In late 2017, drummer Jason Willer (Jello Biafra’s Guantanamo School of Medicine, UK Subs) and bassist Matt Freeman (Operation Ivy, Rancid) started laying the foundation for what would become an ...

The sign below BH Wood-Fired Grill’s roofline still reads “Bounty Hunter,” an unfortunate name that conjures chase scenes in B movies. Since it’s embedded in the façade, removing it would ...

These days, nail art has no limits. In Alice Kincade’s experience, anyway. The Oakland-based nail artist began her work in her dorm room at UCLA in 2019 while recovering from a car accident.

DIVA DRAMA Soprano Shawnette Sulker as Poppea scandalizes in WEO’s ‘The Coronation of Poppea.’ Photo courtesy of West Edge Opera. Not often can an opera season be touted that way—unless it ...

WHAT’S LOVE GOT TO DO WITH IT? Everything, when we’re talking about the Bay Area. Photo courtesy of Wikimedia Commons. Yes, the title of this year’s introduction to the East Bay Express ...

WITH EASE Curating the anniversary album spanning 50 years’ work, Cockburn says song selection took a mere 30 seconds. ‘It’s all singles that went to radio. There was no choosing involved.

BAD TIMING The tax hike is wrong-headed and untimely, declared the California chapter of the National Organization to Reform Marijuana Laws. Even as California’s cannabis industry and its allies ...

OVERWHELMED Public interest law organizations that serve indigent clients face pressure to pick up the slack, but these organizations are not capable of meeting all the needs. Imagine walking into ...

WIT AND WISDOM From the pages of ‘Fuzz’ arise an endlessly diverse and rich carpet of the cultures that underpin science. Centered in Roach’s vise-like command of tone, broadly cast net of ...

OLD-WORLD CHARM Now remodeled, Bartavelle Coffee and Wine Bar’s take-out window and doorway summon the presence of a European side-street cafe. At Bartavelle Coffee & Wine Bar, a mother and son ...

It offers quesabirrias, dollar taco specials, free Tuesday night dancing, drag brunches, and is a gathering place for the LGTBQ community. Taqueria Morelia, often known as Talk of the Town thanks ...