Mission native Mario Alberto Silva rides wave of success into film, awards, and more

Posted by Abraham Rodriguez | Jul 18, 2018 | Art, Featured, Front Page, Mobile, Music, Today's Mission, Topics

As a child, Mario Alberto Silva had music all around him. Whether it was his mom playing the piano...

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Legendary SF Mission record promoter Ralph Tashjian turns to tech at 70

Posted by Julian Mark | Jun 18, 2018 | Featured, Front Page, Mobile, Newsletter, Today's Mission, Topics

Ralph Tashjian, a former radio promoter, has seen some shit – good shit, bad shit – well, just all...

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A new voice leading the Community Music Center

Posted by Laura Wenus | Dec 21, 2017 | Featured, Front Page, Government & Non Profits, Mobile, Music, Newsletter, Today's Mission

Julie Rulyak Steinberg has taken the helm of the Community Music Center on Capp Street, assuming...

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BART station musician Ron Kemp brings simple joy to frazzled commuters

Posted by Mallory Newman | Dec 12, 2017 | Art, Featured, Front Page, Mobile, Music, Newsletter, Today's Mission

Rush hour at San Francisco’s Civic Center BART station brings one word to mind: nightmare. Whether...

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Community Music Center invites you to music and cocoa at its December Fiesta

Posted by Laura Wenus | Dec 6, 2017 | Events, Front Page, Mobile, Newsletter, Today's Mission

“Come in from the cold,” says the Community Music Center: On Dec. 8 and 9, Martha...

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Emmylou Harris at SF Armory tonight

Posted by Julian Mark | Oct 5, 2017 | Art, Events, Mobile, Music, Today's Mission, Topics

Love dogs and country music? Swing by the SF Armory to see country-folk legends Emmylou Harris and...

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Joan Baez, Olga Talamante and Lila Downs talk Trump and resistance

Posted by Julian Mark | Oct 3, 2017 | 24th Street, Art, Events, Featured, Front Page, Mobile, Music, Newsletter, Today's Mission, Topics

Musicians Joan Baez and Lila Downs took the stage at the Mission’s Brava Theater on Sunday and...

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Latin Rock rocks at Mission District fiesta

Posted by George Lipp | Sep 17, 2017 | Featured, Front Page, Mobile, Newsletter, Photography, Today's Mission

Four stages with music and entertainment took over the Calle 24 Latino Cultural District on Sunday...

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Victory three years in the making for small Mission theater

Posted by Christina Egerstrom | Jul 5, 2017 | Art, Featured, Front Page, Mobile, Music, Newsletter, Today's Mission

The Lost Church,  a small theater at 65 Capp St. that has provided an intimate music and theater...

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Mobile musicians draw an audience on Valencia Street

Posted by Laura Wenus | Apr 18, 2017 | Featured, Front Page, Mobile, Newsletter, Today's Mission, Valencia Street

Stroll down Valencia Street on a warm spring evening and you’re likely to find, within barely two...

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Indian percussion inspired by San Francisco to premiere at community center

Posted by Laura Wenus | Apr 18, 2017 | Events, Featured, Front Page, Mobile, Music, Newsletter, Today's Mission

What would San Francisco sound like expressed in south Indian percussion? In a new work called...

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Three-hour jam to close out bluegrass band’s 20-year run at Atlas Cafe tonight

Posted by Laura Wenus | Mar 30, 2017 | Front Page, Mobile, Newsletter, Today's Mission

Regulars at Atlas Cafe might have seen the farewell note taped to the window from the collective...

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Little Mission Studio Launches Concert Series with Big Picture Vision

Posted by Laura Wenus | Mar 15, 2017 | Featured, Front Page, Mobile, Newsletter, Today's Mission

Music samples in this story are played and recorded by Matt Rupert from a theme and variations...

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Saturday’s 24th St. Art Crawl To Celebrate Women’s History Month

Posted by Laura Waxmann | Mar 7, 2017 | 24th Street, Art, Events, Front Page, Government & Non Profits, Mobile, Newsletter, Today's Mission, Topics

Returning to 24th Street this Saturday is Paseo Artistico – a free art crawl that will...

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SF Mission Culture Gives One Techie the Guts to Turn to Music

Posted by Laura Wenus | Feb 7, 2017 | Art, Featured, Front Page, Mobile, Newsletter, Today's Mission

A family of engineers made it abundantly clear what Stephen Gibson should be when he grew up, and...

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SF Mission MC Riffs on Gentrification in New Video

Posted by Laura Wenus | Nov 28, 2016 | Art, Front Page, Mobile, Newsletter, Today's Mission, Video

“Frak,” the hip hop moniker of Alex Fraknoi, grew up in the Mission and has seen it change –...

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