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Playlist & Videos of Local Bands from HWS on KALW
Twice a year, Peter Thompson, the host of Bluegrass Signal (KALW 91.7, Saturdays 6:30-8pm) gives bluegrass the day off and Hicks with Sticks takes to the airwaves to present Bay Area bands on the amplified side of Americana. Here’s the playlist
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SF Weekly’s Blatant Trolling for Advertisers
The SF Weekly continued to tumble last month when, in response to the publication of a minor wisecrack, the Graton Casino in Sonoma County cancelled $68,496 worth of advertising. A different publication, San Francisco Magazine, reported that Glenn Zuehls, publisher of both
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EPs Make Sense for Local Bands
Local bands struggle to produce a CD when an EP will do just as well. To understand this, it’s helpful to remember that bands like the Ramones and the Misfits sold more t-shirts than
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Club Updates: Viracocha, Cafe du Nord, Cha Cha Cha, Valley Tavern, Bird & Beckett, & Ivy Room
Live music venues continue to open while existing performance spaces get permits. Here are some highlights from the last six months. Viracocha, (pictured above), which had been doing underground music and performance pieces in its warm, welcoming
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