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Nov 5, 2024
The Alaya Project defines Indo-jazz funk
Drawing on centuries-old rhythms and ragas from South Indian classical music and grooves honed in Oakland’s furnace of simmering funk, the Alaya Project is spreading the gospel of East Bay Indo-soul around the country.
“Every time we perform...
Nov 5, 2024
Nef the Pharaoh returns with ‘Vallejo Playa’
Nef the Pharaoh is an artist molded by Bay Area hip-hop culture. One of his uncles was a member of the Vallejo rap group Funky Azteks, he counts E-40 and Mistah FAB as trusted early mentors, and...
Oct 29, 2024
American Indigenous and Western classical music blend anew
The Dover Quartet appears Nov. 3 at Hertz Hall in Cal Performances’ Illuminations: “Fractured History” series with impeccable timing. Featuring the work of Jerod Impichchaachaaha’ Tate, the prestigious string quartet presents an afternoon concert on the third...
Oct 22, 2024
Cumbia saves Chuck Prophet
The songs on Chuck Prophet’s new release, Wake the Dead, underwent a long gestation period. He was getting ready to tour behind his last album, 2020’s The Land That Time Forgot, when he was told he had...
Oct 22, 2024
Psyched! Fest returns to the Bay Area
With Autumn days shortening and a chill hitting as the sun goes down, our summer music festivals have come to an end. No more long, hot days outdoors spent watching a live mixtape of all the new...
Oct 15, 2024
Katsy Pline aims for cosmic Americana
Katsy Pline is the name songwriter Evie Brown chose when she started putting music online. “It started out as a joke on my Facebook page,” Brown said. “I grew up listening to Tammy Wynette, Skeeter Davis and...
Oct 8, 2024
Animal Prince envisions a better future
Fae Nageon de Lestang and Grant McLeod, the duo that performs as Animal Prince, met at a jam session in Gainesville, Florida. “I was playing violin in the University symphony orchestra, but I liked all kinds...
