Entertainment

Sister Duo First Aid Kit Possesses Powerful Stage Presence

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By Emma Koger

When I first entered the First Aid Kit concert, the old ballroom with wooden rafters and large crystal chandeliers was pretty empty. I made my way to the very front and center and camped out as the hollow room began to fill. The Fillmore has been around since 1968, and it breathes, or more appropriately sings, history. The venue is beautiful and has poster–covered walls that offer a colorful and cultural education.

Season Two of American Horror Story Doesn’t Disappoint

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By Miranda Taylor

My theory? Glee ultimately started going down hill as soon as creator Ryan Murphy had a new brainchild on television. American Horror Story premiered on FX last fall in a creepy yet clever fashion, with stark tongue–in–cheek dialogue and plot twists that one would definitely expect from Murphy. Now in its second season, American Horror Story offers viewers a brand new story line matched with a repertory style cast that still provides all the blood, sensuality, and goosebumps from season one. Viewer discretion, cozy blankets, and keeping the lights on are all advised.

Artist Spotlight: Obasi Davis

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By Adrienne Sontag-Murphy

If you’re wondering the whereabouts of Green Academy junior, Obasi Davis, allow me to enlighten you. Davis enjoys sorting his thoughts out onto paper in the form of poetry. He can always be found scribbling down rap lines throughout the day and occasionally yelling them down the hallway. Davis has been immersed in both music and spoken word since day one as his father is the national program director of Youth Speaks, an organization aimed towards bettering students’ ability to express themselves through performing arts.

BHS Welcomes Back Graduate Katie Henry As Fall Playwright

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By Ivy Oleson

Katie Henry graduated from Berkeley High School in 2008 and went on to the Tisch School of the Arts at New York University for playwriting, graduating in May of 2012. Her first semester there, she wrote a play called Re–Drowning Ophelia, which is BHS’ fall play this year.

E-Squared: 10/19/12

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By Elinor Holland and Emma Watry

With today’s hyper–alert, over–consuming, and information–flooded society, we listen to music song–by–song, digesting new singles in between our 140–character social media updates, but sometimes it’s important to step back and appreciate the musical format of an album. A cohesive collection of songs can have a synergetic effect that produces more meaning and depth than a computer–randomized party mix. This week, we are going to hand–select some of the finest rock and roll albums ever released solely for your own listening enjoyment.

BHS Student Reinvents Costume Department

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By Celia Alter

If you see a Berkeley High School theater or dance production this year, you will probably be seeing a small selection of the multitude of costumes available in BHS’s costume room. And if you admire the said array, don’t forget to give credit to Luna Lewis, a current BHS junior who is working to create the costume department.

“The costumes tell so many stories,” Lewis explained. These costumes have been telling stories in BHS theatre and dance productions for years, but not in the organized and accessible way Luna is creating this year.

Women’s Magazines Harmful to Female Youth

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By Sonya Karabel

Pick up any women’s magazine and you’ll see headlines splashed across the cover promising you “Your Best Hair,” asking, “Is Your Guy Cheating on You?” and offering “101 Ways to Look Hotter Now”. If you’re a teenage girl, you probably have a stack of these magazines in your bedroom. These magazines seem like harmless, guilty pleasures. However, these magazines can cause long–term damage to women’s self esteem and perception of gender roles.

Tech World: 10/19/12

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By Danny Hernandez

I don’t have much time, Jacket readers! The Slender Man is after me, and I’m two pages short! Here’s all the news in the tech and gaming industries before it’s too late!

Shadowboxing Redefines Bay Area Hip–Hop

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By John MacKay

Zion I began as an underground MC and DJ duo from Oakland, California. Their first album, Mind Over Matter, released in 2000, received critical acclaim and was nominated for numerous awards, including Independent Album of the Year.

Hardly Strictly Bluegrass: A Range of Talent

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By Giulia Chiappetta

Here in the Bay Area we are fortunate enough to have San Francisco’s Golden Gate Park, which, over the years, has hosted various special musical events. The most recent smash, called the Hardly Strictly Bluegrass Festival, brought together an enormous throng of people, arousing their tingling banjo senses in unison.

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