Oakland artists after 'Ghost Ship' fire: 'We knew things would never be the same'

Six months on from the fire which killed 36 people, the city’s underground music scenes have faced a struggle to survive, with evictions and rent increases forcing difficult choicesWhen Michael Buchanan heard about the fire at the “Ghost Ship” warehouse in Oakland, he grabbed towels and jugs of water and rushed the four blocks from his home to the site. He arrived to find an inferno. “I saw a friend covered in soot,” Buchanan recalls. “He ended up being the la