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October 31, 2025
Brad Brooks goes ‘heavy’ soul rocker
Oakland singer, songwriter and bandleader Brad Brooks was at the dentist, having his teeth cleaned, when a dental assistant noticed a bulge on the...
June 27, 2025
Clayton Call captures ‘Music to Your Eyes’
Clayton Call was capturing musicians on film long before he became a professional photographer. “I saw every classic band between ’66 and ’76, without...
December 31, 2024
How Yoshi’s became the light of Jack London
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...
February 23, 2024
John Santos’ Rhythms of Resistance
John Santos has been playing congas, cajón, timbales and dozens of other percussion instruments for most of his life. The Bay Area’s music scene...
December 27, 2023
Lark in the Morning: A World of Music in Berkeley
Lark in the Morning is a Berkeley store featuring over 1,500 instruments from around the world, many of which are handmade by craftspeople, and is owned by Eric Azumi, a musician and businessperson who bought the store to fulfill his passion for music.
November 27, 2023
D. King Gallery’s Rock Posters
In the mid-’60s, The Fillmore Auditorium and the Family Dog’s Avalon Ballroom became ground zero for the psychedelic rock revolution. Bill Graham began booking...
October 24, 2023
A Bluegrass Love Story
Manning Music bills itself as a community of teachers and musicians who love bluegrass, old-time, fiddle and acoustic music. At present, the Berkeley-based school...
September 25, 2023
New Deal Lyricist
Alexis Harte said his latest song, “Your Rose Garden,” was inspired by an evening he spent in Berkeley’s Rose Garden. “I grew up in...
