Alyssa Kapnik

Bay Area Beats: The SHE'S

Alyssa Kapnik — Fri, 01 Mar 2013 00:48:53 +0000

You've probably been seeing this next band around town for a while, on line-ups at clubs like Bottom of the Hill and The Independent. They've been playing the show circuit for over four years and have a following that stretches as far as London, England.

Bay Area Beats: Will Sprott

Alyssa Kapnik — Wed, 27 Feb 2013 00:53:53 +0000

It may have the word “noise” in the title, but San Francisco's Noise Pop festival is all about highlighting the best indie art, film and music in the Bay Area. It kicks off tonight with concerts including Oakland’s Will Sprott.

California Condors not out of the woods

Alyssa Kapnik — Wed, 30 Jan 2013 01:25:55 +0000

The California Condor is a severely endangered bird – and one of the oldest and largest in North America. The process of trying to protect, and now regenerate, the condor population began in the early 1900s. Since then, government agencies have spent $20 million on the conservation effort, making it the most expensive in US history.

Hear Here: A Jewish girl goes to church

Alyssa Kapnik — Thu, 24 Jan 2013 01:34:41 +0000

Hear Here: Ashby Flea Market

Alyssa Kapnik — Wed, 23 Jan 2013 01:53:28 +0000

To hear great recorded music, especially the rare classics, you can either buy it from a dwindling number of record stores, or you can find it at places like the flea market. Reporter Alyssa Kapnik spoke to shoppers Grant, and Thamsanqa Hlatywayo, and long-time vendors, Daryl Mitchell and David Dean.

THAMSANQA HLATYWAYO: Drums, to start with. When you come in you just hear all this drumming.

GRANT: Just a mish-mash of everything. Ashby Flea Market is just one of the weirder flea markets around here.