AltWeeklies Wire
Remembering Matthew Africanew
The legendary East Bay DJ was known for his encyclopedia knowledge of breakbeats.
East Bay Express |
Eric K. Arnold |
10-16-2012 |
Profiles & Interviews
The Man Behind The Blank Tapesnew
Matt Adams cut his first records in basements, and built his cult of personality as a loner.
East Bay Express |
Rachel Swan |
07-25-2012 |
Profiles & Interviews
Getting Up-Close and Uncomfortable with Deafheavennew
The young members of the San Francisco black metal-shoegaze band discuss why their music tends to provoke some people, and why others are eating it up.
East Bay Express |
Kathleen Richards |
06-27-2012 |
Profiles & Interviews
Tags: black metal, Deafheaven
Can't Stop, Won't Stop Chippy Nonstopnew
How a young emcee turned incessant partying into a branding apparatus.
East Bay Express |
Ellen Cushing |
05-16-2012 |
Profiles & Interviews
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
Metallica's Dirty Thirtynew
Lars Ulrich on raising kids, Lou Reed, and the good life in the Bay Area.
East Bay Express |
David Downs |
12-12-2011 |
Profiles & Interviews
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
Trails and Ways and the End of the Worldnew
The Oakland pop quartet is simultaneously temporal and forward-thinking.
East Bay Express |
Ellen Cushing |
11-28-2011 |
Profiles & Interviews
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
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
Girls Will Be Girlsnew
Oakland's Religious Girls make gorgeous, noise-y, experimental pop. Just don't compare them to Animal Collective.
East Bay Express |
Ellen Cushing |
10-20-2011 |
Profiles & Interviews
The Many Lives of Celsius 7new
Famous for his theatrics, the Oakland rapper is now cultivating a more serious, focused persona.
East Bay Express |
Rachel Swan |
09-28-2011 |
Profiles & Interviews
Forever Youngernew
Brontez Purnell grows up and rocks flawless.
East Bay Express |
Ellen Cushing |
09-08-2011 |
Profiles & Interviews
Enter the Salsamuffinnew
From France to Colombia and back, Sergent Garcia epitomizes the mestizo paradox.
East Bay Express |
Juan Data |
08-24-2011 |
Profiles & Interviews
