Janis Joplin

San Francisco’s Haight-Ashbury was iconic as the center of 1960s - early ‘70s "hippie" counterculture. Often forgotten is its role in LGBTQ history. That role gets loving attention in performance-driven walking tour.

This week on KALW's showcase for the best stories from public radio podcasts and independent radio producers...“Dear John,” produced by Andrea Rangecroft…

It’s throw back Thursday, when we go back to the Summer of Love, in 1967...Today’s music is by a San Francisco band with a unique name: Big Brother & the…

This week, you'll hear about the ACT production of "A Night with Janis Joplin" from its eponymous star, portrayed by Kacee Clanton.From the Aurora Theatre…

This week, you'll hear about the ACT production of "A Night with Janis Joplin" from its eponymous star, portrayed by Kacee Clanton.From the Aurora Theatre…

How is it that Bill Graham, legendary Bay Area concert promoter, rates a major museum exhibit? Lorri Starr, executive director of the Contemporary Jewish…

How is it that Bill Graham, legendary Bay Area concert promoter, rates a major museum exhibit? Lorri Starr, executive director of the Contemporary Jewish…

Bill Graham, straight man for the Summer of LoveBy Steven Short How is it that Bill Graham, legendary Bay Area concert promoter, rates a major museum…

One of the men who helped make Janis Joplin a household name died Thursday. Sam Andrew was a founder and guitarist for Big Brother and the Holding…

The first time Seth Rosenfeld heard Janis Joplin's voice he was sitting in his family's Chevy Impala, parked in the driveway, listening to the radio.