The Daily CalifornianSufjan Stevens Sufjan Stevens’ 49-track album ‘Convocations’ is 49 tracks too long dailycal.org - Piper Samuels Grade: 1.5/5.0 Ever since he enchanted audiences with his sentimental indie-folk tribute to the Prairie State, Illinois, American singer-songwriter …
The Daily CalifornianBands ‘Van Weezer’ is Weezer’s soft take on hard rock dailycal.org - Pooja Bale Grade: 3.5/5.0Weezer has always paved its own path in its music, pitting ever-conflicting elements of nostalgia, woefulness and veiled cockiness …
The Daily CalifornianResident Evil Resident Evil Village dials back horror, makes room for action dailycal.org - Neil Haeems Grade: 4.0/5.0Resident Evil Village has massive shoes to fill. Its predecessor, Resident Evil 7: Biohazard (RE7), was a return to form of epic …
The Daily CalifornianBands Iceage’s new LP ‘Seek Shelter’ is total rock splendor dailycal.org - Vincent Tran Grade: 4.5/5.0A decade ago, Iceage made its bones with a blistering wave of desolate punk rock. Since then, the Danish band has been impossible to …
The Daily CalifornianCalifornia Nightjars soars with CA acoustics on debut EP ‘Modjeska’ dailycal.org - Blue Fay Grade: 5.0/5.0 The state of California has been played many times on the strings of an acoustic guitar, but it is rare to find a songwriter who can …
The Daily CalifornianLyrics Dodie is vulnerable, honest on debut album ‘Build a Problem’ dailycal.org - Sarah Runyan Grade: 4.0/5.0Having spent more than 10 years creating videos on YouTube, Dodie Clark has captured viewers’ hearts with her poignant songwriting and …
The Daily CalifornianAly & AJ Aly & AJ shine on optimistic new LP dailycal.org - Lauren Harvey Grade: 4.0/5.0“Potential Breakup Song” by Aly & AJ was a staple of the early 2000s. Last year, the 2007 single made its way back into our cultural …
The Daily CalifornianTikTok Where the hell have you been (in quarantine), loca?: Tessa Violet talks ‘Twilight’-inspired music video, TikTok, touring dailycal.org - Taila Lee Back in winter 2008, Tessa Violet leaned back in a plush red theater seat and watched the first installment of the “Twilight” series. Fast forward to …
The Daily CalifornianNorthern California Carol Edgarian, Vendela Vida discuss rupture of adolescence at 7th annual Bay Area Book Festival dailycal.org - Lauren Harvey On May 4, the Bay Area Book Festival hosted Carol Edgarian and Vendela Vida for “Epicenter of Girlhood,” a virtual — yet insightful — addition to its …
The Daily CalifornianBooks Orville Schell, Yiyun Li transcend pandemics and revolutions through great literature at 7th annual Bay Area Book Festival dailycal.org - Blue Fay On the second evening of the 7th annual Bay Area Book Festival, a crowd of virtual participants gathered in a Zoom meeting to the sound of Chen Leiji …
The Daily CalifornianGuy Ritchie ‘Wrath of Man’ doesn’t feel like a Guy Ritchie flick dailycal.org - Megha Ganapathy Grade: 2.0/5.0“Wrath Of Man” is an action flick that revolves around Mr. Hill, a silent, stoic security guard with a dark past played by Jason …
