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2/17/2012

World-renowned Portuguese vocalist Ana Moura will perform at Berkeley’s Zellerbach Hall tomorrow night. Moura’s music, called fado, is deep and passionate (think Portuguese folk meets blues). She describes it as “... Read More»

2/17/2012

Vinyl Dreams Party Saturday, February 25 10 p.m.–2 a.m. 222 Hyde $5 cover Even as San... Read More»

2/14/2012

Over the past 25 years, “noise pop” has evolved beyond the original idea of guitar-heavy, melody-based music. Even so, it’s nice to see that the initial concept—which has been harvested by San Francisco... Read More»

2/1/2012

The locally produced film Olive is garnering a lot of attention, and not only because it was shot entirely on a cell phone. The... Read More»

1/13/2012

Facebook upgraded its music services this week, with a function that allows you to join friends (or vice-versa) as they listen to songs on Spotify or Rdio. It’s “listening to music in a new way,”... Read More»

1/13/2012

The Grammy-nominated, Bammy-winning Higbie is one of the best-connected musicians in the Bay Area, appearing on more than 65 albums over the past 25 years with everyone... Read More»

11/11/2011

There are certain singers whose voices are so fresh and distinctive that you never forget the first time you hear them. Tune-Yards front woman Merrill Garbus is not yet an equal of Billie Holiday or Johnny Cash, but her big, brassy... Read More»

11/1/2011

CD REVIEW LATEEF THE TRUTHSPEAKER: FIREWIRE (Quannum Projects) Many of the Bay Area’s brainiest rap artists to emerge over the past 19 years—Lyrics Born, DJ... Read More»

10/21/2011

You can excuse the rabid fans of Pomplamoose for being excited. In the past three years, the only places locals have been able to see the pop band have been on the Internet, in car commercials, and at two rare live performances (... Read More»