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World-renowned Portuguese vocalist Ana Moura will perform at Berkeley’s Zellerbach Hall tomorrow night. Moura’s music, called fado, is deep and passionate (think Portuguese folk meets blues). She describes it as “... Read More»
Vinyl Dreams Party Saturday, February 25 10 p.m.–2 a.m. 222 Hyde $5 cover Even as San... Read More»
If it’s true that teenagers tend to be overemotional, then the proof is in the pages. San Francisco Bay Area native Nina LaCour attempts to summarize the adolescent experience in her young-adult book The Disenchantments (... Read More»
Tasha DeSerio has some serious salad bona fides. The Berkeley cooking instructor, caterer, and writer not only cooked at Chez Panisse, she contributed to the restaurant’s books Chez Panisse Fruit and Chez Panisse... Read More»
Over the past 25 years, “noise pop” has evolved beyond the original idea of guitar-heavy, melody-based music. Even so, it’s nice to see that the initial concept—which has been harvested by San Francisco... Read More»
Last year, when the FBI finally released its trove of documents and recordings concerning Jim Jones and the People’s Temple, Berkeley author Julia Scheeres (of the bestselling memoir Jesus Land) saw an opportunity. Focusing... Read More»
Chas McFeely had a problem. The 41-year-old associate creative director at the advertising agency Muhtayzik/Hoffer was putting in 70-hour weeks, and online dating sites, which were all he had time for, just weren’t working (... Read More»
Strange but true: At the same time that many smaller, cash-strapped museums have been forced to close, major arts institutions seem to be in the middle of a building boomlet. Apparently, the “1 percent” really... Read More»
Of course, he wants to celebrate with family and friends, but perhaps he’s also trying to get some hometown luck on his side—in more ways than one. It all began in 2008 when... Read More»
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