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Ronnie Fieg for Sebago fall/winter 2011 The North Face Men's Back-To-Berkeley Boots

Dreamy surf rock with uncommon refinement.

Beat Street is a club night based out of Leeds, with a group of residents (all local) pushing some pretty fine tech, house and disco. Regulars to the night include up-comers such as Matt Fear , Johnny Hopkinson and Will Crawshaw so you'll be happy to hear that the collective, for lack of a better word, has just dropped its first EP. Literally titled Free EP 001 (it's free), this release is a whole lot of fun packed into four tracks which lean toward the more disco tendencies of the respective [...]

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• Jonny Hopkinson & Will Crawshaw » 23lb.mp3

Portishead are back, everybody. Recognize.

Nate Salman, Alex Siegel, and Clayton Ernst started playing music together in the fall of 2010 while living in a cooperative- living community in Berkeley, California. They found their music -and lineup- to be an ever evolving process until finally stumbling upon the essential talents of Sean Suess, Brijean Murphy, and Walker Johnson. Falsetto vocals and layered rhythmic melodies abound. Download Constellation Free Music, Every Day. Subscribe [...]

• Waterstrider - Constellation

Waterstrider is from Berkeley. They are a beachy version of Yeasayer. Magical. — Melon

NeuFutur does not get much in the way of folk music. Thus, whenever Tompkins Square records sends us anything, we have to be really on our toes. Whether it is due to re-releasing decades old album or finding some of the newest folk virtuosos (such as is the case with this album), Tompkins Square is [...]

Constellation by Waterstrider Six-piece Waterstrider are a young band that began in a UC Berkeley co-op last year. Constellation is available for purchase above - where you can also grab the title track for free - and its swooning indie pop sounds a lot more thoughtful and mature than most self-released debut efforts. Waterstrider opens for Gardens & Villa and Young Man at Bottom of the Hill on Thursday night (9pm, $10). That's a compelling bill, and we've got a pair [...]

In correspondence to Local Natives , this five piece band with the name of Local Hero delivers a similar buoyant pop vibe. The Aldgate is their first ever EP and it is only nineteen minutes long. These guys picked the appeals of Vampire Weekend , The Strokes , and Girls to make 5 melodious songs on this EP. My obsession with tropical music and bittersweet lyrics instantly pulled me to "Press Box." Listen carefully to Mackay's mature voice. The remarkable thing about Local Hero is the truth behind "Barcelona Daydream," [...]

• Local Hero - Press Box
• Local Hero! - The Aldgate - EP

18 year old rapper Kreateen lays down a killer track from his new mixtape

• “Swords From Berkeley” - Kre... » 1tmf.mp3

Bon Iver performed earlier this week at the Greek Theater in Berkeley to a sold-out crowd. The sun set soon after his performance began, making it easy, besides the illuminating cellphones (replacing lighters) and occasional hoots-n-hollers ("We love you Justin!"), to become lost in Justin Vernon's voice. With the exception of a few tracks including "Re: Stacks," Bon Iver was backed by a ten piece (about that) band providing a much fuller sound. Many of the songs including "Flume" (which we've included below) featured added arrangements and variations to the original recordings. His performance [...]

Review - Bon Iver @ Greek Theater - Berkeley, CA - 09/22/11 This review of Bon Iver at the Greek Theater in Berkeley, CA comes from Miss Clare Healy. If you were at this show or have ever seen Bon Iver please comment on this post letting us know what you think because "When You Tell Concerts It's Cooler!" -lorn Bon Iver @ Greek Theater - Berkeley, CA Concert Review Photo by: Michael Heriford [...]

On paper it seems like a strange pairing, but seeing Fleet Foxes and The Walkmen together live makes complete sense.

Waterstrider - Constellation Waterstrider is a fairly new group out of Berkeley who recently released an EP called Constellation in early... (Visit my blog for more!)

CLICK IMAGE TO VIEW VIDEO Turf Feinz crew repping Oakland, CA...released, a couple days back, the ILL visuals above, with a fresh beat by the homie Häzel. Head over to their YouTube Channel for more dance goodness. Previous Posts on Häzel TURF FEINZ: Facebook • YouTube • Twitter •J• Tags: dance , feinz , moves , telegraph [...]

Music and crafts will meet the streets of Berkeley this Sunday, August 28th, in the form of LastSundaysFest . The festival will take place on Telegraph Ave. from Dwight to Bancroft , from 11:00 am to 6:00 pm. Foxtails Brigade will headline the event, following a nice variety of indie, jazz and chamber music: Foxtails Brigade 5:00 pm UC Jazz Ensemble 1:00 pm Custard Pie (Led Zeppelin Tribute Band) 4:00 pm Fever Charm 3:00 pm Whiskerman 2:00 pm Classical Revolution String [...]

Yes, craft beer is an art to itself. But when you mix craft beer with the art of artists, well, you've got The Beer Show . This group exhibit includes drawings, glass art, clothing, jewelery and crafts all made from or inspired by beer, bottle caps and coasters. Official statement by show curator Sarah Chase : The inspiration for this show came from an experience that I had when I first saw a [...]

I just got put on to this cat a couple weeks back when we dropped this single . Today Kreateen drops the video to his joint Swords From Berkeley . Dude is nice... you should check him out.

@KreeUhTeen drops the visuals for his record "Swords From Berkeley" off Sorry, It's Not The Supplement mixtape dropping July 26th.

Just got this one in the inbox from a new Bay Area artist named Kreateen. It's dope to hear up and comers because you can hear the hunger and heart of an artist trying to find their path in this game. Dope track...