April 2009 marks the release of the first print issue of Bay Area Beat. With a starting circulation of 5000 print copies and the amazing Rebekah Pulley gracing our cover, we’re off to a running start. We’d like to thank all of our readers, contributors and the great talent that has come together to make [...]

The Psychedelic hippie/trippy power Dance/pop outfit and Mad Monk, LTD recording artist Beatnik Castle is, perhaps, one of the Bay Area’s true hidden treasures. This 2009 CD release not only features the smokin’ hot Lenny B radio edit version of the hit single “Will U B Mine?”  but a Electro Remix from noted Miami DJ [...]

Aleshea is a perfect example of “big things come in small packages”. Big voice. Big ideas. Her presence is much bigger than she lets on. Her sound is a jack-hammer approach, equal parts beatnik-fused spoken word and hip-hop. Imagine Erykah Badu during the “Tyrone” era or Lauren Hill before her Mis-Education. Her voice is pleasant, [...]