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The Martinez Beaver Dilemma
In Martinez - the hometown of baseball hero Joe DiMaggio and naturalist John Muir - a family of beavers has made its home in...
Classic Rock Experiments
Lounging on a three-piece couch at his new Mission district flat, Ezra Feinberg appears more grad student than guitar hero when discussing his band's...
The Antlers
High-flown, emotional concept: check. Wailing, earnest vocals:
check. Literary references: check. Buzz from Pitchfork and NPR: check.
Yup, the Antlers' Hospice is as indie-rock cognoscenti-friendly
as Arcade...
Sunset Rubdown
People make a lot of Spencer Krug's lyrics. Are they intentionally
obfuscating, diary-page abstract tapestry? Do they spell a narrative?
Perhaps extra attention is paid because...
Edward Sharpe and the Magnetic Zeroes
One can imagine the dozen or so members of this LA band (lead by Ima
Robot's Alex Ebert) meeting at some chill key party in...
In Rockridge, a Rarefied Crime: Flower Poaching
Spring has sprung in Oakland's beautiful Rockridge district, and the
front-yard gardens that are the pride of so many homeowners there are
in full bloom. But...
The Uptown Apartments Look Nice, But Are Still Mostly Empty
In downtown Oakland, a $50 million dream is just a third
fulfilled.
That's the status of the city's unprecedented investment in the
Uptown Apartments, the 665-unit mixed-use...
