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‘How Could You Be Against Joy?’: Bay Area Artists Are Turning on the Civic Joy Fund A private initiative founded by the mayor and backed by a crypto billionaire is increasingly shaping San Francisco’s arts scene. Musicians are asking questions — and some are calling for a boycott.

for @coyotemedia.org, I did a deep dive on the growing artist backlash against the Civic Joy Fund, an initiative founded by the mayor & backed by a crypto billionaire to use free arts & entertainment as a means of "economic revitalization" for SF

www.coyotemedia.org/how-could-yo...

Massive Attack, Tom Waits - Boots on the Ground YouTube video by Massive Attack

New Tom Waits for those who stay up ‘til 2am

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Lost my mind when he started playing "Clampdown"!

"CALL ME BRO ONE MORE TIME!"

Sonoma County’s punk scene gets its own museum show — built by the fans who lived it The exhibition is an unvarnished return to a pre-digital era, when telephone poles served as social networks, demo tapes were the currency of the day and three-chord adrenaline anthems changed lives.

More here (gift link):

A newspaper with article titled “Dive Into Punk Past,” accompanied by photos of punk flyers, musicians, concerts and fashion

I’ve been putting together an exhibit on Sonoma County’s early punk scene of the ‘70s, ‘80s and ‘90s. ✨

It opens at the Museum of Sonoma County on April 17.

the tracklist is logged in a place that is simple to find but now I don’t feel like telling you where

maybe just listen to the shit and enjoy it b/w DJs at clubs don’t announce song titles either

twelve

"All time, rhythm, and harmony are pulsating, sounding, resounding, & happening according to the grand symphony which is constantly being played. All sounds, when discerned in this context, are rhythmically & harmonically involved and fit." –The Notebooks of Sonny Rollins (NYRB)

This San Francisco Post Office Is the Only Address Some Residents Have | KQED The U.S. Postal Service operates a small post office out of the city’s Tenderloin neighborhood, where people without a permanent address can receive mail.

Protect and preserve the US Postal Service at all costs

Contemporary Jewish Museum To Sell Its Downtown SF Building | KQED Fifteen months after closing its doors, the museum will sell its downtown San Francisco building.

The news I expected, honestly. 😢 Anyone in the market for a big building in the Yerba Buena neighborhood? There's a few to choose from at this point: the mall, City College (soon), the shell of the Mexican Museum...

www.kqed.org/arts/1398772...

No movie that uses Steely Dan in the film should get to win

Philosophy of the World YouTube video by The Shaggs

I mean,

Nettspend (Feat. NBA Youngboy) - Masked Up (official audio) YouTube video by Nettspend

Happy Friday, blow out your week

Packed house for Mahler’s 3rd at the Santa Rosa Symphony, fantastically conducted by Francesco Lecce-Chong (seen celebrating after the big finish).

Did somebody call for a late-night west coast “Leon’s Creation 45 with a name written on it” listening party???

“Somehow, I just know, Lurie will find a way to move her parade to San Francisco”
— Luke Tsai, on Thursday

Oh I very much knew who he was, just never thought to check his IG

This post has caused me to discover the absolute wackest IG account in history

Also:

blackjoyparade on Instagram: "OUR BLACK JOY PARADE 2026 HEADLINER IS - MÝA ✨A voice of a generation - this year we’re so excited to welcome @myaplanet9 as our he…" OUR BLACK JOY PARADE 2026 HEADLINER IS - MÝA ✨A voice of a generation - this year we’re so excited to welcome @myaplanet9 as our headliner for our Black Joy Parade stage. We have a big lineup coming, so keep your notifications on - and mark your calendars. 📌#blackjoyparade #blackjoy #blackhistorymonth #bayarea #bayareaevents #freeevents #mya

Mýa performing for free in Oakland after Sunday's Black Joy Parade: www.instagram.com/p/DUrlTIgEvp2/

A New Mother’s Descent Into Madness ‘Bloodfire, Baby,’ by Petaluma author Eirinie Carson, resounds with harrowing emotional precision.

I really, really liked this book.

Van Morrison Finds His Happy Place in the Mission District The singer actually smiled and joked around while performing an intimate set of blues songs in the small, 400-capacity club.

The guy’s got a reputation as a grouch, but yesterday at The Chapel, he was gyrating and high-kicking his legs in the air!

(OK, OK, that was The Last Waltz at Winterland… but he still loosened up a little.)

Reminder to never trust AI

(A Love Supreme was recorded nearly two years later, in December, in one day)

In the darkest night ohhh
I search through the crowd
Your face is all that I see

Yearning is back!

How can we parlay this into viral POV vids of Tristan un Isolde

Didn’t mean for this to be a prediction of Ilia’s performance but at least now Gen Z knows how it feels

Remembering Anthony Ant, Trumpeter and Indefatigable Scene-Builder | KQED At the Starry Plough, loved ones praised Ant's dedication to uplifting and supporting fellow musicians.

Anthony Ant spent his adult life bringing the Bay Area music scene together. On Thursday night, the scene convened at the Starry Plough in South Berkeley to dance, shout, jam and remember the powerful trumpeter.

‘Temporary’ Public Art Seeks Another Six Month Extension From SF The Big Art Loop organizers propose to keep ‘R-Evolution’ at Embarcadero Plaza until October 2026.

There's an opportunity for public comment next Wednesday, Feb. 18 at 2 p.m. on the proposal to extend the install of 'R-Evolution' for another six months (thru Oct. 5, 2026).

www.kqed.org/arts/1398668...

Debi Thomas