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Grey Starr channels ancestral myths into ‘Unggoy’
Those who spend any time in the East Bay arts orbit already know Grey Starr—iconic front person of Pretty Frankenstein, goth auntie of Alameda...
Starr Power: Pretty Frankenstein releases new EP
Grey Starr is a superstar.
She grew up with “goth parents” in the East Bay, started playing music at 14 and came out as queer...
Auto Eats: Documentary reflects on significance of Automat diners
There was a time when, for the price of a nickel, diners could participate in a uniquely American food phenom.
The Automat anticipated both the...
Elmwood Scene: Neighborhood’s past is not its future
Elmwood is not without its own problematic history when it comes to breaking down racial walls. In the 1950s, according to scholar Richard Rothstein’s 2017 book, 'The Color of Law: A Forgotten History of How Our Government Segregated America', Elmwood was essentially envisioned as a segregated neighborhood.
Write Is Might
East Bay Express Editor, Daedalus Howell, meditates on the pleasures and perils of the literary life in this week's Press Pass.
Ferlinghetti Spaghetti
A poet prevails
As regards the recent passing of poet, playwright and Beat publisher, Lawrence Ferlinghetti, exiting at three digits still seems untimely for such...
Craft Beer Week
This much I know I love: California Craft Beer Week starts on a Friday and ends on a Tuesday—11 days later.
That's a helluva week...
D. Scot Miller named Managing Editor of the East Bay Express
East Bay Express Editor Daedalus Howell welcomes D. Scot Miller as the new Managing Editor. Miller is the first black person to hold this position at EBX in our 40-year history.
