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Lou Fancher - July 16, 2018

The Oakland-born composer of “Oh Happy Day” died this past January, and his music will be at the center of Oakland Interfaith Gospel Choir’s festival performances.

Lou Fancher - May 15, 2018

It’s a band that can go from blues to Bach and back to bluegrass and folk. And the audience is growing.

Lou Fancher - March 12, 2018

The Bay Area's first family of traditional music talks about their new CD and an upcoming performance at the Freight & Salvage.

Paul Kotapish - September 19, 2017

Local composer Barry Phillips builds a sensitive score for Tal Skloot’s documentary about a wheelchair hiker who conquers a Sierra mountain pass.

Scott Cmiel - April 7, 2016

The virtuosic duo succeed with their custom blend of “esoteric acoustic guitar art songs.”

Giacomo Fiore - December 14, 2015

Singer Meow Meow headlined a night of provocative, outrageous music-making.

Jeff Kaliss - October 6, 2015

The Kronos Quartet joined other artists in paying tribute to the legendary 1970s power pop band Big Star and their “lost” third album.

Jeff Kaliss - October 6, 2015

Lisa Mezzacappa’s ode to the legacy of women explorers was itself adventurous, showing little need for genre boundaries.

Michael Zwiebach - May 15, 2013

It’s definitely worth the trip to see Glass’ version of Beauty and the Beast ruffle the grace of Cocteau’s imagery.

Janos Gereben - April 7, 2009
“My name is Dylan Mattingly, I’m 17 (though for only three more hours ...), and I, along with Preben Antonsen (also 17), run a local new music ensemble made up of kids our age which plays music written in our lifetimes,” said the irresistible e-mail.