Tag Archives: K.Flay
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Review and Photos: Green Day the main attraction at Not So Silent Night Saturday
Green Day. Photos: Ian Young. OAKLAND — Anyone living in the neighborhood of Oracle Arena could’ve been forgiven for thinking that Saturday night’s installment of Not So Silent Night didn’t begin until 10:30 p.m., because despite an actual start time of 6 p.m., the arena remained something of a library until the…
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K.Flay releases video for first single with Interscope Records
Last May, long-time Bay Area resident and Stanford alumnus Kristine Flaherty told RIFF that she was close to an agreement with a new label, following a disappointing stint with RCA Records, where she felt stifled as a creative artist. She wasn’t ready to talk about her future plans back then, but…
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Interview: K.Flay finds her voice through adversity
K.Flay performs at BottleRock 2016. Though the past few years were rocky for multi-genre musician K.Flay, they seem to have paid off. The Stanford graduate who dabbles in hip hop, pop, rock and R&B was signed to RCA Records, but was dropped after two EPs and masters to dozens more unreleased…
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BottleRock 2016: Photos, videos and 7 great sets
NAPA — The fourth installment of the BottleRock Napa Valley festival brought high temperatures and memorable performances. Temperatures flirted with the 90-degree mark as 40,000 flocked to the Napa Valley Expo each day for the event. Let’s look at seven sets from the 2016 BottleRock that stood out above the rest.…
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ON THE GROUND at BottleRock 2016 – Part 1
Kaleo photographed at BottleRock Napa Valley, May 27, 2016. NAPA — The fourth installment of the BottleRock Napa Valley music, drink and food festival is perhaps its most cohesive, with a strong lineup from the very top with Florence and the Machine, Stevie Wonder and Red Hot Chili Peppers, all…
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Photos and videos: Geographer, K.Flay and Empires – Noise Pop 2015
Geographer performs at the Fox Theater in Oakland on Feb. 27, 2015 for Noise Pop. Roman Gokhman/STAFF. I missed opening band Bells Atlas, but caught the rest of the show. Both Empires and K.Flay had strong sets. Geographer started out OK, and then really turned it up a few…
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Photos & Videos: Phono del Sol 2013
Yacht performs at Phono del Sol in San Francisco on July 13, 2013. Roman Gokhman/STAFF. Yacht performs at Phono del Sol in San Francisco on July 13, 2013. Read more stories about K.Flay here. Yacht performs at Phono del Sol in San Francisco on July 13, 2013. Yacht performs…
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Interview: K.Flay is between homes but busier than ever
K.Flay, courtesy. Chicago born and raised, Stanford-educated and Brooklyn-based rapper K.Flay is homeless. It’s a temporary predicament, but less than two years after moving to New York to pursue her career with RCA Records, 27-year-old Kristine Flaherty finds herself on the road through the end of September, touring in…
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Interview: K.Flay on balancing hip-hop and electronica, Brooklyn and SF
K.Flay, courtesy. There is a duality to San Francisco rapper K.Flay. There’s Kristine Flaherty, who graduated from Stanford with majors in psychology and sociology, and the hip-hop artist who signed with RCA Records. There’s a 26-year-old woman who identifies with San Francisco, yet moved to Brooklyn last year to…