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Alameda Post
Published September 255Q4: Brandy Cristelle
“I think a lot of people in the industry feel a lot of judgement from outsiders behind pole dancing/stripping—which are two very different things, by the way,” Brandi Cristelle told Gene Kahane in a recent interview. “… I want the world to see and embrace the beauty in both.”
Alameda Post
Published September 24Two Birds from Alameda – September 24, 2026
Seagull asks our candidates a burning question in the latest installment of our weekly strip drawn by Alameda cartoonist, Brice.
East Bay Express
Published September 22Black Bay Area artists rebuild cultural infrastructure
A map is drawn to lay claim to a place. This one is drawn to recover it: By walking ground that already belonged to someone and naming what survived the three-headed blaze of divestment, disorganization and gentrification. Not everything about fire is destruction. The native…
East Bay Express
Published September 22The Oakland we lost
In documentary photographer and filmmaker Ken Light’s new book, Soul City: Oakland, U.S.A., 120 black-and-white photographs tell the story of the people of West Oakland. Covering the years from 1974-1976 and viewed through the lens of 2026, the only thing more striking than what…
East Bay Express
Published September 22Social Eyes: Week of Sept. 24-30
This week's calendar picks feature 'Radium Stories,' Los Hermanos Mendoza, Bill Frisell & Harmony 5, Adam Klipple Quintet, Tony Corman's Morchestra, The Australian Ballet, Shreya Ghoshal, Erykah Badu, Social Distortion, and Thelma and the Sleaze.
Oakland Post (Post News Group)
Published September 22BOOK REVIEW: ‘Laws of Solomon’ Reveals Tender Heart of Former Child Soldier
The monsters that came to him early in his sleep were the easy ones. It was the later demons that stole Solomon Nangobi’s sleep, the spirits of all the people he killed when he was a child soldier in Uganda, and when he was a fixer in New York as an adult. Their ghosts called to…
Oakland Post (Post News Group)
Published September 22Event Preview: ‘Fashion v. Fascism’ – A Runway Revolution Is Coming to the Bay Area
“Every piece on this runway translates what is happening under fascism into a feeling,” explains Erica Furlong, the FVF creative director. “One designer’s trench coat is covered in pockets stamped ‘TRUTH,’ ‘MEMORY,’ ‘HOPE,’ ‘VOTE,’ ‘FUTURE,’ because that’s literally what gets…
Alameda Post
Published September 22Halloween Gone Wild
It's still September, but yard decorations for Halloween are already popping up around Alameda. Gene Kahane talks with the founder of Feathered Outlaw, an AHS alum who is studying costume design, and the winners of the 2025 Most Frightening Haunt contest to see what makes the…
Alameda Post
Published September 21Brian Herriot’s ‘Time Freedom’ Asks Why Wait Until Retirement to Own Your Time?
"Time Freedom" by Brian Herriot is reexamining the conventional American idea of dividing one's life into long, grueling working years and sudden complete autonomy at retirement. Karin K. Jensen praises the book, which provides a fresh view on money, freedom, and how to live a…
Alameda Post
Published September 18Rhythmix Benefit Concert for Venezuela Earthquake Relief Set for September 27
Curated by multi-instrumentalist/producer, Jackeline Rago, "Venezuela Vibra y Renace" supports Venezuelan musicians and artists deeply affected by the recent earthquakes and the ongoing challenges in their communities. Mark your calendars for Sunday, September 27 at Rhythmix…
Alameda Post
Published September 17Local Bands Bring Alameda’s Porchfest to Life
More than 30 local bands and performers took over porches and driveways, the storefront at Island Savoy Market, and the stage at Webster Park for Alameda's first Porchfest on Sunday, September 13. Desmond Bracken chats with organizers from the Alameda Music Council about the…
East Bay Express
Published September 15Frederick Noland draws Black history
Frederick Noland is the unofficial oracle of lesser-known stories about Black people in America, and especially in the Bay Area. As an Oakland-based visual storyteller, the New Yorker cartoonist and California College of the Arts adjunct professor creates graphic biographies,…