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Album Reviews

Wednesday, October 20, 2021

Mac Miller’s rereleased ‘Faces’ thrives with apocalyptic vision, unflinching frankness

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

Thursday, December 3, 2020
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The Daily Californian’s Arts Awards: Music of 2020

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.
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Album Reviews

Friday, April 10, 2020

Thundercat’s soulful ‘It Is What It Is’ playfully looks into the past

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.
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Concerts

Saturday, March 14, 2020

Thundercat takes Fox Theater audience on galactic space journey

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.
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Columns

Thursday, February 13, 2020

The soundtrack to losing my dad

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

Friday, February 7, 2020

Setting the record straight episode 3: Mac Miller’s ‘Circles’

On the third episode of Setting the Record Straight, co-hosts Jack Graves and MJ Harris review Mac Miller’s posthumous release, Circles.

Picks of the Week

Monday, January 27, 2020

Picks of the Week: New year, fresh perspective

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. 
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Album Reviews

Thursday, January 23, 2020

Mac Miller’s spirit lives on in posthumous album, ‘Circles’

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

Monday, December 23, 2019

The Free Nationals’ self-titled album features nostalgic funk, sensational grooves

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.
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Concerts

Wednesday, February 20, 2019
A man smiles in front of a yellow wall.

Anderson .Paak and the Free Nationals take post-Grammy victory lap at the SF Masonic

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.
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