Art
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 [...]
Art: Scott Weaver’s Rolling Through The Bay
January 12th, 2012 | by Coolhand Luke | published in Art, Featured
Scott Weaver is a beast. Using a household item most use to pick Butterfingers out of their teeth, he has made a career, and most famously, a dynamic living model of the city he loves. With San Francisco as his muse, Weaver invested 35 years and 100,000 [...]
Poem: In Remembrance of a Brother Lost
December 31st, 2011 | by Coolhand Luke | published in Art, Featured
Jay Fernandez, a dynamic elder at St. Mary’s Center in West Oakland, wrote this ode to his homeless brother Juan Gonzalez. His poem says everything I never could. Please enjoy and remember his words every time you see a brother or sister struggling on these mean streets.
Event: Help Jazz Get To The Philippines
December 18th, 2011 | by Coolhand Luke | published in Art, Events, Featured
Oakland artist, educator and mother Jasmine “Jazz” Hudson has been a staple in the local spoken word scene for many years now. She’s hosted and performed for notable artists and to benefit a myriad of positive community efforts. Early next year she is [...]
The Off-Beat Comedy of the Olde Money Boyz
December 12th, 2011 | by Coolhand Luke | published in Art, Featured
The Olde Money Boyz don’t really give a shit about slick punch lines or Hollywood frat pack stoner expeditions. They specialize in bizarre sketch comedy that resides in it’s own zip code. Stephen Cedars (right) and Benji Kleiman (left) are Berkeley boys [...]
Painting The Town: The Art of Sam Cain
November 10th, 2011 | by Coolhand Luke | published in Art, Featured, Sports
Each fall, football fans across the nation make the pilgrimage to Canton, Ohio. In this small Midwest town sits the Pro Football Hall of Fame. And each autumn, the newest class is enshrined — wealthy owners who shaped the league; aging linemen whose [...]
Event: Explore Oakland’s Art Murmur!
September 2nd, 2011 | by Coolhand Luke | published in Art, Events, Featured
Oakland’s Art Murmur is always surprising to those who grew up at the teet of Oakland’s demonized media portrayals. Apparently there was just never much room to sandwich beauty, community or creativity in between all the murders and other bleeding [...]
