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From Athletics Nation to Vox: Talking with Tyler Bleszinski
Oakland has connections to a lot of digital media companies. Oakland native Jonah Peretti co-founded the Huffington Post and created Buzzfeed, and Oakland A’s superfan Tyler Bleszinski co-founded...
View ArticleWhat would your walk-up song be?
Before the crack of the bat, before the Cracker Jacks, there’s the walkup song. As the batter moves from the on-deck circle to the batter’s box, a song plays to pump everyone up. Any song the batter...
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Meet OIM Records: Oakland’s newest indie label
It’s a tired story. A band starts in the Bay Area, builds an audience, starts touring, then gets stuck playing small venues and moves to L.A. or N.Y. Beyond being old hat, it’s frustrating and...
View ArticleNew music: Yassou Benedict’s “YoungBlood” off OIM Vol. I
With the launch of OIM Records, the label has just released a track off their first album OIM Vol. I, due out in full in June. “YoungBlood” by San Francisco’s Yassou Benedict starts softly and moves in...
View ArticleTech diversity a big topic at Oakland’s Vator Splash
On April 22-23, Oakland will again host Vator Splash at the Kaiser Center and The Port Workspaces by Lake Merritt. During the two-day event, venture capitalists and active angels will educate startups...
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Vator Splash 2015: where new and old tech worlds collide
A lot of discussion has been made about two Americas — the America which has a clear path to success and other America whose path is paved with struggle — but there are also two tech scenes. The...
View ArticleOn The Virtue of Hooks: Talking Music with The Seshen
The Seshen members are like a big family. You know, the type of family you really, really like. It makes it easy to see why their music moves in such fluid dynamism, a feat considering the dual...
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Eastlake Music Festival’s deeper meaning
Unsuspecting joggers ran into the center of music at the Eastlake Music Festival on Saturday, May 23. Some detoured and went on their way but many stopped to join the hundreds of people who were spread...
View ArticleThe Studio Series: “Tired” by Ragana at Shipwreck
Oakland Local and Oaktown Indie Mayhem present The Studio Series. One Oakland band, recorded in a local studio, highlighting the thriving local music community in our city. The Church of Divine...
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The Studio Series: “Dienda” by Valerie Troutt at Bird & Egg
Oakland Local and Oaktown Indie Mayhem present The Studio Series. One Oakland band, recorded in a local studio, highlighting the thriving local music community in our city. To find a piano in a Bay...
View ArticleThe Studio Series: “Easy Come Easy Go” by Tumbleweed Wanderers at Faultline
Oakland Local and Oaktown Indie Mayhem present The Studio Series. One Oakland band, recorded in a local studio, highlighting the thriving local music community in our city. It’s easy to idealize the...
View ArticleThe Studio Series: “Inevitable Conclusion” by Makeunder at New, Improved
Oakland Local and Oaktown Indie Mayhem present The Studio Series. One Oakland band, recorded in a local studio, highlighting the thriving local music community in our city. Over the past decade...
View ArticleThe Studio Series: “Steady Tripping” by Ghost & The City at Hellam
Oakland Local and Oaktown Indie Mayhem present The Studio Series. One Oakland band, recorded in a local studio, highlighting the thriving local music community in our city. Most of the time when you...
View ArticleThe Studio Series: “Criminal Code” by Mall Walk at SANTO
Oakland Local and Oaktown Indie Mayhem present The Studio Series. One Oakland band, recorded in a local studio, highlighting the thriving local music community in our city. There are dozens of...
View ArticleThe Studio Series: “Gone Too Far” by Kev Choice at JingleTown
Oakland Local and Oaktown Indie Mayhem present The Studio Series. One Oakland band, recorded in a local studio, highlighting the thriving local music community in our city. In many ways JingleTown...
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