Hip-Hop festival set to take over Oakland
Louis LaVenture
September 13, 2018
Filed under Arts & Life
What started as an after party for Florida-based rapper Rick Ross in Miami in 2015, has turned into one of the biggest music festivals in the world. The Rolling Loud music festival makes its return to the Bay Area on Saturday and Sunday featuring some of the biggest names in hip hop, including, Wiz ...
Photographer helps bridge gap between sneaker culture
Daniel Aziz,
Contributor
August 1, 2018
Filed under Arts & Life
Is talent a suitable replacement for a traditional form of education? Rolo Tanedo Jr. believed so when photography went from his hobby in 2005 to a part-time career in 2008. When he was a nursing student at California State University East Bay, Tanedo decided to drop out to pursue a career in photograp...
Artist paints dolls on Bay Area Walls
Rebecca Olmos,
Staff Writer
July 3, 2018
Filed under Arts & Life, Showcase
When you exit Alum Rock off of 101, you see a mural of a wide-eyed mermaid laying on a beach. Her dramatic lashes sit on top of hearts in her green eyes that match her mermaid tail. She is painted on the side of Mariscos Cancun, a Mexican seafood restaurant. This mermaid is one of Sand One’s dolls,...
California Roots throws party over Memorial Day weekend
Rebecca Olmos,
Staff Writer
June 2, 2018
Filed under Arts & Life, Features, Showcase
The Memorial Day weekend at the Monterey County Fairgrounds was filled with music, art, food, drinks, camping, cannabis and lots of good vibes. The ninth annual California Roots Music and Arts Festival started Friday and lasted through Sunday evening. Festival-goers could catch musicians on two...
Stomper statue has CSUEB connections
Allison Weseman,
Photographer
May 24, 2018
Filed under Arts & Life
For Jack and Alise Eastgate, this past year has been a busy one. They were chosen along with forty-nine other artists to contribute their take on the Oakland Athletics elephant mascot, Stomper, for the A’s 50th anniversary “Paint the Stomper” event. This in addition to the Eastgates being selected...
Local rapper from Concord releases debut album
Elijah De Castro,
Contributor
May 24, 2018
Filed under Arts & Life, Features
As a teenager, Klebber Machado was eager to jump into the spontaneous lunchtime freestyle rap circles at Ygnacio Valley High School in Concord. Later, Klebb took a History of Jazz and History of Rock & Roll class at Diablo Valley College in Pleasant Hill. Both experiences factored into his decision to p...
Bay Area Mural Festival takes over Oakland
Allison Weseman,
Photographer
May 24, 2018
Filed under Arts & Life, Showcase
As part of the first Oakland Art Month sponsored by Visit Oakland, nine muralists were selected to create a series of murals throughout the Jack London District. Previously known as the Oakland Mural Festival, muralists were given the option to express themselves unlike in years past where they were g...
8BitBrand mixes retro art and pop culture
Daniel Aziz,
Contributor
May 24, 2018
Filed under Arts & Life
Chris Hurtt, a freelance illustrator from Oakland, is pushing to bridge the gap between retro art and music culture with 8BitBrand, a sticker, art print, and poster company. What started off as a side project while he was a design communication student at San Francisco State, his hobby quickly turned...
Musicians to watch at this year’s Cali Roots Festival
Rebecca Olmos,
Staff Writer
May 24, 2018
Filed under Arts & Life
California Roots, also known as Cali Roots, will hold its ninth annual Music and Arts festival on May 25-27 at the Monterey County Fairgrounds. The Memorial Day weekend is three days filled with drinks, food, art and music with two stages where audiences will get watch live performances and DJ sets. ...
Annual Cinco de Mayo festival celebrates culture
Lesly Garcia,
Contributor
May 10, 2018
Filed under Arts & Life, Features, Showcase
The city of Hayward celebrated Cinco De Mayo with the annual festival on B Street last weekend. The festival was organized by La Alianza de Hayward, a local nonprofit community organization, Hayward Downtown Association and by city council members. Francisco Zermeno, a Hayward City Council mem...
Tijuana band headlines Bay Area venue
Eduardo Gonzalez,
Staff Writer
May 10, 2018
Filed under Arts & Life
This Tuesday, at Bottom of the Hill in the Potrero Hill district of San Francisco, two East Bay bands, Skank Bank and Day Labor, opened up for touring band Los Kung Fu Monkeys from Tijuana, Mexico. The bands arrived early to unload their gear, set up their merchandise booths and do a soundcheck that c...
Oakland art exhibit highlights the history of California’s cannabis movement
Rebecca Olmos,
Staff Writer
May 10, 2018
Filed under Arts & Life, Features
On an easel near the front of Gallery EVB is a picture of a man with a smile on his face standing behind jail cell bars. The caption on the photo says, “Dennis Perron in San Bruno Jail - 1975.” Perron was a cannabis activist and a leader in the movement to legalize marijuana. He co-authored Calif...
