A Lisbon music pioneer brings Fado to the Red Poppy Art House
As the first woman to professionally take up the Portuguese guitar, Lisbon’s Marta Pereira da...
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Tag: Music
People We Meet: Speaking through music
The Argentine native Gustavo sat on a concrete bench, banging on his drum in Dolores Park with gusto.
“I cannot speak English [very well], but I can communicate with music,” he said as he played an afro-Caribbean style of drumming that he learned at the Community Music Center on 21st and Capp St.
Gustavo, who moved to San Francisco in 2000 and currently cleans houses and lives with a friend in Bernal Heights, said this style of was new to him and part of the neighborhood’s past.
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Musician Lester Chambers boogies his birthday away
Richard Segovia walks around the music studio basement of his house wearing a grey ball cap with...
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DJ Lamont — and his 14,500 records — come to SF’s Mission
It was a rainy morning at 20th and San Carlos, and Lamont Bransford-Young was combing his 12-inch...
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The Elbo Room calls it quits, and musicians lament
As of Jan. 1, 2019, the Mission’s Elbo Room will be no more. It will slip into the realm of memory...
Read MoreNoe Valley Chamber Music Presents: Anderson & Roe Piano Duo
Join us for our 26th season opener with Anderson & Roe Piano Duo on Sunday, October 14 at 4pm. With Billboard chart-topping albums, Emmy-nominated music videos, and an extensive international touring schedule, Anderson...
Read MoreNVCM’s Classical Kids Presents: Anderson & Roe Piano Duo
We are thrilled to have Anderson & Roe open our 2018-19 season here at NVCM. Not only are they some of the best pianists in the US, but also they are some of the most engaging. They love helping audiences of all ages find...
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Mission native Mario Alberto Silva rides wave of success into film, awards, and more
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
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
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
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
“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
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
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
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
The Lost Church, a small theater at 65 Capp St. that has provided an intimate music and theater...
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26
Red Poppy Art House: Rumberos de Radio Habana: Monthly Community Rumba
January 26 @ 2:00 pm - 5:00 pm
Sun
26
The Chapel: Fred Armisen Comedy for Guitar Players with Guest TBA
January 26 @ 8:00 pm - 10:00 pm
