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Founded in 2011 by Nick Norton and now run by Richard An, we feature concert reviews, interviews with artists, and a calendar of events we think our readers will be interested in.
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Upcoming Concerts
- Saturday, December 20 2025
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Karl Evangelista’s “Taglish II” feat. Bobby Bradford, William Roper
Healing Force of the Universe
8:00 PMGuitarist Karl Evangelista is joined by West Coast free jazz icon Bobby Bradford, tuba player William Roper, bassist Steuart Liebig, drummer Nathan Hubbard, and keyboardist Rei Scampavia for an evening of roving improvisations, freedom sounds, and electronically tinged modern compositions. The quintet performs Taglish II, a striking new piece that explores Filipino-American stories in an era of uncertainty and unrest.
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