Emma Silvers
Writer and Editor at Freelance
writer & editor for hire // [email protected] // erstwhile arts & culture editor @kqed @sfchronicle @sfweekly @sfbg (RIP)
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1 week ago |
kqed.org | Emma Silvers
Failed to save articlePlease try againLaura Jane Grace, who performs with her band the Mississippi Medicals April 18 at Cornerstone in Berkeley and April 19 at the Mystic Theatre in Petaluma. It’s tough to imagine a better rock star for this moment in America than Laura Jane Grace. The founder of the seminal Florida punk band Against Me! has long been known for songwriting that blends the personal and political, as well as visceral, cathartic live shows.
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Jan 16, 2025 |
kqed.org | Emma Silvers
Jan 16Failed to save articlePlease try againFantastic Negrito, seen here performing at the Annual Americana Honors Awards in September 2024 in Nashville, will perform at HopMonk Tavern in Novata on Jan. 26, 2025, as part of a benefit for Los Angeles firefighters.
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Dec 26, 2024 |
sfchronicle.com | Emma Silvers
When Arturo Nájera needed a glitzy red dress for a fundraiser, it never crossed his mind to head to the mall. He would probably wear the garment only once — for the annual Red Dress Bar Crawl in the Castro — and he wasn’t trying to drop hundreds of dollars on a designer gown. He didn’t bother with thrift stores, either: At 6 feet 4, he’s never had much luck shopping secondhand, even for basic men’s clothes.
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Dec 11, 2024 |
sfchronicle.com | Emma Silvers
“How are things in the neighborhood tonight?” asks Glenn Donaldson, indie rock bard of the Richmond District. It’s a crisp fall Friday night, and the San Francisco musician is onstage with his band the Reds, Pinks & Purples, playing to a rapt audience of about 130 people. “Woooo!” the crowd replies. Article continues below this adTwo weeks earlier, the band opened for Guided By Voices, playing to a much larger crowd at August Hall.
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Dec 4, 2024 |
alumni.berkeley.edu | Pat Joseph |Emma Silvers
When Sara*, a third-year business and psychology student at UC Berkeley, took an undergraduate history class called “Palestine and the Palestinians: A Modern History” last year, she wasn’t expecting much of the curriculum to surprise her. Her father grew up in Palestine, and moved to the U.S. in 1987 to finish his studies when Birzeit University, the top college in Palestine, was closed during the first Intifada.
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