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East Bay arts scene fills fall with music, theater and more
One of the best things about living in the East Bay is the blessed ubiquity of arts year-round. Ah, but autumn and its abundances! This transitional season of harvest and cooling climes downright begs for artful outings....
Oakland Pride’s biggest Latin stage celebrates queer artists and allies
Before Jamie Awad, of Club Papi Productions, introduced the concept of a Latin dance stage to Long Beach and San Francisco Pride in 1998, he’d never heard Latin music played at festivals of this kind. At first,...
Why artists leave San Francisco for Oakland
Dresher Ensemble Studio is in a seemingly endless building, which takes up an entire block on Poplar Street in West Oakland. Within its white, unlabeled exterior and massive multi-panelled windows lies a rehearsal space dedicated to performing...
Gen Z adults redefine family relationships
In the past year, a rising number of Gen Z adults decided to go “no contact” with their families. Their decisions were due to their mental health, favoritism and control, abusive and harsh parenting, differences in values...
Local puzzlers revitalize social gatherings
Five hundred pieces. A tableful of passionate puzzlers. And a race against the clock.
The fun, cooperative, yet competitive hobby of jigsaw puzzling is flourishing in the East Bay, courtesy of Assemble Puzzlery. A little more than a...
Mannequin Pussy brings punk catharsis to Mosswood Meltdown
Mannequin Pussy is one of the buzziest bands of the past couple of years, largely on the strength of its current album, I Got Heaven, one of 2024’s best albums. The band played so many shows to...
Frankie and the Witch Fingers bring synth-fueled psych-punk to Oakland
On July 23, 2024, Frankie and the Witch Fingers took a sunny Seattle afternoon and turned it into a broiling mess of psychedelic synth lines, fierce guitar riffs, throbbing bass and pummeled drums. Sweaty bodies bounced off...
