An ensemble of ukulele players filed into St. John’s Presbyterian Church in the Inner Richmond on Sept. 26, and began to set up in anticipation of their annual performance raising money for immigrants.
Annual Concert Supports Immigrants
Local Artists and Businesses are the Heart of Outside Lands Music Festival
At this year’s Outside Lands Music Festival in Golden Gate Park, internationally known artists like Charlie xcx, The Strokes, Djo and The xx performed, but the real heart of the festival was found in the local artists, businesses and community groups working to make the festival possible and locally-oriented.
Bay Area Singer Destani Wolf Will Bring Her Genre-Defying Music to Stern Grove
The vocals of the 45-year-old resident of Kensington (just north of Berkeley) are as smooth as charmeuse, confidently improvisational and seemingly effortless, although her perfectionism leads to a lot of tinkering with songs before Wolf is willing to put them out into the world.
Westside’s ‘Goshfather’ of Music Spreads Disco House and Mentorship
Born and raised in the Richmond District, Victor Alexander Tapia, known more commonly in the DJ world as “The Goshfather” has played throughout the Bay Area and is now taking his music to an international audience at the FIFA World Cup.
Neck of the Woods on Clement Street Showcases Variety of Talent
On any given evening in the Inner Richmond, the many bars and restaurants on Clement Street are lit up and peopled by families, dates and groups of students. Somewhere between Fifth and Sixth avenues, a captivating sound can be heard.
Richmond-Based Del Sol Quartet Shares Stories of Immigrants in ‘Facing the Moon: Songs of the Diaspora’
The Richmond District has been home to the world renowned Del Sol Quartet since 1992. The Quartet includes violist Charlton Lee, cellist Kathryn Bates and two violin players, Benjamin Kreith and Hyeyung Sol Yoon. While Del Sol’s instruments are the same as those used in classical string quartets for hundreds of years, Del Sol’s performances are anything but traditional.
Experimental Listening Party Draws Hundreds to Golden Gate Park
A new musical experience has taken root in Gold Gate Park.
Richmond District Music Scene Shines at 4 Star Theater
An orange spotlight beams on the theater screen. Instruments line the narrow stage, framed by a delicate arrangement of flowers. Groups of friends enter the theater and fill the well-worn velvet seats. The City feels impossibly small.
Anza Branch Library Showcases Unique Music Performance for Black History Month
Throughout the month of February, the San Francisco Public Library System (SFPL) celebrated Black History Month with its “More Than a Month” series.
Sunset Community Band Formed to Create Catchy Tunes and Camaraderie
Alex Strachan stands before an ensemble of 10 woodwind and brass musicians, his baton moving rhythmically through space as he conducts an outpour of musical notes. The various instruments are coming together to produce a bouncy melody, instantly identifiable as the Addams Family theme song.
‘Overtures and Undertows’: Tenth Annual Doc Stories Revisits 2015’s ‘Janis: Little Girl Blue’
Most people have never seen Janis Joplin live. Those who have could feel her lifeforce, her pain, her palpable need to be loved, her raw bluesy delivery and her desire to be unforgettable.
The Richmond Senior Choir
An article in the Richmond Review mentioning a study investigating the health benefits for seniors of singing in a choir convinced Mary Polo to check out the Richmond Senior Choir. “It was a study by UCSF, and my husband had just been diagnosed with dementia so I thought it would be good for us,” she said.
Sunset Music Has Been Serving Local Musicians Since 1948
The familiar sign of Sunset Music perched above the blue awning at 2311 Irving St. is a beacon for musicians and music teachers alike seeking sheet music, books, instruments and supplies.
4 Star to Feature Linda Smith, Home-Recording Pioneer, at Live Performance
By Noma Faingold At the age of 69, songwriter, musician and home-recording pioneer Linda Smith is making her live San Francisco debut Sept. 20 at the Richmond District’s 4 Star Theater, a […]
Sunset District’s Master Luthier
As a well-wrought guitar ages, its wood changes on a cellular level, and the instrument’s sound becomes richer, more resonant. To attain and preserve that lucid tone, Alan Perlman – who has been making, repairing and restoring guitars for 50 years – prizes old wood.
