Bombastic, dazzling: Devendra Banhart engages with fans in splendid performance
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Throughout the show, it became clear that one does not go to a Devendra Banhart show just for his music, but also for his personality.
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Picks of the Week: Check out Indigenous art and Isabel Allende this week
Thursday’s for the birds — literally. If you’re a birder like me, you might want to check out “Conservation of Waterbirds of the North Bay” at 6:30 p.m. at the Sports Basement on Bryant Street in San Francisco.
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Devendra Banhart offers cohesive life lessons in ‘Ma’
But in the folds of Ma, Banhart’s theatrical indie rock is less temperamental and vastly more refined. In short, vulnerability looks great on Banhart’s music.
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What happens if the president dies? Devendra Banhart knows.
It’s hard to deny that Banhart’s “25th” is a reflection of the times, specifically of 2018. It is a work of art that surely should be studied by historians 50 years from now, as Banhart’s song comes at a time when the U.S. presidency is under intense fire.
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Picks of the Week: Fresh activities for freshmen (and everyone else)
You may have noticed a sudden influx of fresh faces around town — that’s right, UC Berkeley will be back in session in just a few days.
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The concert experience
All Growns Up
The hip, genreless bands from our school, cargo jackets and Anti Social Social club sweatshirts played at some weird farm house in Yorba Linda.
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The Spotify deal
All Growns Up
I paid for a premium Spotify account, and, I would discover that a little boy up in a tree somewhere was currently listening to “Dynamite” by Taio Cruz.
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Devendra Banhart and Andy Cabic play intimate show at BAM
The Berkeley Art Museum played host to man buns, grizzled bears and tattoo sleeves last Friday for an intimate show with folk artists Devendra Banhart and Andy Cabic. In the vast, concrete art space, Banhart and Cabic played a low-key, sway-inducing set list, encouraging audience members to shout out song
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Yeah Yeah Yeahs, Mac DeMarco, Beach House and more performed last weekend in LA for FYF
Of all the performers at FYF this year, Mac DeMarco stood out as the guy whom I would be most down to kick it with. You know, like grab some tacos and hit up the aquarium or something.
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Devendra Banhart: Mala
Devendra Banhart, the Venezuelan-American singer who has often been labeled as freak-folk, is back after a four-year hiatus, though I’m not sure if I want him to be.
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