Mac Miller

With exquisite jazz production, Miller skillfully creates an indulging auditory experience that helps listeners descend into his private self. 

With her sophomore LP Future Nostalgia, Dua Lipa put the pop music genre on her shoulders — and needless to say, she carried it without wavering.

It Is What It Is is less speculative and abstract: it’s more like Bruner licking the many wounds he’s accrued during his life — one being the death of his longtime friend Mac Miller — but purposely hiding behind a facade of nonchalance.

Pairing his cream-colored fleece jacket with a prominent bubblegum pink bass, Thundercat was prepared for a night of crooning, swooning and plenty of tributes.

I initially came to terms with the tragedy in the best way I know how: I made a Spotify playlist. 

So for the week ahead, I’ve hand-prepared a small list of big things that will hopefully make you find gratitude in our return. We’re back, Berkeley. 

Although Mac Miller could not complete the trilogy of albums he set out to produce, his legacy and spirit live on in Circles.

This album is part of the band’s foray into making music as an independent entity, bringing together a variety of singles the Free Nationals released in the past couple of years.

The fanatical audience made up for this technical fault by singing its heart out to each track on the set list — from the spacious floor of the Masonic to its huge balcony, fans danced and swayed as .Paak and the Free Nationals commanded the crowd to forget the outside world and engross itself in the music.