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BOB WHITE/CRW PHOTOGRAPHYRhonda Benin is a professional singer and her experience as a woman in music led her to create an annual Women’s History Month concert, “Just Like A Woman,” eleven years ago. The show features a cast of powerful female singers from the Bay Area along with Rhonda, and it happens this Saturday at the Freight and Salvage in Berkeley. -
Marcus RosarioYou may hear DJ Marcus Rosario on the air on the weekends here on KALW. Every Saturday and Sunday, he hosts his music show and curates playlists that air from 12-2pm. In this interview Marcus talks about this new era of AI music curation, how it’s affecting his job, and the current music scene.
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The British singer-songwriter's multi-genre album was inspired by artefacts at the Stony Island Arts Bank. -
Ruby Mountain's songs come from her heart. The Oakland-born singer talks about themes of love, grief and overcoming in her work. Her latest album is… -
Big Freedia is famed for her music and twerking; her life story and anti-gun activism are less well known. She was shot in 2004, her brother killed in… -
Your CallOn this edition of Your Call, we rebroadcast our conversation with Wil Baptiste and Kev Marcus, the incredible classically trained musicians who’ve… -
The music of Malik Mays, who performs as Mahawam, is “about resilience, it's about power, it's about beauty, it's about sex,” they told Out in the… -
Ayo Jackson is the youngest member of the band Jax. The Haitian-American sibling trio are all teens from East Oakland. Jackson captivates audiences with… -
Can art be broadly accessible without sacrificing quality? Can it be cognitively challenging without being elitist?When we think of “real” art, we often… -
Records are popular again. So why are people turning to their turntables for music these days? The documentary Vinyl Nation answers that question while… -
Jazz vocalist Valerie Troutt tells a coming-of-age story in her new album "The Oakland Girl."Valerie Troutt grew up in The Town, where the community… -
Cindy Emch is the queer country lead singer for The Secret Emchy Society. You can dance to her music or enjoy it in a low tempo mood. Cindy knows how to reach people when they're at the bars (metaphorically speaking), lonely, or in love. In this edition of Bay Area Beats, Cindy shares the band's history and its connection to the Bay Area.
