July 11th: Death Cab Visits The Greek; Jurassic 5 Headlines The Fox
/On Saturday July 11th, east bay music fans will be faced with a welcome ultimatum. See Death Cab For Cutie outside at Berkeley’s Greek Theatre? Or head inside to the Fox Theatre in downtown Oakland to catch some hip-hop vibes from Jurassic 5? Regardless of your taste, take a moment to indulge in both bands below…
“Burn it down till the embers smoke on the ground
And start new when your heart is an empty room
With walls of the deepest blue”
Death Cab For Cutie came as a trio: Ben Gibbard sang, Nick Harmer played bass, and we wheeled in our piano for Zac Rae. This intimate set included two new songs - including "Black Sun," the first single from their new album Kintsugi.
“Lyrics be burning like brush fires
Spreading vocal leprosy
Using discrepancy
Lyric weaponry”
off their album J5. A rare J5 track that was recently re-issued, One of Chali 2na's best