Hope and Tim Walz, courtesy Twitter. When Kamala Harris was choosing a running mate, a running joke was that it had to be a white guy to appeal to the nation’s white guys. I, as a progressive East Bay guy who’s actively supported women for a variety of offices…

Clockwise from top left: Matt Sharp and the Rentals, French 79, Spinning Coin, Tennis, Jehnny Beth and Beach Slang. Every week, there’s more new music waiting to be discovered. No one really has enough time to watch that indie channel on TV that just happens to be playing a…