In fact, the songs that were huge in 2024 were still sucking up all the atmosphere. Those that did muscle through tended to ...

With a guitar and banjo in hand, a handful of students braved freezing weather at The Rock at noon last Sunday to sing ...

The set-up for a typical Jesse Welles video is simple: the 32-year-old stands in an open field under a string of powerlines, clutching an acoustic guitar. From behind a tousled, curly mop of hair, he ...

Today, entertainment is political. Despite this trend, however, political conviction continues to elicit resolute objection: people continue to dislike the invasive nature of today’s politics, and ...

Over the past year, folk singer Jesse Welles has become an unlikely star thanks to protest songs about everything from ICE raids and the health care industry to the opioid epidemic and the invasion of ...

Organized by local producers Joyce Linehan, Jon Lupfer, and author James Sullivan, the series explores protest music in performance and conversation, drawing from Sullivan’s book Which Side Are You On ...

It happened earlier this month the same way it always happens. Jesse Welles was scrolling on his cell at home in northwest Arkansas — Siloam Springs, population 21,000 — when he came across a ...

The right to protest has defined the United States of America since its founding. It’s protest that led to the nation’s founding in the first place, and it’s protest that lies at the heart of the ...

"I find this absolutely deplorable and am now quitting my account." The post King Gizzard Pulled Their Music From Spotify in ...

“This is Los Angeles, ah-ooo, ah-ooo, ah-ooo!” Throngs of Los Angeles Football Club fans chant in protest of ICE raids on schools and businesses. Across town, in a city park framed by purple Jacaranda ...

Stay on top of what’s happening in the Bay Area with essential Bay Area news stories, sent to your inbox every weekday. The Bay Bay Area-raised host Ericka Cruz Guevarra brings you context and ...