Seeing any band perform here is well worth it just to get a glimpse at the renovated and ornate Fox Theatre in Oakland. Luckily for you, Swedish Indie-Pop artist Lykke Li happens to be performing on Sunday, September 24, 2014. ENTER our giveaway or pay the $40 none of us have.

  Seeing any band perform here is well worth it just to get a glimpse at the renovated and ornate Fox Theatre in Oakland. Luckily for you, there happens to be a lineup of three awesome bands on Friday, September 19, 2014. ENTER our giveaway or pay the $40 none of us

  “[At 88-years-old], Riley B. King was born on September 16, 1925, on a cotton plantation in Itta Bene, just outside the Mississippi delta town of Indianola. He used to play on the corner of Church and Second Street for dimes and would sometimes play in as many as four

  “While many artists have come and gone, why have Sharon Jones & the Dap-Kings only continued to grow steadily in popularity around the world? How can they continue to sell-out huge theaters, headline festivals, and sell hundreds of thousands of records year after year with neither major label support nor a

  What is flavor tripping? Miracle fruit is what flavor tripping is all about. It’s not a drug, it’s a natural fruit that contains an enzyme that makes all sour taste sweet. So eat lemons, limes, vinegar and other sour foods! They’ll temporarily taste surprisingly sweet. Lemons and limes taste like the

  Yes, it’s true. While being broke is temporary and being poor is a whole other level of socioeconomic hell-hole, we couldn’t imagine anyone who reads the BAS site not relating to the message on DSF Clothing Company’s t-shirts, “I can’t afford SF.” Hell, I know some people who are making 70k

  Troy “Trombone Shorty” Andrews describes his music as supafunkrock. It’s definitely funky, but it’s also influenced by rock and has some R&B elements, thanks to his co-producer and Oakland native, Rafael Saadiq. Andrews says that “not only does Saadiq co-produce, but he becomes a member of the band, playing a variety of