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Rasselas Closing Highlights “Jazz District” B.S.
Hicks with Sticks generally supports the opening of live music venues, but in 1999, when the San Francisco Redevelopment Agency announced plans to reinvent Fillmore Street between Geary and Ellis, as a “Jazz District,”
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A Mid-2013 Snapshot of What’s Twangin’ in the SFBA.
Here’s an opportunity to catch up on what’s current with information, links and tunes from S.F. Bay Area bands. This list is based on the playlist from HWS on KALX (Tuesday, July 30). Every time there is a
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S.F.’s “People in Plazas” — Free Mid-day Music all Summer
San Francisco’s “People in Plaza’s” (PiP) features free noon-hour music all summer long including the western swing band the Saddle Cats who are among PiP’s diversified program. Americana bands are plentiful as are jazz, Latin,
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Something for Everyone at SF’s Free Folk Festival
The two-day S.F. Free Folk Festival, taking place this weekend and now in its 37th year, boasts a full program of workshops, dance lessons, jams and performances. And yes, “free” does refer to the price,
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