So, this is kind of … different. A collective of artists known as RadioEE, in association with the Montalvo Arts Center, will be broadcasting a live transmission from a semi-autonomous vehicle (self-driving car) as it cruises around the Bay Area over the course of two days. Narration in English, Spanish and Vietnamese…
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Bill Kopp on October 31, 2018
One of the most celebrated and admired acoustic guitarists working in a fingerpicking style, Leo Kottke is an acknowledged master of the six- and 12-string. With more than two dozen albums to his name (plus a pair of collaborative albums with Phish bassist Mike Gordon), Kottke continues to explore the potential of…
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Wallace Baine on October 10, 2018
Music is a part of the scenery wherever you go in Ireland, but that’s especially true in Galway. In this beautiful city on Ireland’s craggy west coast, traditional Irish music flourishes in clubs and academies and in the streets.
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Estefany Gonzalez on September 6, 2018
Celebrations of fast casual food are in no short supply. Consider the Bacon & Beer Classic or the Taco Festival of Innovation and their ilk. For foodies with a bit more expendable income and a desire to sample a wider variety of eats, this gathering of gourmands might be the ticket. Featuring…
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Kaylee Lawler on July 19, 2018
Part of Montalvo’s continuing Art on the Grounds program, “We the People” aims to nurture a sense of global unity through art, music and literature. Attendees are asked to consider concepts of community and togetherness as they take in compositions by the likes of musical artist Hans Tammen and award-winning poet Willie…
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Bill Kopp on May 21, 2018
Henry Threadgill has a well-deserved reputation as a jazz innovator. Working with unusual ensembles that include instrumental combinations not often thought of in a jazz context, Threadgill has made a series of boundary-pushing albums beginning in the 1970s and continuing today. For his efforts, the composer, saxophonist and flutist has earned many…
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Avi Salem on May 17, 2018
Matt Beilis may be the only singer-songwriter who has opened for both Inspectah Deck and REO Speedwagon. After trading in his cushy job in the finance sector for a gig in a piano store, he began uploading original compositions to YouTube, where he caught the attention of celebrities like Ashton Kutcher, Ryan…
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Kristin Lam on March 21, 2018
It’s a little more than a week until her performance at the Montalvo Arts Center, and Nicole Lizée is still looking to recruit one final band member: a cricket. The insect has been chirping incessantly since she took up residency at Montalvo as a participant in the center’s Lucas Arts Program.
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Kristin Lam on February 21, 2018
Words and music can be transformative, as they have the power to shape how people see, and are seen, in society. Two-time Grammy-winning musician and co-founding member of Living Colour Will Calhoun, along with acclaimed poets and performers Danez Smith, Monica Sok and Julian Talamantez Brolaski, aim to break boundaries, erase stereotypes…
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Yousif Kassab on February 7, 2018
The ’90s were absolutely crazy. Photoshop had every advertising agency going overboard with zany fonts, bowling shirts were suddenly a fashion statement and hip Gen X-ers all over the country decided to hit the dance floor to the sounds of big band. The Cherry Poppin’ Daddies rode this wave with aplomb, dominating…
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