31 Years Ago, Berkeley Disability Activists Sparked A National Movement
On July 26, 1990, President George H.W. Bush signed the Americans with Disabilities Act, or ADA. Over a decade earlier, more than 100 people with disabilities took over a San Francisco federal building. In this story, we hear how they paved the way for the ADA
One Street, Many Faiths: Brotherhood Way
Almost 60 years ago, the City of San Francisco named a unique street Brotherhood Way. On the south-side of Brotherhood Way, there’s a row of churches and faith-based institutions.
Audiograph's Sound of the Week: The Conservatory of Flowers
Inside San Francisco’s little kingdom of guitars
Meernaa
Carly Bond is a songwriter and guitar player. Her band, Meernaa, released their first full-length record this summer titled Heart Hunger. She began writing songs for it after she discovered a family secret. Through processing her family’s history, she’s crafted a synth-driven, dreamy landscape.
The Seshen
The Seshen is a band that’s a family of friends. Over the past decade, they've grown up together, dedicated to music with purpose. In this edition of Bay Area Beats, they share the influences behind their latest album, Cyan.
Transcending traditional ballet with composer Vân-Ánh Vanessa Võ
"Even when we talk about dancer music, we may think that they have the same type of language, but each type of art will have its own specific language." —-Vân-Ánh Vanessa Võ
Anna Hillburg
San Francisco-based singer-songwriter Anna Hillburg has played in countless bands over the past 20 years. In this edition of Bay Area Beats, Anna shares how her experiences in the city contributed influenced her latest album, "Really Real."
In 2013, Anna released her first solo record and recalls it being a more vibrant time for the San Francisco art community. In the past five years, she’s coped with rising anxiety over climbing rent prices, while friends and fellow musicians have moved to places like Los Angeles and other cities with more stable pastures.
“I stay here because I have rent control but I also stay here because, I know it sounds cheesy but I think it’s important. LA doesn’t need anymore artists. New York doesn’t need anymore artists.” —Hillburg
Mahawam
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 Bay.
Meet queer artist twins Sal & Nancy
Filmmaker Sal and singer-songwriter Nancy, children of Vietnamese immigrants, grew up in Vallejo. Producer Truc Nguyen discusses with them what it’s like to wade through the murkiness of ancestral trauma through a queer lens.
Queer Comix from prison depict incarcerated life
Casper Cendre started writing letters to queer people in prison when they were in high school. Cendre wanted to know what queer life was like from the inside. Since then, he’s received thousands of letters and artwork.
