Ryan Brown Mingles Sound and Surgery
The Oakland composer uses Richard Selzer’s book on surgery as a musical muse.
February 22, 2018
John Schott’s Actual Trio Gets Bigger
February 20, 2018
A Symphonic Coming of Age
Berkeley Youth Orchestra offers an enriching “harmonic progression” into musical maturity.
February 14, 2018
Manifest Destiny, the East Bay Hills, and Show Business
Revisiting the Donner Party, East Bay hills history, and Tom Heyman.
January 19, 2018
It Takes a Little Village
January 16, 2018
Stacey Hoffman Keeps Jazz More Than Alive
In the Name of Love represents the manifestation of a grassroots music movement for Living Jazz.
January 9, 2018
The Alley Enters a Post Rod Dibble-Era
Jef Labes and Bryan Seet become the ivory ticklers at one of Oakland’s longest-running bars.
December 27, 2017
Yippies, Ukuleles, and Rad Women
A biography, a solo debut, and an empowerment journal deserve attention.
December 8, 2017
