Gabe Meline
@gmeline.bsky.social
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berf du KQED unih vrenk “Village Idiot”
Packed house for Mahler’s 3rd at the Santa Rosa Symphony, fantastically conducted by Francesco Lecce-Chong (seen celebrating after the big finish).
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Mýa performing for free in Oakland after Sunday's Black Joy Parade:
www.instagram.com/p/DUrlTIgEvp2/
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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
https://www.instagram.com/p/DUrlTIgEvp2/
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I really, really liked this book.
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A New Mother’s Descent Into Madness
‘Bloodfire, Baby,’ by Petaluma author Eirinie Carson, resounds with harrowing emotional precision.
https://www.kqed.org/arts/13986735/eirinie-carson-bloodfire-baby-book-review
9 days ago
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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.)
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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.
https://www.kqed.org/arts/13986751/van-morrison-the-chapel-review-san-francisco
9 days ago
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Reminder to never trust AI (A Love Supreme was recorded nearly two years later, in December, in one day)
13 days ago
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In the darkest night ohhh I search through the crowd Your face is all that I see
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Yearning is back! How can we parlay this into viral POV vids of Tristan un Isolde
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Didn’t mean for this to be a prediction of Ilia’s performance but at least now Gen Z knows how it feels
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Gabe Meline
KQED Arts & Culture
13 days ago
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.
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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.
https://www.kqed.org/arts/13986706/anthony-ant-remembrance-starry-plough-trumpet-berkeley
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Sarah Hotchkiss
14 days ago
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...
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‘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.
https://www.kqed.org/arts/13986684/nude-sculpture-embarcadero-seeks-another-six-month-extension-sf
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Debi Thomas
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Statehood when
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Went to the Castro Theatre reopening last night to see a movie, and was very surprised to find myself thinking: "Could it be that all my worries were unfounded? What's happening here?!"
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How I Learned to Stop Worrying and Love the Castro Theatre Again | KQED
At the reopened theater's first movie screening, the pessimism I've carried for four years melted away.
https://www.kqed.org/arts/13986438/castro-theatre-grand-reopening-film-movies-seats-san-francisco-review
19 days ago
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Some dissenters here at the Castro Theatre reopening
20 days ago
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An inspiring show last night from Rabiah Kabir, a fresh new voice in Bay Area jazz.
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One to Watch: Rabiah Kabir’s Jazz Flute Odyssey at the Black Cat | KQED
In a club date, the young instrumentalist and composer proved that jazz’s evolution is eternal.
https://www.kqed.org/arts/13985768/rabiah-kabir-jazz-flute-black-cat-review
about 1 month ago
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Talked with folks involved in the flood of rap shows at Yoshi's, once known for traditional jazz, and deliberately changing with the times. Yes, they have received complaints! But not many. (Gotta say, as someone who's seen Scarface / Quik / Spice 1 and others at Yoshi's — it really works.)
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Rap Shows on the Rise at Yoshi's in Oakland | KQED
Yoshi’s has turned quiet weeknights into sold-out shows by Too Short, Scarface and others.
https://www.kqed.org/arts/13985679/yoshis-oakland-jazz-rap-hip-hop-shows
about 1 month ago
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They’re still doing this
about 1 month ago
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Pretty stacked lineup announced at Mosswood. As you'll read, I miss the J.J. Fad / L'Trimm / Egyptian Lover element this year, but this plus the Pavement "pre-party"? It's still pretty nuts.
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Mosswood Lineup: Iggy Pop, Bikini Kill, Dead Milkmen, Otoboke Beaver, More | KQED
Along with a Pavement ‘pre-party,’ this year's Mosswood Meltdown is the biggest and most impressive yet.
https://www.kqed.org/arts/13985442/mosswood-iggy-pop-bikini-kill-dead-milkmen-otoboke-beaver-lineup-oakland-2026
about 1 month ago
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KQED Arts & Culture
about 1 month ago
BREAKING: California College of the Arts, the last nonprofit art and design school in Northern California, will close by the end of the 2026–2027 academic year. Nashville-based Vanderbilt University will take over the San Francisco campus.
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California College of the Arts to Close at End of 2026–2027 School Year
Vanderbilt University will take over the campus of the Bay Area’s last remaining nonprofit art school.
https://www.kqed.org/arts/13985359/california-college-of-the-arts-closing-vanderbilt-university
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A Sunday read for you about a cult scandal in my city.
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Thomas Lake Harris, the Cult Leader of Fountaingrove, Revisited in New Book | KQED
‘Unholy Sensations’ traces the rumors of forced sex and bizarre spiritual beliefs that ran the mystical leader out of Santa Rosa.
https://www.kqed.org/arts/13985133/fountaingrove-cult-thomas-lake-harris-unholy-sensations-book-review
about 2 months ago
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Was at the Santa Rosa Symphony rehearsal today and, after the Mendelssohn and Haydn, Caroline Shaw’s ‘Entr’acte’ drove 30–40 attendees out of the hall 😂
about 2 months ago
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Phil Lewis
about 2 months ago
Mayor Jacob Frey: “To ICE, get the fuck out of Minneapolis.”
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about 2 months ago
I wrote a big ol' guide to January aka the busiest art month of the year. Pace yourselves and stay hydrated!
www.kqed.org/arts/1398514...
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Your Guide to the Bay Area’s Biggest Art Month | KQED
January is packed with openings, events and art fairs. Let us help you make sense of the schedule.
https://www.kqed.org/arts/13985145/january-2026-art-guide-sf-berkeley-mill-valley-davis-fog-fair
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Emma Silvers
about 2 months ago
Breaking some news for
@coyotemedia.org
here. Incredibly sad about this — some of the best nights of my life have involved this club — but I’m also so honored and grateful to Ramona, Kathleen and Lynn for trusting me with this story.
www.coyotemedia.org/san-francisc...
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Beloved SF Club Bottom of the Hill to Close at the End of 2026
One of the city’s last independent music venues, Bottom of the Hill has survived waves of gentrification, COVID closures, and more throughout its 35 years. Now, owners say it’s last call — on their ow...
https://www.coyotemedia.org/san-francisco-club-bottom-of-the-hill-to-close-at-the-end-of-2026/
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This is the way
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about 2 months ago
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Watched ‘After the Thin Man’ last night for NYE and noticed the San Francisco Chronicle… with front-page stories about Culver City, the Mayan Theater and Cheviot Hills—all in Los Angeles.
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about 2 months ago
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Just some stuff I liked
about 2 months ago
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Power went out so I’m having tomato soup and reading ‘Hamlet’🎄Merry Christmas🎄
2 months ago
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“I will sing in San Francisco. I will sing for nothing in that city ... If necessary, I will sing in the streets.” On Luisa Tetrazzini’s free Christmas Eve concert at Lotta’s Fountain in 1910:
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Tetrazzini's Christmas Gift
In 1910, the world's greatest soprano gave San Francisco a present.
https://www.sanfranciscostory.com/tetrazzinis-christmas-gift/
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“Everyone wanted to go home.” On Miles Davis’ Christmas Eve recording session, 1954:
tomreney.com/miles-davis-...
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OK, officially anti-“lore” now
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A 2026 calendar, each month with a different Kent Porter car-driving-into-storefront photo: would pay good money for this
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Catch me,
@ogpenn.bsky.social
and
@theluketsai.bsky.social
on Forum this morning, from 9–10am. (Wish I could say we'll have dogs in the studio!) 88.5 FM /
kqed.org
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Your One Beautiful Thing from 2025 | KQED
This year’s picks include handwriting letters, supporting a struggling artist and taking a solo trip to follow a band on tour. And, we want to hear from you, what was the One Beautiful Thing in your l...
https://www.kqed.org/forum/2010101912441/your-one-beautiful-thing-from-2025
2 months ago
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Hell yeah to this double feature coming to the Grand Lake for Noir City in January
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After watching ‘Rififi,’ the guy who’d been sitting behind me held the theater door open for me as we left, and only then did I see that he was Tom Waits
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3 months ago
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On KQED radio right now: The best Bay Area music from 2025! With
@nastiaaa.bsky.social
and
@ogpenn.bsky.social
, plus Jamel Griot and Arts & Crafts playing live in the studio:
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Best Bay Area Music of 2025 With Special Live in Studio Performances | KQED
Airdate: Friday, December 12 at 9 AM We'll look back at KQED's Best Bay Area Albums of 2025 with our music writers. This year's list of favorites includes local musicians putting out original hip-hop,...
https://www.kqed.org/forum/2010101912318/best-bay-area-music-of-2025-with-special-live-in-studio-performances
3 months ago
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Wrote about turning 50.
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I Turned 50, Drove 1,564 Miles, and Saw a Life in Music Flash Before My Eyes | KQED
A solo road trip this year revealed just how closely music is woven into Gabe Meline's life at age 50.
https://www.kqed.org/arts/13984704/turning-50-a-life-in-music
3 months ago
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Lots of fun on the radio this morning discussing Bob Dylan's famous 1965 press conference at KQED — which took place 60 years ago this week. Hear me on Morning Edition, talking with Brian Watt (
@radiobwatt.bsky.social
):
omny.fm/shows/kqed-s...
3 months ago
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The big roundup of shows from 2025 that helped me feel free from encroaching fascism, with one-sentence reviews of each:
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The 25 Best Concerts That Got Me Through 2025 | KQED
Live music provided transcendence and joy this year, as shown by Gabe Meline's steady calendar of shows.
https://www.kqed.org/arts/13984468/best-concerts-2025-bay-area-live-music
3 months ago
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Melvin Gibbs
3 months ago
This is a crazy back and forth between a Spotify exec & an artist whose music is up on the platform. We're able to pay more b/c we pay less 👎 In "Confessions of the Pricing Man: How Price Effects Everything", pricing consultant Hermann Simon explains why that thinking is flawed
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Mosi Reeves
3 months ago
For Bay Area rap heads, I wrote about the underground rap era of the mid-90s for KQED.
www.kqed.org/arts/1398432...
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Unsigned and Hella Broke: The East Bay’s Dirt-Hustling 1990s Hip-Hop Subculture | KQED
How a movement made of homemade cassette tapes and independent hustle changed Bay Area hip-hop history.
https://www.kqed.org/arts/13984326/unsigned-and-hella-broke-bay-area-independent-hip-hop
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Francis Albert Sinatra at work onstage, circa 1967.
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Frank Sinatra - This Is All I Ask
YouTube video by Timeless Music Hits
https://youtu.be/a1krWq3-Oss?si=aPmPTNxh0oOkbUX6
3 months ago
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Watch Waymo try to spin this into an uplifting story
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3 months ago
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Get with it America
3 months ago
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Back at it again
3 months ago
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‘The Monkey King’ is such a stunning, gorgeous work of art. I can’t say enough good things about this world premiere that, truly, feels destined to travel the world. At
@sfopera.bsky.social
through Nov. 30.
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In World Premiere, ‘The Monkey King’ Is a Dazzling Triumph at SF Opera
Destined to be a modern classic, Huang Ruo and David Henry Hwang's new opera is a thrilling, gorgeous work of art.
https://www.kqed.org/arts/13983779/monkey-king-review-san-francisco-opera-world-premiere
3 months ago
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You mean to tell me that E-40, Gaye Lebaron and Twinkie Clark all have the same birthday?
3 months ago
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RIP Todd Snider, who briefly lived in Santa Rosa and went to the JC. He once bounced a check at the Last Record Store. His songs were so good we eventually forgave him.
3 months ago
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The 'OAKLAND IS PROUD' mural has been repainted in the same spot as the original (below), along E. 12th Street in East Oakland.
@ogpenn.bsky.social
with the story:
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A Legendary Mural From the 1980s Has Been Repainted in East Oakland
Graffiti artist Del Phresh talks about revamping his classic "OAKLAND IS PROUD" mural in its original spot on E. 12th Street.
https://www.kqed.org/arts/13983670/oakland-is-proud-mural-repainted-graffiti-artist-del-phresh
3 months ago
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