Events
Events: East Bay New Years Eve Options
December 31st, 2011 | by Coolhand Luke | published in Events, Featured
New Years is always full of pressure and dollars spent. Your friends are in town and they want to have a good time. Your girl wants a romantic spot to share that midnight kiss. You don’t want to deal with crowds. Or perhaps you want to get Native American [...]
Video: Kev Choice Ensemble Live at Yoshis
December 30th, 2011 | by Coolhand Luke | published in Events, Featured, Music
Last night as I sat at the storied Yoshis Jazz Club watching Oakland natives Mara Hruby and Chris Turner bless the mic, it hit me how amazing it is that young local musicians are showcasing their chops on the same stage that bonafide legends have for [...]
Event: Wine & Bowties presents The Homecoming
December 28th, 2011 | by Coolhand Luke | published in Events, Featured
We consider the folks over at Wine & Bowties to be kindred spirits. W&B and 38thnotes are both arts & culture blogs started by Bay Area natives in big cities (LA & NY) three years ago. Our scopes are different, but our vision is the same. [...]
Video: Mistah FAB Puts On For His City
December 28th, 2011 | by Coolhand Luke | published in Events, Featured
A lot of rappers rep for they’re city, but few invest in it. A lot of rappers exploit their turf’s criminal imagery, but few work to curb the symptoms of poverty that lead to its criminality. Mistah FAB has been a welcome exception to the rule. His musical [...]
Event: A Night With Chris Turner
December 19th, 2011 | by niema | published in Events, Featured, Music
He’s been compared to D’Angelo and Maxwell. He’s been in the studio with Esperanza Spalding. He sings backup for Bilal. He was a featured artist on this year’s BET Music Matters Showcase. And on December 28th Chris Turner will make his Oakland debut at [...]
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 [...]
Video: The Oakland We Live For
December 13th, 2011 | by Coolhand Luke | published in Events, Featured
Photo by Kola Shobo You can read and hear a lot about Oakland. Whether you live in Montclair, LA or Kentucky, people have heard about Oakland, and many have some sort of ignorant fear-based set opinions as a result. I used to get hella aggravated by [...]
#OccupyOakland: Dan Siegel Resigns as Legal Aid to Mayor Quan
November 15th, 2011 | by Coolhand Luke | published in Events, Featured
Civil Rights Attorney Dan Siegel appeared on the Rachel Maddow show and Countdown with Kieth Olbermann tonight to speak on his decision to step down as a legal aid to Mayor Jean Quan. If you know Dan, then you know that this was only a matter of time. [...]
Video: Support Oakland’s Pop Lyfe on America’s Got Talent
September 6th, 2011 | by Coolhand Luke | published in Events, Featured, Music
Update: PopLyfe has made it to the final 4! Out of the thousands of contestants, the young pop band from Oakland has proven itself to be the cream of the crop! They are up against tougher and tougher competition each week, but they raise the ante [...]
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 [...]
This Is Why I Love Oakland
August 7th, 2011 | by Coolhand Luke | published in Events, History
Photo Credit: Kola Shobo “Oakland now is like a great old blues singer. She knows how to moan and cry, but the bad times behind her make her know how to savor the good times. Maybe she’s got some scars, but when she gets cooking [...]
The Rebirth of West Oakland’s 16th St. Train Station
July 26th, 2011 | by Coolhand Luke | published in Events, History
Photo Credit: Chris WillisOne of Oakland’s many gifts is its architecture. There are art-deco gems like the Paramount, the Baghdad-inspired Fox Theater, the flat iron building, Tribune Tower, Preservation Park and The Dunsmuir House, just to name a [...]
