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Expressing yourself is hard. Expressing yourself to the tune of a musical cacophony is even harder. Taking someone else’s work and not completely butchering it? That might be the hardest task of all.

At Portola’s Pier stage, Sawayama embraced the most extravagant of her discography: “Comme Des Garçons (Like The Boys),” “STFU!” and “Dynasty” were key tracks on her rotation.

Wallice is not a big shot, despite what the title of her latest EP might suggest. 

Alongside these plot failings, “John Wick: Chapter 4” fails to pass the Bechdel test or ignite a powerful connection between Reeves and any of his co-stars.

Read The Daily Californian's picks for the best of music in 2022.

From the moment Sawayama emerged onstage in knee-high denim boots and a matching cowgirl hat, everyone was already wrapped around her finger.

Brimming with irrepressible passion, Rina Sawayama is stage-ready on Hold the Girl. 

On Saturday, Green Day returned to the Bay Area for a special headliner homecoming performance, and Kali Uchis and Rina Sawayama served divine, slayful sets at Twin Peaks.

In honor of the finance impact issue, here are six tracks that might not solve all your financial woes, but will hopefully provide you with the motivation to chase that bag.

Artists such as Rina Sawayama, King Princess, Frank Ocean and Semler have all explored the tension between spirituality and sexuality — and some have even tried to reconcile it.