Oscar Grant Case and Reaction in Music

Oscar Grant Case and Reaction in Music By Angela Bacca On Thursday, July 8, we in Oakland were anxiously awaiting the verdict in the murder trial of Johannes Mehserle, the BART police officer accused of shooting the unarmed 22-year-old father, Oscar Grant, while he was face-down and compliant on the platform on New Year’s Day…

Cocorosie Live Review at Regency Ballroom

TUESDAY Cocorosie Live Review at Regency Ballroom Written by Angela Bacca The CocoRosie show at the Regency Ballroom was opened by Cibelle, a native Brazilian who writes and performs her songs in French, English and Portuguese. Her performance relied entirely too heavily on sexy gimmicks—which would be fine if it didn’t remind me of the…