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"title": "Hot Summer Guide 2019: Our 10 North Bay Outdoor Events for Long Days and Warm Nights",
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"content": "\u003cp>There’s nothing like being outdoors at night in the North Bay, among the hills and trees, and you’ll find that nearly all of our picks in this 2019 roundup of summertime events in Sonoma County and Marin County involve just that. Here’s our choices for how to spend those warm nights across the bridge.\u003c/p>\n\u003cfigure id=\"attachment_13858428\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\" style=\"max-width: 800px\">\u003cimg loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https://ww2.kqed.org/arts/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/2019/05/Grease.jpg-800x533.jpg\" alt=\"Chelsea Holifield (Sandy) and David Crane (Danny) star in 'Grease' at the Mountain Play this year.\" width=\"800\" height=\"533\" class=\"size-medium wp-image-13858428\" srcset=\"https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/2019/05/Grease.jpg-800x533.jpg 800w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/2019/05/Grease.jpg-160x107.jpg 160w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/2019/05/Grease.jpg-768x512.jpg 768w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/2019/05/Grease.jpg-1020x680.jpg 1020w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/2019/05/Grease.jpg-1200x800.jpg 1200w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/2019/05/Grease.jpg.jpg 1920w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 800px) 100vw, 800px\">\u003cfigcaption class=\"wp-caption-text\">Chelsea Holifield (Sandy) and David Crane (Danny) star in ‘Grease’ at the Mountain Play this year. \u003ccite>(Ed Smith Photography)\u003c/cite>\u003c/figcaption>\u003c/figure>\n\u003ch2>‘Grease’\u003c/h2>\n\u003cp>\u003ci>May 26–June 16, 2019\u003cbr>\nCushing Memorial Amphitheater, Mill Valley\u003cbr>\n\u003ca href=\"https://www.mountainplay.org/2019-season/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">More information\u003c/a>\u003c/i>\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>The Mountain Play is a Marin County tradition over 100 years old, and for good reason: the setting in a large amphitheater atop Mt. Tamalpias is gorgeous, the play selections are always popular favorites, and the shuttles to the top of the mountain give attendees a tight-knit sense of community even before the first act. This year, it’s Danny (David Crane), Sandy (Chelsea Holifield) and the rest of the gang in \u003cem>Grease\u003c/em>, running Sundays with two Saturday performances on June 8 and 15. \u003c/p>\n\u003cfigure id=\"attachment_13858430\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\" style=\"max-width: 800px\">\u003cimg loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https://ww2.kqed.org/arts/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/2019/05/GarrisonRaviDejonette-800x503.jpg\" alt=\"Ravi Coltrane, Jack DeJohnette and Matthew Garrison play the Healdsburg Jazz Festival on June 1.\" width=\"800\" height=\"503\" class=\"size-medium wp-image-13858430\" srcset=\"https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/2019/05/GarrisonRaviDejonette-800x503.jpg 800w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/2019/05/GarrisonRaviDejonette-160x101.jpg 160w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/2019/05/GarrisonRaviDejonette-768x483.jpg 768w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/2019/05/GarrisonRaviDejonette-1020x641.jpg 1020w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/2019/05/GarrisonRaviDejonette-1200x754.jpg 1200w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/2019/05/GarrisonRaviDejonette.jpg 1920w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 800px) 100vw, 800px\">\u003cfigcaption class=\"wp-caption-text\">Ravi Coltrane, Jack DeJohnette and Matthew Garrison play the Healdsburg Jazz Festival on June 1. \u003ccite>(Pete Gannushkin / ECM Records)\u003c/cite>\u003c/figcaption>\u003c/figure>\n\u003ch2>Healdsburg Jazz Festival\u003c/h2>\n\u003cp>\u003ci>May 31–June 9, 2019\u003cbr>\nVarious venues, Healdsburg\u003cbr>\n\u003ca href=\"https://healdsburgjazzfestival.org/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">More information\u003c/a>\u003c/i>\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>The best small-town jazz festival in the Bay Area is in Healdsburg, where theaters, wineries, restaurants and parks come alive with excellent booking. This year boasts a salute to ECM Records, with Ralph Towner, Paul McCandless, Ethan Iverson, Jack DeJohnette, Ravi Coltrane and more helping celebrate the label’s 50th anniversary. Latin jazz, New Orleans jazz and soul-jazz abound as well, but pay close attention to a night with groundbreaking composer and pianist Carla Bley in a rare return to the Bay Area. \u003c/p>\n\u003cp>[ad fullwidth]\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>\u003cimg loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https://ww2.kqed.org/arts/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/2019/05/LosTigresDelNorte-800x560.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"800\" height=\"560\" class=\"aligncenter size-medium wp-image-13858431\" srcset=\"https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/2019/05/LosTigresDelNorte-800x560.jpg 800w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/2019/05/LosTigresDelNorte-160x112.jpg 160w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/2019/05/LosTigresDelNorte-768x538.jpg 768w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/2019/05/LosTigresDelNorte.jpg 1000w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 800px) 100vw, 800px\">\u003c/p>\n\u003ch2>Los Tigres del Norte\u003c/h2>\n\u003cp>\u003ci>June 28, 2019\u003cbr>\nSOMO Village Event Center, Rohnert Park\u003cbr>\n\u003ca href=\"https://somoconcerts.com/los-tigres-del-norte\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">More information\u003c/a>\u003c/i>\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>There’s few greater rituals of communion for Sonoma County’s robust Latino population than a Los Tigres del Norte concert. The band virtually wrote the rulebook for gripping \u003cem>narcorrido\u003c/em> storytelling, and their empowering songs of the immigrant experience lift up a people who were here in California long before the United States drew a line on the ground and claimed the land. Known for taking song requests from scraps of paper thrown on the stage by fans, the band and their brand of norteño music should sound brilliant under the June sky.\u003c/p>\n\u003cfigure id=\"attachment_13858432\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\" style=\"max-width: 800px\">\u003cimg loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https://ww2.kqed.org/arts/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/2019/05/the_little_mermaid-800x450.jpg\" alt=\"'The Little Mermaid' screens for free at the Green Music Center on Aug. 10.\" width=\"800\" height=\"450\" class=\"size-medium wp-image-13858432\" srcset=\"https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/2019/05/the_little_mermaid.jpg 800w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/2019/05/the_little_mermaid-160x90.jpg 160w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/2019/05/the_little_mermaid-768x432.jpg 768w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 800px) 100vw, 800px\">\u003cfigcaption class=\"wp-caption-text\">‘The Little Mermaid’ screens for free at the Green Music Center on Aug. 10.\u003c/figcaption>\u003c/figure>\n\u003ch2>Free Movies at the Green\u003c/h2>\n\u003cp>\u003ci>June 29, July 14 and Aug. 10, 2019\u003cbr>\nGreen Music Center, Rohnert Park\u003cbr>\n\u003ca href=\"https://somoconcerts.com/los-tigres-del-norte\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">More information\u003c/a>\u003c/i>\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>You’ve probably been to some type of “free movies in the park” thing before, but on the scenic grand lawn of the Green Music Center, the sound system and projection are top-notch, and you can’t beat the setting. Pack a picnic for \u003cem>Spider Man: Into the Spider-verse\u003c/em> and \u003cem>Captain Marvel\u003c/em> (June 29), \u003cem>How to Train Your Dragon: The Hidden World\u003c/em> (July 14), and \u003cem>The Little Mermaid\u003c/em> (Aug. 10). (And take note: the Green Music Center shows \u003cem>Raiders of the Lost Ark\u003c/em> with a live score by the Santa Rosa Symphony in an indoor ticketed show on Aug. 24.)\u003c/p>\n\u003cfigure id=\"attachment_13858434\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\" style=\"max-width: 800px\">\u003cimg loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https://ww2.kqed.org/arts/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/2019/05/Castro_aims-800x534.jpg\" alt=\"The Imaginists' free, bicycle-powered, bilingual 'El Show El Arte Es Medicina.'\" width=\"800\" height=\"534\" class=\"size-medium wp-image-13858434\" srcset=\"https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/2019/05/Castro_aims-800x534.jpg 800w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/2019/05/Castro_aims-160x107.jpg 160w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/2019/05/Castro_aims-768x513.jpg 768w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/2019/05/Castro_aims-1020x681.jpg 1020w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/2019/05/Castro_aims-1200x801.jpg 1200w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/2019/05/Castro_aims.jpg 1279w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 800px) 100vw, 800px\">\u003cfigcaption class=\"wp-caption-text\">The Imaginists’ free, bicycle-powered, bilingual ‘El Show El Arte Es Medicina.’ \u003ccite>(Erik Castro)\u003c/cite>\u003c/figcaption>\u003c/figure>\n\u003ch2>El Show El Arte Es Medicina\u003c/h2>\n\u003cp>\u003ci>June 29–July 19, 2019\u003cbr>\nVarious Parks, Santa Rosa\u003cbr>\n\u003ca href=\"http://theimaginists.org/el-show-el-arte-es-medicina-2019\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">More information\u003c/a>\u003c/i>\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>For a decade now, the Imaginists theater company have been producing their annual ‘Art is Medicine’ show: a free, bicycle-powered bilingual production that dives headfirst into topical issues. This year, it’s \u003cem>Peace, the Redacted Version\u003c/em>, an “almost unrecognizable” adaptation of Aristophanes’ \u003cem>Peace\u003c/em>, which centuries ago used humor and absurdity to skewer a populist warmongering leader. In other words: it’s just what we can use right now. Catching the show at either Juilliard Park, Bayer Farm or Andy’s Park in Santa Rosa is a summertime must.\u003c/p>\n\u003cfigure id=\"attachment_13834051\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\" style=\"max-width: 800px\">\u003cimg loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https://ww2.kqed.org/arts/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/2018/05/HSG.Lagunitas-800x572.jpg\" alt=\"Crowd during show at Lagunitas Brewery \" width=\"800\" height=\"572\" class=\"size-medium wp-image-13834051\" srcset=\"https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/2018/05/HSG.Lagunitas.jpg 800w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/2018/05/HSG.Lagunitas-160x114.jpg 160w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/2018/05/HSG.Lagunitas-768x549.jpg 768w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/2018/05/HSG.Lagunitas-240x172.jpg 240w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/2018/05/HSG.Lagunitas-375x268.jpg 375w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/2018/05/HSG.Lagunitas-520x372.jpg 520w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 800px) 100vw, 800px\">\u003cfigcaption class=\"wp-caption-text\">Crowd during show at Lagunitas Brewery. \u003ccite>(Courtesy of Lagunitas Brewery)\u003c/cite>\u003c/figcaption>\u003c/figure>\n\u003ch2>Live at Lagunitas\u003c/h2>\n\u003cp>\u003ci>June 4–Oct. 7\u003cbr>\nLagunitas Brewing Co., Petaluma\u003cbr>\n\u003ca href=\"https://lagunitas.com/music-amphitheater\" rel=\"noopener\" target=\"_blank\">More Information\u003c/a>\u003c/i>\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>Seeing a band who’d normally play the Fillmore in a small, 300-capacity outdoor amphitheater is tempting enough for most music fans. But when the tickets are free? That changes it to “pretty much all music fans,” which is why you’ll want to be quick on the mouse-click if you’re hoping to check out a show at the venerable Petaluma brewery. Tickets are offered three weeks in advance of each show in the season, and this year includes Antibalas, Caroline Rose, Thundercat, the Budos Band, Shannon and the Clams and more. The sound is always great and the vibe—well, let’s just say the Lagunitas crew doesn’t limit their mood enhancers to beer.\n\u003c/p>\n\u003cfigure id=\"attachment_13834055\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\" style=\"max-width: 800px\">\u003cimg loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https://ww2.kqed.org/arts/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/2018/05/HSG.BroadwayUndertheStars-800x522.jpg\" alt=\"Now in its fifth year, 'Broadway Under the Stars' benefits Jack London State Park.\" width=\"800\" height=\"522\" class=\"size-medium wp-image-13834055\" srcset=\"https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/2018/05/HSG.BroadwayUndertheStars.jpg 800w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/2018/05/HSG.BroadwayUndertheStars-160x104.jpg 160w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/2018/05/HSG.BroadwayUndertheStars-768x501.jpg 768w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/2018/05/HSG.BroadwayUndertheStars-240x157.jpg 240w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/2018/05/HSG.BroadwayUndertheStars-375x245.jpg 375w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/2018/05/HSG.BroadwayUndertheStars-520x339.jpg 520w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 800px) 100vw, 800px\">\u003cfigcaption class=\"wp-caption-text\">Now in its sixth year, ‘Broadway Under the Stars’ benefits Jack London State Park. \u003ccite>(Courtesy of 'Broadway Under the Stars' )\u003c/cite>\u003c/figcaption>\u003c/figure>\n\u003ch2>Broadway Under the Stars\u003c/h2>\n\u003cp>\u003ci>June 14–Sept. 8\u003cbr>\nJack London State Park, Glen Ellen\u003cbr>\n\u003ca href=\"https://transcendencetheatre.org/\" rel=\"noopener\" target=\"_blank\">More Information\u003c/a>\u003c/i>\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>The idea here is simple: take a bunch of Broadway professionals from New York, bring them to the Bay Area for the off-season in the summer, throw together revues of best-loved songs from musical theatre, and present them amidst the stone ruins of a former winery in Jack London State Park. The scenery here is picturesque, the performers bring obvious quality, and the productions are consistently entertaining and not afraid to poke fun at the usual stuffy seriousness of the theatre. The topper? Over the past six years, the company has donated over a quarter million dollars to the state park to help keep it running. This one’s a favorite.\u003c/p>\n\u003cfigure id=\"attachment_13834059\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\" style=\"max-width: 720px\">\u003cimg loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https://ww2.kqed.org/arts/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/2018/05/HSG.RailroadSquareMusicFest.jpg\" alt=\"Even babies get into the action at the Railroad Square Musical Festival.\" width=\"720\" height=\"480\" class=\"size-medium wp-image-13834059\" srcset=\"https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/2018/05/HSG.RailroadSquareMusicFest.jpg 720w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/2018/05/HSG.RailroadSquareMusicFest-160x107.jpg 160w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/2018/05/HSG.RailroadSquareMusicFest-240x160.jpg 240w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/2018/05/HSG.RailroadSquareMusicFest-375x250.jpg 375w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/2018/05/HSG.RailroadSquareMusicFest-520x347.jpg 520w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 720px) 100vw, 720px\">\u003cfigcaption class=\"wp-caption-text\">Even a babies get into the action at the Railroad Square Musical Festival. \u003ccite>(Courtesy of Railroad Square Musical Festival)\u003c/cite>\u003c/figcaption>\u003c/figure>\n\u003ch2>Railroad Square Music Festival\u003c/h2>\n\u003cp>\u003ci>June 9\u003cbr>\nRailroad Square, Santa Rosa\u003cbr>\n\u003ca href=\"http://www.railroadsquaremusicfestival.com/\" rel=\"noopener\" target=\"_blank\">More Information\u003c/a>\u003c/i>\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>Over the years, Railroad Square has played host to Alfred Hitchcock (parts of \u003cem>Shadow of a Doubt\u003c/em> were filmed there), Steve Martin (\u003cem>Cheaper by the Dozen\u003c/em>), Thomas Edison and Henry Ford (visiting by train) and, recently, several outdoor festivals of the steampunk / Burning Man variety. This one’s got renegade street bands, rock outfits, Mexican dance bands, folk acts and even classical ensembles. More than 17 acts total fill multiple stages, it’s free, and this year, attendees even have a fresh new transportation option in the form of the SMART Train, which disembarks just steps from the main stage. \u003c/p>\n\u003cfigure id=\"attachment_13834045\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\" style=\"max-width: 800px\">\u003cimg loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https://ww2.kqed.org/arts/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/2018/05/HSG.RivertownRevival-800x572.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"800\" height=\"572\" class=\"size-medium wp-image-13834045\" srcset=\"https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/2018/05/HSG.RivertownRevival.jpg 800w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/2018/05/HSG.RivertownRevival-160x114.jpg 160w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/2018/05/HSG.RivertownRevival-768x549.jpg 768w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/2018/05/HSG.RivertownRevival-240x172.jpg 240w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/2018/05/HSG.RivertownRevival-375x268.jpg 375w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/2018/05/HSG.RivertownRevival-520x372.jpg 520w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 800px) 100vw, 800px\">\u003cfigcaption class=\"wp-caption-text\">The ‘Traveling Spectacular’ stage at the Rivertown Revival. \u003ccite>(Courtesy of Traveling Spectacular)\u003c/cite>\u003c/figcaption>\u003c/figure>\n\u003ch2>Rivertown Revival\u003c/h2>\n\u003cp>\u003ci>July 20\u003cbr>\nSteamer Landing Park, Petaluma\u003cbr>\n\u003ca href=\"http://www.rivertownrevival.com/\" rel=\"noopener\" target=\"_blank\">More Information\u003c/a>\u003c/i>\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>The boat races along the Petaluma Slough are just the tip of the daylong fun at this colorful, old-timey free festival. Part steampunk, part country, the day’s activities include live music from local folk and bluegrass bands, plenty of food and drink, public sculpture along the long, winding entrance, the “Traveling Spectacular” stage (pictured) and, if you’re feeling frisky, a hilltop gazebo for impromptu wedding ceremonies. Make sure to get your Instagram photo ops in the giant blue chair or along the old Ghirardelli barn, and yes, root for your favorite decorated boat as it floats in the water below. Take it from us: there’s not much shade here, so a parasol or large hat are recommended. \u003c/p>\n\u003cfigure id=\"attachment_13834054\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\" style=\"max-width: 800px\">\u003cimg loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https://ww2.kqed.org/arts/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/2018/05/HSG.KRSHBackyard.jpg\" alt=\"KRSH DJ Bill Bowker talks with attendees at a Krush Backyard Concert.\" width=\"354\" height=\"253\" class=\"size-medium wp-image-13834054\" srcset=\"https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/2018/05/HSG.KRSHBackyard.jpg 354w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/2018/05/HSG.KRSHBackyard-160x114.jpg 160w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/2018/05/HSG.KRSHBackyard-240x172.jpg 240w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 354px) 100vw, 354px\">\u003cfigcaption class=\"wp-caption-text\">KRSH DJ Bill Bowker talks with attendees at a Krush Backyard Concert. \u003ccite>(Courtesy of Krush)\u003c/cite>\u003c/figcaption>\u003c/figure>\n\u003ch2>Krush Backyard Concerts\u003c/h2>\n\u003cp>\u003ci>June 13–Sept. 19\u003cbr>\nKRSH Studios, Santa Rosa\u003cbr>\n\u003ca href=\"https://www.krsh.com/backyard-concerts-2019/\" rel=\"noopener\" target=\"_blank\">More Information\u003c/a>\u003c/i>\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>[ad floatright]\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>They just do things differently in Sonoma County. Whereas in San Francisco, radio stations host huge showcases at the Shoreline Amphitheater or the Oracle Arena, Santa Rosa’s popular station The Krush (95.9-FM) host its favorite acts playing in the studio backyard — which is to say, the grassy area behind a cluster of old-time railroad train cars, from which the DJs broadcast. Blankets, babies and beer are are welcome, and this year’s free series includes Haight-Ashbury legends the Ace of Cups, renegade country singer Wayne “The Train” Hancock, saucy Louisiana-flavored blues singer Janiva Magness, the deadhead delight of the David Nelson Band and more. \u003c/p>\n\n",
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"content": "\u003cdiv class=\"post-body\">\u003cp>\u003cp>There’s nothing like being outdoors at night in the North Bay, among the hills and trees, and you’ll find that nearly all of our picks in this 2019 roundup of summertime events in Sonoma County and Marin County involve just that. Here’s our choices for how to spend those warm nights across the bridge.\u003c/p>\n\u003cfigure id=\"attachment_13858428\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\" style=\"max-width: 800px\">\u003cimg loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https://ww2.kqed.org/arts/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/2019/05/Grease.jpg-800x533.jpg\" alt=\"Chelsea Holifield (Sandy) and David Crane (Danny) star in 'Grease' at the Mountain Play this year.\" width=\"800\" height=\"533\" class=\"size-medium wp-image-13858428\" srcset=\"https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/2019/05/Grease.jpg-800x533.jpg 800w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/2019/05/Grease.jpg-160x107.jpg 160w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/2019/05/Grease.jpg-768x512.jpg 768w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/2019/05/Grease.jpg-1020x680.jpg 1020w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/2019/05/Grease.jpg-1200x800.jpg 1200w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/2019/05/Grease.jpg.jpg 1920w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 800px) 100vw, 800px\">\u003cfigcaption class=\"wp-caption-text\">Chelsea Holifield (Sandy) and David Crane (Danny) star in ‘Grease’ at the Mountain Play this year. \u003ccite>(Ed Smith Photography)\u003c/cite>\u003c/figcaption>\u003c/figure>\n\u003ch2>‘Grease’\u003c/h2>\n\u003cp>\u003ci>May 26–June 16, 2019\u003cbr>\nCushing Memorial Amphitheater, Mill Valley\u003cbr>\n\u003ca href=\"https://www.mountainplay.org/2019-season/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">More information\u003c/a>\u003c/i>\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>The Mountain Play is a Marin County tradition over 100 years old, and for good reason: the setting in a large amphitheater atop Mt. Tamalpias is gorgeous, the play selections are always popular favorites, and the shuttles to the top of the mountain give attendees a tight-knit sense of community even before the first act. This year, it’s Danny (David Crane), Sandy (Chelsea Holifield) and the rest of the gang in \u003cem>Grease\u003c/em>, running Sundays with two Saturday performances on June 8 and 15. \u003c/p>\n\u003cfigure id=\"attachment_13858430\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\" style=\"max-width: 800px\">\u003cimg loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https://ww2.kqed.org/arts/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/2019/05/GarrisonRaviDejonette-800x503.jpg\" alt=\"Ravi Coltrane, Jack DeJohnette and Matthew Garrison play the Healdsburg Jazz Festival on June 1.\" width=\"800\" height=\"503\" class=\"size-medium wp-image-13858430\" srcset=\"https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/2019/05/GarrisonRaviDejonette-800x503.jpg 800w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/2019/05/GarrisonRaviDejonette-160x101.jpg 160w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/2019/05/GarrisonRaviDejonette-768x483.jpg 768w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/2019/05/GarrisonRaviDejonette-1020x641.jpg 1020w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/2019/05/GarrisonRaviDejonette-1200x754.jpg 1200w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/2019/05/GarrisonRaviDejonette.jpg 1920w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 800px) 100vw, 800px\">\u003cfigcaption class=\"wp-caption-text\">Ravi Coltrane, Jack DeJohnette and Matthew Garrison play the Healdsburg Jazz Festival on June 1. \u003ccite>(Pete Gannushkin / ECM Records)\u003c/cite>\u003c/figcaption>\u003c/figure>\n\u003ch2>Healdsburg Jazz Festival\u003c/h2>\n\u003cp>\u003ci>May 31–June 9, 2019\u003cbr>\nVarious venues, Healdsburg\u003cbr>\n\u003ca href=\"https://healdsburgjazzfestival.org/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">More information\u003c/a>\u003c/i>\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>The best small-town jazz festival in the Bay Area is in Healdsburg, where theaters, wineries, restaurants and parks come alive with excellent booking. This year boasts a salute to ECM Records, with Ralph Towner, Paul McCandless, Ethan Iverson, Jack DeJohnette, Ravi Coltrane and more helping celebrate the label’s 50th anniversary. Latin jazz, New Orleans jazz and soul-jazz abound as well, but pay close attention to a night with groundbreaking composer and pianist Carla Bley in a rare return to the Bay Area. \u003c/p>\n\u003cp>\u003c/p>\u003c/div>",
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The band virtually wrote the rulebook for gripping \u003cem>narcorrido\u003c/em> storytelling, and their empowering songs of the immigrant experience lift up a people who were here in California long before the United States drew a line on the ground and claimed the land. Known for taking song requests from scraps of paper thrown on the stage by fans, the band and their brand of norteño music should sound brilliant under the June sky.\u003c/p>\n\u003cfigure id=\"attachment_13858432\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\" style=\"max-width: 800px\">\u003cimg loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https://ww2.kqed.org/arts/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/2019/05/the_little_mermaid-800x450.jpg\" alt=\"'The Little Mermaid' screens for free at the Green Music Center on Aug. 10.\" width=\"800\" height=\"450\" class=\"size-medium wp-image-13858432\" srcset=\"https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/2019/05/the_little_mermaid.jpg 800w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/2019/05/the_little_mermaid-160x90.jpg 160w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/2019/05/the_little_mermaid-768x432.jpg 768w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 800px) 100vw, 800px\">\u003cfigcaption class=\"wp-caption-text\">‘The Little Mermaid’ screens for free at the Green Music Center on Aug. 10.\u003c/figcaption>\u003c/figure>\n\u003ch2>Free Movies at the Green\u003c/h2>\n\u003cp>\u003ci>June 29, July 14 and Aug. 10, 2019\u003cbr>\nGreen Music Center, Rohnert Park\u003cbr>\n\u003ca href=\"https://somoconcerts.com/los-tigres-del-norte\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">More information\u003c/a>\u003c/i>\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>You’ve probably been to some type of “free movies in the park” thing before, but on the scenic grand lawn of the Green Music Center, the sound system and projection are top-notch, and you can’t beat the setting. Pack a picnic for \u003cem>Spider Man: Into the Spider-verse\u003c/em> and \u003cem>Captain Marvel\u003c/em> (June 29), \u003cem>How to Train Your Dragon: The Hidden World\u003c/em> (July 14), and \u003cem>The Little Mermaid\u003c/em> (Aug. 10). (And take note: the Green Music Center shows \u003cem>Raiders of the Lost Ark\u003c/em> with a live score by the Santa Rosa Symphony in an indoor ticketed show on Aug. 24.)\u003c/p>\n\u003cfigure id=\"attachment_13858434\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\" style=\"max-width: 800px\">\u003cimg loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https://ww2.kqed.org/arts/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/2019/05/Castro_aims-800x534.jpg\" alt=\"The Imaginists' free, bicycle-powered, bilingual 'El Show El Arte Es Medicina.'\" width=\"800\" height=\"534\" class=\"size-medium wp-image-13858434\" srcset=\"https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/2019/05/Castro_aims-800x534.jpg 800w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/2019/05/Castro_aims-160x107.jpg 160w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/2019/05/Castro_aims-768x513.jpg 768w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/2019/05/Castro_aims-1020x681.jpg 1020w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/2019/05/Castro_aims-1200x801.jpg 1200w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/2019/05/Castro_aims.jpg 1279w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 800px) 100vw, 800px\">\u003cfigcaption class=\"wp-caption-text\">The Imaginists’ free, bicycle-powered, bilingual ‘El Show El Arte Es Medicina.’ \u003ccite>(Erik Castro)\u003c/cite>\u003c/figcaption>\u003c/figure>\n\u003ch2>El Show El Arte Es Medicina\u003c/h2>\n\u003cp>\u003ci>June 29–July 19, 2019\u003cbr>\nVarious Parks, Santa Rosa\u003cbr>\n\u003ca href=\"http://theimaginists.org/el-show-el-arte-es-medicina-2019\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">More information\u003c/a>\u003c/i>\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>For a decade now, the Imaginists theater company have been producing their annual ‘Art is Medicine’ show: a free, bicycle-powered bilingual production that dives headfirst into topical issues. This year, it’s \u003cem>Peace, the Redacted Version\u003c/em>, an “almost unrecognizable” adaptation of Aristophanes’ \u003cem>Peace\u003c/em>, which centuries ago used humor and absurdity to skewer a populist warmongering leader. In other words: it’s just what we can use right now. Catching the show at either Juilliard Park, Bayer Farm or Andy’s Park in Santa Rosa is a summertime must.\u003c/p>\n\u003cfigure id=\"attachment_13834051\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\" style=\"max-width: 800px\">\u003cimg loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https://ww2.kqed.org/arts/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/2018/05/HSG.Lagunitas-800x572.jpg\" alt=\"Crowd during show at Lagunitas Brewery \" width=\"800\" height=\"572\" class=\"size-medium wp-image-13834051\" srcset=\"https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/2018/05/HSG.Lagunitas.jpg 800w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/2018/05/HSG.Lagunitas-160x114.jpg 160w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/2018/05/HSG.Lagunitas-768x549.jpg 768w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/2018/05/HSG.Lagunitas-240x172.jpg 240w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/2018/05/HSG.Lagunitas-375x268.jpg 375w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/2018/05/HSG.Lagunitas-520x372.jpg 520w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 800px) 100vw, 800px\">\u003cfigcaption class=\"wp-caption-text\">Crowd during show at Lagunitas Brewery. \u003ccite>(Courtesy of Lagunitas Brewery)\u003c/cite>\u003c/figcaption>\u003c/figure>\n\u003ch2>Live at Lagunitas\u003c/h2>\n\u003cp>\u003ci>June 4–Oct. 7\u003cbr>\nLagunitas Brewing Co., Petaluma\u003cbr>\n\u003ca href=\"https://lagunitas.com/music-amphitheater\" rel=\"noopener\" target=\"_blank\">More Information\u003c/a>\u003c/i>\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>Seeing a band who’d normally play the Fillmore in a small, 300-capacity outdoor amphitheater is tempting enough for most music fans. But when the tickets are free? That changes it to “pretty much all music fans,” which is why you’ll want to be quick on the mouse-click if you’re hoping to check out a show at the venerable Petaluma brewery. Tickets are offered three weeks in advance of each show in the season, and this year includes Antibalas, Caroline Rose, Thundercat, the Budos Band, Shannon and the Clams and more. The sound is always great and the vibe—well, let’s just say the Lagunitas crew doesn’t limit their mood enhancers to beer.\n\u003c/p>\n\u003cfigure id=\"attachment_13834055\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\" style=\"max-width: 800px\">\u003cimg loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https://ww2.kqed.org/arts/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/2018/05/HSG.BroadwayUndertheStars-800x522.jpg\" alt=\"Now in its fifth year, 'Broadway Under the Stars' benefits Jack London State Park.\" width=\"800\" height=\"522\" class=\"size-medium wp-image-13834055\" srcset=\"https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/2018/05/HSG.BroadwayUndertheStars.jpg 800w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/2018/05/HSG.BroadwayUndertheStars-160x104.jpg 160w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/2018/05/HSG.BroadwayUndertheStars-768x501.jpg 768w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/2018/05/HSG.BroadwayUndertheStars-240x157.jpg 240w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/2018/05/HSG.BroadwayUndertheStars-375x245.jpg 375w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/2018/05/HSG.BroadwayUndertheStars-520x339.jpg 520w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 800px) 100vw, 800px\">\u003cfigcaption class=\"wp-caption-text\">Now in its sixth year, ‘Broadway Under the Stars’ benefits Jack London State Park. \u003ccite>(Courtesy of 'Broadway Under the Stars' )\u003c/cite>\u003c/figcaption>\u003c/figure>\n\u003ch2>Broadway Under the Stars\u003c/h2>\n\u003cp>\u003ci>June 14–Sept. 8\u003cbr>\nJack London State Park, Glen Ellen\u003cbr>\n\u003ca href=\"https://transcendencetheatre.org/\" rel=\"noopener\" target=\"_blank\">More Information\u003c/a>\u003c/i>\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>The idea here is simple: take a bunch of Broadway professionals from New York, bring them to the Bay Area for the off-season in the summer, throw together revues of best-loved songs from musical theatre, and present them amidst the stone ruins of a former winery in Jack London State Park. The scenery here is picturesque, the performers bring obvious quality, and the productions are consistently entertaining and not afraid to poke fun at the usual stuffy seriousness of the theatre. The topper? Over the past six years, the company has donated over a quarter million dollars to the state park to help keep it running. This one’s a favorite.\u003c/p>\n\u003cfigure id=\"attachment_13834059\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\" style=\"max-width: 720px\">\u003cimg loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https://ww2.kqed.org/arts/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/2018/05/HSG.RailroadSquareMusicFest.jpg\" alt=\"Even babies get into the action at the Railroad Square Musical Festival.\" width=\"720\" height=\"480\" class=\"size-medium wp-image-13834059\" srcset=\"https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/2018/05/HSG.RailroadSquareMusicFest.jpg 720w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/2018/05/HSG.RailroadSquareMusicFest-160x107.jpg 160w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/2018/05/HSG.RailroadSquareMusicFest-240x160.jpg 240w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/2018/05/HSG.RailroadSquareMusicFest-375x250.jpg 375w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/2018/05/HSG.RailroadSquareMusicFest-520x347.jpg 520w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 720px) 100vw, 720px\">\u003cfigcaption class=\"wp-caption-text\">Even a babies get into the action at the Railroad Square Musical Festival. \u003ccite>(Courtesy of Railroad Square Musical Festival)\u003c/cite>\u003c/figcaption>\u003c/figure>\n\u003ch2>Railroad Square Music Festival\u003c/h2>\n\u003cp>\u003ci>June 9\u003cbr>\nRailroad Square, Santa Rosa\u003cbr>\n\u003ca href=\"http://www.railroadsquaremusicfestival.com/\" rel=\"noopener\" target=\"_blank\">More Information\u003c/a>\u003c/i>\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>Over the years, Railroad Square has played host to Alfred Hitchcock (parts of \u003cem>Shadow of a Doubt\u003c/em> were filmed there), Steve Martin (\u003cem>Cheaper by the Dozen\u003c/em>), Thomas Edison and Henry Ford (visiting by train) and, recently, several outdoor festivals of the steampunk / Burning Man variety. This one’s got renegade street bands, rock outfits, Mexican dance bands, folk acts and even classical ensembles. More than 17 acts total fill multiple stages, it’s free, and this year, attendees even have a fresh new transportation option in the form of the SMART Train, which disembarks just steps from the main stage. \u003c/p>\n\u003cfigure id=\"attachment_13834045\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\" style=\"max-width: 800px\">\u003cimg loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https://ww2.kqed.org/arts/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/2018/05/HSG.RivertownRevival-800x572.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"800\" height=\"572\" class=\"size-medium wp-image-13834045\" srcset=\"https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/2018/05/HSG.RivertownRevival.jpg 800w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/2018/05/HSG.RivertownRevival-160x114.jpg 160w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/2018/05/HSG.RivertownRevival-768x549.jpg 768w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/2018/05/HSG.RivertownRevival-240x172.jpg 240w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/2018/05/HSG.RivertownRevival-375x268.jpg 375w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/2018/05/HSG.RivertownRevival-520x372.jpg 520w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 800px) 100vw, 800px\">\u003cfigcaption class=\"wp-caption-text\">The ‘Traveling Spectacular’ stage at the Rivertown Revival. \u003ccite>(Courtesy of Traveling Spectacular)\u003c/cite>\u003c/figcaption>\u003c/figure>\n\u003ch2>Rivertown Revival\u003c/h2>\n\u003cp>\u003ci>July 20\u003cbr>\nSteamer Landing Park, Petaluma\u003cbr>\n\u003ca href=\"http://www.rivertownrevival.com/\" rel=\"noopener\" target=\"_blank\">More Information\u003c/a>\u003c/i>\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>The boat races along the Petaluma Slough are just the tip of the daylong fun at this colorful, old-timey free festival. Part steampunk, part country, the day’s activities include live music from local folk and bluegrass bands, plenty of food and drink, public sculpture along the long, winding entrance, the “Traveling Spectacular” stage (pictured) and, if you’re feeling frisky, a hilltop gazebo for impromptu wedding ceremonies. Make sure to get your Instagram photo ops in the giant blue chair or along the old Ghirardelli barn, and yes, root for your favorite decorated boat as it floats in the water below. Take it from us: there’s not much shade here, so a parasol or large hat are recommended. \u003c/p>\n\u003cfigure id=\"attachment_13834054\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\" style=\"max-width: 800px\">\u003cimg loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https://ww2.kqed.org/arts/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/2018/05/HSG.KRSHBackyard.jpg\" alt=\"KRSH DJ Bill Bowker talks with attendees at a Krush Backyard Concert.\" width=\"354\" height=\"253\" class=\"size-medium wp-image-13834054\" srcset=\"https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/2018/05/HSG.KRSHBackyard.jpg 354w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/2018/05/HSG.KRSHBackyard-160x114.jpg 160w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/2018/05/HSG.KRSHBackyard-240x172.jpg 240w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 354px) 100vw, 354px\">\u003cfigcaption class=\"wp-caption-text\">KRSH DJ Bill Bowker talks with attendees at a Krush Backyard Concert. \u003ccite>(Courtesy of Krush)\u003c/cite>\u003c/figcaption>\u003c/figure>\n\u003ch2>Krush Backyard Concerts\u003c/h2>\n\u003cp>\u003ci>June 13–Sept. 19\u003cbr>\nKRSH Studios, Santa Rosa\u003cbr>\n\u003ca href=\"https://www.krsh.com/backyard-concerts-2019/\" rel=\"noopener\" target=\"_blank\">More Information\u003c/a>\u003c/i>\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>\u003c/p>\u003c/div>",
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"content": "\u003cp>\u003cem>With year-end list season in full swing at media outlets across the country, KQED Arts is dedicating our top 20 national and international albums list to projects that didn’t reign over the Billboard charts or mainstream publications. Some of our picks celebrate works that made widespread impact, but most of them highlight lesser-known yet worthy releases. Of course, many of our favorite albums were local. For our favorite Bay Area releases of 2018, click \u003ca href=\"https://www.kqed.org/arts/tag/best-bay-area-albums-2018\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">here\u003c/a>.\u003c/em>\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>https://youtu.be/HRggdDV-dBc\u003c/p>\n\u003ch3>Best Album to Feed the Spirit of Global Resistance\u003c/h3>\n\u003cp>\u003cstrong>Seun Kuti & Egypt 80, \u003cem>Black Times \u003c/em>(Strut)\u003c/strong>\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>When Nigerian Afrobeat pioneer Fela Kuti passed away in 1997, his son Seun Kuti inherited his virtuosic ensemble Egypt 80 at 14 years old. No pressure, right? With his latest release, \u003cem>Black Times\u003c/em>, Fela’s youngest son reminds us that the revolutionary spirit of the Kuti family is still necessary for 2018’s political battles, and that what they do remarkably well is communicate political messages through jubilant, danceable music without dumbing them down \u003cem>or\u003c/em> coming across as preachy. With florid explosions of horns and hip-shaking congas, Seun Kuti rails against environment-destroying corporations and champions the 99 percent. His dad spoke out against human rights abuses in Nigeria, but Seun Kuti has a far-reaching message for a globalized world.\u003cem>—Nastia Voynovskaya\u003c/em>\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>https://youtu.be/pJKOaVjfHus\u003c/p>\n\u003ch3>Best Album to Preserve an Endangered Language\u003c/h3>\n\u003cp>\u003cstrong>Jeremy Dutcher, \u003cem>Wolastoqiyik Lintuwakonawa \u003c/em>(Fontana North)\u003c/strong>\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>[ad fullwidth]\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>Though we love to make jokes about Canada’s politeness and handsome prime minister, Americans often forget that our northern neighbor’s colonial history parallels our own. In the past few years, more and more indigenous artists have been claiming a seat at the table, including pianist and singer Jeremy Dutcher. The recipient of 2018’s Polaris Prize, Dutcher spent five years writing \u003cem>Wolastoqiyik Lintuwakonawa (Our Maliseet Songs)\u003c/em> in Wolastoq, his people’s language that only has around 100 speakers. \u003cem>Wolastoqiyik Lintuwakonawa\u003c/em> is a swooning work of operatic grace, a delicate historical document and a massive middle finger to those that would tell him to “get over it.”\u003cem>—Jody Amable\u003c/em>\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>https://youtu.be/e8g7A7LAO_o\u003c/p>\n\u003ch3>Best Reminder that Multi-Instrumentalists are Super Heroes\u003c/h3>\n\u003cp>\u003cstrong>Kadhja Bonet, \u003cem>Childqueen \u003c/em>(Fat Possum Records)\u003c/strong>\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>The fiercely intelligent Kadhja Bonet wrote, produced, mixed and performed almost every aspect of \u003cem>Childqueen\u003c/em>‘s ten tracks (plus cover art) with a painstaking attention to detail. The resulting work—drawing on soul, R&B and disco with choral and symphonic influences—is threaded with Bonet’s delicate vocals and swollen with a restrained power. \u003cem>Childqueen\u003c/em> masters that thin line between mainstream accessibility and a music geek’s delight, creating a work so fresh it defies all categorization. Bonus: if the album leaves you craving more, she also released a short EP of its outtakes.\u003cem>—Annie Bacon\u003c/em>\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=91QQqfr1qzE\u003c/p>\n\u003ch3>Best Album to Channel Your Rage\u003c/h3>\n\u003cp>\u003cstrong>Rico Nasty, \u003cem>Nasty \u003c/em>(Sugar Trap)\u003c/strong>\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>With family separations at the border, a major housing crisis and a patriarchal display at the Supreme Court confirmation hearing, there was plenty to be angry about in 2018. For this rage, Rico Nasty’s firecracker of an album, \u003cem>Nasty\u003c/em>, offers a balm. With the delivery of a drill sergeant, Nasty funnels her anger and insecurities through the growls of nu-metal stalwarts like Korn and Slipknot (“Rage,” “Trust Issues”), and empowered braggadocio of female rappers past (“Countin’ Up,” “Bitch I’m Nasty”). “Nasty” reveals the healing power of fury, and it feels so good.\u003cem>—Montse Reyes\u003c/em>\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>https://youtu.be/9f5zD7ZSNpQ\u003c/p>\n\u003ch3>Best Album for Cruising in a Vintage Cadillac\u003c/h3>\n\u003cp>\u003cstrong>Kali Uchis, \u003cem>Isolation\u003c/em> (Universal)\u003c/strong>\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>\u003cem>Isolation\u003c/em> is Kali Uchis’ strongest project since the self-released mixtape that launched her into indie stardom, \u003cem>Drunken Babble\u003c/em>. Rather than sticking to the lo-fi R&B style that first caught listeners’ attention (which, let’s face it, would be so 2012), Uchis’ major-label debut hones in on the vintage, low-rider oldies-inspired sound the Colombian-American singer has been grasping at for years. With assists from Bootsy Collins and The Internet’s Steve Lacy, Uchis infuses her songwriting with a funky, danceable backbeat that harks back to 1970s Chicano soul, with lyrics that speak to young women striving to get out from under toxic relationships and other forms of patriachy.\u003cem>—Nastia Voynovskaya\u003c/em>\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>https://youtu.be/es9-P1SOeHU\u003c/p>\n\u003ch3>Best Album for People Who Live on the Internet\u003c/h3>\n\u003cp>\u003cstrong>Sophie, \u003cem>Oil of Every Pearl’s Un-Insides \u003c/em>(MSMSMSM/Future Classic)\u003c/strong>\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>This year—OK, let’s be real, the last few millennia—men have been acting a damn fool, to put it kindly. 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On the sexy, R&B track “Bite It,” she makes a statement on how female artists are more often appreciated for their aesthetics than their ingenuity; with “Pet Cemetery,” she eulogizes a dead friend with a silly yet heart-rending play on the cliche “all dogs go to heaven.” The only problem is, each song ends just as you get ready to sing along.\u003cem>—Nastia Voynovskaya\u003c/em>\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>https://youtu.be/zI11XRzGRKQ\u003c/p>\n\u003ch3>Best Album To Remind Us That Good People Still Exist\u003c/h3>\n\u003cp>\u003cstrong>Courtney Marie Andrews, \u003cem>May Your Kindness Remain \u003c/em>(Fat Possum Records)\u003c/strong>\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>Once a backup singer for Jimmy Eat World, country-leaning folk singer/songwriter Courtney Marie Andrews wouldn’t have found her way on a winding career path were it not for the altruism of the people she’s met along the way. With the country charm of “Kindness of Strangers,” the blues keys of “Border” and the gospel soul of the album’s title track, Andrews’ \u003cem>May Your Kindness Remain\u003c/em> tells her story brilliantly at every turn. Here’s to hoping we can all move through life as tenderly as this singer with a heart-melting voice.\u003cem>—Adrian Spinelli\u003c/em>\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>https://youtu.be/LdyabrdFMC8\u003c/p>\n\u003ch3>Best Album to Turn Arcade Games into Revelations\u003c/h3>\n\u003cp>\u003cstrong>Kamasi Washington,\u003cem> Heaven and Earth \u003c/em>(Young Turks)\u003c/strong>\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>Kamasi Washington’s \u003cem>Heaven and Earth\u003c/em> is boundless. The virtuosic jazz saxophonist and his band, the West Coast Get Down, maneuver listeners through space, time and place seamlessly on the 144-minute double album. Washington takes us to Los Angeles for some G-funk on “Street Fighter Mas,” reinterprets a classic Bruce Lee theme on “Fists of Fury,” beckons us to church on “Will You Sing?” and ventures south with the bossa nova-tinged “Vi Lua Vi Sol.” The result is a transcendent album that finds its home in the space between the terrestrial and divine.\u003cem>—Montse Reyes\u003c/em>\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>https://youtu.be/42XXZvrnHbM\u003c/p>\n\u003ch3>Most Likely to Start a Mosh Pit\u003c/h3>\n\u003cp>\u003cstrong>Courtney Barnett, \u003cem>Tell Me How You Really Feel \u003c/em>(Marathon Artists/Mom+Pop)\u003c/strong>\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>If Barnett’s 2015 debut, \u003cem>Sometimes I Sit and Think, and Sometimes I Just Sit\u003c/em>, was a house party specifically designed to make sparks fly between unsuspecting guests, \u003cem>Tell Me How You Really Feel\u003c/em> is the hangover and awkward social consequences that unfold the next day. It’s the heartrending sound of an ex-fly on the wall, grappling with the discomfort and paranoia of suddenly being the center of attention. Barnett’s smart inner monologue was the thing that launched her to fame in the first place. Here, she turns the wry observations on herself to remind listeners to be careful what they wish for. The final result is surprising and moving.\u003cem>—Rae Alexandra\u003c/em>\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>https://youtu.be/vz9-pXuvFEU\u003c/p>\n\u003ch3>Best Reminder That Everyone Needs an Editor\u003c/h3>\n\u003cp>\u003cstrong>Vince Staples, \u003cem>FM! \u003c/em>(Def Jam)\u003c/strong>\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>As rap albums grow increasingly bloated, Vince Staples’ \u003cem>FM!\u003c/em> makes a case for concision. Framed as a mock broadcast of the nationally-syndicated radio show \u003cem>Big Boy’s Neighborhood\u003c/em> and produced by Kenny Beats and Hagler, \u003cem>FM!\u003c/em> captures the buoyancy of summertime alongside the casual and stark ubiquity of death in Staples’ Long Beach. “Summertime in the LB wild / We gon’ party till the sun or the guns come out,” he raps on “Feels like Summer,” setting the tone for the 22-minute record. The album is brief but mighty, a feat only accomplished by a wordsmith as economic and skilled as Staples.\u003cem>—Montse Reyes\u003c/em>\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>https://youtu.be/oOAgB44MI3Q\u003c/p>\n\u003ch3>Best Album for Flossing Out Your Poor Oversaturated Brain\u003c/h3>\n\u003cp>\u003cstrong>Autechre, \u003cem>NTS Sessions \u003c/em>(Warp Records)\u003c/strong>\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>It almost shouldn’t have been an album. \u003ci>NTS Sessions\u003c/i>, the hefty 8-hour release from UK electronic duo Autechre, debuted as an online radio premiere in April. 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Mitski has too. \u003cem>On Be The Cowboy\u003c/em>, Mitski ditches romantic banalities and sends her fuzzy guitars to the back in favor of exploring a broader pop landscape and the devastation wrought by handing over your heart to someone. Here, Mitski is insatiable, diving head first into the wreckage of her feelings and relationships. Playing it cool isn’t an option. Rather, she’s gutted as pleads for her lover’s presence (“Geyser,” “Come into the Water”), resigns to her loneliness (“Nobody,” “Lonesome Love”) and falls apart (“Pink in the Night”). 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With original pieces that stand up effectively next to the standards, she’s well-served by a superlative cast, including an insuperable New York rhythm section featuring pianist Cyrus Chestnut, bassist Rodney Whitaker and drummer Carl Allen.\u003cem>—Andrew Gilbert\u003c/em>\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>https://youtu.be/kjEC49hTitI\u003c/p>\n\u003ch3>Best Pissed-off-at-the-Presidency Album\u003c/h3>\n\u003cp>\u003cstrong>Ministry, \u003cem>AmeriKKKant\u003c/em> (Nuclear Blast)\u003c/strong>\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>Sometimes you want music to match an angry mood, and for days when your dark cloud is specifically political in nature, Ministry’s 14th studio album, \u003cem>AmeriKKKant\u003c/em>, provides the perfect soundtrack. 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The recipient of 2018’s Polaris Prize, Dutcher spent five years writing \u003cem>Wolastoqiyik Lintuwakonawa (Our Maliseet Songs)\u003c/em> in Wolastoq, his people’s language that only has around 100 speakers. \u003cem>Wolastoqiyik Lintuwakonawa\u003c/em> is a swooning work of operatic grace, a delicate historical document and a massive middle finger to those that would tell him to “get over it.”\u003cem>—Jody Amable\u003c/em>\u003c/p>\u003c/p>\u003cp>\u003cspan class='utils-parseShortcode-shortcodes-__youtubeShortcode__embedYoutube'>\n \u003cspan class='utils-parseShortcode-shortcodes-__youtubeShortcode__embedYoutubeInside'>\n \u003ciframe\n loading='lazy'\n class='utils-parseShortcode-shortcodes-__youtubeShortcode__youtubePlayer'\n type='text/html'\n src='//www.youtube.com/embed/e8g7A7LAO_o'\n title='//www.youtube.com/embed/e8g7A7LAO_o'\n allowfullscreen='true'\n style='border:0;'>\u003c/iframe>\n \u003c/span>\n \u003c/span>\u003c/p>\u003cp>\u003ch3>Best Reminder that Multi-Instrumentalists are Super Heroes\u003c/h3>\n\u003cp>\u003cstrong>Kadhja Bonet, \u003cem>Childqueen \u003c/em>(Fat Possum Records)\u003c/strong>\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>The fiercely intelligent Kadhja Bonet wrote, produced, mixed and performed almost every aspect of \u003cem>Childqueen\u003c/em>‘s ten tracks (plus cover art) with a painstaking attention to detail. The resulting work—drawing on soul, R&B and disco with choral and symphonic influences—is threaded with Bonet’s delicate vocals and swollen with a restrained power. \u003cem>Childqueen\u003c/em> masters that thin line between mainstream accessibility and a music geek’s delight, creating a work so fresh it defies all categorization. Bonus: if the album leaves you craving more, she also released a short EP of its outtakes.\u003cem>—Annie Bacon\u003c/em>\u003c/p>\u003c/p>\u003cp>\u003cspan class='utils-parseShortcode-shortcodes-__youtubeShortcode__embedYoutube'>\n \u003cspan class='utils-parseShortcode-shortcodes-__youtubeShortcode__embedYoutubeInside'>\n \u003ciframe\n loading='lazy'\n class='utils-parseShortcode-shortcodes-__youtubeShortcode__youtubePlayer'\n type='text/html'\n src='//www.youtube.com/embed/91QQqfr1qzE'\n title='//www.youtube.com/embed/91QQqfr1qzE'\n allowfullscreen='true'\n style='border:0;'>\u003c/iframe>\n \u003c/span>\n \u003c/span>\u003c/p>\u003cp>\u003ch3>Best Album to Channel Your Rage\u003c/h3>\n\u003cp>\u003cstrong>Rico Nasty, \u003cem>Nasty \u003c/em>(Sugar Trap)\u003c/strong>\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>With family separations at the border, a major housing crisis and a patriarchal display at the Supreme Court confirmation hearing, there was plenty to be angry about in 2018. For this rage, Rico Nasty’s firecracker of an album, \u003cem>Nasty\u003c/em>, offers a balm. With the delivery of a drill sergeant, Nasty funnels her anger and insecurities through the growls of nu-metal stalwarts like Korn and Slipknot (“Rage,” “Trust Issues”), and empowered braggadocio of female rappers past (“Countin’ Up,” “Bitch I’m Nasty”). “Nasty” reveals the healing power of fury, and it feels so good.\u003cem>—Montse Reyes\u003c/em>\u003c/p>\u003c/p>\u003cp>\u003cspan class='utils-parseShortcode-shortcodes-__youtubeShortcode__embedYoutube'>\n \u003cspan class='utils-parseShortcode-shortcodes-__youtubeShortcode__embedYoutubeInside'>\n \u003ciframe\n loading='lazy'\n class='utils-parseShortcode-shortcodes-__youtubeShortcode__youtubePlayer'\n type='text/html'\n src='//www.youtube.com/embed/9f5zD7ZSNpQ'\n title='//www.youtube.com/embed/9f5zD7ZSNpQ'\n allowfullscreen='true'\n style='border:0;'>\u003c/iframe>\n \u003c/span>\n \u003c/span>\u003c/p>\u003cp>\u003ch3>Best Album for Cruising in a Vintage Cadillac\u003c/h3>\n\u003cp>\u003cstrong>Kali Uchis, \u003cem>Isolation\u003c/em> (Universal)\u003c/strong>\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>\u003cem>Isolation\u003c/em> is Kali Uchis’ strongest project since the self-released mixtape that launched her into indie stardom, \u003cem>Drunken Babble\u003c/em>. Rather than sticking to the lo-fi R&B style that first caught listeners’ attention (which, let’s face it, would be so 2012), Uchis’ major-label debut hones in on the vintage, low-rider oldies-inspired sound the Colombian-American singer has been grasping at for years. With assists from Bootsy Collins and The Internet’s Steve Lacy, Uchis infuses her songwriting with a funky, danceable backbeat that harks back to 1970s Chicano soul, with lyrics that speak to young women striving to get out from under toxic relationships and other forms of patriachy.\u003cem>—Nastia Voynovskaya\u003c/em>\u003c/p>\u003c/p>\u003cp>\u003cspan class='utils-parseShortcode-shortcodes-__youtubeShortcode__embedYoutube'>\n \u003cspan class='utils-parseShortcode-shortcodes-__youtubeShortcode__embedYoutubeInside'>\n \u003ciframe\n loading='lazy'\n class='utils-parseShortcode-shortcodes-__youtubeShortcode__youtubePlayer'\n type='text/html'\n src='//www.youtube.com/embed/es9-P1SOeHU'\n title='//www.youtube.com/embed/es9-P1SOeHU'\n allowfullscreen='true'\n style='border:0;'>\u003c/iframe>\n \u003c/span>\n \u003c/span>\u003c/p>\u003cp>\u003ch3>Best Album for People Who Live on the Internet\u003c/h3>\n\u003cp>\u003cstrong>Sophie, \u003cem>Oil of Every Pearl’s Un-Insides \u003c/em>(MSMSMSM/Future Classic)\u003c/strong>\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>This year—OK, let’s be real, the last few millennia—men have been acting a damn fool, to put it kindly. 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The album is manic, surreal, challenging and kind of scary, but that’s because it’s doing something new, and that’s what keeps me going back for another hit.\u003cem>—Emmanuel Hapsis\u003c/em>\u003c/p>\u003c/p>\u003cp>\u003cspan class='utils-parseShortcode-shortcodes-__youtubeShortcode__embedYoutube'>\n \u003cspan class='utils-parseShortcode-shortcodes-__youtubeShortcode__embedYoutubeInside'>\n \u003ciframe\n loading='lazy'\n class='utils-parseShortcode-shortcodes-__youtubeShortcode__youtubePlayer'\n type='text/html'\n src='//www.youtube.com/embed/EOTebhPy04g'\n title='//www.youtube.com/embed/EOTebhPy04g'\n allowfullscreen='true'\n style='border:0;'>\u003c/iframe>\n \u003c/span>\n \u003c/span>\u003c/p>\u003cp>\u003ch3>Best Album to Fuel a Creative Spree\u003c/h3>\n\u003cp>\u003cstrong>Tierra Whack, \u003cem>Whack World \u003c/em>(Self-Released)\u003c/strong>\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>My only complaint about Tierra Whack’s debut is that I want more! Comprised of 15 one-minute tracks, \u003cem>Whack World\u003c/em> is a feat of imagination and brevity during a year when rap’s most-streamed albums (looking at you, Migos, Drake and Rae Sremmurd) were stuffed with throw-away songs that dimmed their brightest moments. In her bite-sized format, Whack shows off her penchant for writing in a variety of genres. On the sexy, R&B track “Bite It,” she makes a statement on how female artists are more often appreciated for their aesthetics than their ingenuity; with “Pet Cemetery,” she eulogizes a dead friend with a silly yet heart-rending play on the cliche “all dogs go to heaven.” The only problem is, each song ends just as you get ready to sing along.\u003cem>—Nastia Voynovskaya\u003c/em>\u003c/p>\u003c/p>\u003cp>\u003cspan class='utils-parseShortcode-shortcodes-__youtubeShortcode__embedYoutube'>\n \u003cspan class='utils-parseShortcode-shortcodes-__youtubeShortcode__embedYoutubeInside'>\n \u003ciframe\n loading='lazy'\n class='utils-parseShortcode-shortcodes-__youtubeShortcode__youtubePlayer'\n type='text/html'\n src='//www.youtube.com/embed/zI11XRzGRKQ'\n title='//www.youtube.com/embed/zI11XRzGRKQ'\n allowfullscreen='true'\n style='border:0;'>\u003c/iframe>\n \u003c/span>\n \u003c/span>\u003c/p>\u003cp>\u003ch3>Best Album To Remind Us That Good People Still Exist\u003c/h3>\n\u003cp>\u003cstrong>Courtney Marie Andrews, \u003cem>May Your Kindness Remain \u003c/em>(Fat Possum Records)\u003c/strong>\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>Once a backup singer for Jimmy Eat World, country-leaning folk singer/songwriter Courtney Marie Andrews wouldn’t have found her way on a winding career path were it not for the altruism of the people she’s met along the way. With the country charm of “Kindness of Strangers,” the blues keys of “Border” and the gospel soul of the album’s title track, Andrews’ \u003cem>May Your Kindness Remain\u003c/em> tells her story brilliantly at every turn. 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On “Se Cree Joven,” Bag casts off all expectations about how she should look, talk and act at her age with a bouncy, buzzing mantra proclaiming self-love: “Whether I’m 15 or 100 / I’m going to be myself / Because this is how I feel good.” With balladic undertones, \u003cem>Blueprint’\u003c/em>s final track lyrically illustrates the Chicano Moratorium protest and ultimate clash with the police on Aug. 29, 1970: “You say justice is color blind / I know you’re lying” and “White justice doesn’t work for me / White justice is a travesty / White justice just isn’t, just isn’t just.” If there’s anything you take away from this album, one message is crystal clear: “It’s time for change.”\u003cem>—Lina Blanco\u003c/em>\u003c/p>\u003c/p>\u003cp>\u003cspan class='utils-parseShortcode-shortcodes-__youtubeShortcode__embedYoutube'>\n \u003cspan class='utils-parseShortcode-shortcodes-__youtubeShortcode__embedYoutubeInside'>\n \u003ciframe\n loading='lazy'\n class='utils-parseShortcode-shortcodes-__youtubeShortcode__youtubePlayer'\n type='text/html'\n src='//www.youtube.com/embed/rzgw0XldTC0'\n title='//www.youtube.com/embed/rzgw0XldTC0'\n allowfullscreen='true'\n style='border:0;'>\u003c/iframe>\n \u003c/span>\n \u003c/span>\u003c/p>\u003cp>\u003ch3>Best Album to Demonstrate Reggaeton’s Staying Power in Pop\u003c/h3>\n\u003cp>\u003cstrong>J Balvin, \u003cem>Vibras \u003c/em>(Universal Music Latino)\u003c/strong>\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>The international success of Luis Fonsi and Daddy Yankee’s “Despacito” gave rise to the wave of Latinx artists taking over into the Anglo market. 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Her love is as ardent and abjectly desirous as it is isolating.\u003cem>—Montse Reyes\u003c/em>\u003c/p>\u003c/p>\u003cp>\u003cspan class='utils-parseShortcode-shortcodes-__youtubeShortcode__embedYoutube'>\n \u003cspan class='utils-parseShortcode-shortcodes-__youtubeShortcode__embedYoutubeInside'>\n \u003ciframe\n loading='lazy'\n class='utils-parseShortcode-shortcodes-__youtubeShortcode__youtubePlayer'\n type='text/html'\n src='//www.youtube.com/embed/1Iom3PA_JaY'\n title='//www.youtube.com/embed/1Iom3PA_JaY'\n allowfullscreen='true'\n style='border:0;'>\u003c/iframe>\n \u003c/span>\n \u003c/span>\u003c/p>\u003cp>\u003ch3>Best Album to Remind Us of History’s Lessons\u003c/h3>\n\u003cp>\u003cstrong>Tiffany Austin, \u003cem>Unbroken\u003c/em> (Con Alma Music)\u003c/strong>\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>No single album can encompass the breadth and depth of the African-American experience, but jazz vocalist Tiffany Austin’s \u003cem>Unbroken\u003c/em> offers a kaleidoscopic soul-steeped sojourn into the sounds that have long nourished and sustained black communities. Redolent of church pews and juke joints, protests, late-night slow dances and jam sessions, Austin’s warm and welcoming voice infuses every song with wisdom and grace. With original pieces that stand up effectively next to the standards, she’s well-served by a superlative cast, including an insuperable New York rhythm section featuring pianist Cyrus Chestnut, bassist Rodney Whitaker and drummer Carl Allen.\u003cem>—Andrew Gilbert\u003c/em>\u003c/p>\u003c/p>\u003cp>\u003cspan class='utils-parseShortcode-shortcodes-__youtubeShortcode__embedYoutube'>\n \u003cspan class='utils-parseShortcode-shortcodes-__youtubeShortcode__embedYoutubeInside'>\n \u003ciframe\n loading='lazy'\n class='utils-parseShortcode-shortcodes-__youtubeShortcode__youtubePlayer'\n type='text/html'\n src='//www.youtube.com/embed/kjEC49hTitI'\n title='//www.youtube.com/embed/kjEC49hTitI'\n allowfullscreen='true'\n style='border:0;'>\u003c/iframe>\n \u003c/span>\n \u003c/span>\u003c/p>\u003cp>\u003ch3>Best Pissed-off-at-the-Presidency Album\u003c/h3>\n\u003cp>\u003cstrong>Ministry, \u003cem>AmeriKKKant\u003c/em> (Nuclear Blast)\u003c/strong>\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>Sometimes you want music to match an angry mood, and for days when your dark cloud is specifically political in nature, Ministry’s 14th studio album, \u003cem>AmeriKKKant\u003c/em>, provides the perfect soundtrack. 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"content": "\u003cp>\u003cspan style=\"font-size: 4.6875em;float: left;line-height: 0.733em;padding: 0.05em 0.1em 0 0;font-family: times, serif, georgia\">I\u003c/span>s there still room to innovate within a century-old genre? It all depends on who you ask.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>In one sense, jazz is far from the mainstream dance music it once was in the 1930s and ’40s at the height of its big band era. Popular tastes have moved on to hip-hop and electronic music, and to some, jazz carries connotations of high-brow, out-of-touch intellectualism.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>But 101 years since the first jazz recording, the genre is very much alive. In fact, it’s experiencing a transformation before our eyes. Pay no mind to the “jazz is dead” crowd, or get caught up in the fanfare when \u003ca href=\"https://www.newyorker.com/culture/cultural-comment/the-intoxicating-promise-of-john-coltranes-lost-album\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">unheard material\u003c/a> from Miles Davis or John Coltrane finds the light of day. Those vintage releases preserve notions of what the music should still sound like, when in 2018, jazz’s youthful innovators mold the art form in their image, integrating contemporary influences while continuing the music’s storied history of \u003ca href=\"https://www.thoughtco.com/jazz-and-the-civil-rights-movement-2039542\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">activism\u003c/a> and experimentation.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>As leading jazz critic Nate Chinen writes in his new book, \u003cem>Playing Changes: Jazz for the New Century:\u003c/em> “Instead of a push for definition and one prevailing style, we have boundless permutations without fixed parameters. That multiplicity lies precisely at the heart of the new aesthetic—and is the engine of its greatest promise.”\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>https://youtu.be/LdyabrdFMC8\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>[ad fullwidth]\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>\u003cspan style=\"font-size: 4.6875em;float: left;line-height: 0.733em;padding: 0.05em 0.1em 0 0;font-family: times, serif, georgia\">L\u003c/span>os Angeles saxophonist Kamasi Washington is arguably the most visible artist in jazz’s recent flirtation with the mainstream. A horn and string arranger on Kendrick Lamar’s landmark 2015 album \u003cem>To Pimp a Butterfly,\u003c/em> Washington had a hand in opening new ears to jazz the same year he released his ambitious triple-disc solo debut, \u003cem>The Epic\u003c/em>.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>In 2018, Washington demonstrated his creativity and ambitiousness with his \u003ca href=\"https://pitchfork.com/reviews/albums/kamasi-washington-heaven-and-earth/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">critically acclaimed\u003c/a> \u003cem>Heaven and Earth\u003c/em>. It’s surprising the album manages to feel accessible: tracks often stretch past eight minutes, with a dense tapestry that includes a full band, an orchestra and a choir. Funk and gospel elements serve as guideposts for listeners who may not be accustomed to sitting through two-plus hours of jazz. Lead single “Street Fighter Mas,” for instance, starts with a funky drum break, a fat bass line with a West Coast rap thump, jittery strings and spare piano chords that lead into a massive, soaring chorus. Washington’s sax speaks in bursts, anxious yet precise, keeping things interesting throughout.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>Washington’s label associations help broaden his cross-over appeal, which enabled him to attract an enthusiastic audience this year during his sunset slot at pop-forward Coachella this year. \u003cem>The Epic\u003c/em> came out on Brainfeeder, a Los Angeles label run by psychedelic beatmaker Stephen Ellison, better known as Flying Lotus. (The great nephew of the Alice Coltrane, Ellison also has deep jazz roots.) While known for experimental electronic music with a hip-hop backbone, the label is also a platform for Los Angeles’ new jazz scene, with Washington, virtuoso bassist Thundercat and the late piano prodigy Austin Peralta as three of its stars.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>Washington’s \u003cem>Heaven and Earth \u003c/em>came out on Young Turks, where he sits on a roster alongside celebrated indie rock duo The xx and experimental pop singer FKA Twigs. Thanks to these unconventional associations, Washington’s music has stayed on the radar of outlets that don’t usually \u003ca href=\"https://www.thefader.com/2018/06/25/kamasi-washington-heaven-and-earth-interview\">touch\u003c/a> \u003ca href=\"https://pitchfork.com/reviews/albums/kamasi-washington-heaven-and-earth/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">jazz\u003c/a>, like The Fader.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>“It’s rare for a jazz saxophonist to make headlines from Pitchfork to Billboard, but the range of his success sunk in crazy when FlyLo and Washington shared the bill of North Sea Jazz Festival in 2016,” Kat Bein said about Washington in a recent \u003cem>\u003ca href=\"https://www.billboard.com/articles/news/dance/8486087/flying-lotus-brainfeeder-x-interview\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Billboard\u003c/a>\u003c/em> interview with Flying Lotus.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>https://youtu.be/hxzA6CrDIWg\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>\u003cspan style=\"font-size: 4.6875em;float: left;line-height: 0.733em;padding: 0.05em 0.1em 0 0;font-family: times, serif, georgia\">W\u003c/span>ashington helped usher jazz into the Black Lives Matter era with his work on \u003cem>To Pimp a Butterfly\u003c/em>, and he’s not the only contemporary artist to invoke the genre’s history of civil rights activism in his work. Amid the Bay Area’s politically charged creative scene, Oakland composer Ambrose Akinmusire’s evocative, hip–hop-inflected 2018 album \u003cem>Origami Harvest\u003c/em> made a powerful statement about police brutality and racial injustice.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>\u003cem>Origami Harvest \u003c/em>brings to mind the work of bassist and 2018-2019 SFJAZZ Resident Artistic Director Marcus Shelby, whose compositions meditate on key figures and moments in African-American history, including Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr., Harriet Tubman and the Port Chicago disaster of 1944. Akinmusire’s \u003cem>Origami Harvest\u003c/em> also shares kinship with fellow Berkeley High grad Samora Pinderhuges’ \u003ca href=\"https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=XQ9Es-7kGaU\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">\u003cem>Transformations Suite\u003c/em>\u003c/a>, a 2016 multi-disciplinary project that examines “the radical history of resistance within communities of the African diaspora.”\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>The opening track on \u003cem>Origami Harvest, \u003c/em>“a blooming bloodfruit in a hoodie,” shifts gears like a classical suite, with 13 minutes comprised of a handful of mini-movements. One can feel heartbreak in the dissonance between the chamber music and Bay Area rapper Kool A.D.’s gun shot ad libs and “gang gang” refrains, his words deft yet impressionistic. Akinmusire’s message comes into clear focus on “Free, White and 21,” where he reads the names of African-American men and women killed by law enforcement.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>“One thing I never normally say in interviews is that sometimes, I imagine my name being read out lout with that list of names. I imagine someone else reading it and unfortunately, it is an easily conceivable image,” the composer shared in a recent interview with \u003ca href=\"https://qwest.tv/magazine/music-genre/jazz-en/2018/ambrose-akinmusire-it-is-hard-to-dismiss-abstraction/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Qwest TV\u003c/a>. “The train I ride a few times a week goes right past the place where Oscar Grant was killed. So it plays a very active role in my life.”\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>https://youtu.be/swcSU71gixw\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>\u003cspan style=\"font-size: 4.6875em;float: left;line-height: 0.733em;padding: 0.05em 0.1em 0 0;font-family: times, serif, georgia\">T\u003c/span>his year also saw the rise of Chicago drummer Makaya McCraven, whose latest album, \u003ca href=\"https://intlanthem.bandcamp.com/album/universal-beings\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">\u003cem>Universal Beings\u003c/em>\u003c/a>, finds him behind the kit with ensembles assembled in separate sessions in New York, Chicago, London and Los Angeles. The heartbeat of McCraven’s music feels different; it’s suffused with contemporary influences like hip-hop and house music, and crafted, like an electronic beat, with layers of refrains. Like Akinmusire and Washington, McCraven treats more mainstream genres as additional shades on his musical canvas.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>It’s hard to say that this music swings. It grooves, or perhaps more fittingly, it knocks. In that sense, McCraven’s work can feel alien at times to what one might classically describe as jazz. There’s a meditative quality to \u003cem>Universal Beings\u003c/em>: with the drums as the centerpiece, there are slow-burning builds and melodic runs that often revisit a prescient phrase once its found, repeating the moment like a beat on loop.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>\u003cem>Universal Beings\u003c/em> and other releases on the label International Anthem draw connections to Chicago’s longstanding tradition of pushing the boundaries of jazz, dating back to the work of the \u003ca href=\"https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Association_for_the_Advancement_of_Creative_Musicians\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Association for the Advancement of Creative Musicians\u003c/a> (AACM) in the 1960s and its outgrowth, \u003ca href=\"https://youtu.be/OZV6FzLeWeo\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Art Ensemble of Chicago\u003c/a>.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>International Anthem’s 2017 releases, like \u003cem>Fly or Die \u003c/em>by trumpeter Jaimie Branch and the self-titled debut of Irreversible Entanglements, deliver a raw musical intensity that stands apart from the spotless, sanitized recordings often heard in contemporary jazz. Rather than using the form to showcase virtuosity, McCraven, Branch and Irreversible Entanglements shift the focus back to thoughtful group interplay.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>https://youtu.be/VifRr_P30uU\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>Jazz has outlasted the likes of disco, rock’n’roll and new jack swing because it’s always been able to update its framework to accommodate the influences of its present-day exponents. In their own ways, Washington, Akinmusire and McCraven are all showing what jazz is capable of in 2018, revealing the staying power of one of America’s greatest cultural exports. 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It’s surprising the album manages to feel accessible: tracks often stretch past eight minutes, with a dense tapestry that includes a full band, an orchestra and a choir. Funk and gospel elements serve as guideposts for listeners who may not be accustomed to sitting through two-plus hours of jazz. Lead single “Street Fighter Mas,” for instance, starts with a funky drum break, a fat bass line with a West Coast rap thump, jittery strings and spare piano chords that lead into a massive, soaring chorus. Washington’s sax speaks in bursts, anxious yet precise, keeping things interesting throughout.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>Washington’s label associations help broaden his cross-over appeal, which enabled him to attract an enthusiastic audience this year during his sunset slot at pop-forward Coachella this year. \u003cem>The Epic\u003c/em> came out on Brainfeeder, a Los Angeles label run by psychedelic beatmaker Stephen Ellison, better known as Flying Lotus. (The great nephew of the Alice Coltrane, Ellison also has deep jazz roots.) While known for experimental electronic music with a hip-hop backbone, the label is also a platform for Los Angeles’ new jazz scene, with Washington, virtuoso bassist Thundercat and the late piano prodigy Austin Peralta as three of its stars.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>Washington’s \u003cem>Heaven and Earth \u003c/em>came out on Young Turks, where he sits on a roster alongside celebrated indie rock duo The xx and experimental pop singer FKA Twigs. Thanks to these unconventional associations, Washington’s music has stayed on the radar of outlets that don’t usually \u003ca href=\"https://www.thefader.com/2018/06/25/kamasi-washington-heaven-and-earth-interview\">touch\u003c/a> \u003ca href=\"https://pitchfork.com/reviews/albums/kamasi-washington-heaven-and-earth/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">jazz\u003c/a>, like The Fader.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>“It’s rare for a jazz saxophonist to make headlines from Pitchfork to Billboard, but the range of his success sunk in crazy when FlyLo and Washington shared the bill of North Sea Jazz Festival in 2016,” Kat Bein said about Washington in a recent \u003cem>\u003ca href=\"https://www.billboard.com/articles/news/dance/8486087/flying-lotus-brainfeeder-x-interview\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Billboard\u003c/a>\u003c/em> interview with Flying Lotus.\u003c/p>\u003c/p>\u003cp>\u003cspan class='utils-parseShortcode-shortcodes-__youtubeShortcode__embedYoutube'>\n \u003cspan class='utils-parseShortcode-shortcodes-__youtubeShortcode__embedYoutubeInside'>\n \u003ciframe\n loading='lazy'\n class='utils-parseShortcode-shortcodes-__youtubeShortcode__youtubePlayer'\n type='text/html'\n src='//www.youtube.com/embed/hxzA6CrDIWg'\n title='//www.youtube.com/embed/hxzA6CrDIWg'\n allowfullscreen='true'\n style='border:0;'>\u003c/iframe>\n \u003c/span>\n \u003c/span>\u003c/p>\u003cp>\u003cp>\u003cspan style=\"font-size: 4.6875em;float: left;line-height: 0.733em;padding: 0.05em 0.1em 0 0;font-family: times, serif, georgia\">W\u003c/span>ashington helped usher jazz into the Black Lives Matter era with his work on \u003cem>To Pimp a Butterfly\u003c/em>, and he’s not the only contemporary artist to invoke the genre’s history of civil rights activism in his work. Amid the Bay Area’s politically charged creative scene, Oakland composer Ambrose Akinmusire’s evocative, hip–hop-inflected 2018 album \u003cem>Origami Harvest\u003c/em> made a powerful statement about police brutality and racial injustice.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>\u003cem>Origami Harvest \u003c/em>brings to mind the work of bassist and 2018-2019 SFJAZZ Resident Artistic Director Marcus Shelby, whose compositions meditate on key figures and moments in African-American history, including Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr., Harriet Tubman and the Port Chicago disaster of 1944. Akinmusire’s \u003cem>Origami Harvest\u003c/em> also shares kinship with fellow Berkeley High grad Samora Pinderhuges’ \u003ca href=\"https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=XQ9Es-7kGaU\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">\u003cem>Transformations Suite\u003c/em>\u003c/a>, a 2016 multi-disciplinary project that examines “the radical history of resistance within communities of the African diaspora.”\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>The opening track on \u003cem>Origami Harvest, \u003c/em>“a blooming bloodfruit in a hoodie,” shifts gears like a classical suite, with 13 minutes comprised of a handful of mini-movements. One can feel heartbreak in the dissonance between the chamber music and Bay Area rapper Kool A.D.’s gun shot ad libs and “gang gang” refrains, his words deft yet impressionistic. 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So it plays a very active role in my life.”\u003c/p>\u003c/p>\u003cp>\u003cspan class='utils-parseShortcode-shortcodes-__youtubeShortcode__embedYoutube'>\n \u003cspan class='utils-parseShortcode-shortcodes-__youtubeShortcode__embedYoutubeInside'>\n \u003ciframe\n loading='lazy'\n class='utils-parseShortcode-shortcodes-__youtubeShortcode__youtubePlayer'\n type='text/html'\n src='//www.youtube.com/embed/swcSU71gixw'\n title='//www.youtube.com/embed/swcSU71gixw'\n allowfullscreen='true'\n style='border:0;'>\u003c/iframe>\n \u003c/span>\n \u003c/span>\u003c/p>\u003cp>\u003cp>\u003cspan style=\"font-size: 4.6875em;float: left;line-height: 0.733em;padding: 0.05em 0.1em 0 0;font-family: times, serif, georgia\">T\u003c/span>his year also saw the rise of Chicago drummer Makaya McCraven, whose latest album, \u003ca href=\"https://intlanthem.bandcamp.com/album/universal-beings\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">\u003cem>Universal Beings\u003c/em>\u003c/a>, finds him behind the kit with ensembles assembled in separate sessions in New York, Chicago, London and Los Angeles. The heartbeat of McCraven’s music feels different; it’s suffused with contemporary influences like hip-hop and house music, and crafted, like an electronic beat, with layers of refrains. Like Akinmusire and Washington, McCraven treats more mainstream genres as additional shades on his musical canvas.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>It’s hard to say that this music swings. It grooves, or perhaps more fittingly, it knocks. In that sense, McCraven’s work can feel alien at times to what one might classically describe as jazz. There’s a meditative quality to \u003cem>Universal Beings\u003c/em>: with the drums as the centerpiece, there are slow-burning builds and melodic runs that often revisit a prescient phrase once its found, repeating the moment like a beat on loop.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>\u003cem>Universal Beings\u003c/em> and other releases on the label International Anthem draw connections to Chicago’s longstanding tradition of pushing the boundaries of jazz, dating back to the work of the \u003ca href=\"https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Association_for_the_Advancement_of_Creative_Musicians\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Association for the Advancement of Creative Musicians\u003c/a> (AACM) in the 1960s and its outgrowth, \u003ca href=\"https://youtu.be/OZV6FzLeWeo\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Art Ensemble of Chicago\u003c/a>.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>International Anthem’s 2017 releases, like \u003cem>Fly or Die \u003c/em>by trumpeter Jaimie Branch and the self-titled debut of Irreversible Entanglements, deliver a raw musical intensity that stands apart from the spotless, sanitized recordings often heard in contemporary jazz. 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"content": "\u003cp>\u003cspan style=\"font-size: 4.6875em;float: left;line-height: 0.733em;padding: 0.05em 0.1em 0 0;font-family: times, serif, georgia\">A\u003c/span> few days ago Ian Kelly texted me.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>\u003cimg loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignright size-thumbnail wp-image-13833985\" src=\"https://ww2.kqed.org/arts/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/2018/05/OGPenn.Cap_-160x184.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"160\" height=\"184\" srcset=\"https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/2018/05/OGPenn.Cap_-160x184.jpg 160w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/2018/05/OGPenn.Cap_.jpg 180w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 160px) 100vw, 160px\">\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>“Bruh I actually wanted to pick your brain about this,” he wrote. “So I got signed to Jamla Records, a label \u003ca href=\"https://twitter.com/jamlarecords?lang=en\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">started\u003c/a> by 9th Wonder, and have been featured on \u003ca href=\"https://www.amazon.com/9th-Wonder-Presents-Jamla-Explicit/dp/B07KBCLHWM\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">an album\u003c/a> with the likes of Cole and Busta Rhymes. Why do you think back home doesn’t show as much love?”\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>A valid question from someone who came up in the Bay and recently moved away. He followed up to clarify. “Also I’m not speaking from a tone of entitlement,” he texted. “I’m very much understanding I could be doing something wrong too.”\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>It got me thinking about the dichotomy of the rap game. On one hand, a major part of hip-hop is representing where you’re from—of course, along with representing it, you have to \u003cem>actually\u003c/em> be there. On the other hand, as an artist, you \u003cem>have\u003c/em> to get out and see the world in order for the world to see you.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>[ad fullwidth]\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>How can you do both?\u003c/p>\n\u003cfigure id=\"attachment_13846180\" class=\"wp-caption alignnone\" style=\"max-width: 800px\">\u003cimg loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-medium wp-image-13846180\" src=\"https://ww2.kqed.org/arts/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/2018/12/IMG_7859-800x800.jpg\" alt=\"Cover art for Ian Kelly's Champian album ( by Anshil Popli)\" width=\"800\" height=\"800\" srcset=\"https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/2018/12/IMG_7859-800x800.jpg 800w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/2018/12/IMG_7859-160x160.jpg 160w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/2018/12/IMG_7859-768x768.jpg 768w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/2018/12/IMG_7859-1020x1020.jpg 1020w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/2018/12/IMG_7859-1200x1200.jpg 1200w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/2018/12/IMG_7859-1920x1920.jpg 1920w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/2018/12/IMG_7859-32x32.jpg 32w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/2018/12/IMG_7859-50x50.jpg 50w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/2018/12/IMG_7859-64x64.jpg 64w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/2018/12/IMG_7859-96x96.jpg 96w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/2018/12/IMG_7859-128x128.jpg 128w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/2018/12/IMG_7859-150x150.jpg 150w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/2018/12/IMG_7859.jpg 2000w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 800px) 100vw, 800px\">\u003cfigcaption class=\"wp-caption-text\">Cover art for Ian Kelly’s ‘ChampIan’ album. (Anshil Popli and Daniel Lint)\u003c/figcaption>\u003c/figure>\n\u003cp>\u003cspan style=\"font-size: 4.6875em;float: left;line-height: 0.733em;padding: 0.05em 0.1em 0 0;font-family: times, serif, georgia\">O\u003c/span>n Dec. 7, Ian Kelly drops his album, \u003cem>ChampIan\u003c/em>, his first for Jamla Records. It’s also his first project since he relocated to North Carolina 18 months ago.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>I remember when Ian told me he was going to move, and how his mother didn’t necessarily approve of him quitting his job and pursuing a rap career. I knew he’d be OK. I mean, I’ve known Kelly for over a decade, and I’ve seen him go (and grow) through a number of transitions.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>When our common friend Aaron Harris passed in 2013, Kelly hit a low and then grew from that; only for Kelly’s father to pass the same year. Nonetheless, he persevered and continued to make music, often honoring their memory in his lyrics.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>Hell, I was even there when Kelly learned to maneuver through Howard University’s campus in 2008. I was a resident assistant in the dorm where he resided, but he never really needed much assistance.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>Kelly, who turns 29 on Dec. 4, is a natural sponge, and he has no problem regurgitating necessary information in story form. His ability to describe situations and paint pictures has always been his strongpoint, evident throughout \u003cem>ChampIan\u003c/em>. The song ‘Story Tellin’ is probably the best example, allowing the listener to stare at the speaker and be fully engulfed in a tale of dubious deeds. On another track called ‘Better,’ he takes his storytelling to the world of romance, showing his versatility.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>Kelly’s only downfall is that he kind of sounds like this guy named Kendrick Lamar. But if you’re going to be compared to anyone, why not him, right?\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>I don’t know if it’s the Kendrick comparison or what, but Kelly didn’t see his rap career flourishing out here. So he took a leap of faith and ended up under the tutelage of producer \u003ca href=\"https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/9th_Wonder\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">9th Wonder\u003c/a>, Rapsody and Oakland’s GQ while living in North Carolina.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>“Honestly, being out here it kind of helped me gain a peace of mind,” Kelly told me. “Back home, I feel like a lot of things go on and I feel like I lose focus. But being out here I was able to center myself, and grow as an artist.”\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>I could relate to finding clarity in new spaces. The same thing happened for me when I went away to college at Howard in D.C. Or even in high school, when I lived in Danville for a semester while attending the Athenian boarding school. I fell deeper in love with writing. I gained focus and confidence. I mean, I had bad case of FOMO, and I really missed Oakland. Damn, now that I think about it, I missed a lot of things while I was away.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>I asked Kelly if he’d experienced any setbacks being away from the Town.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>“A month ago or two months ago, I’d say yeah. But now, I see it as another stepping stone,” Kelly said. “The way you have to move as an artist: wherever my heart is, is really home.”\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>I sat with that comment. It brought to mind all the other artists I know who’ve relocated, been sent to prison for long periods of time, moved away for family reasons, or left because they couldn’t afford rent. I even thought about the artists who are constantly on the road, sharing their art with the world. Don’t they miss home?\u003c/p>\n\u003cfigure id=\"attachment_13846178\" class=\"wp-caption alignnone\" style=\"max-width: 800px\">\u003cimg loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-medium wp-image-13846178\" src=\"https://ww2.kqed.org/arts/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/2018/12/IMG_7865-800x450.jpg\" alt=\"Ian Kelly posted up (photo by Anshil Popli)\" width=\"800\" height=\"450\" srcset=\"https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/2018/12/IMG_7865-800x450.jpg 800w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/2018/12/IMG_7865-160x90.jpg 160w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/2018/12/IMG_7865-768x432.jpg 768w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/2018/12/IMG_7865-1020x573.jpg 1020w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/2018/12/IMG_7865-1200x675.jpg 1200w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/2018/12/IMG_7865.jpg 1334w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 800px) 100vw, 800px\">\u003cfigcaption class=\"wp-caption-text\">Ian Kelly posted up. (Anshil Popli)\u003c/figcaption>\u003c/figure>\n\u003cp>\u003cspan style=\"font-size: 4.6875em;float: left;line-height: 0.733em;padding: 0.05em 0.1em 0 0;font-family: times, serif, georgia\">A\u003c/span>neesa Strings, who Kelly introduced me to earlier this year, is \u003ca href=\"http://www.aneesastrings.com\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">a bassist and vocalist\u003c/a> who grew up in Oakland. She was a part of a band that played NPR’s \u003ca href=\"https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=OXPfeg09IOE\">Tiny Desk Concert\u003c/a> with Ill Camille earlier this year. And she’s currently on a European tour with Duckwrth.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>Somewhere between Switzerland and Vienna, she responded to my inquiry about an artists’ need to travel. “Most people have to leave the comforts of their own hometown to get nationwide recognition,” she said. She then paraphrased the Book of Matthew: “A hero isn’t without honor except for in his own country, in his own home.”\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>She ended by writing, “The Bay isn’t any different, except that it’s not LA or NY, which are entertainment capitals of the world. You have to leave the Bay to have access to the star-makers. Music is a worldwide territory, so if an artist wants their music to go all over the world, so do they.”\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>That’s kind of what well-known tour manager Tim House said when I called him to ask how an artist should balance time spent at home versus being out in the world.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>“Infrastructure, that’s what’s missing in the Bay,” House told me as he was on tour, somewhere between Orlando and Miami. “I can’t tell you how many people from the Bay in the industry—not just artists—have moved to LA or New York for work.”\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>House, who’s bounced back and forth between the LA and the Bay his whole life, made sure to mention that there are some examples of people building their own infrastructure here in the Bay—namely E-40. “But even E-40 went to school in the South,” House said.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>Along with the lack of industry infrastructure, another major variable artists consider before leaving the Bay is the cost of housing.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>“Music money will only get you so much in the Bay Area,” House told me. “You can get a nice spot in LA, but still be 30 minutes outside of downtown. You could get something nice in New York, but you wouldn’t have a yard. In Atlanta, you could get a really nice house with a moat!”\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>After a slight laugh, House brought up a serious point I hadn’t considered: the vacancies created by artists leaving the Bay Area to seek greener pastures create an opportunity for others to move in and dictate the culture.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>And I’ve seen it. I could name a bunch of artists who’ve moved here, and have found a way to flourish on a local scale. Not a good or bad thing in my opinion, it’s just a thing to note.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>Nonetheless, the question remains: How do you go and chase your dream, while still holding it down for the home team?\u003c/p>\n\u003cfigure id=\"attachment_13846179\" class=\"wp-caption alignnone\" style=\"max-width: 800px\">\u003cimg loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-medium wp-image-13846179\" src=\"https://ww2.kqed.org/arts/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/2018/12/IMG_7867-800x450.jpg\" alt=\"Ian Kelly in the Town (photo by Anshil Popli)\" width=\"800\" height=\"450\" srcset=\"https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/2018/12/IMG_7867-800x450.jpg 800w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/2018/12/IMG_7867-160x90.jpg 160w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/2018/12/IMG_7867-768x432.jpg 768w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/2018/12/IMG_7867-1020x573.jpg 1020w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/2018/12/IMG_7867-1200x675.jpg 1200w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/2018/12/IMG_7867.jpg 1334w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 800px) 100vw, 800px\">\u003cfigcaption class=\"wp-caption-text\">Ian Kelly in the Town. (Anshil Popli) \u003ccite>(Anshil Popli)\u003c/cite>\u003c/figcaption>\u003c/figure>\n\u003cp>\u003cspan style=\"font-size: 4.6875em;float: left;line-height: 0.733em;padding: 0.05em 0.1em 0 0;font-family: times, serif, georgia\">T\u003c/span>here are so many rap lyrics that address this issue:\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>“I’m hardly home, but always repping,” said Drake.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>“They said I couldn’t go back home, you know when I heard that? When I was back home,” said Jay-Z.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>“I heard it’s not where you from, but where you pay rent/ then I heard it’s not how much you make, but how much you spent/ you got me bent, like elbows,” said Big Boi of Outkast.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>The debate isn’t new. And I don’t think there’s a real answer. There’s no way to be two places at once. But Ian Kelly might’ve been on to something when he said, \u003cem>“The way you have to move as an artist: wherever my heart is, is really home.”\u003c/em>\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>[ad floatright]\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>\u003cimg loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter size-medium wp-image-12127869\" src=\"https://ww2.kqed.org/arts/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/2016/09/Q.Logo_.Break_-800x78.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"800\" height=\"78\" srcset=\"https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/2016/09/Q.Logo_.Break_.jpg 800w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/2016/09/Q.Logo_.Break_-400x39.jpg 400w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/2016/09/Q.Logo_.Break_-768x75.jpg 768w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 800px) 100vw, 800px\">\u003c/p>\n\n",
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"content": "\u003cdiv class=\"post-body\">\u003cp>\u003cp>\u003cspan style=\"font-size: 4.6875em;float: left;line-height: 0.733em;padding: 0.05em 0.1em 0 0;font-family: times, serif, georgia\">A\u003c/span> few days ago Ian Kelly texted me.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>\u003cimg loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignright size-thumbnail wp-image-13833985\" src=\"https://ww2.kqed.org/arts/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/2018/05/OGPenn.Cap_-160x184.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"160\" height=\"184\" srcset=\"https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/2018/05/OGPenn.Cap_-160x184.jpg 160w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/2018/05/OGPenn.Cap_.jpg 180w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 160px) 100vw, 160px\">\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>“Bruh I actually wanted to pick your brain about this,” he wrote. “So I got signed to Jamla Records, a label \u003ca href=\"https://twitter.com/jamlarecords?lang=en\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">started\u003c/a> by 9th Wonder, and have been featured on \u003ca href=\"https://www.amazon.com/9th-Wonder-Presents-Jamla-Explicit/dp/B07KBCLHWM\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">an album\u003c/a> with the likes of Cole and Busta Rhymes. Why do you think back home doesn’t show as much love?”\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>A valid question from someone who came up in the Bay and recently moved away. He followed up to clarify. “Also I’m not speaking from a tone of entitlement,” he texted. “I’m very much understanding I could be doing something wrong too.”\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>It got me thinking about the dichotomy of the rap game. On one hand, a major part of hip-hop is representing where you’re from—of course, along with representing it, you have to \u003cem>actually\u003c/em> be there. On the other hand, as an artist, you \u003cem>have\u003c/em> to get out and see the world in order for the world to see you.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>\u003c/p>\u003c/div>",
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"content": "\u003cdiv class=\"post-body\">\u003cp>\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>How can you do both?\u003c/p>\n\u003cfigure id=\"attachment_13846180\" class=\"wp-caption alignnone\" style=\"max-width: 800px\">\u003cimg loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-medium wp-image-13846180\" src=\"https://ww2.kqed.org/arts/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/2018/12/IMG_7859-800x800.jpg\" alt=\"Cover art for Ian Kelly's Champian album ( by Anshil Popli)\" width=\"800\" height=\"800\" srcset=\"https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/2018/12/IMG_7859-800x800.jpg 800w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/2018/12/IMG_7859-160x160.jpg 160w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/2018/12/IMG_7859-768x768.jpg 768w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/2018/12/IMG_7859-1020x1020.jpg 1020w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/2018/12/IMG_7859-1200x1200.jpg 1200w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/2018/12/IMG_7859-1920x1920.jpg 1920w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/2018/12/IMG_7859-32x32.jpg 32w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/2018/12/IMG_7859-50x50.jpg 50w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/2018/12/IMG_7859-64x64.jpg 64w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/2018/12/IMG_7859-96x96.jpg 96w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/2018/12/IMG_7859-128x128.jpg 128w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/2018/12/IMG_7859-150x150.jpg 150w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/2018/12/IMG_7859.jpg 2000w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 800px) 100vw, 800px\">\u003cfigcaption class=\"wp-caption-text\">Cover art for Ian Kelly’s ‘ChampIan’ album. (Anshil Popli and Daniel Lint)\u003c/figcaption>\u003c/figure>\n\u003cp>\u003cspan style=\"font-size: 4.6875em;float: left;line-height: 0.733em;padding: 0.05em 0.1em 0 0;font-family: times, serif, georgia\">O\u003c/span>n Dec. 7, Ian Kelly drops his album, \u003cem>ChampIan\u003c/em>, his first for Jamla Records. It’s also his first project since he relocated to North Carolina 18 months ago.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>I remember when Ian told me he was going to move, and how his mother didn’t necessarily approve of him quitting his job and pursuing a rap career. I knew he’d be OK. I mean, I’ve known Kelly for over a decade, and I’ve seen him go (and grow) through a number of transitions.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>When our common friend Aaron Harris passed in 2013, Kelly hit a low and then grew from that; only for Kelly’s father to pass the same year. Nonetheless, he persevered and continued to make music, often honoring their memory in his lyrics.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>Hell, I was even there when Kelly learned to maneuver through Howard University’s campus in 2008. I was a resident assistant in the dorm where he resided, but he never really needed much assistance.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>Kelly, who turns 29 on Dec. 4, is a natural sponge, and he has no problem regurgitating necessary information in story form. His ability to describe situations and paint pictures has always been his strongpoint, evident throughout \u003cem>ChampIan\u003c/em>. The song ‘Story Tellin’ is probably the best example, allowing the listener to stare at the speaker and be fully engulfed in a tale of dubious deeds. On another track called ‘Better,’ he takes his storytelling to the world of romance, showing his versatility.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>Kelly’s only downfall is that he kind of sounds like this guy named Kendrick Lamar. But if you’re going to be compared to anyone, why not him, right?\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>I don’t know if it’s the Kendrick comparison or what, but Kelly didn’t see his rap career flourishing out here. So he took a leap of faith and ended up under the tutelage of producer \u003ca href=\"https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/9th_Wonder\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">9th Wonder\u003c/a>, Rapsody and Oakland’s GQ while living in North Carolina.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>“Honestly, being out here it kind of helped me gain a peace of mind,” Kelly told me. “Back home, I feel like a lot of things go on and I feel like I lose focus. But being out here I was able to center myself, and grow as an artist.”\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>I could relate to finding clarity in new spaces. The same thing happened for me when I went away to college at Howard in D.C. Or even in high school, when I lived in Danville for a semester while attending the Athenian boarding school. I fell deeper in love with writing. I gained focus and confidence. I mean, I had bad case of FOMO, and I really missed Oakland. Damn, now that I think about it, I missed a lot of things while I was away.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>I asked Kelly if he’d experienced any setbacks being away from the Town.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>“A month ago or two months ago, I’d say yeah. But now, I see it as another stepping stone,” Kelly said. “The way you have to move as an artist: wherever my heart is, is really home.”\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>I sat with that comment. It brought to mind all the other artists I know who’ve relocated, been sent to prison for long periods of time, moved away for family reasons, or left because they couldn’t afford rent. I even thought about the artists who are constantly on the road, sharing their art with the world. 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You could get something nice in New York, but you wouldn’t have a yard. In Atlanta, you could get a really nice house with a moat!”\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>After a slight laugh, House brought up a serious point I hadn’t considered: the vacancies created by artists leaving the Bay Area to seek greener pastures create an opportunity for others to move in and dictate the culture.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>And I’ve seen it. I could name a bunch of artists who’ve moved here, and have found a way to flourish on a local scale. 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