By Dave Fountinelle | dave@fresnoflyer.com The last time Brad Jaurique brought hip-hop artist Berner to Fresno’s Woodward Park, back in 2014, the event caused quite an uproar with some residents. Held on 4/20 - a…
Michael Martin: Wrestling Bears, Podcasts, and Other Nerd…
By Dave Fountinelle | dave@fresnoflyer.com Michael “Rickshaw” Martin first made a name for himself as the bassist for the experimental metal band iwrestledabearonce (IWABO), whom he joined in 2009, shortly after the release of their…
The Dying Suns
By Dave Fountinelle | dave@fresnoflyer.com It has been a brutal year for the music industry, to say the least. The pandemic killed live performances across the globe. The National Independent Venue Association speculates that up…
Art Is Our Weapon
By Dave Fountinelle | dave@fresnoflyer.com - Featured image by Jeff Martinez On June 13th, artist Omar Huerta debuted a powerful mural in tribute to George Floyd, Gabriel Fernandez, and a nurse wearing PPE in the…
Amplify. Connect. Community.
Artist, Roeski Doeski, delves into the inspiration South Fresno roots, activism, and pop-culture gives to his work. By Lisa Talley | lisa@fresnoflyer.com Words have their place, but in times when they don’t, what the heart needs…
The World I Leave You: Asian American Poets…
By Will Freeney | memo247365@gmail.com Fresno’s inaugural poet laureate and Fresno City College English professor, Lee Herrick, and Leah Silvieus, his co-editor, have wrought a thing of wonder. The wonder is in the reading –…