I don’t look good in hats. This was confirmed when my pal B. and I stopped by the Goorin Brothers Bold Hat Makers during our walk around Elmwood in Berkeley one late morning. After having a coffee at the Elmwood Cafe, we meandered this part of College Avenue and wandered in and out of shops. [...]
Photo Of The Day: The Elmwood Cafe
Out of focus images are not usually top picks for this category, but this one hits me in such a painterly way. It could be because the entire photograph is evenly out of focus. It could be the lighting, or the out of focus faces … I don’t know why, I just know that as [...]
Musicians: Glimpse Trio
Consisting of three intense, musically diverse, and improvisational musicians, the Glimpse Trio is an “extreme jam band” that has been described by L.A. Weekly as “Oakland’s dark kings of avant-metal colossalness.” Captivating and all-out riveting, Glimpse Trio strives to spontaneously create engaging music that approaches the unknown and borders on the psychedelic. Band members Mike [...]
First Church Of Christ Scientist In Berkeley
Even though this building is on the list of National Historic Landmarks it is not an easy accomplishment to see the interior of this church. Only open to the public on the first Sunday of each month, and during special events, it takes conscious effort to make note of the one day and time each [...]
Jill Magid At Berkeley Art Museum MATRIX
Jill Magid’s recent work explores the intersection of governmental power and current events. For MATRIX, Magid considers a shooting at the Texas State Capitol by Fausto Cardenas in relation to Goethe’s Faust, finding in the obvious but ultimately fruitful association similar tragic themes. By turning the gallery into a stage for the reading of Faust, [...]
Photo Of The Day: Inside BAM Three
Looking up at the ceiling it’s difficult to see that the light is coming through the skylight wells while the rest of the museum ceiling is in shadow. It’s a study in concrete contrasts, geometry, and brutal architecture created by the casting of light.
Photo Of The Day: Inside BAM Two
In Gallery 3 of the Berkeley Art Museum, where Eva Hesse’s Studioworks were being displayed, there were a number of wireframe chairs scattered around a coffee table with copies of her books scattered on top. The light on this chair was casting a shadow of it onto the concrete floor, making it seem like there [...]
Ici is Here for Ice Cream
It’s hard to impress anyone who comes to Berkeley to eat a meal, let alone with a dessert. Berkeley has a reputation to uphold and this little ice cream shop does its best to stand tall. I have been passing by this ice cream shop for two years now. I watched as the scrolled graphics [...]
Vik’s Chaat House
Sunday was a day of wandering around the streets of Berkeley and West Oakland looking at art and studios during the Annual East Bay Open Studios event. Every year the first two weekends in June a number of artists in the East Bay open up their doors and show off their work. I participated for [...]
