Music

When Destiny Muhammad was a 9-year-old living in Compton, she saw Harpo Marx playing the harp on the beloved sitcom, I Love Lucy. She knew instantly in her heart that that was her future and her destiny. A...

Ah, Outside Lands. Three days of music, art, gridlocked traffic, price-surging Ubers, inexplicably freezing temperatures, attendees from all over the world and, of course, so much discourse. Boasting headliners Charli XCX, The Strokes, RÜFÜS DU SOL and PinkPantheress,...

Through a maze of blue-splattered walls, the Hellas have carved themselves a home base in a north San Jose rehearsal studio. Inside their space, one wall is covered in posters that feature previous shows, while the rest...

Founded in 2001, the Point Richmond Music Festival quickly became a popular highlight of summers in the East Bay. Organized by a team of volunteers and focusing on local talent, the festival experienced an enforced pandemic-era break...

What happens when you mix post-punk, goth, rock ’n’ roll, a little blues and some Oakland flair? You get Everything But the Everything, a five-piece alternative rock outfit putting out tracks that conjure nostalgia and excitement for...

Stay Out came together when the band’s singers, Grant Pack and Mason McGeorge, met at a party. “We had a lot in common.” McGeorge said. “I’d been searching for my musical partner. We started jamming Green Day...

After a lifetime of playing instruments, bouncing between bands and experimenting with new musical techniques, Oakland’s Kevin Moan had a simple idea. Alone in his rehearsal studio during the pandemic, he decided to plug his guitar amp...