Bay Area-based author Samina Ali has twice lost her identity. The first time, during her childhood, involved a blend of beliefs and misplaced paperwork. Growing up as the middle of three children and the only daughter of immigrant Indian parents, Ali lived alternately in Minneapolis and Hyderabad...

Lief Sorbye is the lead singer, main songwriter and mandolin player of Tempest, the Bay Area-based Celtic band that’s developed a worldwide following in the past 35-plus years. Sorbye said he’s been playing music for as long as he can remember. Inspired by the Beatles, he began performing in rock...

During his first hour in office, after pledging to “Drill, baby, drill,” begin deportations immediately and “Forge a society that is colorblind”—ignoring the fact that deportation policies are anything but colorblind—President Trump announced that the official policy of the United States governme...

THURSDAY, MARCH 27 FOLK AMIHAN Two pop-up sets present the unparalleled blend of resistance, embrace and unity expressed in Amihan’s music. Jazz, funk, R&B and hip-hop influences braid their way into new works sculpted with OMCA’s current exhibits in mind. The personable and charismatic vocalist/...

In the line at Tarts de Feybesse last week, a customer couldn’t make up their mind. They paused to deliberate over the multiple choices on display. It was as if they were stunned and dazzled by the array of eclairs, entremets and viennoiseries. Paul Feybesse patiently answered every one of their ...

As Locked opens, Eddie (played by Bill Skarsgård) has already joined the tough-shit-out-of-luck club. He’s stone broke, his car is in the shop for major repairs that he has no money to pay for, and he’s being hounded by his ex-wife to pick up their young daughter after school. When the surly gara...

ARIES (March 21-April 19): Ancient Rome’s emperor Julius Caesar undertook a radical move to fix the calendar, which had become increasingly inaccurate as the centuries passed. He added three months to the year 46 B.C.E., which as a result was 445 days long. I’m thinking that 2025 might seem equal...

The Oakland Roots lost their first game at the Oakland Coliseum 2-1 on Saturday, March 22, but it was a historic night for the venue, and a sold-out crowd of 26,575 fans were clearly ecstatic regardless. For highlights and more, visit oaklandrootssc.com. All photos in the gallery below are by Gio...

When Tiffany Austin arrived in the Bay Area in 2009, she’d decided to put music on the back burner. After about five years supporting herself in Japan singing pop and soul, she was ready to pursue a different path via a scholarship to UC Berkeley School of Law. While the Los Angeles native wasn’t...