Sam Lefebvre
Sam Lefebvre covers music for the Express and is the former music editor.
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The Rapid Ascent of OMB Peezy
The upstart Sacramento-via Mobile, Ala. rapper navigates new-money anxieties and his region-straddling identity on debut release Humble Beginnings.
by Sam Lefebvre | Oct 4, 2017
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Bedtime for the Night Light Means a New Day for the Elbo Room 1
Owners of the storied Mission District dive, which is slated for demolition, will re-launch the struggling Night Light bar and venue as Elbo Room Jack London in January.
by Sam Lefebvre | Dec 26, 2017
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Blacklisted: How The Oakland Police Department Discriminates Against Rappers and Music Venues 13
Artists, promoters, and civil-rights advocates say police policy bans artists and levies huge security fees on rap venues.
by Sam Lefebvre | Apr 26, 2017
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Oakland Jazz Venue the Sound Room Fundraises to Relocate 5
The volunteer owner-operators seek $100,000 to re-launch nearby in November — just in time for the venue's sixth anniversary.
by Sam Lefebvre | Aug 1, 2018
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Cruel Diagonals' Atmospheric Disturbance 1
An irreverent field recordist and archivist, Megan Mitchell debuts with 'Disambiguation.'
by Sam Lefebvre | Jul 18, 2018
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At Smythe's Accordion Center, the Squeezebox Business Booms 5
Smythe's has weathered recession, online competition, and a perception of accordions as coarse-sounding period props. Now it's the only public accordion center in the Bay Area.
by Sam Lefebvre | Jul 11, 2018
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Career Coup: Boots Riley Subverts Cinema 1
With 'Sorry to Bother You,' the first-time filmmaker and multi-hyphenate artist and activist is poised to speak, on his own terms, to the largest audience of his life.
by Sam Lefebvre | Jul 4, 2018
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Parish Entertainment Group Dissolves Amid Allegations Against Jason Perkins
The New Parish's former owner Jason Perkins is accused of threatening homeless people, prompting outcry from local artists and activists.
by Sam Lefebvre | Jun 27, 2018
