Art
The Malcolm X Jazz Fest Represents the Best of Oakland
May 21st, 2012 | by Coolhand Luke | published in Art, Events, Featured
Yesterday’s 12th annual Malcolm X Jazz Festival encapsulated what I love most about Oakland. A diverse gathering of families, youth and young professionals celebrated Malcolm X’s birthday and legacy of protest and community spirit with music, art [...]
Alonzo “Turf” Jones Wows At America’s Got Talent Auditions
May 17th, 2012 | by Coolhand Luke | published in Art, Featured
Many heads in the Bay know contortionist hip-hop dancer Alonzo Jones as Retro. At the San Francisco auditions for America’s Got Talent, Jones introduced himself as Turf, but what he calls himself is largely irrelevant. The 21 year-old wowed the judges, [...]
Michael Miller’s West Coast Hip-Hop: A History in Pictures
May 2nd, 2012 | by Coolhand Luke | published in Art, Featured, History, Music
You ever hear the phrase, “Shut up when grown folks is talkin”? Well that’s exactly what we did when Zsa Zsa from Fusicology sent us this video of legendary Bay Area journalist Davey D interviewing long time hip-hop head Paul Stewart. Stewart has been [...]
Youth Speaks Bay Area Poetry Slam Finals on Friday!
April 27th, 2012 | by Coolhand Luke | published in Art, Events, Featured
Any time I see young people performing poetry or hear anything about local literary arts organization Youth Speaks, I get a bit nostalgic. For most of my high school years I was in writing workshops or rocking stages with a power I didn’t know I had: [...]
Help “To The Bone” Raise Awareness of Child Migrant Farm Workers in CA
March 27th, 2012 | by Coolhand Luke | published in Art, Events, Featured
“To The Bone” is a film about a pre-teen farm worker who seeks to defy the status quo, and rebels against her father in the process. It’s a coming of age story, but it’s also a social critique of the way we treat our children in a first world nation. It’s a story that needs to be told, but it’s a story that needs your help to see the light of day.
A Q & A with BucketFeet Shoe Designer Meryl Phillips
March 25th, 2012 | by Coolhand Luke | published in Art, Featured
When the new line of Bucketfeet shoes dropped, we applauded the eclectic designs of a few very dynamic Brazilian artists. But we really got juiced when we found out that the one American designer featured in the new line was Oakland artist Meryl Phillips! We caught up with her to discuss her shoe designs, utilitarian art, her East Oakland house renovation and the local art scene.
Music Video: Krypto, Los Rakas & The Jacka: “Gyangsta”
February 7th, 2012 | by Coolhand Luke | published in Art, Featured, Music
Haters are as old as the earth is round. I bet you there were Neanderthals who made cave paintings to clown rival hunters with less prowess. 5 pence says that medieval chamber maids put the kings’ mistresses on blast at the market and that knights [...]
Event: Valentine’s Day with Martin Luther
February 4th, 2012 | by niema | published in Art, Events, Featured, Music
Have you made plans for February 14th? Did you remember to include a night at Museum of the African Diaspora with Martin Luther? If not, you still have time to grab your tickets for the unplugged session co-presented by the museum’s young professionals [...]
Happy 138th Birthday to Oakland’s Gertrude Stein!
February 3rd, 2012 | by Coolhand Luke | published in Art, Featured, History
Author and art collector Gertrude Stein holds an infamous place in Oakland lore. She is the source of the often un-contectualized and misused quote, “there is no there, there,” frequently used to down Oakland. Beyond that, not many Oaklanders are too familiar with her.
Event: Community Thrift at East Oakland Youth Development Center
February 3rd, 2012 | by niema | published in Art, Events, Featured
“Environmental and social degradation is the battle that I am trying to fight,” explains Dominique Drakeford, an Oakland native pursuing her masters in Sustainable Entrepreneurship and Fashion. “However, the war is really in changing attitudes. [...]
Event: Cre8tive Class Apparel Design Contest
January 15th, 2012 | by Coolhand Luke | published in Art, Events, Featured
Local apparel company Cre8tive Class launched on Black Friday and has been bubbling worldwide ever since. C8C’s branding and social media expertise had the label buzzing before anyone had even seen a t-shirt, but their Fall 2011 line solidified their [...]
Event: What is Your Dream? Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr. Day of Service
January 14th, 2012 | by niema | published in Art, Events, Featured, History
Most folks love a holiday weekend. That extra day off to chill, sleep or play catch up is one that we anticipate. But we here at 38th Notes are hoping you use Monday as more of a day on than a day off. In honor of Martin Luther King, Jr. Day, the good [...]
