Lalin St. Juste of The Seshen photographed in her home in Oakland on July 18, 2019. Photos: Martin Lacey. Most if not all aspects of Lalin St. Juste’s life empower her to communicate, and the singer-songwriter takes advantage of her opportunities. When she’s not leading Oakland electro-soul band The…

Delacey, Courtesy: Aysia Marotta. Even if you haven’t listened to any of Delacey‘s first three singles yet, you’ve probably heard one of her songs. The singer-songwriter, whose real name is Brittany Amaradio, wrote “New York City” on The Chainsmokers’ 2015 album, Bouquet, as well as Halsey’s “Without Me,” which reached No. 1 on the…

These just under-the-radar artists should be on your must-see lists at Outside Lands. Left to Right: Top row: Brasstracks, Denzel Curry, half•alive and Lauren Daigle. Middle: Still Woozy, Taylor Bennett, The Funk Hunters and ALLBLACK. Bottom: Luttrell, Nahko and Medicine for the People, PJ Morton and Shallou. The magnitude…

Attendees mill around at Outside Lands in San Francisco on Aug. 12, 2018. Photo: Shawn Robbins. Even if you know which which of the big acts you want to catch at Outside Lands — Twenty One Pilots or the Lumineers (or Flying Lotus!); Childish Gambino or producer RL Grime;…

Fatai, Courtesy photo. It’s the day after Independence Day, and Australian Fatai is in the thick of applying for an extension to her Visa. It surprises even the singer-songwriter that she has now lived in the Chicagoland suburbs for more than three years. Outside Lands Music Festival 12 p.m., Aug.…

Bob Moses, Courtesy: Domino Recording Co. Back in 2016, the last time we spoke to them, electronic duo Bob Moses was touring its debut LP, Days Gone By, and had just broken through to the mainstream, even appearing on The Ellen Show. So what Jimmy Valance and Tom Howie been up to…

Altin Gün, including Merve Dasdemir (second from left), and Daniel Smienk (third from left). Courtesy photo. NEW YORK — Merve Dasdemir and Daniel Smienk are outside the Rough Trade record store in Brooklyn, taking a smoke break and chatting about their Amsterdam-based Turkish psychedelic folk band Altin Gün while their…

Big Wild, Courtesy: Little Green Eyes. A casual listener of Big Wild might listen to “No Words,” the fourth track off his long-awaited full-length debut, 2019’s Superdream, and internalize it as an ironic statement by the producer-DJ. Outside Lands Music Festival 12 p.m., Aug. 9 to 11. Golden Gate Park…

The Cast of Voyage to the Stars (l-r): Felicia Day, Janet Varney, Colton Dunn, Steve Berg. Outside Lands today unveiled the lineup for the Barbary comedy tent at this summer’s festival. The Barbary tent, a tradition at Outside Lands, will include standup comedy, musical performances and alternative programming like the Voyage to…

Producers of the 12th annual Outside Lands announced the daily lineups of the festival that runs from Aug. 9 to 11. Alt-rockers Twenty One Pilots and Americana-pop band The Lumineers headline Friday. Future EGOT winner Child Gambino and electronic musician Flume take center stage on Saturday. Folk icon Paul Simon and DJ-producer Kygo will finish…