Bay Area Music
The Oakland School That Keeps Producing Stars
Once, they were kids walking the hallways of Oakland School for the Arts. Now they're at the Grammys, publishing bestsellers, and performing at the SF Ballet.
Remember Anthony Ant, Musician and Community-Builder, in All His Soaring Glory
The East Bay trumpeter and reverend of the jam scene showed us the true power of music.
Beloved SF Club Bottom of the Hill to Close at the End of 2026
One of the city’s last independent music venues, Bottom of the Hill has survived waves of gentrification, COVID closures, and more throughout its 35 years. Now, owners say it’s last call — on their own terms.
Oakland Rapper Philip Bank$ Is All Gas, No Fakes
The late-blooming lyricist opens up about his debut solo album, ‘East Bay Times.’
Fill Up the Tip Jar for Oscar Myers, Pillar of Bay Area Funk and Soul
Known for decades of shows at Madrone and the Boom Boom Room, the musician and mentor suffered a stroke last week, just before his 81st birthday. A fundraiser aims to get him back on his feet.
Big Tymin’: A Decade of Nef the Pharaoh
Ten years after his debut, the Vallejo spitter is perhaps the most underrated Bay Area rapper of his generation.