Why hipsters love boxing and boar-hunting.
East Bay Express |
Rachel Swan |
12-21-2011 |
Culture
Hella Gay Hotbednew
LGBT comedy a rousing success at La Estrellita Cafe.
East Bay Express |
Rachel Swan |
12-12-2011 |
Comedy
Tags: LGBT
Sex by Numbersnew
Polyamory has gone from being a fringe scene to a veritable subculture. But can having multiple partners ever be widely accepted?
East Bay Express |
Rachel Swan |
11-30-2011 |
Sex
Tags: Polyamory, nonmonogamy
Love Songs for Game Boysnew
"Chip music" might sound like a novelty, but The Glowing Stars treat it as a craft and an artform.
East Bay Express |
Rachel Swan |
11-28-2011 |
Profiles & Interviews
Tags: The Glowing Stars
In Safe Territorynew
A garage band advances, in spite of the lead singer's reservations.
East Bay Express |
Rachel Swan |
11-12-2011 |
Profiles & Interviews
The Man Behind B. Hamiltonnew
Ryan Christopher Parks is a sane, sensitive guy. But you'd never know.
East Bay Express |
Rachel Swan |
11-10-2011 |
Profiles & Interviews
How the Black Bloc Occupied Oaklandnew
Can the movement be sustainable if it won't condemn violence?
East Bay Express |
Rachel Swan |
11-09-2011 |
#OCCUPY
That Extra Classic Soundnew
An up-and-coming reggae band wrestles with charges of "cultural appropriation."
East Bay Express |
Rachel Swan |
10-27-2011 |
Profiles & Interviews
Tags: Spencer Krug, Dri, SF Weekly, Make-Out Room, The Independent, Papercuts, Moonface, Aaron Deer, Adrianne A. Verhoeven, Alex deLanda, Bitch Media, Ghosty, Ian S. Port, Josh Adams, Josh Miller, Manimal Vinyl, PopMatters, The Anniversary, The Horns of Happiness, The Impossible Shapes, Extra Classic
Marching, Dancing, and Lots of Tear Gasnew
What went down last night at the Occupy Oakland protest.
East Bay Express |
Ellen Cushing and Rachel Swan |
10-26-2011 |
#OCCUPY
Local Licksnew
This week we review Mist Giant, The Wounded Men, Afrolicious, and The Slow Poisoner.
East Bay Express |
Rachel Swan |
10-20-2011 |
Reviews
