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'.
- Arts & Culture, Events, Jun 2, 2010
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La Peña Is Still Rooted at 35
The Berkeley cultural center celebrates its 35th anniversary with intergenerational programming and a big suite.
- Arts & Culture, Events, May 26, 2010
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Kiss Me, I'm Palestinian
Jennifer Jajeh explores the politics of hyphenated identity in I Heart Hamas.
- Arts & Culture, Events, Mar 3, 2010
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Live, Up-Close, Hella Gay
Oakland's Hella Gay Party hosts its first live edition.
- Arts & Culture, Events, Mar 10, 2010
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All Hail the Queens
B-Girls take center stage at La Peña Cultural Center.
- Arts & Culture, Events, Feb 3, 2010
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What a Difference a Day Makes
Fun-A-Day supplies local artists with motivation, tight deadlines, and a daily routine.
- Arts & Culture, Events, Apr 21, 2010
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Oakland Gets a Screen Shot
Oakland Underground Film Festival highlights locals, locavores, cult classics, and Black Dynamite.
- Arts & Culture, Events, May 13, 2009
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My Big Fat Greek Fest
Oakland Greek Festival brings sacred elements to its big feast.
- Arts & Culture, Events, Mar 24, 2010
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Dinner with Franny and Zooey
For Nicole Klosterman, reading is a social act.
- Arts & Culture, Events, Feb 17, 2010
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¡Ay Caribe!
John Santos brings the filosofía Caribeña to Oakland.
- Arts & Culture, Events, Apr 22, 2009
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Putting the Soul Back in Vegan
Cookbook author Bryant Terry recasts and "remixes" the soul-food genre.
- Arts & Culture, Events, Dec 30, 2009
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Building on Dead Dreams
Rejected novelist ventures into the funeral business.
- Arts & Culture, Events, May 12, 2010
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East Bay Bicycle Coalition on a Mission
The advocacy group celebrates purists, but caters to novices.
- Arts & Culture, Events, Dec 2, 2009
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Moto Velo
Cars and bikes will coexist peacefully at this Friday's Art Murmur.
- Arts & Culture, Events, Feb 10, 2010
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Every Rose Has Its Thorn
Find your next date at the Fuck Valentine's Day Erotic Psychotic Extravaganza.
- Arts & Culture, Events, Jan 13, 2010
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That Beautiful, Bestial Belly
New show at American Steel celebrates the beautiful and the depraved.
- Arts & Culture, Events, May 19, 2010
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That's the Jam
Malcolm X Jazz Arts Festival is a concert with the sensibility of a jam session.
- Arts & Culture, Events, Apr 2, 2008
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Helloakland in a Liminal Space
Devin Satterfield resurrects the funky West Oakland warehouse spirit.
- Arts & Culture, Events, Jan 27, 2010
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Brews to Cure Those Winter Blues
Linden Street Brewery ends the seasonal beer-fest lull.
- Arts & Culture, Events, Jun 17, 2009
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Uptown Is the New Downtown
The district culminates its redevelopment with a huge street party.
- Arts & Culture, Events, Mar 17, 2010
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Ise Lyfe Speaks Out, Looks Inward
He's known as an activist poet, but his new show has personal dimensions.
