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You’ve got Snail Mail: Noise Pop drops 2024 lineup’s stellar first phase

John-Paul Shiver - November 11, 2023

31st indie fest will even conjure The Mountain Goats before the pews at Grace Cathedral, besides a city-full of local talent

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Under the Stars: Ruby Ibarra’s time to shine, Octo Octa’s dance floor dreams…

John-Paul Shiver - October 11, 2023

Plus: SFJAZZ faculty and students celebrate Monk's birthday, Nick Andre convenes Jazz Mafia and Lyrics Born, more music

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Music docs grab the mic this fall, with Queen Latifah, Joan Baez, more

John-Paul Shiver - October 10, 2023

New releases reframe the way we heard. Ready to walk a mile in Milli Vanilli's steel-toed boots?

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Best of the Bay 2023: Arts & Nightlife Winners

Marke B. - September 28, 2023

READERS' POLL: Best Nightclub, Best Art Gallery, Best Drag Queen, Best Karaoke, Best Live Venue, Best DJ, more

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Under the Stars: Hardly Strictly Bluegrass breezes in with the fall

John-Paul Shiver - September 26, 2023

Plus: Pharoah Sanders, La Doña, TRICKY FM, Idris Ackamoor & the Pyramids, local punk posse Spiral Dub, more music

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Jazz legend John Santos teaches ‘Rhythms of Resistance’ to defeat gentrification

Joshua Rotter - August 25, 2023

New course on Cuban and Puerto Rican music at MoAD highlights their role in the struggle for social justice

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Remembering K-Maxx, the Bay Area producer who was ‘positivity personified’

John-Paul Shiver - August 16, 2023

Dâm-Funk, Peanut Butter Wolf, and the Sweater Funk crew weigh in on what makes the loss of Kenyan "Ken" Hopkins' a gut punch.

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Five can’t-miss Jazzfest picks: They’re pretty dang cool, mang

John-Paul Shiver - May 25, 2022

Red-hot harpists, Latin Big Band revivalists, Ethio-jazz devotees, Hammond organ specialists, more on tap for 39th extravaganza

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Meet the powerhouse who keeps Kronos Quartet ticking

Marke B. - April 4, 2022

Janet Cowperthwaite's wild 40 years managing the beloved SF players will be honored at Kronos Fest—with a clapping song.

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SF Jazz Fest lifts off with guiding spirit Thelonious Monk

John-Paul Shiver - May 30, 2021

Online 38th annual cornucopia of sounds features rarely seen 1985 documentary of the master, who's been having a moment

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You’ve got Snail Mail: Noise Pop drops 2024 lineup’s stellar first phase

Under the Stars: Ruby Ibarra’s time to shine, Octo Octa’s dance floor dreams…

Music docs grab the mic this fall, with Queen Latifah, Joan Baez, more

Best of the Bay 2023: Arts & Nightlife Winners

Under the Stars: Hardly Strictly Bluegrass breezes in with the fall

Jazz legend John Santos teaches ‘Rhythms of Resistance’ to defeat gentrification

Remembering K-Maxx, the Bay Area producer who was ‘positivity personified’

Five can’t-miss Jazzfest picks: They’re pretty dang cool, mang

Meet the powerhouse who keeps Kronos Quartet ticking

SF Jazz Fest lifts off with guiding spirit Thelonious Monk

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