Eli’s Mile High Club
Some of the Many Reasons Why Oakland’s DIY Music Scene is So Special
Nicholas Taplin has been making photo essays on DIY music culture since 2005. His documentation style is kind of “gonzo journalism,” but tries to include lots of detailed facts. His website (where all of his work is published) is Post-Consumer.com. This photo essay covers the Cheree/Share show at Eli’s Mile
The 4th Drunken Film Festival Is Coming!
Watching short indie films: fun. Getting drunk with friends: Also fun. Put the two together, and you’ve got the filmgoing world’s version of chicken and waffles: the Drunken Film Festival (hereafter DrunkenFF)! DrunkenFF returns for a 4th edition after a horrible year of involuntary bar closures. From October 3-8, 2021,
The November 2024 BAS Voter Guide
A Big Change to This Year’s Voter Guide We’ve been doing voter guides for a really long time. I’m pretty sure we put our first one out in like 2010 or something. And I know that thousands of you rely on our voter guides to help you make decision. But
Cool, Safe, Artsy Things to do in SF During the Pandemic
Since we’ve been such good little citizens during the pandemic, our Covid infection rates are putting us into ‘Red Tier’ by next week. What is ‘Red Tier’ you might ask? It means we can join NYC in indoor dinning and indoor museums at 25% capacity! So check your favorite restaurants,
Oakland Music Festival Unifies Music Scene and is Awesome!
I went to West Oakland’s Eli’s Mile High Club on Saturday night to check out the Fool’s Gold Records co-founder Nick Catchdubs and Another Party Fam’s Trackademicks and L-Deez DJ a hot dance party. Was it good? Well, the house was packed, the music was slick and everyone looked great – so yeah, it was the shit.