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WIGband’s irreverent, “trashy feminist points” on stage.

Elizabeth Coleman — Fri, 08 Mar 2013 05:11:09 +0000

Armed with walking staffs and adorned with dildos, Viking helmets and wigs, Johanna “Silver” Poethig and Barbara “Bambi” Golden took to the stage of Berkeley Arts last week and promptly began to chant, “You’re not a woman! You’re a gaping cunt! Neanderthal, Neanderthal!” to the obvious pleasure of the crowd, who erupted in hooting and [&hellip

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Armonia Celeste: Bringing Back Baroque

Angela Son — Wed, 17 Oct 2012 03:31:27 +0000

Did you know that women were not allowed to sing in public until the 16th century? Early music ensemble Armonia Celeste was created to remind listeners of this important development in history. Modeled after the first all-female ensemble of professional singers, Concerto delle Donne, Armonia Celeste brings back an early era of music that tremendously [&hellip

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Garbage Returns to the Stage

Setsu Uzume — Thu, 11 Oct 2012 07:12:28 +0000

I’ve loved Garbage since I was ten years old. Back in 1995, my elder sister brought their self-titled debut album home from a concert. I was immediately hooked. “She could only sing for a half hour when I saw her because of the nodes in her throat,” my sister gushed, “but I was so happy [&hellip

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Metal Female Voices Fest’s 10th Anniversary

Setsu Uzume — Wed, 19 Sep 2012 07:06:11 +0000

Heavy metal. Speed metal. Death metal. No matter what the style, metal music calls up images of ruthless drums, screaming guitar and roaring voices. From the union of gothic and symphonic metal comes a new kind of music, setting the power and frenzy of metal against the elegance of an operatic soprano. This gorgeous alchemy of [&hellip

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A Look into Jen Lewin’s Interactive Arc Harps

Elizabeth Coleman — Wed, 22 Aug 2012 06:13:03 +0000

With so much art being a purely visual experience, artist Jen Lewin wanted to find a way to mix together light, sound, anddance to create a more unique type of art. And she did just that with her Arc Harps, one of her sets of large, interactive instruments played by movement through laser-light beams. They are designed [&hellip

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