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'.
- News, Feature, Nov 30, 2011
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Sex by Numbers
Polyamory has gone from being a fringe scene to a veritable subculture. But can having multiple partners ever be widely accepted?
- News, Nov 9, 2011
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How the Black Bloc Occupied Oakland
Can the movement be sustainable if it won't condemn violence?
- News, Feature, May 4, 2011
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Kind of Blue
Will the Bay Area's jazz scene ever live up to its ambitions?
- News, Feature, Apr 21, 2010
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Devon Blood's Season of Blood
Oakland tattooer Devon Blood sustained a gunshot wound to the skull. It wasn't clear if he'd ever emerge from his coma, let alone tattoo again.
- News, Jul 27, 2011
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Young, Poor, Invisible
In Alameda County, job scarcity and high tuition rates are causing more youth to join the hidden poor.
- News, Feb 23, 2011
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Will Oakland Become a No-Festival Zone?
Organizers say the prohibitive costs of permits, fire inspections, and police overtime is starting to discourage events in the city.
- News, Feature, Dec 15, 2010
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Idan Levin Shoots from the Shadows
A local photographer applies military stealth to art.
- News, May 19, 2010
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A Hot Seat for Alameda County Judge
Victoria Kolakowski has turned a normally-obscure election into a high-stakes battle, as she vies to become the first transgendered superior court judge in the nation.
- News, Feature, Mar 12, 2008
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Tearing Down the Walls at the Oakland Museum
Forget what you know about that history museum. With new management and a new energy, the institution is reinventing itself.
- News, Mar 16, 2011
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Oakland Club Owners Fight Back
They've formed an alliance and hope to bring an end to unfair city enforcement and excessive police overtime costs.
- News, Feature, Jan 2, 2008
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Party 2 Nite. R U Going?
When teens can easily find parties without so much as an invite, the night can get out of hand pretty quickly.
- News, Feature, Sep 15, 2004
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Crackin' Nutz
Women MCs struggle for a place of their own amid the misogyny and violence of gangsta rap.
- News, Feature, Jan 18, 2012
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Traveling Bands Do Not Cross
How music industry rules are blocking artists from playing in Oakland.
- News, Feature, Aug 5, 2009
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Goapele Gets Closer to Home
Eight years and one major-label deal after "Closer," Goapele falls back upon the cottage industry that made her famous.
- News, Aug 1, 2012
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Loopholes in ADA Law Make "No Pets" Clauses Nearly Impossible to Enforce
It turns out nearly anyone can deem their pet a service animal.
- News, Feature, Jan 7, 2009
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Riding the Sound Wave
How Al Lucchesi built the biggest incubator in Bay Area music.
- News, Feature, Oct 7, 2009
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The Lost Runner
How a runner's obsession left him missing in the wilderness.
- News, Aug 17, 2011
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Regaining Trust
The Northern California Land Trust hopes to recover from bankruptcy and get back to turning distressed properties into affordable housing.
- News, Feature, Apr 4, 2012
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The Shrinking Stage
The economy is forcing local theater companies to book smaller, leaner productions to save money. Is financial prudence inhibiting art?
- News, Mar 7, 2012
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A New Lease for Le Cheval
One of Monica Ung's victims reopens at its original location.
