Antibalas is still a great time out. midbrow.org/antibalas-mo...
Antibalas (Mostly) Lets Their Instruments Do The Talking
The underground protest band keeps it moving through their third decade.
midbrow.org
January 23, 2026 at 7:51 PM
Antibalas is still a great time out. midbrow.org/antibalas-mo...
We definitely had fun, fun, fun. midbrow.org/funky-fun-fu...
Funky Fun, Fun, Fun at Yoshi’s
An international sensation always comes home for the holidays.
midbrow.org
December 30, 2025 at 9:46 PM
We definitely had fun, fun, fun. midbrow.org/funky-fun-fu...
December 15, 2025 at 4:39 PM
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As soon as this new information was unleashed, people began looking at the location data for accounts that primarily serve to stoke political tensions in the U.S. with far-right narratives that are often misleading or outright false.
X's Top MAGA Trolls Revealed to Be Foreign Accounts
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November 25, 2025 at 2:16 PM
As soon as this new information was unleashed, people began looking at the location data for accounts that primarily serve to stoke political tensions in the U.S. with far-right narratives that are often misleading or outright false.
The hardest working woman in belly dance. midbrow.org/shabnam-cele...
Shabnam Celebrates 20 Years
The hardest working woman in belly dance recently performed in Oakland.
midbrow.org
November 25, 2025 at 7:41 PM
The hardest working woman in belly dance. midbrow.org/shabnam-cele...
LaRussell at OMCA Friday Nights was a spiritual experience. midbrow.org/larussell-go...
LaRussell Got Flavor
Vallejo rapper gives beats to packed Oakland Museum crowd.
midbrow.org
October 29, 2025 at 7:00 PM
LaRussell at OMCA Friday Nights was a spiritual experience. midbrow.org/larussell-go...
Berkeley born and raised Joshua Redman is kind of a big deal. midbrow.org/have-sax-wil...
Have Sax, Will Travel
East Bay native returns to Yoshi’s for first time in a decade.
midbrow.org
October 16, 2025 at 7:49 PM
Berkeley born and raised Joshua Redman is kind of a big deal. midbrow.org/have-sax-wil...
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About three-quarters of Americans support the release of all files related to the Jeffrey Epstein case, a new PBS News/NPR/Marist poll finds.
Another 13% want some of the Epstein files released, while only 9% don’t want any documents released.
Read more: https://to.pbs.org/4nZ5B82
Another 13% want some of the Epstein files released, while only 9% don’t want any documents released.
Read more: https://to.pbs.org/4nZ5B82
October 2, 2025 at 9:17 PM
About three-quarters of Americans support the release of all files related to the Jeffrey Epstein case, a new PBS News/NPR/Marist poll finds.
Another 13% want some of the Epstein files released, while only 9% don’t want any documents released.
Read more: https://to.pbs.org/4nZ5B82
Another 13% want some of the Epstein files released, while only 9% don’t want any documents released.
Read more: https://to.pbs.org/4nZ5B82
Had a great night out at the Sound Room, a nice lil cutty spot in Oakland. midbrow.org/an-intimate-...
An Intimate Evening on Auto Row
Ben Rosenblum brought his Brazilian quartet to The Sound Room.
midbrow.org
September 27, 2025 at 5:30 PM
Had a great night out at the Sound Room, a nice lil cutty spot in Oakland. midbrow.org/an-intimate-...
Oakland is only too far gone from fascist bulls!it. We’re actually just fine otherwise. midbrow.org/in-the-face-...
In the Face of Fascism, Existence is Resistance
Popular street festival proves that multiculturalism is what makes Oakland great.
midbrow.org
August 18, 2025 at 7:01 PM
Oakland is only too far gone from fascist bulls!it. We’re actually just fine otherwise. midbrow.org/in-the-face-...
Pops came home to celebrate his 90th birthday, and a good time was had by all midbrow.org/its-the-vibe/ “It’s the vibe.”
“It’s the vibe.”
Pete Escovedo celebrated his 90th trip around the sun with a six show run and art gallery exhibition at hometown institution.
midbrow.org
August 1, 2025 at 10:35 PM
Pops came home to celebrate his 90th birthday, and a good time was had by all midbrow.org/its-the-vibe/ “It’s the vibe.”
Contrary to popular opinion, there is hella there here. midbrow.org/there-actual...
There Actually IS There Here
With a block party and a tribute to community heroes—in partnership with the Black Panther Alumni Legacy Network and the Bay Area Association of Black Social Workers, plus local rapper Jwalt—The Balle...
midbrow.org
August 1, 2025 at 10:32 PM
Contrary to popular opinion, there is hella there here. midbrow.org/there-actual...
The 3rd generation of PFunk is alright. midbrow.org/p-funktion-g...
P-Funktion: Generational Grooves Go Lakeside
Parliament Funkadelic, led by George Clinton, showcased its catalogue with a multi-generational show at Oakland’s newly renovated Calvin Simmons Theater.
midbrow.org
May 26, 2025 at 9:02 PM
The 3rd generation of PFunk is alright. midbrow.org/p-funktion-g...
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An Oakland-based filmmaker born in Indiana in the fall of 1975, Tony Nguyen chronicles his quest to find his father in his documentary, ‘Year of The Cat,’ screening as part of CAAMFest in San Francisco next week.
In ‘Year of The Cat,’ a Filmmaker Searches for the Truth About His Vietnamese Family History | KQED
Oakland-based Tony Nguyen's latest documentary revisits his family's history amid the fall of Saigon.
www.kqed.org
May 2, 2025 at 5:59 PM
An Oakland-based filmmaker born in Indiana in the fall of 1975, Tony Nguyen chronicles his quest to find his father in his documentary, ‘Year of The Cat,’ screening as part of CAAMFest in San Francisco next week.
I said what I said and I’d do it again.
Being Old is Punk AF
BOB Fest, an annual international music festival, was part Bay Area punk rock family reunion and part make-a-wish moment.
midbrow.org
May 2, 2025 at 7:05 PM
I said what I said and I’d do it again.
This show was lit.
Psychedelic Saharan Surf Rock, From the Desert to the Town
On a night that will long be remembered in Oakland, four descendants of North African nomads shared their unique sound during a stop on their international tour.
midbrow.org
April 24, 2025 at 12:52 AM
This show was lit.
The Roots hit their home opener R-I-G-H-T on the nail, and a great time was had by all. midbrow.org/short-dog-th...
Short Dog, That’s Oakland Baby
Professional sports is alive and well in the Town, and you already know how Oakland it is. With the long term future of the coliseum in question, soccer fans show out in open defiance of the doom loop...
midbrow.org
April 3, 2025 at 3:26 PM
The Roots hit their home opener R-I-G-H-T on the nail, and a great time was had by all. midbrow.org/short-dog-th...
A pandemic special
Teen Drumming Sensation Ayo Jackson
Ayo Jackson is the youngest member of the band Jax. The Haitian-American sibling trio are all teens from East Oakland. Jackson captivates audiences with…
www.kalw.org
March 28, 2025 at 3:14 AM
A pandemic special
Im gonna post some of my old stuff just cuz
Sights & Sounds of East Oakland: Making dad hip hop
Hip hop music originally captured the spirit of a generation that was young in the 1980s. That generation and others that came after it are no longer…
www.kalw.org
March 28, 2025 at 3:08 AM
Im gonna post some of my old stuff just cuz
That time I met Fillmore Slim. midbrow.org/if-not-resil...
If Not Resilience, What Else Is The Blues?
Thriving community at historic Eli's Mile High Club carries on despite most recent threat of closure. Mondays ought to have a little extra blues.
midbrow.org
March 24, 2025 at 11:52 PM
That time I met Fillmore Slim. midbrow.org/if-not-resil...
So, I decided to become a music writer, and my first story wasn’t exactly about James Brown, but it kinda was midbrow.org/three-funky-...
Three Funky Divas Stroll Into A Jazz Club
Martha High led a female-fronted tribute to the music of James Brown featuring several people who sang and played with the Godfather of Soul.
midbrow.org
March 11, 2025 at 10:33 PM
So, I decided to become a music writer, and my first story wasn’t exactly about James Brown, but it kinda was midbrow.org/three-funky-...
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Mass demonstrations in Los Angeles, more that 10,000 people showed up to protest against Trump's ethnic cleansing and concentration camps. They gathered to protect the immigrant community which is being hunted down by ICE. #3E #USprotests #ICE
"we shout for those who can't."
"we shout for those who can't."
February 2, 2025 at 10:03 PM
Mass demonstrations in Los Angeles, more that 10,000 people showed up to protest against Trump's ethnic cleansing and concentration camps. They gathered to protect the immigrant community which is being hunted down by ICE. #3E #USprotests #ICE
"we shout for those who can't."
"we shout for those who can't."
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Is Elon Musk Staging a Coup? Unelected Billionaire Seizes Control at Treasury Dept. & Other Agencies
Is Elon Musk Staging a Coup? Billionaire Seizes Control at Treasury Dept.
Elon Musk, the tech billionaire and unelected adviser to President Donald Trump, is asserting control over much of the federal bureaucracy and sensitive government computer systems despite lacking clear...
www.democracynow.org
February 3, 2025 at 4:45 PM
Is Elon Musk Staging a Coup? Unelected Billionaire Seizes Control at Treasury Dept. & Other Agencies