San Francisco, like any complex organization, is going to get some things wrong and some things right. Providing health care on a musician’s budget is something The City does right. (more…)
The last HWS issue’s story about pointless divisiveness in the Bay Area’s zydeco and roots music communities drew some interesting responses. The better news is that zydeco’s battling bookers have decided against going head-to-head on Fridays in Alameda. They’ve still gone their separate ways, but have decided to run their own shows every other week, without each others company, at the Eagle’s Hall in Alameda. The good news is that this compromise will keep the audience intact and save pitting bands against one another. The bad news is that the bitterness, which was accumulating long before the split, remains. Could this compromise be a step toward reconciliation? (more…)
