Rachel Swan
Bio:
Rachel Swan is the music editor at the East Bay Express, and a recovering Luddite. She has also written for Film Quarterly, Vibe, Bitch, Jazziz, and The Best Sex Writing of 2010. Just sayin'.
Rachel Swan is the music editor at the East Bay Express, and a recovering Luddite. She has also written for Film Quarterly, Vibe, Bitch, Jazziz, and The Best Sex Writing of 2010. Just sayin'.
- Special Sections, Summer Guide, May 21, 2008
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A Festival for You
From BFD8 to Outside Lands, there's no shortage this year.
- Special Sections, Educations & Careers, Jan 11, 2012
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Acting Lessons
Want to launch a theater career? You're in the right place.
- Special Sections, Summer Guide, May 21, 2008
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Bands to Sweat to
Our critics recommend ten music acts to get your blood pumping.
- Special Sections, Summer Guide, May 11, 2011
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Based, Spaced, and Bare
Ten hot local bands for summer.
- Special Sections, Summer Guide, May 9, 2012
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Beach Daze and Shoe Gaze
We recommend the best local bands to check out this summer.
- Special Sections, Holiday Guide, Nov 24, 2004
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Best Music of the East Bay
Our critics select the best local albums of 2004.
- Special Sections, Year in Review, Dec 21, 2011
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Best Ways to Ring in the New Year
From ratchet rappers to Crescent City trombonists, we got you covered this New Year's Eve.
- Special Sections, Holiday Guide, Nov 23, 2005
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Books to Give, Books to Get
Going shopping? Our writers recommend ...
- Special Sections, Bars, Clubs, & Coffeehouses, Oct 26, 2011
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Celebranded Bars
In Oakland, many bar owners started out as local celebrities.
- Special Sections, UC Berkeley Student Guide, Aug 22, 2012
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Courting Culture
East Bay options for the underage partygoer.
- Special Sections, Insider's Guide, Feb 23, 2011
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Downtown Berkeley
The feast just East of Shattuck.
- Special Sections, Fall Arts, Aug 29, 2012
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Election Year Drama
This fall, the politics outside inform the productions onstage.
- Special Sections, Summer Guide, May 21, 2008
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Fairs, Fests & Events
From kite championships to hot rods, our guide to the summer's best events.
- Special Sections, The Bike Issue, May 2, 2012
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Fashion on Two Wheels
Some new bike apparel lines see a future beyond Spandex. Others look to the past.
- Special Sections, Summer Guide, Jun 23, 2004
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Festivals, Fairs, and Road Trips
From accordions to zucchini, a guide to the summer's biggest and best special events.
- Special Sections, Summer Guide, May 11, 2011
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From Rivers to High Sierras
The coolest festivals for the summer heat.
- Special Sections, Summer Guide, May 9, 2012
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From Total Trash to High Sierra
Our staff recommends the best summer music festivals in the Bay Area and beyond.
- Special Sections, Insider's Guide, Feb 22, 2012
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Fruitvale
A richly tectured 'hood.
- Special Sections, Summer Guide, May 21, 2008
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Going to Extremes
These aren't your mother's summer camps.
- Special Sections, Fall Arts, Aug 29, 2012
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High Art Is Paramount
The East Bay is a hotbed for jazz and classical music.
