Music & Nightlife
Four-string shredder
Hawaiian-born musician Jake Shimabukuro is doing for the ukulele what Jimi Hendrix did for the electric guitar.
Proud to rip off heroes
The band Art Museums, which wears its influences on its sleeves, puts a new spin on this British and '80s sound.
Classical twist on pop music
Blending piano minimalism and ambient electronica, Ludovico Einaudi's sound has been called everything from post-classical to post-rock
Into the electro wildernessss
Only 3 months old, Makeing Tents says they formed after "road trippin' through the desert."
Not quite alike
When it comes to comparing Schumann and Chopin, the similarities stop with their shared birth year.
Let's begin
fter years of riding alongside his father, guitarist Carlos Santana, Salvador Santana is ready to do things from the ground up.
Letting the songs breathe
TV Ghost, a band from Lafayette, Ind., draws inspiration from New York's No Wave scene of the late '70s and early '80s.
Music's magical connections
Lisa Bielawa, a featured composers in the Other Minds Festival, says the social aspects of musical collaboration drive much of her creative energy.
Zany lyrics to classical music
You might know a lot about Beethoven, but do you happen to know about his wig?
S.F. Symphony's Mahler
Laura Claycomb and Katarina Karnéus brought Mahler's Second Symphony to life with their solos.
Stage brims with Koh's vitality
During her splendid recital in Herbst Theatre, violinist Jennifer Koh played solo, but went multimedia by adding a film.
A transcendentalist fervor
Victor Kissine's "Post-scriptum" is a beautiful, mysterious orchestral essay that had its world premiere in Davies Symphony Hall.
A pure, buoyant show
S.F. Symphony Chorus Director Ragnar Bohlin led the Swedish Radio Choir in a superb concert presented by Cal Performances.
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Donato Enoteca, Redwood City
A popular spot for movie-goers waiting for curtain call, this airy bar offers well-balanced cocktails and a generous happy hour.
