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Under the Stars: Unleash the musical Kraken of 2024!

John-Paul Shiver - January 23, 2024

RIP the great Les McCann, but welcome Sheer Mag, Torrey, Michael Shannon, Con Brio, and a Floating Points ballet

Music

The Best Music of 2023: Dream beyond your curated stream

John-Paul Shiver - January 12, 2024

Nabihah Iqbal, Sweeping Promises, Bored Lord, La Doña, Larry June, Pharoah Sanders, more bucked the algorithm with golden sounds.

Music

Under the Stars: Immerse yourself in Meernaa’s dark and stormy cinematic soul

John-Paul Shiver - October 24, 2023

Plus: Pachyman, Loveshadow's Dark Entries debut, Con Brio—and James Brown! New (and some classic) music

Music

Under the Stars: No half-steppin’ for a half-century of hip-hop

John-Paul Shiver - August 9, 2023

Zum Audio celebrates 25, Jessy Lanza and Vinyl Williams serve up stunners, a foamboy burnout, more new music

Music

Jam-packed: 10+ live shows and fests to carry you through spring

John-Paul Shiver - February 2, 2023

Sol Blume, Mill Valley Music Festival, Big Joanie, Lalin St Juste, Con Brio, more we're stoked to hear communally

Music

Con Brio comes through like they mean it on shining “Seasons” EP

John-Paul Shiver - October 6, 2022

After the pandemic's reckoning and personnel changes, the Bay faves have matured in tone.

Music

Under the Stars: Taj Mahal doesn’t like your friends, and other funky tales

John-Paul Shiver - July 18, 2022

GZA and Space Moth live, Yemenite psych-boogie from Sababa 5, Con Brio leaves its 'Heart on the Dancefloor, 'more new music!

Music

Under the Stars: Get hype for the return of Noise Pop’s 20th Street Block Party

John-Paul Shiver - August 20, 2021

Plus: New sounds from Fake Fruit and Helado Negro—and an intriguing run of NYE Ty Segall shows.

Arts + Culture

Local musicians step up to ‘Blanket the Homeless’

Marke B. - November 5, 2019

When I spoke with storied music producer Scott Mickelson last month, San Francisco was in the midst of a nationally covered anti-homeless kerfuffle. Housed...

Arts + Culture

Cross-bay institution Black Choreographers Festival celebrates its first 15 years

Caitlin Donohue - February 14, 2019

“A courageous/ambitious idea,” is how co-founder Laura Ellis characterizes the birth of her and fellow choreographer Kendra Barnes’ enduring yearly event, the Black Choreographers...

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Under the Stars: Unleash the musical Kraken of 2024!

The Best Music of 2023: Dream beyond your curated stream

Under the Stars: Immerse yourself in Meernaa’s dark and stormy cinematic soul

Under the Stars: No half-steppin’ for a half-century of hip-hop

Jam-packed: 10+ live shows and fests to carry you through spring

Con Brio comes through like they mean it on shining “Seasons” EP

Under the Stars: Taj Mahal doesn’t like your friends, and other funky tales

Under the Stars: Get hype for the return of Noise Pop’s 20th Street Block Party

Local musicians step up to ‘Blanket the Homeless’

Cross-bay institution Black Choreographers Festival celebrates its first 15 years

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