Berkeley bops to set your 1st year to
Cheyenne Tex/Staff
What better way is there to kick off freshman year than jamming to a playlist as alternating feelings of terror and doe-eyed curiosity wash over you?
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With aid from desk, Mitski plays energetic rock show at Stern Grove
Mitski sat in the chair behind the desk, as one would expect — but she also sat on top of the desk, lay down on the desk, stood on the desk, turned the desk on its side.
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UC Berkeley student Kelsey Ferrell speaks on new album, social justice
Kelsey Ferrell is a UC Berkeley junior juggling her passions for music and social justice, sometimes even intertwining the two. This past summer, she recorded her first album, Trauma Portfolio, which she released in October.
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Mitski captivates Warfield audience with dreamlike vocals, idiosyncratic dance moves
Mitski’s show Saturday night at The Warfield in San Francisco was a perfect reflection of her musical ethos — her unabashed refusal to hide her personality while performing made for an intimate yet distant experience that mesmerized her die-hard audience.
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Mitski surpasses past work with new album ‘Be the Cowboy’
These give the album its light, pop feel. All these things culminate to help Mitski reach far past the sounds that launched her into stardom.
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Picks of the Week: Beat the back-to-school blues with blockbusters, baby birds and beyond
I don’t know about you, but I’m excited for UC Berkeley classes to start back up this Wednesday. But first, there are two days left of summer break, and I plan to make the most of them.
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Snail Mail soars at Starline Social Club in heartfelt performance
Despite being only 19 years old, Jordan carries an impressive presence on stage, belting her lyrics almost to the point of breaking.
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Mitski awakens gentle, lovely storm at The Fillmore
As carefully crafted and gently warm as Mitski’s set was, it wasn’t without its moments of outright humour.
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An interview with rising indie rocker Jay Som
Visit Jay Som’s Facebook page and you’ll find that Melina Duterte, a lifelong Bay Area native and current Oakland resident, describes her music project’s genre as “Woozy.” Perhaps it’s an allusion to the fateful Thanksgiving night last year when Duterte got on Bandcamp and drunkenly posted Turn Into, a self-recorded
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Mitski leaves her mark on indie rock with ‘Puberty 2’
Mitski lays out the premise of her new album, Puberty 2, exactly seven seconds in. Neatly laid over the skitter of drum machine ambience, the New York-based musician sighs, “Happy came to visit me.” There’s a lot to unpack over the duration of the album’s opening track (and arguable thesis),
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