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Apr 15, 2025
The Boars have fun with taxidermy
The seeds for the quartet that became the Boars—Lars Nylander on Farfisa, Brent Willson on bass, Jeff Glave on guitar and drummer Eric Eidel—were...
Apr 8, 2025
Honoring Lee Hildebrand
Lee Hildebrand’s long, eclectic career centered on the Oakland blues scene. After getting out of the Army in the late ’60s, he began hanging...
Apr 1, 2025
Eli’s Mile High Club faces a financial crisis
Eli’s was once one of Oakland’s liveliest neighborhood nightspots, putting on shows by local and nationally known blues artists almost every day of the...
Mar 25, 2025
Lief Sorbye chronicles Tempest’s journey in new book
Lief Sorbye is the lead singer, main songwriter and mandolin player of Tempest, the Bay Area-based Celtic band that’s developed a worldwide following in...
Mar 18, 2025
Donovan Plant and the Leafs are workin’ for a livin’
Donovan Plant and his fellow musicians in the Leafs all work day jobs, but they play as many gigs as possible. “It’s a little...
Mar 4, 2025
Sheena Dham pays attention
Sheena Dham’s recent album, Familiarity Heuristic, investigates the intricate patterns of behavior that define our emotional and political lives. “The songs are about slowing...
Feb 25, 2025
Akiba’s dream becomes the legend of Yoshi’s
Yoshi’s is one of the premier jazz clubs in the country, internationally known for the quality of its sound system, the diversity of the...
Feb 25, 2025
Pigeon Pit brings country punk to Berkeley
Lomes Oleander, the woman who leads Pigeon Pit, has written songs for as long as she can remember. “My dad bought my mom a...