Oakland Year of the Snake: I’m the Love, He’s the Butter Billed as a “celebration of Asian and African-American solidarity,” Saturday’s rainy lion dance performance still drew a crowd. Agustín Maes 4 Feb 2025 · 4 min read
Oakland Raymond Burr Brings the Heat as a Heavy Noir City coverage continues: “Raw Deal” gives its follow-up film a shove. Frederick Noland 2 Feb 2025 · 1 min read
Oakland “What Kind of Country Am I Living in?” ‘Democracy Noir’ Reveals Americans Aren’t Alone In Asking. What happens when democracy goes dark? Viktor Orban has created franchisable fascism, and Connie Field's latest doc shares a global perspective. Screened January 20th, 2025. Frederick Noland 31 Jan 2025 · 1 min read
Oakland Stay Tooned: Les Toil’s Painted Tales Pinups and kooky creatures coexist in the fantastical oil paintings of Les Toil, on view at The Grand Gallery. Sarah Bass 30 Jan 2025 · 3 min read
Oakland Shadows and Subversion Noir City 22 kicked off Friday evening with "The Narrow Margin" and “Hell’s Half Acre,” sets a strong tone for the festival. Vita Hewitt 29 Jan 2025 · 6 min read
Oakland Noir and Gnawa: Unforeseen Surprises Surprises just kept piling up on the second day of the ten-day Noir City 22 film festival. Agustín Maes 28 Jan 2025 · 5 min read
Oakland Lions, Snakes, Goldfish, and the Art of Felicia Liang The 33rd annual Lunar New Year Bazaar in Oakland’s Chinatown brought vibrant food, art, and dance to the streets of the city. Vita Hewitt 23 Jan 2025 · 4 min read
Oakland First In Show Oakland artist Marsha Balian’s collages offer an alternate reality, one in which fantastical histories and cat-men can coexist. Sarah Bass 21 Jan 2025 · 3 min read
Oakland Cynicism and Singing: David Cross Mildly Amuses An old dog with old bits - David Cross‘s brand of "alternative comedy" is now only reminiscent of his once-edgy standup from twenty years ago. Frederick Noland 20 Jan 2025 · 1 min read
Oakland Afro Bowie: A Gathering of Glamblerds Deferred Afro Bowie brings together Bowie-loving musicians and fans to celebrate David Bowie’s birthday and memorialize his passing. This year, however, LA’s fires ground the planned celebration to a halt. Frederick Noland 17 Jan 2025 · 1 min read
Oakland A Tender Portrait of California Indigenous Life Duncan Agulair’s photographs of Native California life stand as a direct challenge to the pervasive narrative that Indigenous communities are relics of the past. On view at OMCA now. Vita Hewitt 16 Jan 2025 · 4 min read
Oakland An Older Self Entranced A couple decades down the line, the craft of Viola Frey’s intricate and towering ceramic sculptures is now hitting home. Agustín Maes 15 Jan 2025 · 4 min read
Oakland TikTok Kink and Unpacking Consent: “Babygirl” Brings A Complicated Narrative Erotic thriller or age-gap rom-com gone wrong? “Babygirl” fails to bring the heat, and worse, simplifies and stupefies complex sexuality, instead offering insipid regurgitations of pulpy tropes. Vita Hewitt 13 Jan 2025 · 4 min read
Oakland Laughter Unscripted: Improv as Art Form Improv Curious? The All Out Comedy Theater delivered a night of laughter and hijinks, elevating the improv art form up out of the basement. Vita Hewitt 7 Jan 2025 · 3 min read
Oakland Calling All Freaks: The Egyptian Lover Can Still Get It Egyptian Lover: Still making freaky folks dance, and dance hard. Hot. Rita Sapunor 6 Jan 2025 · 1 min read
Oakland Risk Taking Pays Off Jacques Audiard’s new film is the kind that goes just a bit beyond its story, causing one to think about it long after leaving the theater. Agustín Maes 6 Jan 2025 · 3 min read
Oakland Ballin’, Old School: A Triumphant Return for Oakland’s Gaskell Ball More than 600 attendees flocked in full skirts and suits to waltz the night away, for the first time in eight years. Vita Hewitt 3 Jan 2025 · 4 min read
Oakland A Beautiful Destruction Solo exhibit “A Tangle Existence” by Nicole Irene Anderson offers a view of landscapes mangled by invasive forces. Sarah Bass 3 Jan 2025 · 3 min read
Oakland
