Zoe Brezsny

Aquarius keeps the light shining on underground music

Zoe Brezsny — Thu, 20 Sep 2012 03:59:34 +0000

There’s a place in San Francisco that brings together the sounds of the world. From Ethiopian Jazz to Brazilian tropicalia to Norwegian thrash metal and even the songs of bats.

It’s hailed as one of the best independent record stores in the U.S. by both Spin and Paste magazines. Aquarius is not only the oldest one in San Francisco; it just may be the most intriguing. I investigated why and how one record store has helped keep the light shining on underground music.

Connecting the Dots: Top news stories for June 18, 2012

Zoe Brezsny — Mon, 18 Jun 2012 16:51:03 +0000

(SF Bay Guardian) // Creative, artistically minded people are leaving San Francisco in search of affordable housing in the East Bay. Oakland is fast becoming the new hip location for the working class and young artists driven out of San Francisco by sky-rocketing rents. Oakland City Council member Rebecca Kaplan says those moving into Oakland and surrounding East Bay cities are of many different ethnicities including Ethiopian, Eritrean, and Vietnamese...

Connecting the Dots: Top news stories for June 4, 2012

Zoe Brezsny — Mon, 04 Jun 2012 17:02:23 +0000

(Bay Citizen) // More than 75 vocational schools are being investigated after dozens were discovered to be operating without state approval. The schools convicted will be presented with fines of up to $50,000 by the California Bureau for Postsecondary Education...