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"title": "At Portola, Little Simz and Nelly Furtado Show Who’s Boss",
"headTitle": "At Portola, Little Simz and Nelly Furtado Show Who’s Boss | KQED",
"content": "\u003cp>After a chaotic first year, Portola made a triumphant return to San Francisco’s Pier 80 — an austere, concrete landscape bookended by mechanical cranes and ships. The city’s largest cargo terminal doesn’t exactly scream musical festival, but it does say Bay Area industrial with its chest. Thousands flocked to the venue in repurposed Renaissance sequins and LED garments galore on Sept. 30 and Oct. 1 to brave Bay Area climate at her finest: too hot for layers at noon and tundra cold by dark.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>Eric Prydz’ set on day one was less of a DJ set than it was an atmospheric experience. His electro-house beats were all-consuming even hundreds of rows back from the stage, while holograms of humanoids in hazmat gear surveilled the crowd like a cyberpunk nightmare.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>An obvious gem of the entire two-day festival was British rapper Little Simz, who tore up the main stage on Sunday with her turbo-charged rhymes and commanding stage presence. She exuded the raw confidence of an artist well in her prime. “I bottle up and then spill it in verses / One day, I’m wordless, next day, I’m a wordsmith,” she rapped from her 2021 album \u003cem>Sometimes I Might Be Introvert\u003c/em>, and the crowd \u003cem>felt it\u003c/em>.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>At the end of her set, Simz was as reluctant to go as the audience was. “Fuck it — if they cut us off, they cut us off,” she laughed, launching into an exhilarating bonus performance of “Woman.” (A highlight within the highlight were her ASL interpreters, who were busting moves as much as they were keeping up with her rapid fire verses.)\u003c/p>\n\u003cfigure id=\"attachment_13935673\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\" style=\"max-width: 1920px\">\u003cimg loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-full wp-image-13935673\" src=\"https://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/2/2023/10/Little-Simz-performs-at-Portola-on-Sunday-Oct.-1-2023.-Estefany-Gonzalez-3.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"1920\" height=\"1280\" srcset=\"https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/2023/10/Little-Simz-performs-at-Portola-on-Sunday-Oct.-1-2023.-Estefany-Gonzalez-3.jpg 1920w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/2023/10/Little-Simz-performs-at-Portola-on-Sunday-Oct.-1-2023.-Estefany-Gonzalez-3-800x533.jpg 800w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/2023/10/Little-Simz-performs-at-Portola-on-Sunday-Oct.-1-2023.-Estefany-Gonzalez-3-1020x680.jpg 1020w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/2023/10/Little-Simz-performs-at-Portola-on-Sunday-Oct.-1-2023.-Estefany-Gonzalez-3-160x107.jpg 160w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/2023/10/Little-Simz-performs-at-Portola-on-Sunday-Oct.-1-2023.-Estefany-Gonzalez-3-768x512.jpg 768w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/2023/10/Little-Simz-performs-at-Portola-on-Sunday-Oct.-1-2023.-Estefany-Gonzalez-3-1536x1024.jpg 1536w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 1920px) 100vw, 1920px\">\u003cfigcaption class=\"wp-caption-text\">Little Simz performs at Portola on Sunday, Oct. 1, 2023. \u003ccite>(Estefany Gonzalez)\u003c/cite>\u003c/figcaption>\u003c/figure>\n\u003cp>True to form, Thundercat delivered silky, six-string bass guitar solos — and meowed a lot. Rina Sawayama brought theatrical realness with three outfit changes and dramatic vocals. In the indoor scene, Kenny Beats, 2manydjs and Flying Lotus curated excellent warehouse parties. Kenny Beats’ expert mixing of Bay Area hits like “Got 5 on It” and “Tell Me When to Go” was frankly stunning.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>FKJ, Nelly Furtado and Polo and Pan had spectacular back-to-back sets. The crowd pressed up to the stage as Furtado made an emotional comeback performance. “Thank you so much,” she said tearfully as the crowd sang along to “I’m Like A Bird,” a 2000 hit that still has the staying power to heal our collective inner child.\u003c/p>\n\u003cfigure id=\"attachment_13935630\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\" style=\"max-width: 1920px\">\u003cimg loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-full wp-image-13935630\" src=\"https://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/2/2023/10/Nelly-Furtado-performs-at-Portola-on-Saturday-Sept.-30-2023.-Estefany-Gonzalez-2.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"1920\" height=\"1280\" srcset=\"https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/2023/10/Nelly-Furtado-performs-at-Portola-on-Saturday-Sept.-30-2023.-Estefany-Gonzalez-2.jpg 1920w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/2023/10/Nelly-Furtado-performs-at-Portola-on-Saturday-Sept.-30-2023.-Estefany-Gonzalez-2-800x533.jpg 800w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/2023/10/Nelly-Furtado-performs-at-Portola-on-Saturday-Sept.-30-2023.-Estefany-Gonzalez-2-1020x680.jpg 1020w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/2023/10/Nelly-Furtado-performs-at-Portola-on-Saturday-Sept.-30-2023.-Estefany-Gonzalez-2-160x107.jpg 160w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/2023/10/Nelly-Furtado-performs-at-Portola-on-Saturday-Sept.-30-2023.-Estefany-Gonzalez-2-768x512.jpg 768w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/2023/10/Nelly-Furtado-performs-at-Portola-on-Saturday-Sept.-30-2023.-Estefany-Gonzalez-2-1536x1024.jpg 1536w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 1920px) 100vw, 1920px\">\u003cfigcaption class=\"wp-caption-text\">Nelly Furtado performs at Portola on Saturday, Sept. 30, 2023. \u003ccite>(Estefany Gonzalez)\u003c/cite>\u003c/figcaption>\u003c/figure>\n\u003cp>If Furtado brought a syrupy nostalgia for the aughts era of Juicy velour and lowrise cargo pants, then Polo and Pan brought something more timeless and even subatomic. Kinetic orbs and pulsing triangles frolicked onscreen as the duo performed effervescent songs like “Feel Good,” which had the whole crowd astral projecting onto a plane better than this one. [aside postid='arts_13935114']\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>And while Skrillex delivered a relentless yet unremarkable 90 minutes of EDM, the real supernova of Portola’s climax was Tokischa, emphasis on the climax. The Dominican rapper threw down a volcanic performance that had both fans and backup dancers literally tearing off their clothes. Even the stragglers on the outskirts of the crowd were dancing and putting their whole backs into it to songs like “Perra” and “La Combi Versace.” Nothing was lowkey about the event — and Portola was better for it.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>[ad fullwidth]\u003c/p>\n\u003cfigure id=\"attachment_13935686\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\" style=\"max-width: 1920px\">\u003cimg loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-full wp-image-13935686\" src=\"https://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/2/2023/10/The-crowd-at-Portola-festival-on-Sunday-Oct.-1-2023.-Estefany-GonzalezCR2.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"1920\" height=\"1280\" srcset=\"https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/2023/10/The-crowd-at-Portola-festival-on-Sunday-Oct.-1-2023.-Estefany-GonzalezCR2.jpg 1920w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/2023/10/The-crowd-at-Portola-festival-on-Sunday-Oct.-1-2023.-Estefany-GonzalezCR2-800x533.jpg 800w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/2023/10/The-crowd-at-Portola-festival-on-Sunday-Oct.-1-2023.-Estefany-GonzalezCR2-1020x680.jpg 1020w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/2023/10/The-crowd-at-Portola-festival-on-Sunday-Oct.-1-2023.-Estefany-GonzalezCR2-160x107.jpg 160w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/2023/10/The-crowd-at-Portola-festival-on-Sunday-Oct.-1-2023.-Estefany-GonzalezCR2-768x512.jpg 768w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/2023/10/The-crowd-at-Portola-festival-on-Sunday-Oct.-1-2023.-Estefany-GonzalezCR2-1536x1024.jpg 1536w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 1920px) 100vw, 1920px\">\u003cfigcaption class=\"wp-caption-text\">The crowd at Portola festival on Sunday, Oct. 1, 2023. \u003ccite>(Estefany Gonzalez)\u003c/cite>\u003c/figcaption>\u003c/figure>\n\u003cfigure id=\"attachment_13935689\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\" style=\"max-width: 1920px\">\u003cimg loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-full wp-image-13935689\" src=\"https://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/2/2023/10/Thundercat-performs-at-Portola-on-Sunday-Oct.-1-2023.-Estefany-Gonzalez-5.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"1920\" height=\"1280\" srcset=\"https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/2023/10/Thundercat-performs-at-Portola-on-Sunday-Oct.-1-2023.-Estefany-Gonzalez-5.jpg 1920w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/2023/10/Thundercat-performs-at-Portola-on-Sunday-Oct.-1-2023.-Estefany-Gonzalez-5-800x533.jpg 800w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/2023/10/Thundercat-performs-at-Portola-on-Sunday-Oct.-1-2023.-Estefany-Gonzalez-5-1020x680.jpg 1020w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/2023/10/Thundercat-performs-at-Portola-on-Sunday-Oct.-1-2023.-Estefany-Gonzalez-5-160x107.jpg 160w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/2023/10/Thundercat-performs-at-Portola-on-Sunday-Oct.-1-2023.-Estefany-Gonzalez-5-768x512.jpg 768w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/2023/10/Thundercat-performs-at-Portola-on-Sunday-Oct.-1-2023.-Estefany-Gonzalez-5-1536x1024.jpg 1536w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 1920px) 100vw, 1920px\">\u003cfigcaption class=\"wp-caption-text\">Thundercat performs at Portola on Sunday, Oct. 1, 2023. \u003ccite>(Estefany Gonzalez)\u003c/cite>\u003c/figcaption>\u003c/figure>\n\u003cfigure id=\"attachment_13935684\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\" style=\"max-width: 1920px\">\u003cimg loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-full wp-image-13935684\" src=\"https://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/2/2023/10/Skrillex-headlines-Portola-on-Sunday-Oct.-1-2023.-Estefany-Gonzalez-8.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"1920\" height=\"1280\" srcset=\"https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/2023/10/Skrillex-headlines-Portola-on-Sunday-Oct.-1-2023.-Estefany-Gonzalez-8.jpg 1920w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/2023/10/Skrillex-headlines-Portola-on-Sunday-Oct.-1-2023.-Estefany-Gonzalez-8-800x533.jpg 800w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/2023/10/Skrillex-headlines-Portola-on-Sunday-Oct.-1-2023.-Estefany-Gonzalez-8-1020x680.jpg 1020w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/2023/10/Skrillex-headlines-Portola-on-Sunday-Oct.-1-2023.-Estefany-Gonzalez-8-160x107.jpg 160w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/2023/10/Skrillex-headlines-Portola-on-Sunday-Oct.-1-2023.-Estefany-Gonzalez-8-768x512.jpg 768w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/2023/10/Skrillex-headlines-Portola-on-Sunday-Oct.-1-2023.-Estefany-Gonzalez-8-1536x1024.jpg 1536w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 1920px) 100vw, 1920px\">\u003cfigcaption class=\"wp-caption-text\">Skrillex headlines Portola on Sunday, Oct. 1, 2023. \u003ccite>(Estefany Gonzalez)\u003c/cite>\u003c/figcaption>\u003c/figure>\n\u003cfigure id=\"attachment_13935680\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\" style=\"max-width: 1920px\">\u003cimg loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-full wp-image-13935680\" src=\"https://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/2/2023/10/Rina-Sawayama-performs-at-Portola-on-Sunday-Oct.-1-2023.-Estefany-Gonzalez-7.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"1920\" height=\"1280\" srcset=\"https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/2023/10/Rina-Sawayama-performs-at-Portola-on-Sunday-Oct.-1-2023.-Estefany-Gonzalez-7.jpg 1920w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/2023/10/Rina-Sawayama-performs-at-Portola-on-Sunday-Oct.-1-2023.-Estefany-Gonzalez-7-800x533.jpg 800w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/2023/10/Rina-Sawayama-performs-at-Portola-on-Sunday-Oct.-1-2023.-Estefany-Gonzalez-7-1020x680.jpg 1020w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/2023/10/Rina-Sawayama-performs-at-Portola-on-Sunday-Oct.-1-2023.-Estefany-Gonzalez-7-160x107.jpg 160w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/2023/10/Rina-Sawayama-performs-at-Portola-on-Sunday-Oct.-1-2023.-Estefany-Gonzalez-7-768x512.jpg 768w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/2023/10/Rina-Sawayama-performs-at-Portola-on-Sunday-Oct.-1-2023.-Estefany-Gonzalez-7-1536x1024.jpg 1536w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 1920px) 100vw, 1920px\">\u003cfigcaption class=\"wp-caption-text\">Rina Sawayama performs at Portola on Sunday, Oct. 1, 2023. \u003ccite>(Estefany Gonzalez)\u003c/cite>\u003c/figcaption>\u003c/figure>\n\u003cfigure id=\"attachment_13935678\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\" style=\"max-width: 1920px\">\u003cimg loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-full wp-image-13935678\" src=\"https://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/2/2023/10/Rina-Sawayama-performs-at-Portola-on-Sunday-Oct.-1-2023.-Estefany-Gonzalez-4.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"1920\" height=\"1280\" srcset=\"https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/2023/10/Rina-Sawayama-performs-at-Portola-on-Sunday-Oct.-1-2023.-Estefany-Gonzalez-4.jpg 1920w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/2023/10/Rina-Sawayama-performs-at-Portola-on-Sunday-Oct.-1-2023.-Estefany-Gonzalez-4-800x533.jpg 800w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/2023/10/Rina-Sawayama-performs-at-Portola-on-Sunday-Oct.-1-2023.-Estefany-Gonzalez-4-1020x680.jpg 1020w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/2023/10/Rina-Sawayama-performs-at-Portola-on-Sunday-Oct.-1-2023.-Estefany-Gonzalez-4-160x107.jpg 160w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/2023/10/Rina-Sawayama-performs-at-Portola-on-Sunday-Oct.-1-2023.-Estefany-Gonzalez-4-768x512.jpg 768w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/2023/10/Rina-Sawayama-performs-at-Portola-on-Sunday-Oct.-1-2023.-Estefany-Gonzalez-4-1536x1024.jpg 1536w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 1920px) 100vw, 1920px\">\u003cfigcaption class=\"wp-caption-text\">Rina Sawayama performs at Portola on Sunday, Oct. 1, 2023. \u003ccite>(Estefany Gonzalez)\u003c/cite>\u003c/figcaption>\u003c/figure>\n\u003cfigure id=\"attachment_13935676\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\" style=\"max-width: 1920px\">\u003cimg loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-full wp-image-13935676\" src=\"https://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/2/2023/10/Masego-performs-at-Portola-on-Sunday-Oct.-1-2023.-Estefany-Gonzalez-3.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"1920\" height=\"1280\" srcset=\"https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/2023/10/Masego-performs-at-Portola-on-Sunday-Oct.-1-2023.-Estefany-Gonzalez-3.jpg 1920w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/2023/10/Masego-performs-at-Portola-on-Sunday-Oct.-1-2023.-Estefany-Gonzalez-3-800x533.jpg 800w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/2023/10/Masego-performs-at-Portola-on-Sunday-Oct.-1-2023.-Estefany-Gonzalez-3-1020x680.jpg 1020w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/2023/10/Masego-performs-at-Portola-on-Sunday-Oct.-1-2023.-Estefany-Gonzalez-3-160x107.jpg 160w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/2023/10/Masego-performs-at-Portola-on-Sunday-Oct.-1-2023.-Estefany-Gonzalez-3-768x512.jpg 768w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/2023/10/Masego-performs-at-Portola-on-Sunday-Oct.-1-2023.-Estefany-Gonzalez-3-1536x1024.jpg 1536w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 1920px) 100vw, 1920px\">\u003cfigcaption class=\"wp-caption-text\">Masego performs at Portola on Sunday, Oct. 1, 2023. \u003ccite>(Estefany Gonzalez)\u003c/cite>\u003c/figcaption>\u003c/figure>\n\u003cfigure id=\"attachment_13935668\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\" style=\"max-width: 1920px\">\u003cimg loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-full wp-image-13935668\" src=\"https://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/2/2023/10/Little-Dragon-performs-at-Portola-on-Sunday-Oct.-1-2023.-Estefany-Gonzalez-2.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"1920\" height=\"1280\" srcset=\"https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/2023/10/Little-Dragon-performs-at-Portola-on-Sunday-Oct.-1-2023.-Estefany-Gonzalez-2.jpg 1920w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/2023/10/Little-Dragon-performs-at-Portola-on-Sunday-Oct.-1-2023.-Estefany-Gonzalez-2-800x533.jpg 800w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/2023/10/Little-Dragon-performs-at-Portola-on-Sunday-Oct.-1-2023.-Estefany-Gonzalez-2-1020x680.jpg 1020w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/2023/10/Little-Dragon-performs-at-Portola-on-Sunday-Oct.-1-2023.-Estefany-Gonzalez-2-160x107.jpg 160w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/2023/10/Little-Dragon-performs-at-Portola-on-Sunday-Oct.-1-2023.-Estefany-Gonzalez-2-768x512.jpg 768w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/2023/10/Little-Dragon-performs-at-Portola-on-Sunday-Oct.-1-2023.-Estefany-Gonzalez-2-1536x1024.jpg 1536w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 1920px) 100vw, 1920px\">\u003cfigcaption class=\"wp-caption-text\">Little Dragon performs at Portola on Sunday, Oct. 1, 2023. \u003ccite>(Estefany Gonzalez)\u003c/cite>\u003c/figcaption>\u003c/figure>\n\u003cfigure id=\"attachment_13935669\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\" style=\"max-width: 1920px\">\u003cimg loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-full wp-image-13935669\" src=\"https://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/2/2023/10/Little-Dragon-performs-at-Portola-on-Sunday-Oct.-1-2023.-Estefany-Gonzalez-3-2.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"1920\" height=\"1280\" srcset=\"https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/2023/10/Little-Dragon-performs-at-Portola-on-Sunday-Oct.-1-2023.-Estefany-Gonzalez-3-2.jpg 1920w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/2023/10/Little-Dragon-performs-at-Portola-on-Sunday-Oct.-1-2023.-Estefany-Gonzalez-3-2-800x533.jpg 800w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/2023/10/Little-Dragon-performs-at-Portola-on-Sunday-Oct.-1-2023.-Estefany-Gonzalez-3-2-1020x680.jpg 1020w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/2023/10/Little-Dragon-performs-at-Portola-on-Sunday-Oct.-1-2023.-Estefany-Gonzalez-3-2-160x107.jpg 160w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/2023/10/Little-Dragon-performs-at-Portola-on-Sunday-Oct.-1-2023.-Estefany-Gonzalez-3-2-768x512.jpg 768w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/2023/10/Little-Dragon-performs-at-Portola-on-Sunday-Oct.-1-2023.-Estefany-Gonzalez-3-2-1536x1024.jpg 1536w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 1920px) 100vw, 1920px\">\u003cfigcaption class=\"wp-caption-text\">Little Dragon performs at Portola on Sunday, Oct. 1, 2023. \u003ccite>(Estefany Gonzalez)\u003c/cite>\u003c/figcaption>\u003c/figure>\n\u003cfigure id=\"attachment_13935666\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\" style=\"max-width: 1920px\">\u003cimg loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-full wp-image-13935666\" src=\"https://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/2/2023/10/Labrinth-performs-at-Portola-on-Sunday-Oct.-1-2023.-Estefany-Gonzalez-7.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"1920\" height=\"1280\" srcset=\"https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/2023/10/Labrinth-performs-at-Portola-on-Sunday-Oct.-1-2023.-Estefany-Gonzalez-7.jpg 1920w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/2023/10/Labrinth-performs-at-Portola-on-Sunday-Oct.-1-2023.-Estefany-Gonzalez-7-800x533.jpg 800w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/2023/10/Labrinth-performs-at-Portola-on-Sunday-Oct.-1-2023.-Estefany-Gonzalez-7-1020x680.jpg 1020w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/2023/10/Labrinth-performs-at-Portola-on-Sunday-Oct.-1-2023.-Estefany-Gonzalez-7-160x107.jpg 160w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/2023/10/Labrinth-performs-at-Portola-on-Sunday-Oct.-1-2023.-Estefany-Gonzalez-7-768x512.jpg 768w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/2023/10/Labrinth-performs-at-Portola-on-Sunday-Oct.-1-2023.-Estefany-Gonzalez-7-1536x1024.jpg 1536w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 1920px) 100vw, 1920px\">\u003cfigcaption class=\"wp-caption-text\">Labrinth performs at Portola on Sunday, Oct. 1, 2023. \u003ccite>(Estefany Gonzalez)\u003c/cite>\u003c/figcaption>\u003c/figure>\n\u003cfigure id=\"attachment_13935660\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\" style=\"max-width: 1920px\">\u003cimg loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-full wp-image-13935660\" src=\"https://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/2/2023/10/Janellelise-Ondevilla-left-and-partner-Michae-McEuen-wear-matching-light-up-outfits-to-Portola-on-Sunday-Oct.-1-2023.-Estefany-Gonzalez.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"1920\" height=\"1280\" srcset=\"https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/2023/10/Janellelise-Ondevilla-left-and-partner-Michae-McEuen-wear-matching-light-up-outfits-to-Portola-on-Sunday-Oct.-1-2023.-Estefany-Gonzalez.jpg 1920w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/2023/10/Janellelise-Ondevilla-left-and-partner-Michae-McEuen-wear-matching-light-up-outfits-to-Portola-on-Sunday-Oct.-1-2023.-Estefany-Gonzalez-800x533.jpg 800w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/2023/10/Janellelise-Ondevilla-left-and-partner-Michae-McEuen-wear-matching-light-up-outfits-to-Portola-on-Sunday-Oct.-1-2023.-Estefany-Gonzalez-1020x680.jpg 1020w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/2023/10/Janellelise-Ondevilla-left-and-partner-Michae-McEuen-wear-matching-light-up-outfits-to-Portola-on-Sunday-Oct.-1-2023.-Estefany-Gonzalez-160x107.jpg 160w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/2023/10/Janellelise-Ondevilla-left-and-partner-Michae-McEuen-wear-matching-light-up-outfits-to-Portola-on-Sunday-Oct.-1-2023.-Estefany-Gonzalez-768x512.jpg 768w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/2023/10/Janellelise-Ondevilla-left-and-partner-Michae-McEuen-wear-matching-light-up-outfits-to-Portola-on-Sunday-Oct.-1-2023.-Estefany-Gonzalez-1536x1024.jpg 1536w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 1920px) 100vw, 1920px\">\u003cfigcaption class=\"wp-caption-text\">Janellelise Ondevilla (left) and partner Michae McEuen wear matching light up outfits to Portola on Sunday, Oct. 1, 2023. \u003ccite>(Estefany Gonzalez)\u003c/cite>\u003c/figcaption>\u003c/figure>\n\u003cfigure id=\"attachment_13935657\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\" style=\"max-width: 1920px\">\u003cimg loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-full wp-image-13935657\" src=\"https://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/2/2023/10/Festivalgoers-cheer-from-the-front-row-of-the-Pier-Stage-as-Skrillex-headlines-Portola-on-Sunday-Oct.-1-2023.-2.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"1920\" height=\"1280\" srcset=\"https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/2023/10/Festivalgoers-cheer-from-the-front-row-of-the-Pier-Stage-as-Skrillex-headlines-Portola-on-Sunday-Oct.-1-2023.-2.jpg 1920w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/2023/10/Festivalgoers-cheer-from-the-front-row-of-the-Pier-Stage-as-Skrillex-headlines-Portola-on-Sunday-Oct.-1-2023.-2-800x533.jpg 800w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/2023/10/Festivalgoers-cheer-from-the-front-row-of-the-Pier-Stage-as-Skrillex-headlines-Portola-on-Sunday-Oct.-1-2023.-2-1020x680.jpg 1020w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/2023/10/Festivalgoers-cheer-from-the-front-row-of-the-Pier-Stage-as-Skrillex-headlines-Portola-on-Sunday-Oct.-1-2023.-2-160x107.jpg 160w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/2023/10/Festivalgoers-cheer-from-the-front-row-of-the-Pier-Stage-as-Skrillex-headlines-Portola-on-Sunday-Oct.-1-2023.-2-768x512.jpg 768w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/2023/10/Festivalgoers-cheer-from-the-front-row-of-the-Pier-Stage-as-Skrillex-headlines-Portola-on-Sunday-Oct.-1-2023.-2-1536x1024.jpg 1536w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 1920px) 100vw, 1920px\">\u003cfigcaption class=\"wp-caption-text\">Festivalgoers cheer from the front row of the Pier Stage as Skrillex headlines Portola on Sunday, Oct. 1, 2023. \u003ccite>(Estefany Gonzalez)\u003c/cite>\u003c/figcaption>\u003c/figure>\n\u003cfigure id=\"attachment_13935656\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\" style=\"max-width: 1920px\">\u003cimg loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-full wp-image-13935656\" src=\"https://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/2/2023/10/Fans-dance-at-the-Ship-Tent-as-Kenny-Beats-performs-at-Portola-on-Sunday-Oct.-1-2023.-Estefany-Gonzalez-5.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"1920\" height=\"1280\" srcset=\"https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/2023/10/Fans-dance-at-the-Ship-Tent-as-Kenny-Beats-performs-at-Portola-on-Sunday-Oct.-1-2023.-Estefany-Gonzalez-5.jpg 1920w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/2023/10/Fans-dance-at-the-Ship-Tent-as-Kenny-Beats-performs-at-Portola-on-Sunday-Oct.-1-2023.-Estefany-Gonzalez-5-800x533.jpg 800w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/2023/10/Fans-dance-at-the-Ship-Tent-as-Kenny-Beats-performs-at-Portola-on-Sunday-Oct.-1-2023.-Estefany-Gonzalez-5-1020x680.jpg 1020w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/2023/10/Fans-dance-at-the-Ship-Tent-as-Kenny-Beats-performs-at-Portola-on-Sunday-Oct.-1-2023.-Estefany-Gonzalez-5-160x107.jpg 160w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/2023/10/Fans-dance-at-the-Ship-Tent-as-Kenny-Beats-performs-at-Portola-on-Sunday-Oct.-1-2023.-Estefany-Gonzalez-5-768x512.jpg 768w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/2023/10/Fans-dance-at-the-Ship-Tent-as-Kenny-Beats-performs-at-Portola-on-Sunday-Oct.-1-2023.-Estefany-Gonzalez-5-1536x1024.jpg 1536w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 1920px) 100vw, 1920px\">\u003cfigcaption class=\"wp-caption-text\">Fans dance at the Ship Tent as Kenny Beats performs at Portola on Sunday, Oct. 1, 2023. \u003ccite>(Estefany Gonzalez)\u003c/cite>\u003c/figcaption>\u003c/figure>\n\u003cfigure id=\"attachment_13935655\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\" style=\"max-width: 1920px\">\u003cimg loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-full wp-image-13935655\" src=\"https://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/2/2023/10/Fans-cheer-for-Kenny-Beats-from-the-front-row-of-the-Ship-Tent-on-Sunday-Oct.-1-2023.-Estefany-Gonzalez-2.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"1920\" height=\"1280\" srcset=\"https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/2023/10/Fans-cheer-for-Kenny-Beats-from-the-front-row-of-the-Ship-Tent-on-Sunday-Oct.-1-2023.-Estefany-Gonzalez-2.jpg 1920w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/2023/10/Fans-cheer-for-Kenny-Beats-from-the-front-row-of-the-Ship-Tent-on-Sunday-Oct.-1-2023.-Estefany-Gonzalez-2-800x533.jpg 800w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/2023/10/Fans-cheer-for-Kenny-Beats-from-the-front-row-of-the-Ship-Tent-on-Sunday-Oct.-1-2023.-Estefany-Gonzalez-2-1020x680.jpg 1020w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/2023/10/Fans-cheer-for-Kenny-Beats-from-the-front-row-of-the-Ship-Tent-on-Sunday-Oct.-1-2023.-Estefany-Gonzalez-2-160x107.jpg 160w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/2023/10/Fans-cheer-for-Kenny-Beats-from-the-front-row-of-the-Ship-Tent-on-Sunday-Oct.-1-2023.-Estefany-Gonzalez-2-768x512.jpg 768w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/2023/10/Fans-cheer-for-Kenny-Beats-from-the-front-row-of-the-Ship-Tent-on-Sunday-Oct.-1-2023.-Estefany-Gonzalez-2-1536x1024.jpg 1536w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 1920px) 100vw, 1920px\">\u003cfigcaption class=\"wp-caption-text\">Fans cheer for Kenny Beats from the front row of the Ship Tent on Sunday, Oct. 1, 2023. \u003ccite>(Estefany Gonzalez)\u003c/cite>\u003c/figcaption>\u003c/figure>\n\u003cfigure id=\"attachment_13935653\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\" style=\"max-width: 1920px\">\u003cimg loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-full wp-image-13935653\" src=\"https://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/2/2023/10/Eric-Prydz-performs-at-Portola-on-Saturday-Sept.-30-2023.-Estefany-Gonzalez.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"1920\" height=\"1280\" srcset=\"https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/2023/10/Eric-Prydz-performs-at-Portola-on-Saturday-Sept.-30-2023.-Estefany-Gonzalez.jpg 1920w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/2023/10/Eric-Prydz-performs-at-Portola-on-Saturday-Sept.-30-2023.-Estefany-Gonzalez-800x533.jpg 800w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/2023/10/Eric-Prydz-performs-at-Portola-on-Saturday-Sept.-30-2023.-Estefany-Gonzalez-1020x680.jpg 1020w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/2023/10/Eric-Prydz-performs-at-Portola-on-Saturday-Sept.-30-2023.-Estefany-Gonzalez-160x107.jpg 160w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/2023/10/Eric-Prydz-performs-at-Portola-on-Saturday-Sept.-30-2023.-Estefany-Gonzalez-768x512.jpg 768w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/2023/10/Eric-Prydz-performs-at-Portola-on-Saturday-Sept.-30-2023.-Estefany-Gonzalez-1536x1024.jpg 1536w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 1920px) 100vw, 1920px\">\u003cfigcaption class=\"wp-caption-text\">Eric Prydz performs at Portola on Saturday, Sept. 30, 2023. \u003ccite>(Estefany Gonzalez)\u003c/cite>\u003c/figcaption>\u003c/figure>\n\u003cfigure id=\"attachment_13935652\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\" style=\"max-width: 1920px\">\u003cimg loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-full wp-image-13935652\" src=\"https://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/2/2023/10/Eric-Prydz-performs-at-Portola-on-Saturday-Sept.-30-2023.-Estefany-Gonzalez-3.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"1920\" height=\"1280\" srcset=\"https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/2023/10/Eric-Prydz-performs-at-Portola-on-Saturday-Sept.-30-2023.-Estefany-Gonzalez-3.jpg 1920w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/2023/10/Eric-Prydz-performs-at-Portola-on-Saturday-Sept.-30-2023.-Estefany-Gonzalez-3-800x533.jpg 800w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/2023/10/Eric-Prydz-performs-at-Portola-on-Saturday-Sept.-30-2023.-Estefany-Gonzalez-3-1020x680.jpg 1020w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/2023/10/Eric-Prydz-performs-at-Portola-on-Saturday-Sept.-30-2023.-Estefany-Gonzalez-3-160x107.jpg 160w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/2023/10/Eric-Prydz-performs-at-Portola-on-Saturday-Sept.-30-2023.-Estefany-Gonzalez-3-768x512.jpg 768w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/2023/10/Eric-Prydz-performs-at-Portola-on-Saturday-Sept.-30-2023.-Estefany-Gonzalez-3-1536x1024.jpg 1536w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 1920px) 100vw, 1920px\">\u003cfigcaption class=\"wp-caption-text\">Eric Prydz performs at Portola on Saturday, Sept. 30, 2023. \u003ccite>(Estefany Gonzalez)\u003c/cite>\u003c/figcaption>\u003c/figure>\n\u003cfigure id=\"attachment_13935651\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\" style=\"max-width: 1920px\">\u003cimg loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-full wp-image-13935651\" src=\"https://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/2/2023/10/Polo-and-Pan-perform-at-Portola-on-Saturday-Sept.-30-2023.-Estefany-Gonzalez-5.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"1920\" height=\"1280\" srcset=\"https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/2023/10/Polo-and-Pan-perform-at-Portola-on-Saturday-Sept.-30-2023.-Estefany-Gonzalez-5.jpg 1920w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/2023/10/Polo-and-Pan-perform-at-Portola-on-Saturday-Sept.-30-2023.-Estefany-Gonzalez-5-800x533.jpg 800w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/2023/10/Polo-and-Pan-perform-at-Portola-on-Saturday-Sept.-30-2023.-Estefany-Gonzalez-5-1020x680.jpg 1020w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/2023/10/Polo-and-Pan-perform-at-Portola-on-Saturday-Sept.-30-2023.-Estefany-Gonzalez-5-160x107.jpg 160w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/2023/10/Polo-and-Pan-perform-at-Portola-on-Saturday-Sept.-30-2023.-Estefany-Gonzalez-5-768x512.jpg 768w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/2023/10/Polo-and-Pan-perform-at-Portola-on-Saturday-Sept.-30-2023.-Estefany-Gonzalez-5-1536x1024.jpg 1536w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 1920px) 100vw, 1920px\">\u003cfigcaption class=\"wp-caption-text\">Polo and Pan perform at Portola on Saturday, Sept. 30, 2023. \u003ccite>(Estefany Gonzalez)\u003c/cite>\u003c/figcaption>\u003c/figure>\n\u003cfigure id=\"attachment_13935650\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\" style=\"max-width: 1920px\">\u003cimg loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-full wp-image-13935650\" src=\"https://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/2/2023/10/Polo-and-Pan-perform-at-Portola-on-Saturday-Sept.-30-2023.-Estefany-Gonzalez-3.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"1920\" height=\"1280\" srcset=\"https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/2023/10/Polo-and-Pan-perform-at-Portola-on-Saturday-Sept.-30-2023.-Estefany-Gonzalez-3.jpg 1920w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/2023/10/Polo-and-Pan-perform-at-Portola-on-Saturday-Sept.-30-2023.-Estefany-Gonzalez-3-800x533.jpg 800w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/2023/10/Polo-and-Pan-perform-at-Portola-on-Saturday-Sept.-30-2023.-Estefany-Gonzalez-3-1020x680.jpg 1020w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/2023/10/Polo-and-Pan-perform-at-Portola-on-Saturday-Sept.-30-2023.-Estefany-Gonzalez-3-160x107.jpg 160w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/2023/10/Polo-and-Pan-perform-at-Portola-on-Saturday-Sept.-30-2023.-Estefany-Gonzalez-3-768x512.jpg 768w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/2023/10/Polo-and-Pan-perform-at-Portola-on-Saturday-Sept.-30-2023.-Estefany-Gonzalez-3-1536x1024.jpg 1536w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 1920px) 100vw, 1920px\">\u003cfigcaption class=\"wp-caption-text\">Polo and Pan perform at Portola on Saturday, Sept. 30, 2023. \u003ccite>(Estefany Gonzalez)\u003c/cite>\u003c/figcaption>\u003c/figure>\n\u003cfigure id=\"attachment_13935649\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\" style=\"max-width: 1920px\">\u003cimg loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-full wp-image-13935649\" src=\"https://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/2/2023/10/Polo-and-Pan-perform-at-Portola-on-Saturday-Sept.-30-2023.-Estefany-Gonzalez-1.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"1920\" height=\"1280\" srcset=\"https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/2023/10/Polo-and-Pan-perform-at-Portola-on-Saturday-Sept.-30-2023.-Estefany-Gonzalez-1.jpg 1920w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/2023/10/Polo-and-Pan-perform-at-Portola-on-Saturday-Sept.-30-2023.-Estefany-Gonzalez-1-800x533.jpg 800w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/2023/10/Polo-and-Pan-perform-at-Portola-on-Saturday-Sept.-30-2023.-Estefany-Gonzalez-1-1020x680.jpg 1020w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/2023/10/Polo-and-Pan-perform-at-Portola-on-Saturday-Sept.-30-2023.-Estefany-Gonzalez-1-160x107.jpg 160w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/2023/10/Polo-and-Pan-perform-at-Portola-on-Saturday-Sept.-30-2023.-Estefany-Gonzalez-1-768x512.jpg 768w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/2023/10/Polo-and-Pan-perform-at-Portola-on-Saturday-Sept.-30-2023.-Estefany-Gonzalez-1-1536x1024.jpg 1536w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 1920px) 100vw, 1920px\">\u003cfigcaption class=\"wp-caption-text\">Polo and Pan perform at Portola on Saturday, Sept. 30, 2023. \u003ccite>(Estefany Gonzalez)\u003c/cite>\u003c/figcaption>\u003c/figure>\n\u003cfigure id=\"attachment_13935647\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\" style=\"max-width: 1920px\">\u003cimg loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-full wp-image-13935647\" src=\"https://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/2/2023/10/Flying-Lotus-performs-at-Portola-on-Saturday-Sept.-30-2023.-Estefany-Gonzalez-3.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"1920\" height=\"1280\" srcset=\"https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/2023/10/Flying-Lotus-performs-at-Portola-on-Saturday-Sept.-30-2023.-Estefany-Gonzalez-3.jpg 1920w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/2023/10/Flying-Lotus-performs-at-Portola-on-Saturday-Sept.-30-2023.-Estefany-Gonzalez-3-800x533.jpg 800w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/2023/10/Flying-Lotus-performs-at-Portola-on-Saturday-Sept.-30-2023.-Estefany-Gonzalez-3-1020x680.jpg 1020w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/2023/10/Flying-Lotus-performs-at-Portola-on-Saturday-Sept.-30-2023.-Estefany-Gonzalez-3-160x107.jpg 160w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/2023/10/Flying-Lotus-performs-at-Portola-on-Saturday-Sept.-30-2023.-Estefany-Gonzalez-3-768x512.jpg 768w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/2023/10/Flying-Lotus-performs-at-Portola-on-Saturday-Sept.-30-2023.-Estefany-Gonzalez-3-1536x1024.jpg 1536w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 1920px) 100vw, 1920px\">\u003cfigcaption class=\"wp-caption-text\">Flying Lotus performs at Portola on Saturday, Sept. 30, 2023. \u003ccite>(Estefany Gonzalez)\u003c/cite>\u003c/figcaption>\u003c/figure>\n\u003cfigure id=\"attachment_13935646\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\" style=\"max-width: 1920px\">\u003cimg loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-full wp-image-13935646\" src=\"https://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/2/2023/10/Portola-attendees-Dance-as-Nelly-Furtado-performs-on-Saturday-Sept.-30-2023.-Estefany-Gonzalez.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"1920\" height=\"1280\" srcset=\"https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/2023/10/Portola-attendees-Dance-as-Nelly-Furtado-performs-on-Saturday-Sept.-30-2023.-Estefany-Gonzalez.jpg 1920w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/2023/10/Portola-attendees-Dance-as-Nelly-Furtado-performs-on-Saturday-Sept.-30-2023.-Estefany-Gonzalez-800x533.jpg 800w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/2023/10/Portola-attendees-Dance-as-Nelly-Furtado-performs-on-Saturday-Sept.-30-2023.-Estefany-Gonzalez-1020x680.jpg 1020w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/2023/10/Portola-attendees-Dance-as-Nelly-Furtado-performs-on-Saturday-Sept.-30-2023.-Estefany-Gonzalez-160x107.jpg 160w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/2023/10/Portola-attendees-Dance-as-Nelly-Furtado-performs-on-Saturday-Sept.-30-2023.-Estefany-Gonzalez-768x512.jpg 768w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/2023/10/Portola-attendees-Dance-as-Nelly-Furtado-performs-on-Saturday-Sept.-30-2023.-Estefany-Gonzalez-1536x1024.jpg 1536w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 1920px) 100vw, 1920px\">\u003cfigcaption class=\"wp-caption-text\">Portola attendees dance as Nelly Furtado performs on Saturday, Sept. 30, 2023. \u003ccite>(Estefany Gonzalez)\u003c/cite>\u003c/figcaption>\u003c/figure>\n\u003cfigure id=\"attachment_13935645\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\" style=\"max-width: 1920px\">\u003cimg loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-full wp-image-13935645\" src=\"https://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/2/2023/10/Portola-attendees-dance-as-Polo-and-Pan-perform-on-Saturday-Sept.-30-2023.-Estefany-Gonzalez-1-1.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"1920\" height=\"1280\" srcset=\"https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/2023/10/Portola-attendees-dance-as-Polo-and-Pan-perform-on-Saturday-Sept.-30-2023.-Estefany-Gonzalez-1-1.jpg 1920w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/2023/10/Portola-attendees-dance-as-Polo-and-Pan-perform-on-Saturday-Sept.-30-2023.-Estefany-Gonzalez-1-1-800x533.jpg 800w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/2023/10/Portola-attendees-dance-as-Polo-and-Pan-perform-on-Saturday-Sept.-30-2023.-Estefany-Gonzalez-1-1-1020x680.jpg 1020w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/2023/10/Portola-attendees-dance-as-Polo-and-Pan-perform-on-Saturday-Sept.-30-2023.-Estefany-Gonzalez-1-1-160x107.jpg 160w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/2023/10/Portola-attendees-dance-as-Polo-and-Pan-perform-on-Saturday-Sept.-30-2023.-Estefany-Gonzalez-1-1-768x512.jpg 768w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/2023/10/Portola-attendees-dance-as-Polo-and-Pan-perform-on-Saturday-Sept.-30-2023.-Estefany-Gonzalez-1-1-1536x1024.jpg 1536w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 1920px) 100vw, 1920px\">\u003cfigcaption class=\"wp-caption-text\">Portola attendees dance as Polo and Pan perform on Saturday, Sept. 30, 2023. \u003ccite>(Estefany Gonzalez)\u003c/cite>\u003c/figcaption>\u003c/figure>\n\u003cfigure id=\"attachment_13935628\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\" style=\"max-width: 1920px\">\u003cimg loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-full wp-image-13935628\" src=\"https://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/2/2023/10/FKJ-performs-at-Portola-on-Saturday-Sept.-30-2023.-Estefany-Gonzalez-3.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"1920\" height=\"1280\" srcset=\"https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/2023/10/FKJ-performs-at-Portola-on-Saturday-Sept.-30-2023.-Estefany-Gonzalez-3.jpg 1920w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/2023/10/FKJ-performs-at-Portola-on-Saturday-Sept.-30-2023.-Estefany-Gonzalez-3-800x533.jpg 800w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/2023/10/FKJ-performs-at-Portola-on-Saturday-Sept.-30-2023.-Estefany-Gonzalez-3-1020x680.jpg 1020w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/2023/10/FKJ-performs-at-Portola-on-Saturday-Sept.-30-2023.-Estefany-Gonzalez-3-160x107.jpg 160w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/2023/10/FKJ-performs-at-Portola-on-Saturday-Sept.-30-2023.-Estefany-Gonzalez-3-768x512.jpg 768w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/2023/10/FKJ-performs-at-Portola-on-Saturday-Sept.-30-2023.-Estefany-Gonzalez-3-1536x1024.jpg 1536w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 1920px) 100vw, 1920px\">\u003cfigcaption class=\"wp-caption-text\">FKJ performs at Portola on Saturday, Sept. 30, 2023. \u003ccite>(Estefany Gonzalez)\u003c/cite>\u003c/figcaption>\u003c/figure>\n\u003cfigure id=\"attachment_13935627\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\" style=\"max-width: 1920px\">\u003cimg loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-full wp-image-13935627\" src=\"https://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/2/2023/10/FKJ-performs-at-Portola-on-Saturday-Sept.-30-2023.-Estefany-Gonzalez-1.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"1920\" height=\"1280\" srcset=\"https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/2023/10/FKJ-performs-at-Portola-on-Saturday-Sept.-30-2023.-Estefany-Gonzalez-1.jpg 1920w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/2023/10/FKJ-performs-at-Portola-on-Saturday-Sept.-30-2023.-Estefany-Gonzalez-1-800x533.jpg 800w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/2023/10/FKJ-performs-at-Portola-on-Saturday-Sept.-30-2023.-Estefany-Gonzalez-1-1020x680.jpg 1020w, 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"content": "\u003cdiv class=\"post-body\">\u003cp>\u003cp>After a chaotic first year, Portola made a triumphant return to San Francisco’s Pier 80 — an austere, concrete landscape bookended by mechanical cranes and ships. The city’s largest cargo terminal doesn’t exactly scream musical festival, but it does say Bay Area industrial with its chest. Thousands flocked to the venue in repurposed Renaissance sequins and LED garments galore on Sept. 30 and Oct. 1 to brave Bay Area climate at her finest: too hot for layers at noon and tundra cold by dark.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>Eric Prydz’ set on day one was less of a DJ set than it was an atmospheric experience. His electro-house beats were all-consuming even hundreds of rows back from the stage, while holograms of humanoids in hazmat gear surveilled the crowd like a cyberpunk nightmare.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>An obvious gem of the entire two-day festival was British rapper Little Simz, who tore up the main stage on Sunday with her turbo-charged rhymes and commanding stage presence. She exuded the raw confidence of an artist well in her prime. “I bottle up and then spill it in verses / One day, I’m wordless, next day, I’m a wordsmith,” she rapped from her 2021 album \u003cem>Sometimes I Might Be Introvert\u003c/em>, and the crowd \u003cem>felt it\u003c/em>.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>At the end of her set, Simz was as reluctant to go as the audience was. “Fuck it — if they cut us off, they cut us off,” she laughed, launching into an exhilarating bonus performance of “Woman.” (A highlight within the highlight were her ASL interpreters, who were busting moves as much as they were keeping up with her rapid fire verses.)\u003c/p>\n\u003cfigure id=\"attachment_13935673\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\" style=\"max-width: 1920px\">\u003cimg loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-full wp-image-13935673\" src=\"https://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/2/2023/10/Little-Simz-performs-at-Portola-on-Sunday-Oct.-1-2023.-Estefany-Gonzalez-3.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"1920\" height=\"1280\" srcset=\"https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/2023/10/Little-Simz-performs-at-Portola-on-Sunday-Oct.-1-2023.-Estefany-Gonzalez-3.jpg 1920w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/2023/10/Little-Simz-performs-at-Portola-on-Sunday-Oct.-1-2023.-Estefany-Gonzalez-3-800x533.jpg 800w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/2023/10/Little-Simz-performs-at-Portola-on-Sunday-Oct.-1-2023.-Estefany-Gonzalez-3-1020x680.jpg 1020w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/2023/10/Little-Simz-performs-at-Portola-on-Sunday-Oct.-1-2023.-Estefany-Gonzalez-3-160x107.jpg 160w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/2023/10/Little-Simz-performs-at-Portola-on-Sunday-Oct.-1-2023.-Estefany-Gonzalez-3-768x512.jpg 768w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/2023/10/Little-Simz-performs-at-Portola-on-Sunday-Oct.-1-2023.-Estefany-Gonzalez-3-1536x1024.jpg 1536w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 1920px) 100vw, 1920px\">\u003cfigcaption class=\"wp-caption-text\">Little Simz performs at Portola on Sunday, Oct. 1, 2023. \u003ccite>(Estefany Gonzalez)\u003c/cite>\u003c/figcaption>\u003c/figure>\n\u003cp>True to form, Thundercat delivered silky, six-string bass guitar solos — and meowed a lot. Rina Sawayama brought theatrical realness with three outfit changes and dramatic vocals. In the indoor scene, Kenny Beats, 2manydjs and Flying Lotus curated excellent warehouse parties. Kenny Beats’ expert mixing of Bay Area hits like “Got 5 on It” and “Tell Me When to Go” was frankly stunning.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>FKJ, Nelly Furtado and Polo and Pan had spectacular back-to-back sets. The crowd pressed up to the stage as Furtado made an emotional comeback performance. “Thank you so much,” she said tearfully as the crowd sang along to “I’m Like A Bird,” a 2000 hit that still has the staying power to heal our collective inner child.\u003c/p>\n\u003cfigure id=\"attachment_13935630\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\" style=\"max-width: 1920px\">\u003cimg loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-full wp-image-13935630\" src=\"https://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/2/2023/10/Nelly-Furtado-performs-at-Portola-on-Saturday-Sept.-30-2023.-Estefany-Gonzalez-2.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"1920\" height=\"1280\" srcset=\"https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/2023/10/Nelly-Furtado-performs-at-Portola-on-Saturday-Sept.-30-2023.-Estefany-Gonzalez-2.jpg 1920w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/2023/10/Nelly-Furtado-performs-at-Portola-on-Saturday-Sept.-30-2023.-Estefany-Gonzalez-2-800x533.jpg 800w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/2023/10/Nelly-Furtado-performs-at-Portola-on-Saturday-Sept.-30-2023.-Estefany-Gonzalez-2-1020x680.jpg 1020w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/2023/10/Nelly-Furtado-performs-at-Portola-on-Saturday-Sept.-30-2023.-Estefany-Gonzalez-2-160x107.jpg 160w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/2023/10/Nelly-Furtado-performs-at-Portola-on-Saturday-Sept.-30-2023.-Estefany-Gonzalez-2-768x512.jpg 768w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/2023/10/Nelly-Furtado-performs-at-Portola-on-Saturday-Sept.-30-2023.-Estefany-Gonzalez-2-1536x1024.jpg 1536w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 1920px) 100vw, 1920px\">\u003cfigcaption class=\"wp-caption-text\">Nelly Furtado performs at Portola on Saturday, Sept. 30, 2023. \u003ccite>(Estefany Gonzalez)\u003c/cite>\u003c/figcaption>\u003c/figure>\n\u003cp>If Furtado brought a syrupy nostalgia for the aughts era of Juicy velour and lowrise cargo pants, then Polo and Pan brought something more timeless and even subatomic. 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class=\"wp-caption-text\">Thundercat performs at Portola on Sunday, Oct. 1, 2023. \u003ccite>(Estefany Gonzalez)\u003c/cite>\u003c/figcaption>\u003c/figure>\n\u003cfigure id=\"attachment_13935684\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\" style=\"max-width: 1920px\">\u003cimg loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-full wp-image-13935684\" src=\"https://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/2/2023/10/Skrillex-headlines-Portola-on-Sunday-Oct.-1-2023.-Estefany-Gonzalez-8.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"1920\" height=\"1280\" srcset=\"https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/2023/10/Skrillex-headlines-Portola-on-Sunday-Oct.-1-2023.-Estefany-Gonzalez-8.jpg 1920w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/2023/10/Skrillex-headlines-Portola-on-Sunday-Oct.-1-2023.-Estefany-Gonzalez-8-800x533.jpg 800w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/2023/10/Skrillex-headlines-Portola-on-Sunday-Oct.-1-2023.-Estefany-Gonzalez-8-1020x680.jpg 1020w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/2023/10/Skrillex-headlines-Portola-on-Sunday-Oct.-1-2023.-Estefany-Gonzalez-8-160x107.jpg 160w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/2023/10/Skrillex-headlines-Portola-on-Sunday-Oct.-1-2023.-Estefany-Gonzalez-8-768x512.jpg 768w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/2023/10/Skrillex-headlines-Portola-on-Sunday-Oct.-1-2023.-Estefany-Gonzalez-8-1536x1024.jpg 1536w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 1920px) 100vw, 1920px\">\u003cfigcaption class=\"wp-caption-text\">Skrillex headlines Portola on Sunday, Oct. 1, 2023. \u003ccite>(Estefany Gonzalez)\u003c/cite>\u003c/figcaption>\u003c/figure>\n\u003cfigure id=\"attachment_13935680\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\" style=\"max-width: 1920px\">\u003cimg loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-full wp-image-13935680\" src=\"https://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/2/2023/10/Rina-Sawayama-performs-at-Portola-on-Sunday-Oct.-1-2023.-Estefany-Gonzalez-7.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"1920\" height=\"1280\" srcset=\"https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/2023/10/Rina-Sawayama-performs-at-Portola-on-Sunday-Oct.-1-2023.-Estefany-Gonzalez-7.jpg 1920w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/2023/10/Rina-Sawayama-performs-at-Portola-on-Sunday-Oct.-1-2023.-Estefany-Gonzalez-7-800x533.jpg 800w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/2023/10/Rina-Sawayama-performs-at-Portola-on-Sunday-Oct.-1-2023.-Estefany-Gonzalez-7-1020x680.jpg 1020w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/2023/10/Rina-Sawayama-performs-at-Portola-on-Sunday-Oct.-1-2023.-Estefany-Gonzalez-7-160x107.jpg 160w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/2023/10/Rina-Sawayama-performs-at-Portola-on-Sunday-Oct.-1-2023.-Estefany-Gonzalez-7-768x512.jpg 768w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/2023/10/Rina-Sawayama-performs-at-Portola-on-Sunday-Oct.-1-2023.-Estefany-Gonzalez-7-1536x1024.jpg 1536w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 1920px) 100vw, 1920px\">\u003cfigcaption class=\"wp-caption-text\">Rina Sawayama performs at Portola on Sunday, Oct. 1, 2023. \u003ccite>(Estefany Gonzalez)\u003c/cite>\u003c/figcaption>\u003c/figure>\n\u003cfigure id=\"attachment_13935678\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\" style=\"max-width: 1920px\">\u003cimg loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-full wp-image-13935678\" src=\"https://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/2/2023/10/Rina-Sawayama-performs-at-Portola-on-Sunday-Oct.-1-2023.-Estefany-Gonzalez-4.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"1920\" height=\"1280\" srcset=\"https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/2023/10/Rina-Sawayama-performs-at-Portola-on-Sunday-Oct.-1-2023.-Estefany-Gonzalez-4.jpg 1920w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/2023/10/Rina-Sawayama-performs-at-Portola-on-Sunday-Oct.-1-2023.-Estefany-Gonzalez-4-800x533.jpg 800w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/2023/10/Rina-Sawayama-performs-at-Portola-on-Sunday-Oct.-1-2023.-Estefany-Gonzalez-4-1020x680.jpg 1020w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/2023/10/Rina-Sawayama-performs-at-Portola-on-Sunday-Oct.-1-2023.-Estefany-Gonzalez-4-160x107.jpg 160w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/2023/10/Rina-Sawayama-performs-at-Portola-on-Sunday-Oct.-1-2023.-Estefany-Gonzalez-4-768x512.jpg 768w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/2023/10/Rina-Sawayama-performs-at-Portola-on-Sunday-Oct.-1-2023.-Estefany-Gonzalez-4-1536x1024.jpg 1536w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 1920px) 100vw, 1920px\">\u003cfigcaption class=\"wp-caption-text\">Rina Sawayama performs at Portola on Sunday, Oct. 1, 2023. \u003ccite>(Estefany Gonzalez)\u003c/cite>\u003c/figcaption>\u003c/figure>\n\u003cfigure id=\"attachment_13935676\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\" style=\"max-width: 1920px\">\u003cimg loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-full wp-image-13935676\" src=\"https://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/2/2023/10/Masego-performs-at-Portola-on-Sunday-Oct.-1-2023.-Estefany-Gonzalez-3.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"1920\" height=\"1280\" srcset=\"https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/2023/10/Masego-performs-at-Portola-on-Sunday-Oct.-1-2023.-Estefany-Gonzalez-3.jpg 1920w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/2023/10/Masego-performs-at-Portola-on-Sunday-Oct.-1-2023.-Estefany-Gonzalez-3-800x533.jpg 800w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/2023/10/Masego-performs-at-Portola-on-Sunday-Oct.-1-2023.-Estefany-Gonzalez-3-1020x680.jpg 1020w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/2023/10/Masego-performs-at-Portola-on-Sunday-Oct.-1-2023.-Estefany-Gonzalez-3-160x107.jpg 160w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/2023/10/Masego-performs-at-Portola-on-Sunday-Oct.-1-2023.-Estefany-Gonzalez-3-768x512.jpg 768w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/2023/10/Masego-performs-at-Portola-on-Sunday-Oct.-1-2023.-Estefany-Gonzalez-3-1536x1024.jpg 1536w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 1920px) 100vw, 1920px\">\u003cfigcaption class=\"wp-caption-text\">Masego performs at Portola on Sunday, Oct. 1, 2023. \u003ccite>(Estefany Gonzalez)\u003c/cite>\u003c/figcaption>\u003c/figure>\n\u003cfigure id=\"attachment_13935668\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\" style=\"max-width: 1920px\">\u003cimg loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-full wp-image-13935668\" src=\"https://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/2/2023/10/Little-Dragon-performs-at-Portola-on-Sunday-Oct.-1-2023.-Estefany-Gonzalez-2.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"1920\" height=\"1280\" srcset=\"https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/2023/10/Little-Dragon-performs-at-Portola-on-Sunday-Oct.-1-2023.-Estefany-Gonzalez-2.jpg 1920w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/2023/10/Little-Dragon-performs-at-Portola-on-Sunday-Oct.-1-2023.-Estefany-Gonzalez-2-800x533.jpg 800w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/2023/10/Little-Dragon-performs-at-Portola-on-Sunday-Oct.-1-2023.-Estefany-Gonzalez-2-1020x680.jpg 1020w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/2023/10/Little-Dragon-performs-at-Portola-on-Sunday-Oct.-1-2023.-Estefany-Gonzalez-2-160x107.jpg 160w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/2023/10/Little-Dragon-performs-at-Portola-on-Sunday-Oct.-1-2023.-Estefany-Gonzalez-2-768x512.jpg 768w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/2023/10/Little-Dragon-performs-at-Portola-on-Sunday-Oct.-1-2023.-Estefany-Gonzalez-2-1536x1024.jpg 1536w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 1920px) 100vw, 1920px\">\u003cfigcaption class=\"wp-caption-text\">Little Dragon performs at Portola on Sunday, Oct. 1, 2023. \u003ccite>(Estefany Gonzalez)\u003c/cite>\u003c/figcaption>\u003c/figure>\n\u003cfigure id=\"attachment_13935669\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\" style=\"max-width: 1920px\">\u003cimg loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-full wp-image-13935669\" src=\"https://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/2/2023/10/Little-Dragon-performs-at-Portola-on-Sunday-Oct.-1-2023.-Estefany-Gonzalez-3-2.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"1920\" height=\"1280\" srcset=\"https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/2023/10/Little-Dragon-performs-at-Portola-on-Sunday-Oct.-1-2023.-Estefany-Gonzalez-3-2.jpg 1920w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/2023/10/Little-Dragon-performs-at-Portola-on-Sunday-Oct.-1-2023.-Estefany-Gonzalez-3-2-800x533.jpg 800w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/2023/10/Little-Dragon-performs-at-Portola-on-Sunday-Oct.-1-2023.-Estefany-Gonzalez-3-2-1020x680.jpg 1020w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/2023/10/Little-Dragon-performs-at-Portola-on-Sunday-Oct.-1-2023.-Estefany-Gonzalez-3-2-160x107.jpg 160w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/2023/10/Little-Dragon-performs-at-Portola-on-Sunday-Oct.-1-2023.-Estefany-Gonzalez-3-2-768x512.jpg 768w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/2023/10/Little-Dragon-performs-at-Portola-on-Sunday-Oct.-1-2023.-Estefany-Gonzalez-3-2-1536x1024.jpg 1536w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 1920px) 100vw, 1920px\">\u003cfigcaption class=\"wp-caption-text\">Little Dragon performs at Portola on Sunday, Oct. 1, 2023. \u003ccite>(Estefany Gonzalez)\u003c/cite>\u003c/figcaption>\u003c/figure>\n\u003cfigure id=\"attachment_13935666\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\" style=\"max-width: 1920px\">\u003cimg loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-full wp-image-13935666\" src=\"https://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/2/2023/10/Labrinth-performs-at-Portola-on-Sunday-Oct.-1-2023.-Estefany-Gonzalez-7.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"1920\" height=\"1280\" srcset=\"https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/2023/10/Labrinth-performs-at-Portola-on-Sunday-Oct.-1-2023.-Estefany-Gonzalez-7.jpg 1920w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/2023/10/Labrinth-performs-at-Portola-on-Sunday-Oct.-1-2023.-Estefany-Gonzalez-7-800x533.jpg 800w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/2023/10/Labrinth-performs-at-Portola-on-Sunday-Oct.-1-2023.-Estefany-Gonzalez-7-1020x680.jpg 1020w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/2023/10/Labrinth-performs-at-Portola-on-Sunday-Oct.-1-2023.-Estefany-Gonzalez-7-160x107.jpg 160w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/2023/10/Labrinth-performs-at-Portola-on-Sunday-Oct.-1-2023.-Estefany-Gonzalez-7-768x512.jpg 768w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/2023/10/Labrinth-performs-at-Portola-on-Sunday-Oct.-1-2023.-Estefany-Gonzalez-7-1536x1024.jpg 1536w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 1920px) 100vw, 1920px\">\u003cfigcaption class=\"wp-caption-text\">Labrinth performs at Portola on Sunday, Oct. 1, 2023. \u003ccite>(Estefany Gonzalez)\u003c/cite>\u003c/figcaption>\u003c/figure>\n\u003cfigure id=\"attachment_13935660\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\" style=\"max-width: 1920px\">\u003cimg loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-full wp-image-13935660\" src=\"https://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/2/2023/10/Janellelise-Ondevilla-left-and-partner-Michae-McEuen-wear-matching-light-up-outfits-to-Portola-on-Sunday-Oct.-1-2023.-Estefany-Gonzalez.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"1920\" height=\"1280\" srcset=\"https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/2023/10/Janellelise-Ondevilla-left-and-partner-Michae-McEuen-wear-matching-light-up-outfits-to-Portola-on-Sunday-Oct.-1-2023.-Estefany-Gonzalez.jpg 1920w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/2023/10/Janellelise-Ondevilla-left-and-partner-Michae-McEuen-wear-matching-light-up-outfits-to-Portola-on-Sunday-Oct.-1-2023.-Estefany-Gonzalez-800x533.jpg 800w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/2023/10/Janellelise-Ondevilla-left-and-partner-Michae-McEuen-wear-matching-light-up-outfits-to-Portola-on-Sunday-Oct.-1-2023.-Estefany-Gonzalez-1020x680.jpg 1020w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/2023/10/Janellelise-Ondevilla-left-and-partner-Michae-McEuen-wear-matching-light-up-outfits-to-Portola-on-Sunday-Oct.-1-2023.-Estefany-Gonzalez-160x107.jpg 160w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/2023/10/Janellelise-Ondevilla-left-and-partner-Michae-McEuen-wear-matching-light-up-outfits-to-Portola-on-Sunday-Oct.-1-2023.-Estefany-Gonzalez-768x512.jpg 768w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/2023/10/Janellelise-Ondevilla-left-and-partner-Michae-McEuen-wear-matching-light-up-outfits-to-Portola-on-Sunday-Oct.-1-2023.-Estefany-Gonzalez-1536x1024.jpg 1536w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 1920px) 100vw, 1920px\">\u003cfigcaption class=\"wp-caption-text\">Janellelise Ondevilla (left) and partner Michae McEuen wear matching light up outfits to Portola on Sunday, Oct. 1, 2023. \u003ccite>(Estefany Gonzalez)\u003c/cite>\u003c/figcaption>\u003c/figure>\n\u003cfigure id=\"attachment_13935657\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\" style=\"max-width: 1920px\">\u003cimg loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-full wp-image-13935657\" src=\"https://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/2/2023/10/Festivalgoers-cheer-from-the-front-row-of-the-Pier-Stage-as-Skrillex-headlines-Portola-on-Sunday-Oct.-1-2023.-2.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"1920\" height=\"1280\" srcset=\"https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/2023/10/Festivalgoers-cheer-from-the-front-row-of-the-Pier-Stage-as-Skrillex-headlines-Portola-on-Sunday-Oct.-1-2023.-2.jpg 1920w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/2023/10/Festivalgoers-cheer-from-the-front-row-of-the-Pier-Stage-as-Skrillex-headlines-Portola-on-Sunday-Oct.-1-2023.-2-800x533.jpg 800w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/2023/10/Festivalgoers-cheer-from-the-front-row-of-the-Pier-Stage-as-Skrillex-headlines-Portola-on-Sunday-Oct.-1-2023.-2-1020x680.jpg 1020w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/2023/10/Festivalgoers-cheer-from-the-front-row-of-the-Pier-Stage-as-Skrillex-headlines-Portola-on-Sunday-Oct.-1-2023.-2-160x107.jpg 160w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/2023/10/Festivalgoers-cheer-from-the-front-row-of-the-Pier-Stage-as-Skrillex-headlines-Portola-on-Sunday-Oct.-1-2023.-2-768x512.jpg 768w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/2023/10/Festivalgoers-cheer-from-the-front-row-of-the-Pier-Stage-as-Skrillex-headlines-Portola-on-Sunday-Oct.-1-2023.-2-1536x1024.jpg 1536w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 1920px) 100vw, 1920px\">\u003cfigcaption class=\"wp-caption-text\">Festivalgoers cheer from the front row of the Pier Stage as Skrillex headlines Portola on Sunday, Oct. 1, 2023. \u003ccite>(Estefany Gonzalez)\u003c/cite>\u003c/figcaption>\u003c/figure>\n\u003cfigure id=\"attachment_13935656\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\" style=\"max-width: 1920px\">\u003cimg loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-full wp-image-13935656\" src=\"https://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/2/2023/10/Fans-dance-at-the-Ship-Tent-as-Kenny-Beats-performs-at-Portola-on-Sunday-Oct.-1-2023.-Estefany-Gonzalez-5.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"1920\" height=\"1280\" srcset=\"https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/2023/10/Fans-dance-at-the-Ship-Tent-as-Kenny-Beats-performs-at-Portola-on-Sunday-Oct.-1-2023.-Estefany-Gonzalez-5.jpg 1920w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/2023/10/Fans-dance-at-the-Ship-Tent-as-Kenny-Beats-performs-at-Portola-on-Sunday-Oct.-1-2023.-Estefany-Gonzalez-5-800x533.jpg 800w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/2023/10/Fans-dance-at-the-Ship-Tent-as-Kenny-Beats-performs-at-Portola-on-Sunday-Oct.-1-2023.-Estefany-Gonzalez-5-1020x680.jpg 1020w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/2023/10/Fans-dance-at-the-Ship-Tent-as-Kenny-Beats-performs-at-Portola-on-Sunday-Oct.-1-2023.-Estefany-Gonzalez-5-160x107.jpg 160w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/2023/10/Fans-dance-at-the-Ship-Tent-as-Kenny-Beats-performs-at-Portola-on-Sunday-Oct.-1-2023.-Estefany-Gonzalez-5-768x512.jpg 768w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/2023/10/Fans-dance-at-the-Ship-Tent-as-Kenny-Beats-performs-at-Portola-on-Sunday-Oct.-1-2023.-Estefany-Gonzalez-5-1536x1024.jpg 1536w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 1920px) 100vw, 1920px\">\u003cfigcaption class=\"wp-caption-text\">Fans dance at the Ship Tent as Kenny Beats performs at Portola on Sunday, Oct. 1, 2023. \u003ccite>(Estefany Gonzalez)\u003c/cite>\u003c/figcaption>\u003c/figure>\n\u003cfigure id=\"attachment_13935655\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\" style=\"max-width: 1920px\">\u003cimg loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-full wp-image-13935655\" src=\"https://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/2/2023/10/Fans-cheer-for-Kenny-Beats-from-the-front-row-of-the-Ship-Tent-on-Sunday-Oct.-1-2023.-Estefany-Gonzalez-2.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"1920\" height=\"1280\" srcset=\"https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/2023/10/Fans-cheer-for-Kenny-Beats-from-the-front-row-of-the-Ship-Tent-on-Sunday-Oct.-1-2023.-Estefany-Gonzalez-2.jpg 1920w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/2023/10/Fans-cheer-for-Kenny-Beats-from-the-front-row-of-the-Ship-Tent-on-Sunday-Oct.-1-2023.-Estefany-Gonzalez-2-800x533.jpg 800w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/2023/10/Fans-cheer-for-Kenny-Beats-from-the-front-row-of-the-Ship-Tent-on-Sunday-Oct.-1-2023.-Estefany-Gonzalez-2-1020x680.jpg 1020w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/2023/10/Fans-cheer-for-Kenny-Beats-from-the-front-row-of-the-Ship-Tent-on-Sunday-Oct.-1-2023.-Estefany-Gonzalez-2-160x107.jpg 160w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/2023/10/Fans-cheer-for-Kenny-Beats-from-the-front-row-of-the-Ship-Tent-on-Sunday-Oct.-1-2023.-Estefany-Gonzalez-2-768x512.jpg 768w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/2023/10/Fans-cheer-for-Kenny-Beats-from-the-front-row-of-the-Ship-Tent-on-Sunday-Oct.-1-2023.-Estefany-Gonzalez-2-1536x1024.jpg 1536w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 1920px) 100vw, 1920px\">\u003cfigcaption class=\"wp-caption-text\">Fans cheer for Kenny Beats from the front row of the Ship Tent on Sunday, Oct. 1, 2023. \u003ccite>(Estefany Gonzalez)\u003c/cite>\u003c/figcaption>\u003c/figure>\n\u003cfigure id=\"attachment_13935653\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\" style=\"max-width: 1920px\">\u003cimg loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-full wp-image-13935653\" src=\"https://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/2/2023/10/Eric-Prydz-performs-at-Portola-on-Saturday-Sept.-30-2023.-Estefany-Gonzalez.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"1920\" height=\"1280\" srcset=\"https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/2023/10/Eric-Prydz-performs-at-Portola-on-Saturday-Sept.-30-2023.-Estefany-Gonzalez.jpg 1920w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/2023/10/Eric-Prydz-performs-at-Portola-on-Saturday-Sept.-30-2023.-Estefany-Gonzalez-800x533.jpg 800w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/2023/10/Eric-Prydz-performs-at-Portola-on-Saturday-Sept.-30-2023.-Estefany-Gonzalez-1020x680.jpg 1020w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/2023/10/Eric-Prydz-performs-at-Portola-on-Saturday-Sept.-30-2023.-Estefany-Gonzalez-160x107.jpg 160w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/2023/10/Eric-Prydz-performs-at-Portola-on-Saturday-Sept.-30-2023.-Estefany-Gonzalez-768x512.jpg 768w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/2023/10/Eric-Prydz-performs-at-Portola-on-Saturday-Sept.-30-2023.-Estefany-Gonzalez-1536x1024.jpg 1536w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 1920px) 100vw, 1920px\">\u003cfigcaption class=\"wp-caption-text\">Eric Prydz performs at Portola on Saturday, Sept. 30, 2023. \u003ccite>(Estefany Gonzalez)\u003c/cite>\u003c/figcaption>\u003c/figure>\n\u003cfigure id=\"attachment_13935652\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\" style=\"max-width: 1920px\">\u003cimg loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-full wp-image-13935652\" src=\"https://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/2/2023/10/Eric-Prydz-performs-at-Portola-on-Saturday-Sept.-30-2023.-Estefany-Gonzalez-3.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"1920\" height=\"1280\" srcset=\"https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/2023/10/Eric-Prydz-performs-at-Portola-on-Saturday-Sept.-30-2023.-Estefany-Gonzalez-3.jpg 1920w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/2023/10/Eric-Prydz-performs-at-Portola-on-Saturday-Sept.-30-2023.-Estefany-Gonzalez-3-800x533.jpg 800w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/2023/10/Eric-Prydz-performs-at-Portola-on-Saturday-Sept.-30-2023.-Estefany-Gonzalez-3-1020x680.jpg 1020w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/2023/10/Eric-Prydz-performs-at-Portola-on-Saturday-Sept.-30-2023.-Estefany-Gonzalez-3-160x107.jpg 160w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/2023/10/Eric-Prydz-performs-at-Portola-on-Saturday-Sept.-30-2023.-Estefany-Gonzalez-3-768x512.jpg 768w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/2023/10/Eric-Prydz-performs-at-Portola-on-Saturday-Sept.-30-2023.-Estefany-Gonzalez-3-1536x1024.jpg 1536w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 1920px) 100vw, 1920px\">\u003cfigcaption class=\"wp-caption-text\">Eric Prydz performs at Portola on Saturday, Sept. 30, 2023. \u003ccite>(Estefany Gonzalez)\u003c/cite>\u003c/figcaption>\u003c/figure>\n\u003cfigure id=\"attachment_13935651\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\" style=\"max-width: 1920px\">\u003cimg loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-full wp-image-13935651\" src=\"https://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/2/2023/10/Polo-and-Pan-perform-at-Portola-on-Saturday-Sept.-30-2023.-Estefany-Gonzalez-5.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"1920\" height=\"1280\" srcset=\"https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/2023/10/Polo-and-Pan-perform-at-Portola-on-Saturday-Sept.-30-2023.-Estefany-Gonzalez-5.jpg 1920w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/2023/10/Polo-and-Pan-perform-at-Portola-on-Saturday-Sept.-30-2023.-Estefany-Gonzalez-5-800x533.jpg 800w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/2023/10/Polo-and-Pan-perform-at-Portola-on-Saturday-Sept.-30-2023.-Estefany-Gonzalez-5-1020x680.jpg 1020w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/2023/10/Polo-and-Pan-perform-at-Portola-on-Saturday-Sept.-30-2023.-Estefany-Gonzalez-5-160x107.jpg 160w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/2023/10/Polo-and-Pan-perform-at-Portola-on-Saturday-Sept.-30-2023.-Estefany-Gonzalez-5-768x512.jpg 768w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/2023/10/Polo-and-Pan-perform-at-Portola-on-Saturday-Sept.-30-2023.-Estefany-Gonzalez-5-1536x1024.jpg 1536w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 1920px) 100vw, 1920px\">\u003cfigcaption class=\"wp-caption-text\">Polo and Pan perform at Portola on Saturday, Sept. 30, 2023. \u003ccite>(Estefany Gonzalez)\u003c/cite>\u003c/figcaption>\u003c/figure>\n\u003cfigure id=\"attachment_13935650\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\" style=\"max-width: 1920px\">\u003cimg loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-full wp-image-13935650\" src=\"https://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/2/2023/10/Polo-and-Pan-perform-at-Portola-on-Saturday-Sept.-30-2023.-Estefany-Gonzalez-3.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"1920\" height=\"1280\" srcset=\"https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/2023/10/Polo-and-Pan-perform-at-Portola-on-Saturday-Sept.-30-2023.-Estefany-Gonzalez-3.jpg 1920w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/2023/10/Polo-and-Pan-perform-at-Portola-on-Saturday-Sept.-30-2023.-Estefany-Gonzalez-3-800x533.jpg 800w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/2023/10/Polo-and-Pan-perform-at-Portola-on-Saturday-Sept.-30-2023.-Estefany-Gonzalez-3-1020x680.jpg 1020w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/2023/10/Polo-and-Pan-perform-at-Portola-on-Saturday-Sept.-30-2023.-Estefany-Gonzalez-3-160x107.jpg 160w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/2023/10/Polo-and-Pan-perform-at-Portola-on-Saturday-Sept.-30-2023.-Estefany-Gonzalez-3-768x512.jpg 768w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/2023/10/Polo-and-Pan-perform-at-Portola-on-Saturday-Sept.-30-2023.-Estefany-Gonzalez-3-1536x1024.jpg 1536w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 1920px) 100vw, 1920px\">\u003cfigcaption class=\"wp-caption-text\">Polo and Pan perform at Portola on Saturday, Sept. 30, 2023. \u003ccite>(Estefany Gonzalez)\u003c/cite>\u003c/figcaption>\u003c/figure>\n\u003cfigure id=\"attachment_13935649\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\" style=\"max-width: 1920px\">\u003cimg loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-full wp-image-13935649\" src=\"https://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/2/2023/10/Polo-and-Pan-perform-at-Portola-on-Saturday-Sept.-30-2023.-Estefany-Gonzalez-1.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"1920\" height=\"1280\" srcset=\"https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/2023/10/Polo-and-Pan-perform-at-Portola-on-Saturday-Sept.-30-2023.-Estefany-Gonzalez-1.jpg 1920w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/2023/10/Polo-and-Pan-perform-at-Portola-on-Saturday-Sept.-30-2023.-Estefany-Gonzalez-1-800x533.jpg 800w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/2023/10/Polo-and-Pan-perform-at-Portola-on-Saturday-Sept.-30-2023.-Estefany-Gonzalez-1-1020x680.jpg 1020w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/2023/10/Polo-and-Pan-perform-at-Portola-on-Saturday-Sept.-30-2023.-Estefany-Gonzalez-1-160x107.jpg 160w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/2023/10/Polo-and-Pan-perform-at-Portola-on-Saturday-Sept.-30-2023.-Estefany-Gonzalez-1-768x512.jpg 768w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/2023/10/Polo-and-Pan-perform-at-Portola-on-Saturday-Sept.-30-2023.-Estefany-Gonzalez-1-1536x1024.jpg 1536w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 1920px) 100vw, 1920px\">\u003cfigcaption class=\"wp-caption-text\">Polo and Pan perform at Portola on Saturday, Sept. 30, 2023. \u003ccite>(Estefany Gonzalez)\u003c/cite>\u003c/figcaption>\u003c/figure>\n\u003cfigure id=\"attachment_13935647\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\" style=\"max-width: 1920px\">\u003cimg loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-full wp-image-13935647\" src=\"https://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/2/2023/10/Flying-Lotus-performs-at-Portola-on-Saturday-Sept.-30-2023.-Estefany-Gonzalez-3.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"1920\" height=\"1280\" srcset=\"https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/2023/10/Flying-Lotus-performs-at-Portola-on-Saturday-Sept.-30-2023.-Estefany-Gonzalez-3.jpg 1920w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/2023/10/Flying-Lotus-performs-at-Portola-on-Saturday-Sept.-30-2023.-Estefany-Gonzalez-3-800x533.jpg 800w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/2023/10/Flying-Lotus-performs-at-Portola-on-Saturday-Sept.-30-2023.-Estefany-Gonzalez-3-1020x680.jpg 1020w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/2023/10/Flying-Lotus-performs-at-Portola-on-Saturday-Sept.-30-2023.-Estefany-Gonzalez-3-160x107.jpg 160w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/2023/10/Flying-Lotus-performs-at-Portola-on-Saturday-Sept.-30-2023.-Estefany-Gonzalez-3-768x512.jpg 768w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/2023/10/Flying-Lotus-performs-at-Portola-on-Saturday-Sept.-30-2023.-Estefany-Gonzalez-3-1536x1024.jpg 1536w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 1920px) 100vw, 1920px\">\u003cfigcaption class=\"wp-caption-text\">Flying Lotus performs at Portola on Saturday, Sept. 30, 2023. \u003ccite>(Estefany Gonzalez)\u003c/cite>\u003c/figcaption>\u003c/figure>\n\u003cfigure id=\"attachment_13935646\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\" style=\"max-width: 1920px\">\u003cimg loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-full wp-image-13935646\" src=\"https://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/2/2023/10/Portola-attendees-Dance-as-Nelly-Furtado-performs-on-Saturday-Sept.-30-2023.-Estefany-Gonzalez.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"1920\" height=\"1280\" srcset=\"https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/2023/10/Portola-attendees-Dance-as-Nelly-Furtado-performs-on-Saturday-Sept.-30-2023.-Estefany-Gonzalez.jpg 1920w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/2023/10/Portola-attendees-Dance-as-Nelly-Furtado-performs-on-Saturday-Sept.-30-2023.-Estefany-Gonzalez-800x533.jpg 800w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/2023/10/Portola-attendees-Dance-as-Nelly-Furtado-performs-on-Saturday-Sept.-30-2023.-Estefany-Gonzalez-1020x680.jpg 1020w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/2023/10/Portola-attendees-Dance-as-Nelly-Furtado-performs-on-Saturday-Sept.-30-2023.-Estefany-Gonzalez-160x107.jpg 160w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/2023/10/Portola-attendees-Dance-as-Nelly-Furtado-performs-on-Saturday-Sept.-30-2023.-Estefany-Gonzalez-768x512.jpg 768w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/2023/10/Portola-attendees-Dance-as-Nelly-Furtado-performs-on-Saturday-Sept.-30-2023.-Estefany-Gonzalez-1536x1024.jpg 1536w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 1920px) 100vw, 1920px\">\u003cfigcaption class=\"wp-caption-text\">Portola attendees dance as Nelly Furtado performs on Saturday, Sept. 30, 2023. \u003ccite>(Estefany Gonzalez)\u003c/cite>\u003c/figcaption>\u003c/figure>\n\u003cfigure id=\"attachment_13935645\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\" style=\"max-width: 1920px\">\u003cimg loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-full wp-image-13935645\" src=\"https://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/2/2023/10/Portola-attendees-dance-as-Polo-and-Pan-perform-on-Saturday-Sept.-30-2023.-Estefany-Gonzalez-1-1.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"1920\" height=\"1280\" srcset=\"https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/2023/10/Portola-attendees-dance-as-Polo-and-Pan-perform-on-Saturday-Sept.-30-2023.-Estefany-Gonzalez-1-1.jpg 1920w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/2023/10/Portola-attendees-dance-as-Polo-and-Pan-perform-on-Saturday-Sept.-30-2023.-Estefany-Gonzalez-1-1-800x533.jpg 800w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/2023/10/Portola-attendees-dance-as-Polo-and-Pan-perform-on-Saturday-Sept.-30-2023.-Estefany-Gonzalez-1-1-1020x680.jpg 1020w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/2023/10/Portola-attendees-dance-as-Polo-and-Pan-perform-on-Saturday-Sept.-30-2023.-Estefany-Gonzalez-1-1-160x107.jpg 160w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/2023/10/Portola-attendees-dance-as-Polo-and-Pan-perform-on-Saturday-Sept.-30-2023.-Estefany-Gonzalez-1-1-768x512.jpg 768w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/2023/10/Portola-attendees-dance-as-Polo-and-Pan-perform-on-Saturday-Sept.-30-2023.-Estefany-Gonzalez-1-1-1536x1024.jpg 1536w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 1920px) 100vw, 1920px\">\u003cfigcaption class=\"wp-caption-text\">Portola attendees dance as Polo and Pan perform on Saturday, Sept. 30, 2023. \u003ccite>(Estefany Gonzalez)\u003c/cite>\u003c/figcaption>\u003c/figure>\n\u003cfigure id=\"attachment_13935628\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\" style=\"max-width: 1920px\">\u003cimg loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-full wp-image-13935628\" src=\"https://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/2/2023/10/FKJ-performs-at-Portola-on-Saturday-Sept.-30-2023.-Estefany-Gonzalez-3.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"1920\" height=\"1280\" srcset=\"https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/2023/10/FKJ-performs-at-Portola-on-Saturday-Sept.-30-2023.-Estefany-Gonzalez-3.jpg 1920w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/2023/10/FKJ-performs-at-Portola-on-Saturday-Sept.-30-2023.-Estefany-Gonzalez-3-800x533.jpg 800w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/2023/10/FKJ-performs-at-Portola-on-Saturday-Sept.-30-2023.-Estefany-Gonzalez-3-1020x680.jpg 1020w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/2023/10/FKJ-performs-at-Portola-on-Saturday-Sept.-30-2023.-Estefany-Gonzalez-3-160x107.jpg 160w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/2023/10/FKJ-performs-at-Portola-on-Saturday-Sept.-30-2023.-Estefany-Gonzalez-3-768x512.jpg 768w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/2023/10/FKJ-performs-at-Portola-on-Saturday-Sept.-30-2023.-Estefany-Gonzalez-3-1536x1024.jpg 1536w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 1920px) 100vw, 1920px\">\u003cfigcaption class=\"wp-caption-text\">FKJ performs at Portola on Saturday, Sept. 30, 2023. \u003ccite>(Estefany Gonzalez)\u003c/cite>\u003c/figcaption>\u003c/figure>\n\u003cfigure id=\"attachment_13935627\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\" style=\"max-width: 1920px\">\u003cimg loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-full wp-image-13935627\" src=\"https://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/2/2023/10/FKJ-performs-at-Portola-on-Saturday-Sept.-30-2023.-Estefany-Gonzalez-1.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"1920\" height=\"1280\" srcset=\"https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/2023/10/FKJ-performs-at-Portola-on-Saturday-Sept.-30-2023.-Estefany-Gonzalez-1.jpg 1920w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/2023/10/FKJ-performs-at-Portola-on-Saturday-Sept.-30-2023.-Estefany-Gonzalez-1-800x533.jpg 800w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/2023/10/FKJ-performs-at-Portola-on-Saturday-Sept.-30-2023.-Estefany-Gonzalez-1-1020x680.jpg 1020w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/2023/10/FKJ-performs-at-Portola-on-Saturday-Sept.-30-2023.-Estefany-Gonzalez-1-160x107.jpg 160w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/2023/10/FKJ-performs-at-Portola-on-Saturday-Sept.-30-2023.-Estefany-Gonzalez-1-768x512.jpg 768w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/2023/10/FKJ-performs-at-Portola-on-Saturday-Sept.-30-2023.-Estefany-Gonzalez-1-1536x1024.jpg 1536w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 1920px) 100vw, 1920px\">\u003cfigcaption class=\"wp-caption-text\">FKJ performs at Portola on Saturday, Sept. 30, 2023. \u003ccite>(Estefany Gonzalez)\u003c/cite>\u003c/figcaption>\u003c/figure>\n\u003cfigure id=\"attachment_13935626\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\" style=\"max-width: 1920px\">\u003cimg loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-full wp-image-13935626\" src=\"https://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/2/2023/10/Chromeo-performs-at-Portola-on-Saturday-Sept.-30-2023.-Estefany-Gonzalez-5.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"1920\" height=\"1280\" srcset=\"https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/2023/10/Chromeo-performs-at-Portola-on-Saturday-Sept.-30-2023.-Estefany-Gonzalez-5.jpg 1920w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/2023/10/Chromeo-performs-at-Portola-on-Saturday-Sept.-30-2023.-Estefany-Gonzalez-5-800x533.jpg 800w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/2023/10/Chromeo-performs-at-Portola-on-Saturday-Sept.-30-2023.-Estefany-Gonzalez-5-1020x680.jpg 1020w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/2023/10/Chromeo-performs-at-Portola-on-Saturday-Sept.-30-2023.-Estefany-Gonzalez-5-160x107.jpg 160w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/2023/10/Chromeo-performs-at-Portola-on-Saturday-Sept.-30-2023.-Estefany-Gonzalez-5-768x512.jpg 768w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/2023/10/Chromeo-performs-at-Portola-on-Saturday-Sept.-30-2023.-Estefany-Gonzalez-5-1536x1024.jpg 1536w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 1920px) 100vw, 1920px\">\u003cfigcaption class=\"wp-caption-text\">Chromeo performs at Portola on Saturday, Sept. 30, 2023. \u003ccite>(Estefany Gonzalez)\u003c/cite>\u003c/figcaption>\u003c/figure>\n\u003cp>\u003c/p>\n\u003c/div>\u003c/p>",
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"title": "Korean and Chinese Elders Come Together for a Night of Harvest Festival Storytelling",
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"content": "\u003cp>For the past two years, \u003ca href=\"https://www.instagram.com/ssiyagi/\">Ssi Ya Gi\u003c/a> has been fine-tuning its unique program for \u003ca href=\"https://www.kqed.org/arts/13930456/ssi-ya-gi-korean-immigrant-elders-cafe-ohlone-food-memories-pandemic-berkeley\">community outreach\u003c/a>: The organization’s volunteers have met with dozens of Korean elders in the Bay Area and Los Angeles, listening as they shared stories about their most cherished food memories — the boiled whale meat sold in one elder’s hometown, or the deliciously “shiny and greasy” rice that another elder harvested from his family’s rice farm.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>Then they’ve turned those stories into \u003ca href=\"https://www.ssiyagi.com/portfolio-2\">zines\u003c/a>, preserving them as a record of history and a gorgeous art object that can be shared with the next generation.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>It’s proved to be a winning formula for an organization born out of a desire to alleviate the profound loneliness that so many monolingual, homebound seniors in the Korean community experienced during the height of the pandemic: As it turns out, there’s no better way to connect with a person than to \u003ci>really\u003c/i> listen to their life story.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>Now, Ssi Ya Gi is using its distinctive blend of food, elder outreach, oral history and DIY artmaking to build bridges with another community: Chinese seniors in Oakland Chinatown. On Thursday, Sept. 14, elders from the Bay Area’s Chinese and Korean communities will come together at Chinatown’s Lincoln Square Park for a night of cross-cultural story sharing and food.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>Co-sponsored by the AAPI community–focused art nonprofit \u003ca href=\"https://www.cutfruitcollective.org/\">Cut Fruit Collective\u003c/a> and the \u003ca href=\"https://www.chinatownmemories.org/\">Oakland Chinatown Oral History Project\u003c/a>, the event will celebrate both Chuseok (the Korean harvest festival) and Chinese Mid-Autumn Festival.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>[ad fullwidth]\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>First and foremost, it will be a night of storytelling, as the seniors share their personal — and often delicious — memories of Chuseok and Mid-Autumn Festival. In advance of the event, the three participating organizations worked with Asian American artists to create five new zines based on the Chuseok and Mid-Autumn Festival stories of Korean and Chinese elders in Oakland. The zines are trilingual (translated into English, Korean and Chinese), with titles like \u003ci>Lee Lee’s Mid-Autumn Festival \u003c/i>and \u003ci>Syeon Pyeon With Love\u003c/i>. Attendees can receive copies of the zines in exchange for a donation to support the community work of Ssi Ya Gi and Cut Fruit Collective.\u003c/p>\n\u003cfigure id=\"attachment_13934657\" class=\"wp-caption alignnone\" style=\"max-width: 1920px\">\u003cimg loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-full wp-image-13934657\" src=\"https://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/2/2023/09/Chuseok-Mid-Autumn-Zines.jpg\" alt=\"Five illustrated zines with Korean, English and Chinese text, shown against a blue background.\" width=\"1920\" height=\"1440\" srcset=\"https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/2023/09/Chuseok-Mid-Autumn-Zines.jpg 1920w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/2023/09/Chuseok-Mid-Autumn-Zines-800x600.jpg 800w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/2023/09/Chuseok-Mid-Autumn-Zines-1020x765.jpg 1020w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/2023/09/Chuseok-Mid-Autumn-Zines-160x120.jpg 160w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/2023/09/Chuseok-Mid-Autumn-Zines-768x576.jpg 768w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/2023/09/Chuseok-Mid-Autumn-Zines-1536x1152.jpg 1536w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 1920px) 100vw, 1920px\">\u003cfigcaption class=\"wp-caption-text\">The five new zines preserve the food memories of Korean and Chinese seniors in Oakland. The stories have been translated into English, Korean and Chinese. \u003ccite>(Courtesy of Cut Fruit Collective)\u003c/cite>\u003c/figcaption>\u003c/figure>\n\u003cp>There will be a hands-on component as well. Ssi Ya Gi is creating a food altar, inspired by the \u003ca href=\"https://www.eater.com/21507882/korean-chuseok-2020-holiday-feast-celebrating-during-covid-19-pandemic\">charye table\u003c/a> that’s traditionally set during Chuseok as a memorial for one’s ancestors. Attendees will be invited to write or draw their own food memory, or a memory of a loved one, on a wishing ribbon that they can place on the altar. In exchange, they’ll get a sweet reward: a Cantonese-style mooncake, songpyeon (steamed rice cake shaped like a half moon) or mungwort bean powder injeolmi (another kind of steamed rice cake) — all treats traditionally served during the Chinese and Korean harvest festivals.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>\u003cspan style=\"font-weight: 400\">[aside postID='arts_13930456,arts_13924280,arts_13908103']\u003c/span>Last fall, Ssi Ya Gi hosted \u003ca href=\"https://www.kqed.org/arts/13930456/ssi-ya-gi-korean-immigrant-elders-cafe-ohlone-food-memories-pandemic-berkeley\">a similar cross-cultural feast at Cafe Ohlone\u003c/a>, built around the Korean and Ohlone communities’ mutual appreciation of ingredients such as acorn and fernbrake. When I spoke to the organization’s founders at the time, they stressed that they wanted the dinner itself to be a gift to the elders who participated in the project — a way to thank them for passing on their hard-earned wisdom and their memories, which would otherwise be lost to history. Likewise, the Korean and Chinese elders who participated this time will break bread together at a more intimate private listening supper prior to the public celebration.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>This time, afterwards, the rest of us will have a chance to thank them too.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>\u003ci>The Chuseok and Mid-Autumn Festival story sharing event will take place on Thursday, Sept. 14, 5–8 p.m. at Lincoln Square Park (261 11th St.) in Oakland Chinatown. The free event is part of Oakland Chinatown’s \u003c/i>\u003ca href=\"https://www.friendsoflincolnsquarepark.org/blog/summernights2023\">\u003ci>Lincoln Summer Nights\u003c/i>\u003c/a>\u003ci> series. Online \u003c/i>\u003ca href=\"https://givebutter.com/dLHeJj\">\u003ci>RSVP\u003c/i>\u003c/a>\u003ci> is optional.\u003c/i>\u003c/p>\n\n",
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"content": "\u003cp>The rain has passed, and the temple has burned. Now, as Burning Man slowly empties, it’s time to clean up.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>Burning Man organizers have three weeks to clean up any remnants of the makeshift city plopped across over 4 square miles (10 square kilometers) of the Black Rock Desert in northwestern Nevada, but a summer storm that left tens of thousands stranded in ankle-deep mud could alter that timeframe.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>[aside postid='arts_13934280']The annual gathering, which launched on a San Francisco beach in 1986, attracts nearly 80,000 artists, musicians and activists to the sprawling stretch of public land for a weeklong mix of wilderness camping and avant-garde performances. One of the principles of Burning Man is to leave no trace — an expectation that all attendees will pack out everything they brought to Black Rock City and clean out their camps before leaving.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>But in the aftermath of torrential rains that closed roads, jammed traffic and forced many to walk miles barefoot through the muck, the area is dotted with abandoned vehicles, rugs, furniture, tents and trash. In a normal year, the desert floor is harder and easier to navigate, but flooding and deep imprints from vehicles spinning tires in the muck have made traveling there more difficult.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>This week, many attendees descended on the airport in Reno, Nevada, to get last-minute flights home. Car washes at times turned away vehicles too caked in mud and clay, according to KTVN-TV in Reno. There are signs outside nearby grocery stores banning disposal of Burning Man-related trash and recycling in their bins.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>[ad fullwidth]\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>Eleonora Segreti, who lives in central Italy and made her second visit this year to Burning Man, left the site early Tuesday.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>Leave no trace is “a strong principle,” she said Tuesday after taking a shuttle to Reno-Tahoe International Airport. “If it is a matter of staying overnight one extra day to do the work to clean up, most of the people are doing that.”\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>But that sentiment is not felt by everyone. Jeffrey Longoria of San Francisco said since he started attending, trash issues have gotten worse.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>“People are starting to leave a trace,” said Longoria, 37, while cleaning his mud-stained boots outside of a Walmart in Reno. “They’re forgetting the core principles of the burn.”\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>The erosion of those core principals might be in part because many of the festival’s original attendees have gotten older, he said, and there’s a wave of newer attendees — “the kind that have a couple hundred thousand-dollar RVs and are careless about the environment.”\u003c/p>\n\u003cfigure id=\"attachment_13934444\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\" style=\"max-width: 800px\">\u003cimg loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-medium wp-image-13934444\" src=\"https://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/2/2023/09/GettyImages-1645979832-scaled-e1694111658726-800x534.jpg\" alt=\"Streams of fireworks shoot up from the ground in the desert. They explode around a large geometric sculpture.\" width=\"800\" height=\"534\" srcset=\"https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/2023/09/GettyImages-1645979832-scaled-e1694111658726-800x534.jpg 800w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/2023/09/GettyImages-1645979832-scaled-e1694111658726-1020x681.jpg 1020w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/2023/09/GettyImages-1645979832-scaled-e1694111658726-160x107.jpg 160w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/2023/09/GettyImages-1645979832-scaled-e1694111658726-768x512.jpg 768w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/2023/09/GettyImages-1645979832-scaled-e1694111658726-1536x1025.jpg 1536w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/2023/09/GettyImages-1645979832-scaled-e1694111658726.jpg 1920w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 800px) 100vw, 800px\">\u003cfigcaption class=\"wp-caption-text\">The roads out of Burning Man finally opened on Monday afternoon. The festival’s grand finale was also delayed by muddy conditions. \u003ccite>(JULIE JAMMOT/AFP via Getty Images)\u003c/cite>\u003c/figcaption>\u003c/figure>\n\u003cp>A permit issued by the U.S. Bureau of Land Management requires Burning Man organizers to clear the area of debris after vehicles exit the desert, about 100 miles (161 kilometers) northeast of Reno. Burning Man organizers did not immediately respond to questions from The Associated Press about how the rain will impact the cleanup timeline.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>In a media update Wednesday evening, organizers said “individuals who had to leave before their carpools and camps were ready to depart, and camps who needed to leave early due to the storm, are returning to the event site today through Saturday to disassemble their projects, tear down their camps, and remove their possessions.”\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>The temporary closure of the area for Burning Man is in effect for 66 days each year, according to the BLM: 31 to build the makeshift city, nine for the main event and 26 for post-festival cleanup.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>Last year, after the festival’s return following a two-year hiatus due to the pandemic, the Burning Man team narrowly passed its Oct. 7 inspection.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>“But it was extraordinarily and alarmingly close,” the restoration team’s manager wrote earlier this year in a post on the Burning Man website summarizing last year’s cleanup efforts, while urging attendees leave no trace.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>[aside postid='arts_13839695']The post described 2022 as one of the “messiest playas in recent history” — evidenced by a 15-yard (13 meters) dumpster filled with cardboard boxes, glass bottles, carpeted rugs and plastic. The cleanup team also collected more than 1,000 tent stakes — “the most dangerous” and abundant debris left behind, according to the post.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>During the 2022 inspection, BLM surveyed 120 different areas chosen at random across the festival site for trash and debris, according to Burning Man’s annual cleanup report. They failed eight of the tests last year and would not have passed if they had failed 12, according to the report.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>Cleanup also involves smoothing out the dried lake bed with large rakes attached to trucks and picking up trash on the frequented highways, according to BLM spokesperson John Asselin.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>Next month, teams made up of federal employees and Burning Man organizers will again conduct a site inspection. Event organizers will be on the hook for any repairs that are identified as necessary, Asselin said.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>Many festival attendees — who refer to themselves as burners — arrive with limited supplies. Challenges in the form of brutal heat, dust storms and torrential rains are expected and, largely, welcomed.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>While there, they build an elaborate if temporary city of themed camps, decorated art cars and guerilla theatrics.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>The ceremonial burnings of a towering, faceless effigy Monday night, and the temple Tuesday night had been postponed because of heavy rain. More than a half-inch (1.3 centimeters) fell on Friday, turning the powdery desert floor into mud.\u003c/p>\n\u003cfigure id=\"attachment_13934442\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\" style=\"max-width: 800px\">\u003cimg loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-medium wp-image-13934442\" src=\"https://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/2/2023/09/GettyImages-1643691487-scaled-e1694111336787-800x600.jpg\" alt=\"The sun sets over a makeshift muddy campsite. Rainwater pools around tents. \" width=\"800\" height=\"600\" srcset=\"https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/2023/09/GettyImages-1643691487-scaled-e1694111336787-800x600.jpg 800w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/2023/09/GettyImages-1643691487-scaled-e1694111336787-1020x765.jpg 1020w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/2023/09/GettyImages-1643691487-scaled-e1694111336787-160x120.jpg 160w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/2023/09/GettyImages-1643691487-scaled-e1694111336787-768x576.jpg 768w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/2023/09/GettyImages-1643691487-scaled-e1694111336787-1536x1152.jpg 1536w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/2023/09/GettyImages-1643691487-scaled-e1694111336787.jpg 1920w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 800px) 100vw, 800px\">\u003cfigcaption class=\"wp-caption-text\">Burning Man 2023. \u003ccite>(David Crane/picture alliance via Getty Images)\u003c/cite>\u003c/figcaption>\u003c/figure>\n\u003cp>For many, torching the temple has become the centerpiece of the celebration — an intimate, spiritual tradition in which attendees commemorate departed loved ones.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>Nevada U.S. Rep. Mark Amodei, whose district includes Black Rock Desert, said Burning Man is a positive event for the area. Its organizers work well with local officials and he expects they again will meet the requirement to clean up, even if it’s “more of a chore this time.”\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>Still, Amodei said, Burning Man organizers have been good partners and have cleaned up after themselves in past years, as their event permit requires.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>Cliff Osborne, a tow truck operator who is in his sixth year working at Burning Man, estimated that since Monday, his company has towed 50 vehicles to the highway, and freed another 60 vehicles from mud.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>[aside postid='arts_13934383']For the first time this year, organizers hired a road-grader to smooth ruts in the well-traveled road from the festival site to the highway, Osborne said.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>He said on Wednesday that roads were hardening, dusty air had returned and he had seen no one injured. 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"content": "\u003cdiv class=\"post-body\">\u003cp>\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>Eleonora Segreti, who lives in central Italy and made her second visit this year to Burning Man, left the site early Tuesday.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>Leave no trace is “a strong principle,” she said Tuesday after taking a shuttle to Reno-Tahoe International Airport. “If it is a matter of staying overnight one extra day to do the work to clean up, most of the people are doing that.”\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>But that sentiment is not felt by everyone. Jeffrey Longoria of San Francisco said since he started attending, trash issues have gotten worse.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>“People are starting to leave a trace,” said Longoria, 37, while cleaning his mud-stained boots outside of a Walmart in Reno. “They’re forgetting the core principles of the burn.”\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>The erosion of those core principals might be in part because many of the festival’s original attendees have gotten older, he said, and there’s a wave of newer attendees — “the kind that have a couple hundred thousand-dollar RVs and are careless about the environment.”\u003c/p>\n\u003cfigure id=\"attachment_13934444\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\" style=\"max-width: 800px\">\u003cimg loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-medium wp-image-13934444\" src=\"https://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/2/2023/09/GettyImages-1645979832-scaled-e1694111658726-800x534.jpg\" alt=\"Streams of fireworks shoot up from the ground in the desert. They explode around a large geometric sculpture.\" width=\"800\" height=\"534\" srcset=\"https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/2023/09/GettyImages-1645979832-scaled-e1694111658726-800x534.jpg 800w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/2023/09/GettyImages-1645979832-scaled-e1694111658726-1020x681.jpg 1020w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/2023/09/GettyImages-1645979832-scaled-e1694111658726-160x107.jpg 160w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/2023/09/GettyImages-1645979832-scaled-e1694111658726-768x512.jpg 768w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/2023/09/GettyImages-1645979832-scaled-e1694111658726-1536x1025.jpg 1536w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/2023/09/GettyImages-1645979832-scaled-e1694111658726.jpg 1920w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 800px) 100vw, 800px\">\u003cfigcaption class=\"wp-caption-text\">The roads out of Burning Man finally opened on Monday afternoon. The festival’s grand finale was also delayed by muddy conditions. \u003ccite>(JULIE JAMMOT/AFP via Getty Images)\u003c/cite>\u003c/figcaption>\u003c/figure>\n\u003cp>A permit issued by the U.S. Bureau of Land Management requires Burning Man organizers to clear the area of debris after vehicles exit the desert, about 100 miles (161 kilometers) northeast of Reno. Burning Man organizers did not immediately respond to questions from The Associated Press about how the rain will impact the cleanup timeline.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>In a media update Wednesday evening, organizers said “individuals who had to leave before their carpools and camps were ready to depart, and camps who needed to leave early due to the storm, are returning to the event site today through Saturday to disassemble their projects, tear down their camps, and remove their possessions.”\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>The temporary closure of the area for Burning Man is in effect for 66 days each year, according to the BLM: 31 to build the makeshift city, nine for the main event and 26 for post-festival cleanup.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>Last year, after the festival’s return following a two-year hiatus due to the pandemic, the Burning Man team narrowly passed its Oct. 7 inspection.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>“But it was extraordinarily and alarmingly close,” the restoration team’s manager wrote earlier this year in a post on the Burning Man website summarizing last year’s cleanup efforts, while urging attendees leave no trace.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>\u003c/p>\u003c/div>",
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"content": "\u003cfigure id=\"attachment_13934333\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\" style=\"max-width: 1920px\">\u003cimg loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/2/2023/09/DSC00413.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"1920\" height=\"1440\" class=\"size-full wp-image-13934333\" srcset=\"https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/2023/09/DSC00413.jpg 1920w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/2023/09/DSC00413-800x600.jpg 800w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/2023/09/DSC00413-1020x765.jpg 1020w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/2023/09/DSC00413-160x120.jpg 160w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/2023/09/DSC00413-768x576.jpg 768w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/2023/09/DSC00413-1536x1152.jpg 1536w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 1920px) 100vw, 1920px\">\u003cfigcaption class=\"wp-caption-text\">Common on stage at Hiero Day in Frank Ogawa Plaza, Oakland, Sept. 4, 2023. \u003ccite>(Eric Arnold/KQED)\u003c/cite>\u003c/figcaption>\u003c/figure>\n\u003cp>\u003cem>\u003cstrong>Editor’s note\u003c/strong>: This story is part of \u003c/em>\u003ca href=\"https://www.kqed.org/bayareahiphop\">That’s My Word\u003c/a>\u003cem>, KQED’s year-long exploration of \u003ca href=\"https://www.kqed.org/bayareahiphop\">Bay Area hip-hop\u003c/a> history.\u003c/em>\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>With stellar performances from headlining act Common and the eponymous Hieroglyphics crew, Hiero Day 2023 did not disappoint.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>In its second year at Frank Ogawa Plaza, in front of Oakland City Hall – downsized from the previous location at Third Street and Linden, which saw crowds in excess of 20,000 – the daylong hip-hop festival felt just right. With little crowd congestion, one could easily stroll through the vendors and food options, or traverse between two stages. Yet it was dense enough to evoke a sense of collective excitement amongst attendees – a mix of hip-hop fans from seemingly all ages, walks of life, and ethnic backgrounds.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>[aside postID='arts_13924126']It’s safe to say people will be talking about Common’s Oakland appearance long afterwards. The Chicago emcee, actor, activist and philanthropist delivered a top-notch set that interspersed his own hits with iconic hip-hop songs by other artists, in honor of “Hip Hop 50” – the 50th anniversary of hip-hop, a through-line for many acts throughout the day. Colorfully dressed in a short sleeve button-down shirt, Common’s charisma and commanding stage presence were in evidence for all to see. \u003c/p>\n\u003cfigure id=\"attachment_13934339\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\" style=\"max-width: 1920px\">\u003cimg loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/2/2023/09/DSC00335.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"1920\" height=\"1440\" class=\"size-full wp-image-13934339\" srcset=\"https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/2023/09/DSC00335.jpg 1920w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/2023/09/DSC00335-800x600.jpg 800w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/2023/09/DSC00335-1020x765.jpg 1020w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/2023/09/DSC00335-160x120.jpg 160w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/2023/09/DSC00335-768x576.jpg 768w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/2023/09/DSC00335-1536x1152.jpg 1536w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 1920px) 100vw, 1920px\">\u003cfigcaption class=\"wp-caption-text\">Common talking with Davey D backstage at Hiero Day in Frank Ogawa Plaza, Oakland, Sept. 4, 2023. \u003ccite>(Eric Arnold/KQED)\u003c/cite>\u003c/figcaption>\u003c/figure>\n\u003cp>Common began his set with his ode to hip-hop culture, “I Used to Love H.E.R.,” which first catapulted him to national attention in the mid-’90s. Like De La Soul’s “Stakes Is High,” the song stands as a cautionary tale, warning against cultural co-option and commodification while underscoring what’s attractive and endearing about the culture in the first place. With poetic flair, Common spins his tale by metaphorically referring to hip-hop as a girl he fell in love with at the age of 10, who “was fresh, yo, when she was underground.” \u003c/p>\n\u003cp>[ad fullwidth]\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>At first “original, pure, untampered, a down sister,” she changed – moving to the West Coast and embracing a gangsta lifestyle instead of Afrocentricity, then becoming popular with suburban crowds. Though his love has been defiled and degraded, Common pledges at the end of the song: “I’ma take her back, hopin’ that the shit stop / ‘Cause who I’m talkin’ about, y’all, is hip-hop.”\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>It proved to be the perfect set opener, a classic tune made before many in the audience were born, that remains relevant in its message while aligning with the Hip Hop 50 theme. Another highlight was “The Corner,” from the album \u003cem>Be\u003c/em>, produced by Kanye West (back when he was hip-hop’s rising star on the boards), the album version of which features Umar Bin Hassan of the Last Poets, the socially-conscious spoken word artists known as the godfathers of rap. It was a solid selection that peeled back Common’s Hollywood sheen for some authentic grit. \u003c/p>\n\u003cfigure id=\"attachment_13934336\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\" style=\"max-width: 1920px\">\u003cimg loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/2/2023/09/DSC00132.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"1920\" height=\"1440\" class=\"size-full wp-image-13934336\" srcset=\"https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/2023/09/DSC00132.jpg 1920w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/2023/09/DSC00132-800x600.jpg 800w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/2023/09/DSC00132-1020x765.jpg 1020w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/2023/09/DSC00132-160x120.jpg 160w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/2023/09/DSC00132-768x576.jpg 768w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/2023/09/DSC00132-1536x1152.jpg 1536w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 1920px) 100vw, 1920px\">\u003cfigcaption class=\"wp-caption-text\">Del the Funky Homosapien and Ras Ceylon backstage at Hiero Day in Frank Ogawa Plaza, Oakland, Sept. 4, 2023. \u003ccite>(Eric Arnold/KQED)\u003c/cite>\u003c/figcaption>\u003c/figure>\n\u003cp>Common closed his set, and the show, with “The Light,” a single from the heyday of the neo-soul era that remains one of hip-hop’s sweetest love songs. Though Common has a reputation as a ladies’ man – Oakland mayor Sheng Thao gushed over him earlier in the day – his approach to the opposite sex has always been respectful. So it wasn’t difficult for the ladies in the house to get completely into the song’s mellow, feel-good vibe, singing along to the chorus lifted from the late Bobby Caldwell: “There are times, when you need someone / I will be by your side / There is a light that shines / Special for me and you.”\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>Right before Common’s set, Hieroglyphics performed a short but impactful set that seemed to roll back the clock 30 years in terms of their on-stage energy – except their kineticism was tempered by veteran savvy. Up-and coming emcees in the crowd were likely taking notes; this was a masterclass in live performance dynamics. Kicking off with 1998’s “Oakland Blackouts,” the fan favorite’s laid-back album version donned a supercharged carapace live, as Del the Funky Homosapien and Opio traded verses well-qualified to be hip-hop quotables. This may be the only rap song in history to compare emcees to “platypuses,” and the two emcees’ internal rhyme schemes were impeccable throughout. \u003c/p>\n\u003cp>“Oakland Blackouts” set the tone for the rest of the set, as the other Hieros fed off Del and Opio with lots of crowd-amping gestures and hand raises. There were noticeable rushes from the audience for particularly nasty lyrical flurries by Tajai and Pep Love, although there really wasn’t a weak flow to be found amongst any of the Hieros. It would have been nice had the set afforded more exposition of deep cuts from the collective’s three-decade catalog – “The Powers That Be,” from 2003’s \u003cem>Full Circle\u003c/em>, sounded epic. \u003c/p>\n\u003cfigure id=\"attachment_13934882\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\" style=\"max-width: 2560px\">\u003cimg loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/2/2023/09/Hiero.Group_.2023-scaled.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"2560\" height=\"1920\" class=\"size-full wp-image-13934882\" srcset=\"https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/2023/09/Hiero.Group_.2023-scaled.jpg 2560w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/2023/09/Hiero.Group_.2023-800x600.jpg 800w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/2023/09/Hiero.Group_.2023-1020x765.jpg 1020w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/2023/09/Hiero.Group_.2023-160x120.jpg 160w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/2023/09/Hiero.Group_.2023-768x576.jpg 768w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/2023/09/Hiero.Group_.2023-1536x1152.jpg 1536w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/2023/09/Hiero.Group_.2023-2048x1536.jpg 2048w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/2023/09/Hiero.Group_.2023-1920x1440.jpg 1920w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 2560px) 100vw, 2560px\">\u003cfigcaption class=\"wp-caption-text\">Hieroglyphics on stage at Hiero Day in Frank Ogawa Plaza, Oakland, Sept. 4, 2023. \u003ccite>(Eric Arnold/KQED)\u003c/cite>\u003c/figcaption>\u003c/figure>\n\u003cp>The song’s bouncy, boom-bap beat shows why Domino is highly underrated as a producer, while the verses from Opio, Tajai, Del and Pep Love were a wicked whirlwind of battle-rap braggadocio and pop culture references (including Chow Yun Fat and Voltron). When Del says “I’m kinda different yo / what I say is thought-provoking,” he could easily be referring to his entire crew. “This is rap Olympics / Hieroglyphics, the dream team,” Pep Love proclaimed. In that moment, no one witnessing the show would have reasonably disagreed.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>[aside postID='arts_13927692']Hieroglyphics closed their set with Souls of Mischief’s iconic “93 Til Infinity,” which has to be one of the top hip-hop anthems of all time. There’s just something about the A-Plus-produced track that makes you feel warm and fuzzy inside. Maybe it’s the pitch-shifted Billy Cobham sample, or maybe it’s the breezy lyrics which evoke the epitome of laid-back Cali cool (“Now we feel the good vibrations / So many females, so much inspiration”). The song never gets old.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>An unexpected highlight took place between Hieroglyphics and Common’s sets, when Oakland Mayor Sheng Thao and Mystik Journeymen/Living Legends emcee Corey “Sunspot Jonz” Johnson announced that the City has partnered with Hiero Day – a development that illustrates just how far hip-hop has come. Some may recall when Oakland’s annual Art & Soul festival avoided booking hip-hop acts altogether, or Oakland’s year-long moratorium on rap shows at City-owned facilities. Just as Hieroglyphics broke the mold by performing at Art & Soul, this year’s Hiero Day appeared to usher in a new era of municipal collaboration with the hip-hop community. \u003c/p>\n\u003cfigure id=\"attachment_13934330\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\" style=\"max-width: 1920px\">\u003cimg loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/2/2023/09/DSC00356.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"1920\" height=\"1440\" class=\"size-full wp-image-13934330\" srcset=\"https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/2023/09/DSC00356.jpg 1920w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/2023/09/DSC00356-800x600.jpg 800w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/2023/09/DSC00356-1020x765.jpg 1020w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/2023/09/DSC00356-160x120.jpg 160w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/2023/09/DSC00356-768x576.jpg 768w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/2023/09/DSC00356-1536x1152.jpg 1536w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 1920px) 100vw, 1920px\">\u003cfigcaption class=\"wp-caption-text\">Oakland Mayor Shen Thao on stage at Hiero Day in Frank Ogawa Plaza, Oakland, Sept. 4, 2023. \u003ccite>(Eric Arnold/KQED)\u003c/cite>\u003c/figcaption>\u003c/figure>\n\u003cp>Thao, for her part, certainly seemed to embrace the culture. Dressed in a hella fresh varsity-style jacket with Oakland’s tree logo embroidered on the back, she looked amped to be able to talk about something other than rising crime rates, police scandals, and the deteriorating relationship with the Oakland A’s. She handed out a series of commemorative proclamations honoring the contributions of community mainstays and culture keepers, including Johnson; radio personality, DJ, and educator Davey D; Eastside Arts Alliance co-founders Elena Serrano and Traci Bartlow; visual artist and filmmaker Shomari Smith; and rapper, entrepreneur and activist Mistah F.A.B. \u003c/p>\n\u003cp>Each of the honorees gave a short speech. “I brought the underground here,” Johnson remarked, while Serrano noted that her association with hip-hop predates Eastside’s founding, going back to the late ’90s at Berkeley’s La Pena. F.A.B. made a point of speaking to underserved kids dealing with trauma: “It’s possible. Whether your father’s incarcerated or your mother’s on drugs, it’s possible to make it” – referring to his own uncertain upbringing and triumphant transformation into a certified cultural hero. \u003c/p>\n\u003cfigure id=\"attachment_13934335\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\" style=\"max-width: 2560px\">\u003cimg loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/2/2023/09/DSC00062-scaled.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"2560\" height=\"1920\" class=\"size-full wp-image-13934335\" srcset=\"https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/2023/09/DSC00062-scaled.jpg 2560w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/2023/09/DSC00062-800x600.jpg 800w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/2023/09/DSC00062-1020x765.jpg 1020w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/2023/09/DSC00062-160x120.jpg 160w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/2023/09/DSC00062-768x576.jpg 768w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/2023/09/DSC00062-1536x1152.jpg 1536w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/2023/09/DSC00062-2048x1536.jpg 2048w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/2023/09/DSC00062-1920x1440.jpg 1920w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 2560px) 100vw, 2560px\">\u003cfigcaption class=\"wp-caption-text\">Chuck Johnson and Mistah F.A.B. pose with singer Alanis Morissette, husband and rapper Soul Eye and their family at Hiero Day in Oakland’s Frank Ogawa Plaza on Sept. 4, 2023. \u003ccite>(Eric Arnold/KQED)\u003c/cite>\u003c/figcaption>\u003c/figure>\n\u003cp>The presentations closed with Thao handing Common a heavyweight boxing-style belt, acknowledging his community work. Later, during his set, the rapper noted that he had been inspired by “the Town”’s examples, citing both Hieroglyphics and the Black Panthers, and name-checking Fred Hampton, the martyred leader of Chicago’s Panther chapter and subject of the recent film \u003cem>Judas and the Black Messiah\u003c/em>. \u003c/p>\n\u003cp>The pacing at the end — Hiero, Thao, and Common — capped a day that started at noon and gradually built up momentum, as up-and-coming artists rocked both stages and attendees filtered into the venue. Some of the undercard was hit-or-miss, and the production’s timing got skewed, forcing some set times to be shortened, but there were still plenty of highlights.\u003c/p>\n\u003cfigure id=\"attachment_13934360\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\" style=\"max-width: 1920px\">\u003cimg loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/2/2023/09/DSC00040.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"1920\" height=\"1440\" class=\"size-full wp-image-13934360\" srcset=\"https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/2023/09/DSC00040.jpg 1920w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/2023/09/DSC00040-800x600.jpg 800w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/2023/09/DSC00040-1020x765.jpg 1020w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/2023/09/DSC00040-160x120.jpg 160w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/2023/09/DSC00040-768x576.jpg 768w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/2023/09/DSC00040-1536x1152.jpg 1536w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 1920px) 100vw, 1920px\">\u003cfigcaption class=\"wp-caption-text\">Richie Cunning on stage at Hiero Day in Frank Ogawa Plaza, Oakland, Sept. 4, 2023. \u003ccite>(Eric Arnold/KQED)\u003c/cite>\u003c/figcaption>\u003c/figure>\n\u003cp>A sparsely-attended early set by Richie Cunning on the second stage probably deserved a bigger audience. Cunning has been an emcee on the rise for many years now, and his flow, delivery, and punchline game seem increasingly ready for prime time. For fans of hardcore Bay Area mobb music, it was great to see Cellski with DJ T.C. the Enhancer. The Kev Choice Ensemble added jazzy musicality with a trip through hip-hop history, from Chic’s “Good Times” to a nod to Zumbi of Zion-I with “Don’t Lose Your Head.” \u003c/p>\n\u003cfigure id=\"attachment_13934334\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\" style=\"max-width: 1920px\">\u003cimg loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/2/2023/09/DSC00230.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"1920\" height=\"1440\" class=\"size-full wp-image-13934334\" srcset=\"https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/2023/09/DSC00230.jpg 1920w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/2023/09/DSC00230-800x600.jpg 800w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/2023/09/DSC00230-1020x765.jpg 1020w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/2023/09/DSC00230-160x120.jpg 160w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/2023/09/DSC00230-768x576.jpg 768w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/2023/09/DSC00230-1536x1152.jpg 1536w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 1920px) 100vw, 1920px\">\u003cfigcaption class=\"wp-caption-text\">Kev Choice on stage at Hiero Day in Frank Ogawa Plaza, Oakland, Sept. 4, 2023. \u003ccite>(Eric Arnold/KQED)\u003c/cite>\u003c/figcaption>\u003c/figure>\n\u003cp>L.A. underground legend Medusa, who once bested Eminem in a rap battle back in the ’90s, delivered a fiery and fierce-as-fuck set. It was great to see the former member of duo Feline Science and Project Blowed alumnus still doing her thing. Her set was unfortunately truncated, but not before she ripped the recent single “Catch Yo Feelinz” (“You better catch your feelings / I’m about to jump off!”), which shows she can flow over anything, even a contemporary-sounding trap beat. \u003c/p>\n\u003cp>\u003cem>Ultimate Breaks and Beats\u003c/em> curator Breakbeat Lou performed a high-level DJ set with sublime segues, like the Funky Four + 1’s “That’s The Joint” into Naughty By Nature’s “Uptown Anthem,” The Whole Darn Family’s “Seven Minutes of Funk” into Dru Down’s “Pimp of the Year,” and Digable Planets’ “Rebirth of Slick” into E-40’s “Yay Area.” Blending original songs with later tracks that used them as sample sources further carried the theme of hip-hop history as a progression and evolution of a cultural movement that started from the bottom and ended up at City Hall – literally. Yadidahmean?\u003c/p>\n\u003cfigure id=\"attachment_13934340\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\" style=\"max-width: 1920px\">\u003cimg loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/2/2023/09/DSC00110.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"1920\" height=\"1440\" class=\"size-full wp-image-13934340\" srcset=\"https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/2023/09/DSC00110.jpg 1920w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/2023/09/DSC00110-800x600.jpg 800w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/2023/09/DSC00110-1020x765.jpg 1020w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/2023/09/DSC00110-160x120.jpg 160w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/2023/09/DSC00110-768x576.jpg 768w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/2023/09/DSC00110-1536x1152.jpg 1536w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 1920px) 100vw, 1920px\">\u003cfigcaption class=\"wp-caption-text\">Cellski on stage at Hiero Day in Frank Ogawa Plaza, Oakland, Sept. 4, 2023. \u003ccite>(Eric Arnold/KQED)\u003c/cite>\u003c/figcaption>\u003c/figure>\n\u003cp>Throughout the day, several of the artists spoke backstage about hip-hop’s evolution and their personal journeys through the culture. Del, reflecting on 50 years of hip-hop, said, “I just want our values and everything we based it on to live on.” Those values include“self-improvement goals and knowing your environment, being able to deal with motherfuckers in a competitive way instead of fighting or killing each other.” \u003c/p>\n\u003cfigure id=\"attachment_13934348\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\" style=\"max-width: 1920px\">\u003cimg loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/2/2023/09/DSC00271.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"1920\" height=\"1440\" class=\"size-full wp-image-13934348\" srcset=\"https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/2023/09/DSC00271.jpg 1920w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/2023/09/DSC00271-800x600.jpg 800w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/2023/09/DSC00271-1020x765.jpg 1020w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/2023/09/DSC00271-160x120.jpg 160w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/2023/09/DSC00271-768x576.jpg 768w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/2023/09/DSC00271-1536x1152.jpg 1536w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 1920px) 100vw, 1920px\">\u003cfigcaption class=\"wp-caption-text\">Opio on stage at Hiero Day in Frank Ogawa Plaza, Oakland, Sept. 4, 2023. \u003ccite>(Eric Arnold/KQED)\u003c/cite>\u003c/figcaption>\u003c/figure>\n\u003cp>A-Plus remarked on the longevity of “93 Til Infinity”: “I feel appreciative, honored. You know that I produce many different things, man. But that one is certainly special. It’s done everything for Souls of Mischief and for Hiero. The ways it’s aged, and the new generation with streaming, they’re looking back at it and then finding their own way with music.”\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>That’s enabled Hiero’s fanbase to expand beyond old heads, he says. “Young kids are part of our demo at this point. And it’s just really surreal. You don’t think that far ahead, like 30 years from now, young kids are going to think your song is the shit.”\u003c/p>\n\u003cfigure id=\"attachment_13934887\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\" style=\"max-width: 2560px\">\u003cimg loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/2/2023/09/Medusa.HieroDay2023-scaled.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"2560\" height=\"1920\" class=\"size-full wp-image-13934887\" srcset=\"https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/2023/09/Medusa.HieroDay2023-scaled.jpg 2560w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/2023/09/Medusa.HieroDay2023-800x600.jpg 800w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/2023/09/Medusa.HieroDay2023-1020x765.jpg 1020w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/2023/09/Medusa.HieroDay2023-160x120.jpg 160w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/2023/09/Medusa.HieroDay2023-768x576.jpg 768w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/2023/09/Medusa.HieroDay2023-1536x1152.jpg 1536w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/2023/09/Medusa.HieroDay2023-2048x1536.jpg 2048w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/2023/09/Medusa.HieroDay2023-1920x1440.jpg 1920w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 2560px) 100vw, 2560px\">\u003cfigcaption class=\"wp-caption-text\">Medusa on stage at Hiero Day in Frank Ogawa Plaza, Oakland, Sept. 4, 2023. \u003ccite>(Eric Arnold/KQED)\u003c/cite>\u003c/figcaption>\u003c/figure>\n\u003cp>Mistah F.A.B. specifically saluted Souls of Mischief’s milestone and what it means for the Bay Area and for Oakland. “To me, Hip Hop 30 is more important to Hip Hop 50, which is kind of weird. Crazy. But Hip Hop 30 for Hiero is very important, man. And I just love the fact that we’ve been included (in the Hiero Day celebration) to be able to watch our hometown guys come through, and for years continue to maintain relevancy, and continue to keep pushing and representing Oakland.”\u003c/p>\n\u003cfigure id=\"attachment_13934346\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\" style=\"max-width: 1920px\">\u003cimg loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/2/2023/09/DSC00055.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"1920\" height=\"1440\" class=\"size-full wp-image-13934346\" srcset=\"https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/2023/09/DSC00055.jpg 1920w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/2023/09/DSC00055-800x600.jpg 800w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/2023/09/DSC00055-1020x765.jpg 1020w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/2023/09/DSC00055-160x120.jpg 160w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/2023/09/DSC00055-768x576.jpg 768w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/2023/09/DSC00055-1536x1152.jpg 1536w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 1920px) 100vw, 1920px\">\u003cfigcaption class=\"wp-caption-text\">Mistah F.A.B. at Hiero Day in Frank Ogawa Plaza, Oakland, Sept. 4, 2023. \u003ccite>(Eric Arnold/KQED)\u003c/cite>\u003c/figcaption>\u003c/figure>\n\u003cp>That said, there would be no 30th anniversary for Souls had the culture never existed in the first place. F.A.B. continued: “Big shout out to the forefathers that opened up the doors. We’re happy to be here. Let’s continue to get another 50 up out of it, and not let the culture die, by preserving and respecting our elders and continuing to keep doing new work.”\u003c/p>\n\u003cfigure id=\"attachment_13934344\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\" style=\"max-width: 1920px\">\u003cimg loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/2/2023/09/DSC00348.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"1920\" height=\"1440\" class=\"size-full wp-image-13934344\" srcset=\"https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/2023/09/DSC00348.jpg 1920w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/2023/09/DSC00348-800x600.jpg 800w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/2023/09/DSC00348-1020x765.jpg 1020w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/2023/09/DSC00348-160x120.jpg 160w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/2023/09/DSC00348-768x576.jpg 768w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/2023/09/DSC00348-1536x1152.jpg 1536w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 1920px) 100vw, 1920px\">\u003cfigcaption class=\"wp-caption-text\">The crowd at Hiero Day in Frank Ogawa Plaza, Oakland, Sept. 4, 2023. \u003ccite>(Eric Arnold/KQED)\u003c/cite>\u003c/figcaption>\u003c/figure>\n\u003cp>[ad floatright]\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>\u003cimg loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/2/2016/09/Q.Logo_.Break_.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"800\" height=\"78\" class=\"aligncenter size-full wp-image-12127869\" 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>\u003cfigure id=\"attachment_13934333\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\" style=\"max-width: 1920px\">\u003cimg loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/2/2023/09/DSC00413.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"1920\" height=\"1440\" class=\"size-full wp-image-13934333\" srcset=\"https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/2023/09/DSC00413.jpg 1920w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/2023/09/DSC00413-800x600.jpg 800w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/2023/09/DSC00413-1020x765.jpg 1020w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/2023/09/DSC00413-160x120.jpg 160w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/2023/09/DSC00413-768x576.jpg 768w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/2023/09/DSC00413-1536x1152.jpg 1536w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 1920px) 100vw, 1920px\">\u003cfigcaption class=\"wp-caption-text\">Common on stage at Hiero Day in Frank Ogawa Plaza, Oakland, Sept. 4, 2023. \u003ccite>(Eric Arnold/KQED)\u003c/cite>\u003c/figcaption>\u003c/figure>\n\u003cp>\u003cem>\u003cstrong>Editor’s note\u003c/strong>: This story is part of \u003c/em>\u003ca href=\"https://www.kqed.org/bayareahiphop\">That’s My Word\u003c/a>\u003cem>, KQED’s year-long exploration of \u003ca href=\"https://www.kqed.org/bayareahiphop\">Bay Area hip-hop\u003c/a> history.\u003c/em>\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>With stellar performances from headlining act Common and the eponymous Hieroglyphics crew, Hiero Day 2023 did not disappoint.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>In its second year at Frank Ogawa Plaza, in front of Oakland City Hall – downsized from the previous location at Third Street and Linden, which saw crowds in excess of 20,000 – the daylong hip-hop festival felt just right. With little crowd congestion, one could easily stroll through the vendors and food options, or traverse between two stages. Yet it was dense enough to evoke a sense of collective excitement amongst attendees – a mix of hip-hop fans from seemingly all ages, walks of life, and ethnic backgrounds.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>\u003c/p>\u003c/div>",
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"content": "\u003cdiv class=\"post-body\">\u003cp>It’s safe to say people will be talking about Common’s Oakland appearance long afterwards. The Chicago emcee, actor, activist and philanthropist delivered a top-notch set that interspersed his own hits with iconic hip-hop songs by other artists, in honor of “Hip Hop 50” – the 50th anniversary of hip-hop, a through-line for many acts throughout the day. Colorfully dressed in a short sleeve button-down shirt, Common’s charisma and commanding stage presence were in evidence for all to see. \u003c/p>\n\u003cfigure id=\"attachment_13934339\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\" style=\"max-width: 1920px\">\u003cimg loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/2/2023/09/DSC00335.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"1920\" height=\"1440\" class=\"size-full wp-image-13934339\" srcset=\"https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/2023/09/DSC00335.jpg 1920w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/2023/09/DSC00335-800x600.jpg 800w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/2023/09/DSC00335-1020x765.jpg 1020w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/2023/09/DSC00335-160x120.jpg 160w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/2023/09/DSC00335-768x576.jpg 768w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/2023/09/DSC00335-1536x1152.jpg 1536w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 1920px) 100vw, 1920px\">\u003cfigcaption class=\"wp-caption-text\">Common talking with Davey D backstage at Hiero Day in Frank Ogawa Plaza, Oakland, Sept. 4, 2023. \u003ccite>(Eric Arnold/KQED)\u003c/cite>\u003c/figcaption>\u003c/figure>\n\u003cp>Common began his set with his ode to hip-hop culture, “I Used to Love H.E.R.,” which first catapulted him to national attention in the mid-’90s. Like De La Soul’s “Stakes Is High,” the song stands as a cautionary tale, warning against cultural co-option and commodification while underscoring what’s attractive and endearing about the culture in the first place. With poetic flair, Common spins his tale by metaphorically referring to hip-hop as a girl he fell in love with at the age of 10, who “was fresh, yo, when she was underground.” \u003c/p>\n\u003cp>\u003c/p>\u003c/div>",
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"content": "\u003cdiv class=\"post-body\">\u003cp>\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>At first “original, pure, untampered, a down sister,” she changed – moving to the West Coast and embracing a gangsta lifestyle instead of Afrocentricity, then becoming popular with suburban crowds. Though his love has been defiled and degraded, Common pledges at the end of the song: “I’ma take her back, hopin’ that the shit stop / ‘Cause who I’m talkin’ about, y’all, is hip-hop.”\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>It proved to be the perfect set opener, a classic tune made before many in the audience were born, that remains relevant in its message while aligning with the Hip Hop 50 theme. Another highlight was “The Corner,” from the album \u003cem>Be\u003c/em>, produced by Kanye West (back when he was hip-hop’s rising star on the boards), the album version of which features Umar Bin Hassan of the Last Poets, the socially-conscious spoken word artists known as the godfathers of rap. It was a solid selection that peeled back Common’s Hollywood sheen for some authentic grit. \u003c/p>\n\u003cfigure id=\"attachment_13934336\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\" style=\"max-width: 1920px\">\u003cimg loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/2/2023/09/DSC00132.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"1920\" height=\"1440\" class=\"size-full wp-image-13934336\" srcset=\"https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/2023/09/DSC00132.jpg 1920w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/2023/09/DSC00132-800x600.jpg 800w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/2023/09/DSC00132-1020x765.jpg 1020w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/2023/09/DSC00132-160x120.jpg 160w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/2023/09/DSC00132-768x576.jpg 768w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/2023/09/DSC00132-1536x1152.jpg 1536w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 1920px) 100vw, 1920px\">\u003cfigcaption class=\"wp-caption-text\">Del the Funky Homosapien and Ras Ceylon backstage at Hiero Day in Frank Ogawa Plaza, Oakland, Sept. 4, 2023. \u003ccite>(Eric Arnold/KQED)\u003c/cite>\u003c/figcaption>\u003c/figure>\n\u003cp>Common closed his set, and the show, with “The Light,” a single from the heyday of the neo-soul era that remains one of hip-hop’s sweetest love songs. Though Common has a reputation as a ladies’ man – Oakland mayor Sheng Thao gushed over him earlier in the day – his approach to the opposite sex has always been respectful. So it wasn’t difficult for the ladies in the house to get completely into the song’s mellow, feel-good vibe, singing along to the chorus lifted from the late Bobby Caldwell: “There are times, when you need someone / I will be by your side / There is a light that shines / Special for me and you.”\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>Right before Common’s set, Hieroglyphics performed a short but impactful set that seemed to roll back the clock 30 years in terms of their on-stage energy – except their kineticism was tempered by veteran savvy. Up-and coming emcees in the crowd were likely taking notes; this was a masterclass in live performance dynamics. Kicking off with 1998’s “Oakland Blackouts,” the fan favorite’s laid-back album version donned a supercharged carapace live, as Del the Funky Homosapien and Opio traded verses well-qualified to be hip-hop quotables. This may be the only rap song in history to compare emcees to “platypuses,” and the two emcees’ internal rhyme schemes were impeccable throughout. \u003c/p>\n\u003cp>“Oakland Blackouts” set the tone for the rest of the set, as the other Hieros fed off Del and Opio with lots of crowd-amping gestures and hand raises. There were noticeable rushes from the audience for particularly nasty lyrical flurries by Tajai and Pep Love, although there really wasn’t a weak flow to be found amongst any of the Hieros. It would have been nice had the set afforded more exposition of deep cuts from the collective’s three-decade catalog – “The Powers That Be,” from 2003’s \u003cem>Full Circle\u003c/em>, sounded epic. \u003c/p>\n\u003cfigure id=\"attachment_13934882\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\" style=\"max-width: 2560px\">\u003cimg loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/2/2023/09/Hiero.Group_.2023-scaled.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"2560\" height=\"1920\" class=\"size-full wp-image-13934882\" srcset=\"https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/2023/09/Hiero.Group_.2023-scaled.jpg 2560w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/2023/09/Hiero.Group_.2023-800x600.jpg 800w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/2023/09/Hiero.Group_.2023-1020x765.jpg 1020w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/2023/09/Hiero.Group_.2023-160x120.jpg 160w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/2023/09/Hiero.Group_.2023-768x576.jpg 768w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/2023/09/Hiero.Group_.2023-1536x1152.jpg 1536w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/2023/09/Hiero.Group_.2023-2048x1536.jpg 2048w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/2023/09/Hiero.Group_.2023-1920x1440.jpg 1920w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 2560px) 100vw, 2560px\">\u003cfigcaption class=\"wp-caption-text\">Hieroglyphics on stage at Hiero Day in Frank Ogawa Plaza, Oakland, Sept. 4, 2023. \u003ccite>(Eric Arnold/KQED)\u003c/cite>\u003c/figcaption>\u003c/figure>\n\u003cp>The song’s bouncy, boom-bap beat shows why Domino is highly underrated as a producer, while the verses from Opio, Tajai, Del and Pep Love were a wicked whirlwind of battle-rap braggadocio and pop culture references (including Chow Yun Fat and Voltron). When Del says “I’m kinda different yo / what I say is thought-provoking,” he could easily be referring to his entire crew. “This is rap Olympics / Hieroglyphics, the dream team,” Pep Love proclaimed. In that moment, no one witnessing the show would have reasonably disagreed.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>\u003c/p>\u003c/div>",
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"content": "\u003cdiv class=\"post-body\">\u003cp>Hieroglyphics closed their set with Souls of Mischief’s iconic “93 Til Infinity,” which has to be one of the top hip-hop anthems of all time. There’s just something about the A-Plus-produced track that makes you feel warm and fuzzy inside. Maybe it’s the pitch-shifted Billy Cobham sample, or maybe it’s the breezy lyrics which evoke the epitome of laid-back Cali cool (“Now we feel the good vibrations / So many females, so much inspiration”). The song never gets old.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>An unexpected highlight took place between Hieroglyphics and Common’s sets, when Oakland Mayor Sheng Thao and Mystik Journeymen/Living Legends emcee Corey “Sunspot Jonz” Johnson announced that the City has partnered with Hiero Day – a development that illustrates just how far hip-hop has come. Some may recall when Oakland’s annual Art & Soul festival avoided booking hip-hop acts altogether, or Oakland’s year-long moratorium on rap shows at City-owned facilities. Just as Hieroglyphics broke the mold by performing at Art & Soul, this year’s Hiero Day appeared to usher in a new era of municipal collaboration with the hip-hop community. \u003c/p>\n\u003cfigure id=\"attachment_13934330\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\" style=\"max-width: 1920px\">\u003cimg loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/2/2023/09/DSC00356.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"1920\" height=\"1440\" class=\"size-full wp-image-13934330\" srcset=\"https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/2023/09/DSC00356.jpg 1920w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/2023/09/DSC00356-800x600.jpg 800w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/2023/09/DSC00356-1020x765.jpg 1020w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/2023/09/DSC00356-160x120.jpg 160w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/2023/09/DSC00356-768x576.jpg 768w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/2023/09/DSC00356-1536x1152.jpg 1536w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 1920px) 100vw, 1920px\">\u003cfigcaption class=\"wp-caption-text\">Oakland Mayor Shen Thao on stage at Hiero Day in Frank Ogawa Plaza, Oakland, Sept. 4, 2023. \u003ccite>(Eric Arnold/KQED)\u003c/cite>\u003c/figcaption>\u003c/figure>\n\u003cp>Thao, for her part, certainly seemed to embrace the culture. Dressed in a hella fresh varsity-style jacket with Oakland’s tree logo embroidered on the back, she looked amped to be able to talk about something other than rising crime rates, police scandals, and the deteriorating relationship with the Oakland A’s. She handed out a series of commemorative proclamations honoring the contributions of community mainstays and culture keepers, including Johnson; radio personality, DJ, and educator Davey D; Eastside Arts Alliance co-founders Elena Serrano and Traci Bartlow; visual artist and filmmaker Shomari Smith; and rapper, entrepreneur and activist Mistah F.A.B. \u003c/p>\n\u003cp>Each of the honorees gave a short speech. “I brought the underground here,” Johnson remarked, while Serrano noted that her association with hip-hop predates Eastside’s founding, going back to the late ’90s at Berkeley’s La Pena. F.A.B. made a point of speaking to underserved kids dealing with trauma: “It’s possible. Whether your father’s incarcerated or your mother’s on drugs, it’s possible to make it” – referring to his own uncertain upbringing and triumphant transformation into a certified cultural hero. \u003c/p>\n\u003cfigure id=\"attachment_13934335\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\" style=\"max-width: 2560px\">\u003cimg loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/2/2023/09/DSC00062-scaled.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"2560\" height=\"1920\" class=\"size-full wp-image-13934335\" srcset=\"https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/2023/09/DSC00062-scaled.jpg 2560w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/2023/09/DSC00062-800x600.jpg 800w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/2023/09/DSC00062-1020x765.jpg 1020w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/2023/09/DSC00062-160x120.jpg 160w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/2023/09/DSC00062-768x576.jpg 768w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/2023/09/DSC00062-1536x1152.jpg 1536w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/2023/09/DSC00062-2048x1536.jpg 2048w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/2023/09/DSC00062-1920x1440.jpg 1920w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 2560px) 100vw, 2560px\">\u003cfigcaption class=\"wp-caption-text\">Chuck Johnson and Mistah F.A.B. pose with singer Alanis Morissette, husband and rapper Soul Eye and their family at Hiero Day in Oakland’s Frank Ogawa Plaza on Sept. 4, 2023. \u003ccite>(Eric Arnold/KQED)\u003c/cite>\u003c/figcaption>\u003c/figure>\n\u003cp>The presentations closed with Thao handing Common a heavyweight boxing-style belt, acknowledging his community work. Later, during his set, the rapper noted that he had been inspired by “the Town”’s examples, citing both Hieroglyphics and the Black Panthers, and name-checking Fred Hampton, the martyred leader of Chicago’s Panther chapter and subject of the recent film \u003cem>Judas and the Black Messiah\u003c/em>. \u003c/p>\n\u003cp>The pacing at the end — Hiero, Thao, and Common — capped a day that started at noon and gradually built up momentum, as up-and-coming artists rocked both stages and attendees filtered into the venue. Some of the undercard was hit-or-miss, and the production’s timing got skewed, forcing some set times to be shortened, but there were still plenty of highlights.\u003c/p>\n\u003cfigure id=\"attachment_13934360\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\" style=\"max-width: 1920px\">\u003cimg loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/2/2023/09/DSC00040.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"1920\" height=\"1440\" class=\"size-full wp-image-13934360\" srcset=\"https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/2023/09/DSC00040.jpg 1920w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/2023/09/DSC00040-800x600.jpg 800w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/2023/09/DSC00040-1020x765.jpg 1020w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/2023/09/DSC00040-160x120.jpg 160w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/2023/09/DSC00040-768x576.jpg 768w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/2023/09/DSC00040-1536x1152.jpg 1536w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 1920px) 100vw, 1920px\">\u003cfigcaption class=\"wp-caption-text\">Richie Cunning on stage at Hiero Day in Frank Ogawa Plaza, Oakland, Sept. 4, 2023. \u003ccite>(Eric Arnold/KQED)\u003c/cite>\u003c/figcaption>\u003c/figure>\n\u003cp>A sparsely-attended early set by Richie Cunning on the second stage probably deserved a bigger audience. Cunning has been an emcee on the rise for many years now, and his flow, delivery, and punchline game seem increasingly ready for prime time. For fans of hardcore Bay Area mobb music, it was great to see Cellski with DJ T.C. the Enhancer. The Kev Choice Ensemble added jazzy musicality with a trip through hip-hop history, from Chic’s “Good Times” to a nod to Zumbi of Zion-I with “Don’t Lose Your Head.” \u003c/p>\n\u003cfigure id=\"attachment_13934334\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\" style=\"max-width: 1920px\">\u003cimg loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/2/2023/09/DSC00230.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"1920\" height=\"1440\" class=\"size-full wp-image-13934334\" srcset=\"https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/2023/09/DSC00230.jpg 1920w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/2023/09/DSC00230-800x600.jpg 800w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/2023/09/DSC00230-1020x765.jpg 1020w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/2023/09/DSC00230-160x120.jpg 160w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/2023/09/DSC00230-768x576.jpg 768w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/2023/09/DSC00230-1536x1152.jpg 1536w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 1920px) 100vw, 1920px\">\u003cfigcaption class=\"wp-caption-text\">Kev Choice on stage at Hiero Day in Frank Ogawa Plaza, Oakland, Sept. 4, 2023. \u003ccite>(Eric Arnold/KQED)\u003c/cite>\u003c/figcaption>\u003c/figure>\n\u003cp>L.A. underground legend Medusa, who once bested Eminem in a rap battle back in the ’90s, delivered a fiery and fierce-as-fuck set. It was great to see the former member of duo Feline Science and Project Blowed alumnus still doing her thing. Her set was unfortunately truncated, but not before she ripped the recent single “Catch Yo Feelinz” (“You better catch your feelings / I’m about to jump off!”), which shows she can flow over anything, even a contemporary-sounding trap beat. \u003c/p>\n\u003cp>\u003cem>Ultimate Breaks and Beats\u003c/em> curator Breakbeat Lou performed a high-level DJ set with sublime segues, like the Funky Four + 1’s “That’s The Joint” into Naughty By Nature’s “Uptown Anthem,” The Whole Darn Family’s “Seven Minutes of Funk” into Dru Down’s “Pimp of the Year,” and Digable Planets’ “Rebirth of Slick” into E-40’s “Yay Area.” Blending original songs with later tracks that used them as sample sources further carried the theme of hip-hop history as a progression and evolution of a cultural movement that started from the bottom and ended up at City Hall – literally. Yadidahmean?\u003c/p>\n\u003cfigure id=\"attachment_13934340\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\" style=\"max-width: 1920px\">\u003cimg loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/2/2023/09/DSC00110.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"1920\" height=\"1440\" class=\"size-full wp-image-13934340\" srcset=\"https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/2023/09/DSC00110.jpg 1920w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/2023/09/DSC00110-800x600.jpg 800w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/2023/09/DSC00110-1020x765.jpg 1020w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/2023/09/DSC00110-160x120.jpg 160w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/2023/09/DSC00110-768x576.jpg 768w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/2023/09/DSC00110-1536x1152.jpg 1536w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 1920px) 100vw, 1920px\">\u003cfigcaption class=\"wp-caption-text\">Cellski on stage at Hiero Day in Frank Ogawa Plaza, Oakland, Sept. 4, 2023. \u003ccite>(Eric Arnold/KQED)\u003c/cite>\u003c/figcaption>\u003c/figure>\n\u003cp>Throughout the day, several of the artists spoke backstage about hip-hop’s evolution and their personal journeys through the culture. Del, reflecting on 50 years of hip-hop, said, “I just want our values and everything we based it on to live on.” Those values include“self-improvement goals and knowing your environment, being able to deal with motherfuckers in a competitive way instead of fighting or killing each other.” \u003c/p>\n\u003cfigure id=\"attachment_13934348\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\" style=\"max-width: 1920px\">\u003cimg loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/2/2023/09/DSC00271.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"1920\" height=\"1440\" class=\"size-full wp-image-13934348\" srcset=\"https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/2023/09/DSC00271.jpg 1920w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/2023/09/DSC00271-800x600.jpg 800w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/2023/09/DSC00271-1020x765.jpg 1020w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/2023/09/DSC00271-160x120.jpg 160w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/2023/09/DSC00271-768x576.jpg 768w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/2023/09/DSC00271-1536x1152.jpg 1536w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 1920px) 100vw, 1920px\">\u003cfigcaption class=\"wp-caption-text\">Opio on stage at Hiero Day in Frank Ogawa Plaza, Oakland, Sept. 4, 2023. \u003ccite>(Eric Arnold/KQED)\u003c/cite>\u003c/figcaption>\u003c/figure>\n\u003cp>A-Plus remarked on the longevity of “93 Til Infinity”: “I feel appreciative, honored. You know that I produce many different things, man. But that one is certainly special. It’s done everything for Souls of Mischief and for Hiero. The ways it’s aged, and the new generation with streaming, they’re looking back at it and then finding their own way with music.”\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>That’s enabled Hiero’s fanbase to expand beyond old heads, he says. “Young kids are part of our demo at this point. And it’s just really surreal. You don’t think that far ahead, like 30 years from now, young kids are going to think your song is the shit.”\u003c/p>\n\u003cfigure id=\"attachment_13934887\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\" style=\"max-width: 2560px\">\u003cimg loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/2/2023/09/Medusa.HieroDay2023-scaled.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"2560\" height=\"1920\" class=\"size-full wp-image-13934887\" srcset=\"https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/2023/09/Medusa.HieroDay2023-scaled.jpg 2560w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/2023/09/Medusa.HieroDay2023-800x600.jpg 800w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/2023/09/Medusa.HieroDay2023-1020x765.jpg 1020w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/2023/09/Medusa.HieroDay2023-160x120.jpg 160w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/2023/09/Medusa.HieroDay2023-768x576.jpg 768w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/2023/09/Medusa.HieroDay2023-1536x1152.jpg 1536w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/2023/09/Medusa.HieroDay2023-2048x1536.jpg 2048w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/2023/09/Medusa.HieroDay2023-1920x1440.jpg 1920w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 2560px) 100vw, 2560px\">\u003cfigcaption class=\"wp-caption-text\">Medusa on stage at Hiero Day in Frank Ogawa Plaza, Oakland, Sept. 4, 2023. \u003ccite>(Eric Arnold/KQED)\u003c/cite>\u003c/figcaption>\u003c/figure>\n\u003cp>Mistah F.A.B. specifically saluted Souls of Mischief’s milestone and what it means for the Bay Area and for Oakland. “To me, Hip Hop 30 is more important to Hip Hop 50, which is kind of weird. Crazy. But Hip Hop 30 for Hiero is very important, man. And I just love the fact that we’ve been included (in the Hiero Day celebration) to be able to watch our hometown guys come through, and for years continue to maintain relevancy, and continue to keep pushing and representing Oakland.”\u003c/p>\n\u003cfigure id=\"attachment_13934346\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\" style=\"max-width: 1920px\">\u003cimg loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/2/2023/09/DSC00055.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"1920\" height=\"1440\" class=\"size-full wp-image-13934346\" srcset=\"https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/2023/09/DSC00055.jpg 1920w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/2023/09/DSC00055-800x600.jpg 800w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/2023/09/DSC00055-1020x765.jpg 1020w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/2023/09/DSC00055-160x120.jpg 160w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/2023/09/DSC00055-768x576.jpg 768w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/2023/09/DSC00055-1536x1152.jpg 1536w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 1920px) 100vw, 1920px\">\u003cfigcaption class=\"wp-caption-text\">Mistah F.A.B. at Hiero Day in Frank Ogawa Plaza, Oakland, Sept. 4, 2023. \u003ccite>(Eric Arnold/KQED)\u003c/cite>\u003c/figcaption>\u003c/figure>\n\u003cp>That said, there would be no 30th anniversary for Souls had the culture never existed in the first place. 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"content": "\u003cp>Organizers of the annual Burning Man music and arts festival lifted a driving ban on Monday afternoon as muddy roads that had stranded thousands of attendees in the Nevada desert had dried up enough to allow people to begin leaving.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>[aside postid='arts_13933276']“Exodus operations have officially begun in Black Rock City,” \u003ca href=\"https://burningman.org/event/wetplaya2023/\">organizers posted\u003c/a> Monday at 2 p.m. local time, about seven hours before the festival’s fiery conclusion. The torching of a giant, faceless, man-shaped effigy was carried out Monday evening, after having been postponed twice due to the weather.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>But as of Tuesday morning, the festival was asking participants to consider staying a little longer if they could. Traffic was so congested that at one point, it was taking drivers roughly seven hours to traverse a 5-mile route, pocked with puddles, to the nearest paved road. By midmorning, that time had dropped to 2-3 hours, \u003ca href=\"https://twitter.com/bmantraffic/status/1699080461656699198\">the organizers said on social media. \u003c/a>\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>And that was just the beginning of the journey home for the roughly 72,000 attendees who traveled to the festival’s remote site in northern Nevada, about 120 miles north of the nearest airport in Reno. \u003ca href=\"https://twitter.com/RenoAirport/status/1698911517566210426\">The airport warned on social media\u003c/a> that it did not have the facilities to house travelers for long periods of time while they sorted out plans.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>https://twitter.com/RenoAirport/status/1698911517566210426\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>[ad fullwidth]\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>Even during normal years, exodus\u003ca href=\"https://survival.burningman.org/transportation-traffic/exodus/\"> traffic jams can last for six to nine hours\u003c/a>, according to the organizers. Cars, trucks and RVs stuffed with sleeping bags, stoves and tents all cram onto a single two-lane road leading to the nearest major highway.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>But this year’s participants had been stranded since Sunday, after storms turned the desert playa into a mud bath. Close to an inch of precipitation flooded the area starting on Friday, prompting event organizers to close access to the festival until vehicles could safely pass and to warn campers to conserve food and water.\u003c/p>\n\u003ch3>Wet weather didn’t dampen the Burning Man spirit\u003c/h3>\n\u003cp>Despite reports of stuck vehicles, overflowing port-a-potties, postponed bus pickups and spotty Wi-Fi service, \u003ca href=\"https://www.npr.org/2023/09/02/1197441202/burning-man-festival-rains-floods-stranded-nevada\">several attendees who spoke to NPR\u003c/a> say the wet weather hadn’t dampened moods.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>“We’re pooling all our food as far as resources. And I would say honestly, walking around the city, spirits are pretty high,” attendee Anya Kamenetz \u003ca href=\"https://www.npr.org/2023/09/03/1197461152/thousands-of-burning-man-attendees-are-stranded-in-the-nevada-desert\">said on Sunday\u003c/a>.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>The challenging conditions are testing a community of so-called burners, which touts self-reliance and communal effort among its \u003ca href=\"https://burningman.org/about/10-principles/\">core principles\u003c/a>.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>[aside postid='arts_13885765']Event volunteer Josh Lease said that in true Burning Man spirit, people were sharing warm clothes and phone chargers where they could — and they kept the music blaring.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>“It’s like any other Burning Man, just muddy,” he told NPR on Saturday evening.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>“The warnings do sound very dire, and of course, the organization has to tell people to take care,” said \u003ca href=\"https://www.npr.org/people/1196799368/claudia-peschiutta\">Claudia Peschiutta\u003c/a>, an editor with NPR’s \u003cem>Morning Edition\u003c/em> who attended the event, but “I haven’t seen one person who seems worried about it at all.”\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>Some frustration, however, started to seep in for some attendees by Sunday.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>In rainy Burning Mans past, longtime burner Joe Bamberg said he’s seen couches, carpets and clothes eventually dry out. But this time, he said, “all is damp and will be ruined by mold,” he said.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>“I am not thrilled,” said Bamberg, who added: “People make do, it is part of the adventure.”\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>Meanwhile, authorities in Nevada were investigating a death at the site. The Pershing County sheriff said on Saturday that a person was found dead on the playa but declined to offer any further details \u003ca href=\"https://www.cnn.com/videos/us/2023/09/03/burning-man-stranded-update-county-official-cnntm-vpx.cnn\">in an interview with CNN\u003c/a> on Monday.\u003c/p>\n\u003cfigure id=\"attachment_13934282\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\" style=\"max-width: 800px\">\u003cimg loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-medium wp-image-13934282\" src=\"https://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/2/2023/09/gettyimages-1642957320-4e5f3959be8d1d234fa4ce76db21432cf9824015-800x600.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"800\" height=\"600\" srcset=\"https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/2023/09/gettyimages-1642957320-4e5f3959be8d1d234fa4ce76db21432cf9824015-800x600.jpg 800w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/2023/09/gettyimages-1642957320-4e5f3959be8d1d234fa4ce76db21432cf9824015-1020x765.jpg 1020w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/2023/09/gettyimages-1642957320-4e5f3959be8d1d234fa4ce76db21432cf9824015-160x120.jpg 160w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/2023/09/gettyimages-1642957320-4e5f3959be8d1d234fa4ce76db21432cf9824015-768x576.jpg 768w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/2023/09/gettyimages-1642957320-4e5f3959be8d1d234fa4ce76db21432cf9824015.jpg 1023w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 800px) 100vw, 800px\">\u003cfigcaption class=\"wp-caption-text\">Burning Man attendees walk through a muddy desert plain on Saturday, after heavy rains pelted the annual Nevada festival. \u003ccite>(Julie Jammot/ AFP via Getty Images)\u003c/cite>\u003c/figcaption>\u003c/figure>\n\u003ch3>Some burners made the trek out on foot\u003c/h3>\n\u003cp>The \u003ca href=\"https://burningman.org/\">Burning Man Organization\u003c/a> had begun telling attendees to shelter in place on Saturday, when it announced that access into and out of the site was closed for the remainder of the event, which runs from Aug. 27 through Sep. 4. Only emergency vehicles were allowed to pass, the organization said in a \u003ca href=\"https://docs.google.com/spreadsheets/d/1AfpmyriBHIFQ_Jymw3wHn9dtAGTgLcAjbnogNPsLvEA/htmlview#gid=0\">statement\u003c/a>.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>“Conserve food, water, and fuel, and shelter in a warm, safe space,” the statement urged those stuck in the desert.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>Although they urged attendees against driving on Sunday, event officials said that some vehicles designed for off-road terrain had been able to navigate the mud and successfully leave the event.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>Other attendees chose to walk several miles across the muck to exit the grounds.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>Music producer Diplo said he and comedian Chris Rock escaped the event on Saturday after walking 6 miles before hitching a ride from a fan in a pickup truck.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>“I legit walked the side of the road for hours with my thumb out cuz I have a show in dc tonight and didnt want to let yall down,” \u003ca href=\"https://www.instagram.com/reel/CwtMcuQuuDY/?utm_source=ig_web_copy_link\">he wrote in an Instagram post\u003c/a>.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>https://www.instagram.com/reel/CwtMcuQuuDY/\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>Neal Katyal, former acting Obama-era solicitor general, also made the trek out. He \u003ca href=\"https://twitter.com/neal_katyal/status/1698302619083509871?s=20\">said he was safe\u003c/a> after his first trip to the festival ended with “an incredibly harrowing 6-mile hike at midnight through heavy and slippery mud.”\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>President Biden had been briefed on the situation, according to a White House official. Event attendees were told over the weekend to listen to state and local officials, and event organizers, the administration official said.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>[aside postid='arts_13839695']“We have come here knowing this is a place where we bring everything we need to survive,” the organization said in a statement Saturday night. “It is because of this that we are all well-prepared for a weather event like this.”\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>“We have done table-top drills for events like this. We are engaged full-time on all aspects of safety and looking ahead to our Exodus as our next priority.”\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>More than 70,000 people visit the makeshift town of Black Rock City every year to dance, make art and join a self-sufficient, counter-cultural community.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>The weeklong festival began in 1986 as a small gathering in San Francisco. Today, celebrities, tech moguls and social media influencers are common attendees. \u003ca href=\"https://tickets.burningman.org/?_gl=1%2Anja9og%2A_ga%2AMTk2NDMwOTYxMS4xNjkzOTEwMDA3%2A_ga_411YJ8ZFDE%2AMTY5MzkxNzEzNy4yLjEuMTY5MzkxOTEzNy4wLjAuMA..\">This year’s ticket prices\u003c/a> started at $575.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>[ad floatright]\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>The weekend’s events weren’t the first time the entrance had been blocked at this year’s festival. A group of climate protesters caused \u003ca href=\"https://www.theguardian.com/culture/2023/aug/28/burning-man-protest-climate-change-environment\">miles of gridlock\u003c/a> at the start of the event by parking a 28-foot trailer in the way.\u003c/p>\n\u003cdiv class=\"fullattribution\">\u003cem>Copyright 2023 NPR. To see more, \u003ca href=\"https://www.npr.org\">visit NPR\u003c/a>.\u003cimg decoding=\"async\" src=\"https://www.google-analytics.com/__utm.gif?utmac=UA-5828686-4&utmdt=Burning+Man+festival+attendees%2C+finally+free+to+leave%2C+face+hours+of+traffic&utme=8(APIKey)9(MDAxOTAwOTE4MDEyMTkxMDAzNjczZDljZA004)\">\u003c/em>\u003c/div>\n\n",
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"content": "\u003cdiv class=\"post-body\">\u003cp>Event volunteer Josh Lease said that in true Burning Man spirit, people were sharing warm clothes and phone chargers where they could — and they kept the music blaring.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>“It’s like any other Burning Man, just muddy,” he told NPR on Saturday evening.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>“The warnings do sound very dire, and of course, the organization has to tell people to take care,” said \u003ca href=\"https://www.npr.org/people/1196799368/claudia-peschiutta\">Claudia Peschiutta\u003c/a>, an editor with NPR’s \u003cem>Morning Edition\u003c/em> who attended the event, but “I haven’t seen one person who seems worried about it at all.”\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>Some frustration, however, started to seep in for some attendees by Sunday.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>In rainy Burning Mans past, longtime burner Joe Bamberg said he’s seen couches, carpets and clothes eventually dry out. But this time, he said, “all is damp and will be ruined by mold,” he said.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>“I am not thrilled,” said Bamberg, who added: “People make do, it is part of the adventure.”\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>Meanwhile, authorities in Nevada were investigating a death at the site. The Pershing County sheriff said on Saturday that a person was found dead on the playa but declined to offer any further details \u003ca href=\"https://www.cnn.com/videos/us/2023/09/03/burning-man-stranded-update-county-official-cnntm-vpx.cnn\">in an interview with CNN\u003c/a> on Monday.\u003c/p>\n\u003cfigure id=\"attachment_13934282\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\" style=\"max-width: 800px\">\u003cimg loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-medium wp-image-13934282\" src=\"https://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/2/2023/09/gettyimages-1642957320-4e5f3959be8d1d234fa4ce76db21432cf9824015-800x600.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"800\" height=\"600\" srcset=\"https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/2023/09/gettyimages-1642957320-4e5f3959be8d1d234fa4ce76db21432cf9824015-800x600.jpg 800w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/2023/09/gettyimages-1642957320-4e5f3959be8d1d234fa4ce76db21432cf9824015-1020x765.jpg 1020w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/2023/09/gettyimages-1642957320-4e5f3959be8d1d234fa4ce76db21432cf9824015-160x120.jpg 160w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/2023/09/gettyimages-1642957320-4e5f3959be8d1d234fa4ce76db21432cf9824015-768x576.jpg 768w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/2023/09/gettyimages-1642957320-4e5f3959be8d1d234fa4ce76db21432cf9824015.jpg 1023w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 800px) 100vw, 800px\">\u003cfigcaption class=\"wp-caption-text\">Burning Man attendees walk through a muddy desert plain on Saturday, after heavy rains pelted the annual Nevada festival. \u003ccite>(Julie Jammot/ AFP via Getty Images)\u003c/cite>\u003c/figcaption>\u003c/figure>\n\u003ch3>Some burners made the trek out on foot\u003c/h3>\n\u003cp>The \u003ca href=\"https://burningman.org/\">Burning Man Organization\u003c/a> had begun telling attendees to shelter in place on Saturday, when it announced that access into and out of the site was closed for the remainder of the event, which runs from Aug. 27 through Sep. 4. Only emergency vehicles were allowed to pass, the organization said in a \u003ca href=\"https://docs.google.com/spreadsheets/d/1AfpmyriBHIFQ_Jymw3wHn9dtAGTgLcAjbnogNPsLvEA/htmlview#gid=0\">statement\u003c/a>.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>“Conserve food, water, and fuel, and shelter in a warm, safe space,” the statement urged those stuck in the desert.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>Although they urged attendees against driving on Sunday, event officials said that some vehicles designed for off-road terrain had been able to navigate the mud and successfully leave the event.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>Other attendees chose to walk several miles across the muck to exit the grounds.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>Music producer Diplo said he and comedian Chris Rock escaped the event on Saturday after walking 6 miles before hitching a ride from a fan in a pickup truck.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>“I legit walked the side of the road for hours with my thumb out cuz I have a show in dc tonight and didnt want to let yall down,” \u003ca href=\"https://www.instagram.com/reel/CwtMcuQuuDY/?utm_source=ig_web_copy_link\">he wrote in an Instagram post\u003c/a>.\u003c/p>\u003c/p>\u003c/div>",
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"content": "\u003cp>\u003cstrong>Update, Aug. 21, 2023: \u003c/strong>The \u003ca href=\"https://concerts.livenation.com/lights-on-festival-mountain-view-california-09-16-2023/event/1C005ED501CE7C4D\">Lights On Festival\u003c/a> in Mountain View, previously included in this roundup, is now canceled.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>The best thing about living the Bay Area is that just when summer feels like it’s ending, we get hit with an extra two months of warm weather — and a fresh slate of festivals, concerts and dance parties. Here are 10 must-see fall shows to get on your calendar.\u003c/p>\n\u003cfigure id=\"attachment_13933308\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\" style=\"max-width: 800px\">\u003cimg loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-medium wp-image-13933308\" src=\"https://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/2/2023/08/GettyImages-1344570056-800x534.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"800\" height=\"534\" srcset=\"https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/2023/08/GettyImages-1344570056-800x534.jpg 800w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/2023/08/GettyImages-1344570056-1020x680.jpg 1020w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/2023/08/GettyImages-1344570056-160x107.jpg 160w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/2023/08/GettyImages-1344570056-768x512.jpg 768w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/2023/08/GettyImages-1344570056.jpg 1024w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 800px) 100vw, 800px\">\u003cfigcaption class=\"wp-caption-text\">Doja Cat performs during weekend one of Austin City Limits Music Festival at Zilker Park on October 02, 2021 in Austin, Texas. \u003ccite>(Photo by Erika Goldring/WireImage)\u003c/cite>\u003c/figcaption>\u003c/figure>\n\u003ch2>\u003ca href=\"https://www.ticketmaster.com/doja-cat-the-scarlet-tour-san-francisco-california-10-31-2023/event/1C005ED4F97764E5\">Doja Cat\u003c/a>\u003c/h2>\n\u003cp>\u003cem>Oct. 31, 2023\u003cbr>\nChase Center, San Francisco\u003cbr>\n$140+\u003c/em>\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>Doja Cat’s had an incredible rise from SoundCloud standout to viral sensation to international pop superstar, and signs suggest that the next phase of her career will be her most expressive and hard-hitting yet. With her recently shaved head, cinematic music videos and bars that remind everyone she can \u003ci>rap\u003c/i> rap, it’s clear that she doesn’t want to play into a cookie-cutter pop mold, and Halloween is a perfect occasion to see this shapeshifting mastermind.\u003c/p>\n\u003cfigure id=\"attachment_12278228\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\" style=\"max-width: 800px\">\u003cimg loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-medium wp-image-12278228\" src=\"https://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/2/2016/10/13th_01-800x450.jpg\" alt=\"Angela Davis speaks inside West Oakland's abandoned 16th Street train station, in a still from Ava DuVernay's '13th.'\" width=\"800\" height=\"450\" srcset=\"https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/2016/10/13th_01-800x450.jpg 800w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/2016/10/13th_01-160x90.jpg 160w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/2016/10/13th_01-768x432.jpg 768w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/2016/10/13th_01-1020x574.jpg 1020w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/2016/10/13th_01.jpg 1920w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/2016/10/13th_01-1180x664.jpg 1180w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/2016/10/13th_01-960x540.jpg 960w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/2016/10/13th_01-240x135.jpg 240w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/2016/10/13th_01-375x211.jpg 375w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/2016/10/13th_01-520x293.jpg 520w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 800px) 100vw, 800px\">\u003cfigcaption class=\"wp-caption-text\">Angela Davis speaks inside West Oakland’s abandoned 16th Street train station, in a still from Ava DuVernay’s ’13th.’ \u003ccite>(Courtesy of SFFS)\u003c/cite>\u003c/figcaption>\u003c/figure>\n\u003ch2>\u003ca href=\"https://www.oaklandsymphony.org/artist/angela-davis/\">Playlist: Angela Y. 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These artists don’t have a ton in common on the surface, but all of them are bound to have party-goers sweating on the dance floor.\u003c/p>\n\u003cfigure id=\"attachment_13933307\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\" style=\"max-width: 800px\">\u003cimg loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-medium wp-image-13933307\" src=\"https://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/2/2023/08/GettyImages-1214366877-800x534.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"800\" height=\"534\" srcset=\"https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/2023/08/GettyImages-1214366877-800x534.jpg 800w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/2023/08/GettyImages-1214366877-1020x680.jpg 1020w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/2023/08/GettyImages-1214366877-160x107.jpg 160w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/2023/08/GettyImages-1214366877-768x512.jpg 768w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/2023/08/GettyImages-1214366877.jpg 1024w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 800px) 100vw, 800px\">\u003cfigcaption class=\"wp-caption-text\">American Blues musician Christone ‘Kingfish’ Ingram plays guitar as he performs onstage at Buddy Guy’s Legends nightclub, Chicago, Illinois, January 11, 2020. \u003ccite>( Paul Natkin/Getty Images)\u003c/cite>\u003c/figcaption>\u003c/figure>\n\u003ch2>\u003ca href=\"https://www.hardlystrictlybluegrass.com/\">Hardly Strictly Bluegrass\u003c/a>\u003c/h2>\n\u003cp>\u003cem>Sept. 29–Oct. 1\u003cbr>\nGolden Gate Park, San Francisco\u003cbr>\nFree\u003c/em>\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>As concert ticket prices continue to rise, it’s become even more clear how much of a San Francisco treasure Hardly Strictly is. The 23rd annual free festival celebrates bluegrass, roots music and more, with a lineup of fiery up-and-comers like blues singer-guitarist Christone “Kingfish” Ingram and veterans like country-punk band Lucero. Phases and one and two of the lineup have already been announced, and phase three should be dropping any day now.\u003c/p>\n\u003cfigure id=\"attachment_13849392\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\" style=\"max-width: 800px\">\u003cimg loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-medium wp-image-13849392\" src=\"https://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/2/2019/01/ShyanG.MAIN_-800x450.jpg\" alt=\"Shy'an G's new EP, 'The Reset,' finds the East Bay artist jumping into a life with the top down.\" width=\"800\" height=\"450\" srcset=\"https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/2019/01/ShyanG.MAIN_-800x450.jpg 800w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/2019/01/ShyanG.MAIN_-160x90.jpg 160w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/2019/01/ShyanG.MAIN_-768x432.jpg 768w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/2019/01/ShyanG.MAIN_-1020x574.jpg 1020w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/2019/01/ShyanG.MAIN_-1200x675.jpg 1200w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/2019/01/ShyanG.MAIN_.jpg 1920w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 800px) 100vw, 800px\">\u003cfigcaption class=\"wp-caption-text\">Shy’an G. \u003ccite>(Pendarvis Harshaw/KQED)\u003c/cite>\u003c/figcaption>\u003c/figure>\n\u003ch2>\u003ca href=\"https://www.artandsouloakland.com/\">Art + Soul\u003c/a>\u003c/h2>\n\u003cp>\u003cem>Sept. 17, 2023\u003c/em>\u003cbr>\n\u003cem>Frank Ogawa Plaza, Oakland\u003c/em>\u003cbr>\n\u003cem>Free\u003c/em>\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>The popular, family-friendly Oakland street fair Art + Soul joins forces with AfroComicCon this year for a weekend of music, comics, graphic novels and art. Headliners include the lauded hip-hop duo Latyrx and special guests, Grammy-winning children’s music group Alphabet Rockers and the Women in Hip-Hop Revue, which includes a heavy-hitting, diverse lineup of Suga-T, RyanNicole, Coco Peila, Dakini Star, GinaMadrid, Breathless, Shy’an G and Versoul, with DJ LadyRyan behind the decks.\u003c/p>\n\u003cfigure id=\"attachment_13917247\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\" style=\"max-width: 800px\">\u003cimg loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-medium wp-image-13917247\" src=\"https://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/2/2022/08/Spellling-performs-at-Outside-Lands-on-Friday-August-5-2022.--800x533.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"800\" height=\"533\" srcset=\"https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/2022/08/Spellling-performs-at-Outside-Lands-on-Friday-August-5-2022.--800x533.jpg 800w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/2022/08/Spellling-performs-at-Outside-Lands-on-Friday-August-5-2022.--1020x680.jpg 1020w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/2022/08/Spellling-performs-at-Outside-Lands-on-Friday-August-5-2022.--160x107.jpg 160w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/2022/08/Spellling-performs-at-Outside-Lands-on-Friday-August-5-2022.--768x512.jpg 768w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/2022/08/Spellling-performs-at-Outside-Lands-on-Friday-August-5-2022.--1536x1024.jpg 1536w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/2022/08/Spellling-performs-at-Outside-Lands-on-Friday-August-5-2022.-.jpg 1920w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 800px) 100vw, 800px\">\u003cfigcaption class=\"wp-caption-text\">Spellling performs at Outside Lands on Friday, August 5, 2022. \u003ccite>(Estefany Gonzalez)\u003c/cite>\u003c/figcaption>\u003c/figure>\n\u003ch2>\u003ca href=\"https://www.eventbrite.com/e/through-the-looking-glass-an-evening-with-spellling-friends-tickets-663304911847\">Through the Looking Glass\u003c/a>\u003c/h2>\n\u003cp>\u003cem>Sept. 16, 2023\u003cbr>\nChildren’s Fairyland, Oakland\u003cbr>\n$70–$85\u003c/em>\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>Oakland artist Spellling has a gift for transporting listeners into magical realms, both with her mythical lyrics and her band’s otherworldly instrumentation. She draws from a long legacy of experimental, spiritual Black music — a legacy she’ll connect to at her own festival, Through the Looking Glass, which also stars Afrofuturism purveyors Sun Ra Arkestra, Laraaji, Zachary James Watkins, AroMa and more. The event will transform Children’s Fairyland into an adult playground of imagination and top-tier artistry.\u003c/p>\n\u003cfigure id=\"attachment_13898239\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\" style=\"max-width: 800px\">\u003cimg loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-medium wp-image-13898239\" src=\"https://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/2/2021/06/fantastic_negrito_at_crossing_border_by-Peter-Koudstaal-1-10-800x533.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"800\" height=\"533\">\u003cfigcaption class=\"wp-caption-text\">Grammy-winning blues-rock artist Fantastic Negrito. \u003ccite>(Peter Koudstaal)\u003c/cite>\u003c/figcaption>\u003c/figure>\n\u003ch2>\u003ca href=\"https://dockofbayfest.com/\">Dock of the Bay Festival\u003c/a>\u003c/h2>\n\u003cp>\u003cem>Sept. 9 and 10, 2023\u003c/em>\u003cbr>\n\u003cem>Mare Island\u003c/em>\u003cbr>\n\u003cem>Single day $95+\u003c/em>\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>Funk and soul lovers can two-step on the waterfront at Dock of the Bay Festival, which brings together boogie hitmakers Morris Day and the Time, funk legends Average White Band and Bay Area favorites like Grammy-winning blues-rocker Fantastic Negrito and soul revivalists Monophonics. Expect danceable grooves and instrumental excellence.\u003c/p>\n\u003cfigure id=\"attachment_13842816\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\" style=\"max-width: 800px\">\u003cimg loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-medium wp-image-13842816\" src=\"https://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/2/2018/10/MG_4331-800x533.jpg\" alt=\"Lord Huron perform at Treasure Island Music Festival on Oct. 14, 2018.\" width=\"800\" height=\"533\" srcset=\"https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/2018/10/MG_4331.jpg 800w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/2018/10/MG_4331-160x107.jpg 160w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/2018/10/MG_4331-768x512.jpg 768w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/2018/10/MG_4331-240x160.jpg 240w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/2018/10/MG_4331-375x250.jpg 375w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/2018/10/MG_4331-520x346.jpg 520w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 800px) 100vw, 800px\">\u003cfigcaption class=\"wp-caption-text\">Lord Huron perform at Treasure Island Music Festival on Oct. 14, 2018. \u003ccite>(Estefany Gonzalez)\u003c/cite>\u003c/figcaption>\u003c/figure>\n\u003ch2>\u003ca href=\"https://www.soundsummit.net/\">Sound Summit\u003c/a>\u003c/h2>\n\u003cp>\u003cem>Sept. 9, 2023\u003c/em>\u003cbr>\n\u003cem>Mountain Theater, Mount Tamalpais State Park\u003c/em>\u003cbr>\n\u003cem>$120+\u003c/em>\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>On a mountaintop among frolicking chipmunks, underneath circling hawks, Sound Summit brings a day of indie rock and folk to one of the Bay Area’s most spectacular view spots: Mount Tam. This year festival-goers will hear the ballads of Lord Huron, Sierra Ferrell’s genre-bending explorations of jazz and calypso, Kevin Morby’s twangy garage punk, country supergroup Brokedown in Bakersfield and Mill Valley salsa, Afrobeat, reggae and funk band Vinyl. Remember to pack in, pack out and leave no trace.\u003c/p>\n\u003cfigure id=\"attachment_13865652\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\" style=\"max-width: 800px\">\u003cimg loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-medium wp-image-13865652\" src=\"https://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/2/2019/09/Hiero-Day-2019-1433-800x450.jpg\" alt=\"Hieroglyphics on stage at Hiero Day 2019.\" width=\"800\" height=\"450\" srcset=\"https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/2019/09/Hiero-Day-2019-1433-800x450.jpg 800w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/2019/09/Hiero-Day-2019-1433-160x90.jpg 160w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/2019/09/Hiero-Day-2019-1433-768x432.jpg 768w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/2019/09/Hiero-Day-2019-1433-1020x574.jpg 1020w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/2019/09/Hiero-Day-2019-1433-1200x675.jpg 1200w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/2019/09/Hiero-Day-2019-1433.jpg 1920w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 800px) 100vw, 800px\">\u003cfigcaption class=\"wp-caption-text\">Hieroglyphics on stage at Hiero Day 2019. \u003ccite>(Eric Arnold)\u003c/cite>\u003c/figcaption>\u003c/figure>\n\u003ch2>\u003ca href=\"https://www.hieroday.com/\">Hiero Day\u003c/a>\u003c/h2>\n\u003cp>\u003cem>Sept. 4, 2023\u003c/em>\u003cbr>\n\u003cem>Frank Ogawa Plaza\u003c/em>\u003cbr>\n\u003cem>Free\u003c/em>\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>Hip-hop’s 50th anniversary coincides with the 30th anniversary of Souls of Mischief’s essential album \u003ci>’93 ’til Infinity\u003c/i>, so 2023 promises an auspicious Hiero Day. This year, the intergenerational, homegrown hip-hop festival moves from Jack London Square to Frank Ogawa Plaza, and is free with RSVP. The lineup so far includes Hieroglyphics with special guest Common, Breakbeat Lou, Paris, Abstract Rude, Lil Blood and more, with additional artists soon to be announced. \u003ca href=\"https://www.instagram.com/p/Cv2wb-bvnkF/\">Several pre-Hiero Day events\u003c/a> — including a Souls of Mischief mural reveal — are planned at Hungry Ghost Studio, Moxy, Crybaby and more, and an afterparty at is slated for Crybaby on Sept. 4.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>[ad fullwidth]\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>\u003c/p>\n",
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"content": "\u003cdiv class=\"post-body\">\u003cp>\u003cp>\u003cstrong>Update, Aug. 21, 2023: \u003c/strong>The \u003ca href=\"https://concerts.livenation.com/lights-on-festival-mountain-view-california-09-16-2023/event/1C005ED501CE7C4D\">Lights On Festival\u003c/a> in Mountain View, previously included in this roundup, is now canceled.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>The best thing about living the Bay Area is that just when summer feels like it’s ending, we get hit with an extra two months of warm weather — and a fresh slate of festivals, concerts and dance parties. Here are 10 must-see fall shows to get on your calendar.\u003c/p>\n\u003cfigure id=\"attachment_13933308\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\" style=\"max-width: 800px\">\u003cimg loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-medium wp-image-13933308\" src=\"https://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/2/2023/08/GettyImages-1344570056-800x534.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"800\" height=\"534\" srcset=\"https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/2023/08/GettyImages-1344570056-800x534.jpg 800w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/2023/08/GettyImages-1344570056-1020x680.jpg 1020w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/2023/08/GettyImages-1344570056-160x107.jpg 160w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/2023/08/GettyImages-1344570056-768x512.jpg 768w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/2023/08/GettyImages-1344570056.jpg 1024w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 800px) 100vw, 800px\">\u003cfigcaption class=\"wp-caption-text\">Doja Cat performs during weekend one of Austin City Limits Music Festival at Zilker Park on October 02, 2021 in Austin, Texas. \u003ccite>(Photo by Erika Goldring/WireImage)\u003c/cite>\u003c/figcaption>\u003c/figure>\n\u003ch2>\u003ca href=\"https://www.ticketmaster.com/doja-cat-the-scarlet-tour-san-francisco-california-10-31-2023/event/1C005ED4F97764E5\">Doja Cat\u003c/a>\u003c/h2>\n\u003cp>\u003cem>Oct. 31, 2023\u003cbr>\nChase Center, San Francisco\u003cbr>\n$140+\u003c/em>\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>Doja Cat’s had an incredible rise from SoundCloud standout to viral sensation to international pop superstar, and signs suggest that the next phase of her career will be her most expressive and hard-hitting yet. With her recently shaved head, cinematic music videos and bars that remind everyone she can \u003ci>rap\u003c/i> rap, it’s clear that she doesn’t want to play into a cookie-cutter pop mold, and Halloween is a perfect occasion to see this shapeshifting mastermind.\u003c/p>\n\u003cfigure id=\"attachment_12278228\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\" style=\"max-width: 800px\">\u003cimg loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-medium wp-image-12278228\" src=\"https://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/2/2016/10/13th_01-800x450.jpg\" alt=\"Angela Davis speaks inside West Oakland's abandoned 16th Street train station, in a still from Ava DuVernay's '13th.'\" width=\"800\" height=\"450\" srcset=\"https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/2016/10/13th_01-800x450.jpg 800w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/2016/10/13th_01-160x90.jpg 160w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/2016/10/13th_01-768x432.jpg 768w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/2016/10/13th_01-1020x574.jpg 1020w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/2016/10/13th_01.jpg 1920w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/2016/10/13th_01-1180x664.jpg 1180w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/2016/10/13th_01-960x540.jpg 960w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/2016/10/13th_01-240x135.jpg 240w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/2016/10/13th_01-375x211.jpg 375w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/2016/10/13th_01-520x293.jpg 520w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 800px) 100vw, 800px\">\u003cfigcaption class=\"wp-caption-text\">Angela Davis speaks inside West Oakland’s abandoned 16th Street train station, in a still from Ava DuVernay’s ’13th.’ \u003ccite>(Courtesy of SFFS)\u003c/cite>\u003c/figcaption>\u003c/figure>\n\u003ch2>\u003ca href=\"https://www.oaklandsymphony.org/artist/angela-davis/\">Playlist: Angela Y. Davis at Oakland Symphony\u003c/a>\u003c/h2>\n\u003cp>\u003cem>Oct. 21, 2023\u003c/em>\u003cbr>\n\u003cem>Paramount Theatre, Oakland\u003c/em>\u003cbr>\n\u003cem>$40–$125\u003c/em>\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>What music gave Angela Davis strength to survive imprisonment on false charges in the early ’70s, when she was a member of the Black Panther Party? What did she listen to as she prepared her lectures on feminism and African American studies at UC Santa Cruz, or sat down to pen her best-selling books on prison abolition? Fans will find out when the world-renowned activist and scholar curates one of the Oakland Symphony’s \u003ci>Playlist\u003c/i> concerts, a series started by the late conductor Michael Morgan where prominent culture-makers select songs for the orchestra to reimagine. Comedian W. Kamau Bell will host.\u003c/p>\n\u003cfigure id=\"attachment_13805273\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\" style=\"max-width: 800px\">\u003cimg loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-medium wp-image-13805273\" src=\"https://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/2/2017/08/LittleDragon.MAIN_-800x450.jpg\" alt=\"Little Dragon performs at the Outside Lands music festival in San Francisco, Aug. 11, 2017.\" width=\"800\" height=\"450\" srcset=\"https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/2017/08/LittleDragon.MAIN_-800x450.jpg 800w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/2017/08/LittleDragon.MAIN_-160x90.jpg 160w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/2017/08/LittleDragon.MAIN_-768x432.jpg 768w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/2017/08/LittleDragon.MAIN_-1020x574.jpg 1020w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/2017/08/LittleDragon.MAIN_.jpg 1920w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/2017/08/LittleDragon.MAIN_-1180x664.jpg 1180w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/2017/08/LittleDragon.MAIN_-960x540.jpg 960w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/2017/08/LittleDragon.MAIN_-240x135.jpg 240w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/2017/08/LittleDragon.MAIN_-375x211.jpg 375w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/2017/08/LittleDragon.MAIN_-520x293.jpg 520w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 800px) 100vw, 800px\">\u003cfigcaption class=\"wp-caption-text\">Little Dragon performs at the Outside Lands music festival in San Francisco, Aug. 11, 2017. \u003ccite>(Estefany Gonzalez)\u003c/cite>\u003c/figcaption>\u003c/figure>\n\u003ch2>\u003ca href=\"https://portolamusicfestival.com/\">Portola Festival\u003c/a>\u003c/h2>\n\u003cp>\u003cem>Sept. 30 and Oct. 1\u003c/em>\u003cbr>\n\u003cem>Pier 80, San Francisco\u003c/em>\u003cbr>\n\u003cem>$229.95+ single day, $359.95+ two-day\u003c/em>\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>Portola is designed for open-minded ravers and partiers. You have house music legends Armand Van Helden and Chris Lake going back to back; Tokischa, the Dominican sex siren of dembow and reggaeton; a Basement Jaxx DJ set; one of the UK’s finest MCs, Little Simz; cult-favorite indie band Little Dragon; and Skrillex. These artists don’t have a ton in common on the surface, but all of them are bound to have party-goers sweating on the dance floor.\u003c/p>\n\u003cfigure id=\"attachment_13933307\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\" style=\"max-width: 800px\">\u003cimg loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-medium wp-image-13933307\" src=\"https://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/2/2023/08/GettyImages-1214366877-800x534.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"800\" height=\"534\" srcset=\"https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/2023/08/GettyImages-1214366877-800x534.jpg 800w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/2023/08/GettyImages-1214366877-1020x680.jpg 1020w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/2023/08/GettyImages-1214366877-160x107.jpg 160w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/2023/08/GettyImages-1214366877-768x512.jpg 768w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/2023/08/GettyImages-1214366877.jpg 1024w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 800px) 100vw, 800px\">\u003cfigcaption class=\"wp-caption-text\">American Blues musician Christone ‘Kingfish’ Ingram plays guitar as he performs onstage at Buddy Guy’s Legends nightclub, Chicago, Illinois, January 11, 2020. \u003ccite>( Paul Natkin/Getty Images)\u003c/cite>\u003c/figcaption>\u003c/figure>\n\u003ch2>\u003ca href=\"https://www.hardlystrictlybluegrass.com/\">Hardly Strictly Bluegrass\u003c/a>\u003c/h2>\n\u003cp>\u003cem>Sept. 29–Oct. 1\u003cbr>\nGolden Gate Park, San Francisco\u003cbr>\nFree\u003c/em>\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>As concert ticket prices continue to rise, it’s become even more clear how much of a San Francisco treasure Hardly Strictly is. The 23rd annual free festival celebrates bluegrass, roots music and more, with a lineup of fiery up-and-comers like blues singer-guitarist Christone “Kingfish” Ingram and veterans like country-punk band Lucero. 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"headTitle": "A Hip-Hop-Heavy Blue Note Jazz Festival Celebrates the Spiritual Lineage of Black Music | KQED",
"content": "\u003cp>Sunday evening, as the moon rose over the peach-colored Napa sky, Blue Note Jazz Festival artist-in-resident Robert Glasper got carried away in the music. His band was in the pocket, and Bilal had just demonstrated his formidable vocal range, improvising with Lalah Hathaway. Up next, Rakim took the stage. After dropping a couple verses, the legendary MC almost walked off and called it a night — until host Dave Chappelle beckoned him back by rapping a few of Rakim’s lyrics.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>Rakim performed a soulful rendition of “Paid in Full,” but when he finished rapping, the band didn’t stop. The wine and good vibes were flowing, and more artists spontaneously emerged from backstage. Chance the Rapper, due to headline the festival in half an hour, came up to pay respects to Rakim, who \u003ca href=\"https://www.instagram.com/p/CoUjI38ADbo/\">paved the way\u003c/a>. Meeting for what seemed like the first time, they traded verses — and were soon joined by Vic Mensa, Talib Kweli and De La Soul’s Maseo, who gave Rakim a heartfelt salute. It felt like a history-making moment: three generations of MCs in a positive feedback loop of mutual appreciation, with a masterful band playing classic beats live.\u003c/p>\n\u003cfigure id=\"attachment_13932354\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\" style=\"max-width: 800px\">\u003cimg loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-medium wp-image-13932354\" src=\"https://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/2/2023/07/Robert-Glasper-performs-at-Blue-Note-Jazz-Festival-on-Saturday-July-28-2023.-Estefany-Gonzalez-002-800x533.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"800\" height=\"533\" srcset=\"https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/2023/07/Robert-Glasper-performs-at-Blue-Note-Jazz-Festival-on-Saturday-July-28-2023.-Estefany-Gonzalez-002-800x533.jpg 800w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/2023/07/Robert-Glasper-performs-at-Blue-Note-Jazz-Festival-on-Saturday-July-28-2023.-Estefany-Gonzalez-002-1020x680.jpg 1020w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/2023/07/Robert-Glasper-performs-at-Blue-Note-Jazz-Festival-on-Saturday-July-28-2023.-Estefany-Gonzalez-002-160x107.jpg 160w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/2023/07/Robert-Glasper-performs-at-Blue-Note-Jazz-Festival-on-Saturday-July-28-2023.-Estefany-Gonzalez-002-768x512.jpg 768w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/2023/07/Robert-Glasper-performs-at-Blue-Note-Jazz-Festival-on-Saturday-July-28-2023.-Estefany-Gonzalez-002-1536x1024.jpg 1536w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/2023/07/Robert-Glasper-performs-at-Blue-Note-Jazz-Festival-on-Saturday-July-28-2023.-Estefany-Gonzalez-002.jpg 1920w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 800px) 100vw, 800px\">\u003cfigcaption class=\"wp-caption-text\">Robert Glasper performs at Blue Note Jazz Festival on Saturday, July 29, 2023. \u003ccite>(Estefany Gonzalez for KQED)\u003c/cite>\u003c/figcaption>\u003c/figure>\n\u003cp>A powerful celebration of this spiritual, life-affirming musical lineage connected many of the artists at Blue Note. “I make Black American music, which is an amalgamation of rhythm, beautiful harmony, church and, you know, melodies that speak to your soul,” Meshell Ndegeocello told my colleague Eric Arnold backstage. She could’ve been describing any number of the artists at the festival, whose individual styles are leaves and branches of the same tree.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>“It sounds corny, but when I’m on stage and I’m immersed in the music, it’s the only time I am freed of that inner dialogue about my gender and my race,” Ndegeocello continued. “It’s the only time I just feel at one with others.”\u003c/p>\n\u003cfigure id=\"attachment_13932301\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\" style=\"max-width: 800px\">\u003cimg loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-medium wp-image-13932301\" src=\"https://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/2/2023/07/Gabrielle-Union-backstage-at-the-Blue-Note-Jazz-Festival-on-Friday-July-28-2023.-Estefany-Gonzalez001-800x533.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"800\" height=\"533\" srcset=\"https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/2023/07/Gabrielle-Union-backstage-at-the-Blue-Note-Jazz-Festival-on-Friday-July-28-2023.-Estefany-Gonzalez001-800x533.jpg 800w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/2023/07/Gabrielle-Union-backstage-at-the-Blue-Note-Jazz-Festival-on-Friday-July-28-2023.-Estefany-Gonzalez001-1020x680.jpg 1020w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/2023/07/Gabrielle-Union-backstage-at-the-Blue-Note-Jazz-Festival-on-Friday-July-28-2023.-Estefany-Gonzalez001-160x107.jpg 160w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/2023/07/Gabrielle-Union-backstage-at-the-Blue-Note-Jazz-Festival-on-Friday-July-28-2023.-Estefany-Gonzalez001-768x512.jpg 768w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/2023/07/Gabrielle-Union-backstage-at-the-Blue-Note-Jazz-Festival-on-Friday-July-28-2023.-Estefany-Gonzalez001-1536x1024.jpg 1536w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/2023/07/Gabrielle-Union-backstage-at-the-Blue-Note-Jazz-Festival-on-Friday-July-28-2023.-Estefany-Gonzalez001.jpg 1920w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 800px) 100vw, 800px\">\u003cfigcaption class=\"wp-caption-text\">Hip-hop is ‘one of the few things that is able to bridge the diaspora,’ Gabrielle Union told KQED’s Eric Arnold backstage at Blue Note Jazz Festival. ‘And any time you start to bring people together and so they could realize their true power, that’s going to be dangerous and controversial.’ \u003ccite>(Estefany Gonzalez for KQED)\u003c/cite>\u003c/figcaption>\u003c/figure>\n\u003cp>That feeling of oneness was underscored by the occasion of hip-hop’s 50th anniversary, and many at the festival looked back at how far the culture has come. “I’m glad to be part of it, and I’m a teacher,” Madlib humbly reflected to Arnold. “Youngins are coming after me. That’s all.”\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>[ad fullwidth]\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>Throughout Blue Note, which took place July 28–30 at its new home, Silverado Resort in Napa, fans and artists alike showed each other heartfelt love and gratitude for these collective moments. Our team spent the weekend at the festival, and here’s what we saw. \u003cem>—Nastia Voynovskaya\u003c/em>\u003c/p>\n\u003cfigure id=\"attachment_13932406\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\" style=\"max-width: 800px\">\u003cimg loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-medium wp-image-13932406\" src=\"https://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/2/2023/07/Ari-Lennox-6-800x600.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"800\" height=\"600\" srcset=\"https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/2023/07/Ari-Lennox-6-800x600.jpg 800w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/2023/07/Ari-Lennox-6-1020x765.jpg 1020w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/2023/07/Ari-Lennox-6-160x120.jpg 160w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/2023/07/Ari-Lennox-6-768x576.jpg 768w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/2023/07/Ari-Lennox-6-1536x1152.jpg 1536w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/2023/07/Ari-Lennox-6-2048x1536.jpg 2048w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/2023/07/Ari-Lennox-6-1920x1440.jpg 1920w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 800px) 100vw, 800px\">\u003cfigcaption class=\"wp-caption-text\">Ari Lennox performs at Blue Note Jazz Festival on July 28, 2023. \u003ccite>(Eric Arnold)\u003c/cite>\u003c/figcaption>\u003c/figure>\n\u003ch2>Ari Lennox’s earnest reflections on love\u003c/h2>\n\u003cp>Demigoddess of soulful and sexy R&B Ari Lennox brought a lively eroticism to her set. Her dreamy vocals in “Whipped Cream,” a neo-soul ballad from her 2019 album \u003ci>Shea Butter Baby,\u003c/i> entranced the crowd — who fanned themselves profusely from the heat, Lennox’s raw sensuality, or both. Her stirring performance of “New Apartment” was a welcome anthem about independence and self-love. “Waste My Time,” a wry and bumping inclusion, was a reminder of her narrative range, which ended with a contemptuous “boy byeeeee!” And equally unforgettable was her citrusy orange lace corset and wrap skirt, which matched her backup singers’ monochromatic fits — orange headscarves, berets, knitwear.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>Gloriously sensual hits like “Stop By” dominated her set, but Lennox sees her music moving in a tender direction, while staying true to her sensuality. Backstage, she said, “My music’s always going to be sexy because that’s innate to me, but I also see it going towards love. Love — I feel like I haven’t experienced it in a romantic way, so if I find love one day, it would be cool to talk about it.”\u003c/p>\n\u003cfigure id=\"attachment_13932315\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\" style=\"max-width: 800px\">\u003cimg loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-medium wp-image-13932315\" src=\"https://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/2/2023/07/Ari-Lennox-performs-at-the-Blue-Note-Jazz-Festival-on-Friday-July-28-2023.-Estefany-Gonzalez004-800x533.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"800\" height=\"533\" srcset=\"https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/2023/07/Ari-Lennox-performs-at-the-Blue-Note-Jazz-Festival-on-Friday-July-28-2023.-Estefany-Gonzalez004-800x533.jpg 800w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/2023/07/Ari-Lennox-performs-at-the-Blue-Note-Jazz-Festival-on-Friday-July-28-2023.-Estefany-Gonzalez004-1020x680.jpg 1020w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/2023/07/Ari-Lennox-performs-at-the-Blue-Note-Jazz-Festival-on-Friday-July-28-2023.-Estefany-Gonzalez004-160x107.jpg 160w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/2023/07/Ari-Lennox-performs-at-the-Blue-Note-Jazz-Festival-on-Friday-July-28-2023.-Estefany-Gonzalez004-768x512.jpg 768w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/2023/07/Ari-Lennox-performs-at-the-Blue-Note-Jazz-Festival-on-Friday-July-28-2023.-Estefany-Gonzalez004-1536x1024.jpg 1536w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/2023/07/Ari-Lennox-performs-at-the-Blue-Note-Jazz-Festival-on-Friday-July-28-2023.-Estefany-Gonzalez004.jpg 1920w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 800px) 100vw, 800px\">\u003cfigcaption class=\"wp-caption-text\">Ari Lennox performs at Blue Note Jazz Festival on Friday, July 28, 2023. \u003ccite>(Estefany Gonzalez for KQED)\u003c/cite>\u003c/figcaption>\u003c/figure>\n\u003cp>And that’s not the only new, loving relationship Lennox is looking for. “I want a cat,” she said, laughing. “I grew up with a cat, but it didn’t like me, so we didn’t have a great relationship.”\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>On stage, her earnest dialogue with the crowd — which included Lennox divulging her latest dating app match with a “Chicago boy” — was a hopeful turn from her announcement on Twitter in December that her “age/sex/location” tour would be her last. That Tweet has since been deleted, and Lennox released her single “My Phone Can Die” in May. Her vulnerability and intimacy with the festival crowd felt like a reassurance that she’ll be gracing us with her presence for a while longer.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>Also reassuring were even more reflections on where she sees her music going. “I would say it’s just soulful — it’s continuing to be myself,” she said. “It’s R&B in a space where I’m welcoming that alternative quirky side and putting myself back into my music.” \u003cem>—Olivia Cruz Mayeda\u003c/em>\u003c/p>\n\u003cfigure id=\"attachment_13932305\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\" style=\"max-width: 800px\">\u003cimg loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-medium wp-image-13932305\" src=\"https://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/2/2023/07/De-La-Soul-and-Talib-Kweli-perform-at-the-Blue-Note-Jazz-Festival-on-Friday-July-28-2023.-Estefany-Gonzalez001-800x533.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"800\" height=\"533\" srcset=\"https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/2023/07/De-La-Soul-and-Talib-Kweli-perform-at-the-Blue-Note-Jazz-Festival-on-Friday-July-28-2023.-Estefany-Gonzalez001-800x533.jpg 800w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/2023/07/De-La-Soul-and-Talib-Kweli-perform-at-the-Blue-Note-Jazz-Festival-on-Friday-July-28-2023.-Estefany-Gonzalez001-1020x680.jpg 1020w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/2023/07/De-La-Soul-and-Talib-Kweli-perform-at-the-Blue-Note-Jazz-Festival-on-Friday-July-28-2023.-Estefany-Gonzalez001-160x107.jpg 160w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/2023/07/De-La-Soul-and-Talib-Kweli-perform-at-the-Blue-Note-Jazz-Festival-on-Friday-July-28-2023.-Estefany-Gonzalez001-768x512.jpg 768w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/2023/07/De-La-Soul-and-Talib-Kweli-perform-at-the-Blue-Note-Jazz-Festival-on-Friday-July-28-2023.-Estefany-Gonzalez001-1536x1024.jpg 1536w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/2023/07/De-La-Soul-and-Talib-Kweli-perform-at-the-Blue-Note-Jazz-Festival-on-Friday-July-28-2023.-Estefany-Gonzalez001.jpg 1920w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 800px) 100vw, 800px\">\u003cfigcaption class=\"wp-caption-text\">De La Soul and Talib Kweli perform at Blue Note Jazz Festival on Friday, July 28, 2023. \u003ccite>(Estefany Gonzalez for KQED)\u003c/cite>\u003c/figcaption>\u003c/figure>\n\u003ch2>Robert Glasper and De La Soul share a moment of gratitude\u003c/h2>\n\u003cp>Robert Glasper’s performance with De La Soul and several interjections by artists like saxophonist Terrace Martin and Parliament-Funkadelic’s legendary George Clinton was an obvious hit of the day, pulling a large, energetic and intergenerational crowd. Glasper delivered a rousing keyboard solo that only lulled slightly when Dave Chappelle approached, whispered something into Glasper’s ear, and the two erupted into laughter.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>“This is like seeing Jackie Chan and Bruce Lee in a bar fight,” Chappelle quipped when The Roots member James Poyser joined Glasper at the keyboards. Chappelle got additional laughs when he mimed stroking the keys, lips pursed around a cigarette, while Poyser played for real behind him.\u003c/p>\n\u003cfigure id=\"attachment_13932302\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\" style=\"max-width: 800px\">\u003cimg loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-medium wp-image-13932302\" src=\"https://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/2/2023/07/De-La-Soul-perform-at-the-Blue-Note-Jazz-Festival-on-Friday-July-28-2023.-Estefany-Gonzalez001-800x533.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"800\" height=\"533\" srcset=\"https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/2023/07/De-La-Soul-perform-at-the-Blue-Note-Jazz-Festival-on-Friday-July-28-2023.-Estefany-Gonzalez001-800x533.jpg 800w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/2023/07/De-La-Soul-perform-at-the-Blue-Note-Jazz-Festival-on-Friday-July-28-2023.-Estefany-Gonzalez001-1020x680.jpg 1020w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/2023/07/De-La-Soul-perform-at-the-Blue-Note-Jazz-Festival-on-Friday-July-28-2023.-Estefany-Gonzalez001-160x107.jpg 160w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/2023/07/De-La-Soul-perform-at-the-Blue-Note-Jazz-Festival-on-Friday-July-28-2023.-Estefany-Gonzalez001-768x512.jpg 768w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/2023/07/De-La-Soul-perform-at-the-Blue-Note-Jazz-Festival-on-Friday-July-28-2023.-Estefany-Gonzalez001-1536x1024.jpg 1536w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/2023/07/De-La-Soul-perform-at-the-Blue-Note-Jazz-Festival-on-Friday-July-28-2023.-Estefany-Gonzalez001.jpg 1920w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 800px) 100vw, 800px\">\u003cfigcaption class=\"wp-caption-text\">De La Soul perform at Blue Note Jazz Festival on Friday, July 28, 2023. \u003ccite>(Estefany Gonzalez for KQED)\u003c/cite>\u003c/figcaption>\u003c/figure>\n\u003cp>De La Soul and Glasper’s set roared to life from the get-go and was relentless to the end. From “Into the Woods” off De La Soul’s 1994 album \u003cem>Buhloone Mindstate\u003c/em> to “Rock Co.Kane Flow,” De La Soul had the crowd firmly in their grasp. The artists stopped dramatically mid-flow, Poyser’s hand hovering over the keyboard and Kelvin Mercer collapsed on the stage only to spring back to life and double down on the beat. “Louder!” Mercer yelled into the audience during “Stakes is High,” and received a robust response.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>Mercer noted his respect for the turnout: “Oh shit, it’s a bunch of Black people,” he said. “They’re well established, and they’re chilling.” The presence of other cultural icons like Gabrielle Union, Dwyane Wade and Chris Paul in the crowd lent emphasis to his point. “This right here is the culture,” shouted Wade, his arm over Paul.\u003c/p>\n\u003cfigure id=\"attachment_13932361\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\" style=\"max-width: 800px\">\u003cimg loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-medium wp-image-13932361\" src=\"https://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/2/2023/07/Vincent-Mason-of-De-La-Soul-at-Blue-Note-Jazz-Festival-on-Saturday-July-28-2023.-Estefany-Gonzalez001-800x533.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"800\" height=\"533\" srcset=\"https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/2023/07/Vincent-Mason-of-De-La-Soul-at-Blue-Note-Jazz-Festival-on-Saturday-July-28-2023.-Estefany-Gonzalez001-800x533.jpg 800w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/2023/07/Vincent-Mason-of-De-La-Soul-at-Blue-Note-Jazz-Festival-on-Saturday-July-28-2023.-Estefany-Gonzalez001-1020x680.jpg 1020w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/2023/07/Vincent-Mason-of-De-La-Soul-at-Blue-Note-Jazz-Festival-on-Saturday-July-28-2023.-Estefany-Gonzalez001-160x107.jpg 160w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/2023/07/Vincent-Mason-of-De-La-Soul-at-Blue-Note-Jazz-Festival-on-Saturday-July-28-2023.-Estefany-Gonzalez001-768x512.jpg 768w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/2023/07/Vincent-Mason-of-De-La-Soul-at-Blue-Note-Jazz-Festival-on-Saturday-July-28-2023.-Estefany-Gonzalez001-1536x1024.jpg 1536w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/2023/07/Vincent-Mason-of-De-La-Soul-at-Blue-Note-Jazz-Festival-on-Saturday-July-28-2023.-Estefany-Gonzalez001.jpg 1920w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 800px) 100vw, 800px\">\u003cfigcaption class=\"wp-caption-text\">Vincent Mason of De La Soul at Blue Note Jazz Festival on Saturday, July 29, 2023. \u003ccite>(Estefany Gonzalez for KQED)\u003c/cite>\u003c/figcaption>\u003c/figure>\n\u003cp>Mercer, wearing a black “Stakes Is High” tee, took a moment during the performance to speak on the emotional stakes of De La Soul’s hugely influential discography. “Don’t be afraid of your age — we made it,” he said, making references to the group’s songs about friends who died young, including De La Soul’s late member Trugoy the Dove, who died earlier this year.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>Mercer also talked about the significance of hip-hop’s 50th anniversary, saying, “Hip Hop is a feeling — the veins of it is a feeling — and we’ve been blessed as De La Soul to make songs that give us that feeling.” \u003cem>—Olivia Cruz Mayeda\u003c/em>\u003c/p>\n\u003cfigure id=\"attachment_13932341\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\" style=\"max-width: 800px\">\u003cimg loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-medium wp-image-13932341\" src=\"https://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/2/2023/07/Digable-Planets-perform-at-Blue-Note-Jazz-Festival-on-Saturday-July-29-2023.-Estefany-Gonzalez-002-800x533.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"800\" height=\"533\" srcset=\"https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/2023/07/Digable-Planets-perform-at-Blue-Note-Jazz-Festival-on-Saturday-July-29-2023.-Estefany-Gonzalez-002-800x533.jpg 800w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/2023/07/Digable-Planets-perform-at-Blue-Note-Jazz-Festival-on-Saturday-July-29-2023.-Estefany-Gonzalez-002-1020x680.jpg 1020w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/2023/07/Digable-Planets-perform-at-Blue-Note-Jazz-Festival-on-Saturday-July-29-2023.-Estefany-Gonzalez-002-160x107.jpg 160w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/2023/07/Digable-Planets-perform-at-Blue-Note-Jazz-Festival-on-Saturday-July-29-2023.-Estefany-Gonzalez-002-768x512.jpg 768w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/2023/07/Digable-Planets-perform-at-Blue-Note-Jazz-Festival-on-Saturday-July-29-2023.-Estefany-Gonzalez-002-1536x1024.jpg 1536w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/2023/07/Digable-Planets-perform-at-Blue-Note-Jazz-Festival-on-Saturday-July-29-2023.-Estefany-Gonzalez-002.jpg 1920w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 800px) 100vw, 800px\">\u003cfigcaption class=\"wp-caption-text\">Digable Planets perform at Blue Note Jazz Festival on Saturday, July 29, 2023. \u003ccite>(Estefany Gonzalez for KQED)\u003c/cite>\u003c/figcaption>\u003c/figure>\n\u003ch2>Digable Planets reimagine ‘Reachin” with jazz\u003c/h2>\n\u003cp>In a troubled world, Digable Planets’ \u003ci>Reachin’ (A Refutation of Time and Space)\u003c/i> is a sunbeam of goodness. And it just so happens that the trio celebrates their 1993 debut album’s 30th birthday during the golden anniversary of hip-hop culture. The group’s Saturday afternoon Blue Note set felt like an especially auspicious occasion as they performed new versions of classics like “Rebirth of Slick (Cool Like Dat),” “Jettin’” and “Nickel Bags.”\u003c/p>\n\u003cfigure id=\"attachment_13932348\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\" style=\"max-width: 800px\">\u003cimg loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-medium wp-image-13932348\" src=\"https://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/2/2023/07/Mariana-22Ladybug-Mecca22-Vieira-of-Digable-Planets-performs-at-Blue-Note-Jazz-Festival-on-Saturday-July-29-2023.-Estefany-Gonzalez002-800x533.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"800\" height=\"533\" srcset=\"https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/2023/07/Mariana-22Ladybug-Mecca22-Vieira-of-Digable-Planets-performs-at-Blue-Note-Jazz-Festival-on-Saturday-July-29-2023.-Estefany-Gonzalez002-800x533.jpg 800w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/2023/07/Mariana-22Ladybug-Mecca22-Vieira-of-Digable-Planets-performs-at-Blue-Note-Jazz-Festival-on-Saturday-July-29-2023.-Estefany-Gonzalez002-1020x680.jpg 1020w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/2023/07/Mariana-22Ladybug-Mecca22-Vieira-of-Digable-Planets-performs-at-Blue-Note-Jazz-Festival-on-Saturday-July-29-2023.-Estefany-Gonzalez002-160x107.jpg 160w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/2023/07/Mariana-22Ladybug-Mecca22-Vieira-of-Digable-Planets-performs-at-Blue-Note-Jazz-Festival-on-Saturday-July-29-2023.-Estefany-Gonzalez002-768x512.jpg 768w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/2023/07/Mariana-22Ladybug-Mecca22-Vieira-of-Digable-Planets-performs-at-Blue-Note-Jazz-Festival-on-Saturday-July-29-2023.-Estefany-Gonzalez002-1536x1024.jpg 1536w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/2023/07/Mariana-22Ladybug-Mecca22-Vieira-of-Digable-Planets-performs-at-Blue-Note-Jazz-Festival-on-Saturday-July-29-2023.-Estefany-Gonzalez002.jpg 1920w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 800px) 100vw, 800px\">\u003cfigcaption class=\"wp-caption-text\">Mariana Ladybug Mecca Vieira of Digable Planets performs at Blue Note Jazz Festival on Saturday, July 29, 2023. \u003ccite>(Estefany Gonzalez for KQED)\u003c/cite>\u003c/figcaption>\u003c/figure>\n\u003cp>The Planets built their vibey sound with samples from Herbie Hancock and Parliament-Funkadelic, and their mega-talented live band (led by guitarist Thaddeus Turner, with rising star Kassa Overall on drums) gave the music new, shimmering dimensions. Butterfly, Ladybug Mecca and Doodlebug were crisp, refined and funky as ever, allowing us to rediscover the Brooklyn of their imaginations with eyes full of awe and wonder. \u003cem>—Nastia Voynovskaya\u003c/em>\u003c/p>\n\u003cfigure id=\"attachment_13932328\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\" style=\"max-width: 800px\">\u003cimg loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-medium wp-image-13932328\" src=\"https://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/2/2023/07/Yussef-Dayes-performs-at-Blue-Note-Jazz-Festival-on-Saturday-July-29-2023.-Estefany-Gonzalez001-800x533.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"800\" height=\"533\" srcset=\"https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/2023/07/Yussef-Dayes-performs-at-Blue-Note-Jazz-Festival-on-Saturday-July-29-2023.-Estefany-Gonzalez001-800x533.jpg 800w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/2023/07/Yussef-Dayes-performs-at-Blue-Note-Jazz-Festival-on-Saturday-July-29-2023.-Estefany-Gonzalez001-1020x680.jpg 1020w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/2023/07/Yussef-Dayes-performs-at-Blue-Note-Jazz-Festival-on-Saturday-July-29-2023.-Estefany-Gonzalez001-160x107.jpg 160w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/2023/07/Yussef-Dayes-performs-at-Blue-Note-Jazz-Festival-on-Saturday-July-29-2023.-Estefany-Gonzalez001-768x512.jpg 768w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/2023/07/Yussef-Dayes-performs-at-Blue-Note-Jazz-Festival-on-Saturday-July-29-2023.-Estefany-Gonzalez001-1536x1024.jpg 1536w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/2023/07/Yussef-Dayes-performs-at-Blue-Note-Jazz-Festival-on-Saturday-July-29-2023.-Estefany-Gonzalez001.jpg 1920w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 800px) 100vw, 800px\">\u003cfigcaption class=\"wp-caption-text\">Yussef Dayes performs at Blue Note Jazz Festival on Saturday, July 29, 2023. \u003ccite>(Estefany Gonzalez for KQED)\u003c/cite>\u003c/figcaption>\u003c/figure>\n\u003ch2>A rising London star makes his mark\u003c/h2>\n\u003cp>A journey to the smaller, out-of-the-way Blue Note stage on Saturday proved well worth it for Yussef Dayes’ golden-hour set. The percussion wizard, a star of London’s lauded jazz scene, was perched atop an elaborate drum kit at center stage, speaking to the crowd through rhythm. Dayes played his drums with such finesse that they sounded almost like melodic instruments: at different points throughout his set, his drums sang and whispered invitations to groove to the fusion of Afro-diasporic rhythms.\u003c/p>\n\u003cfigure id=\"attachment_13932352\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\" style=\"max-width: 800px\">\u003cimg loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-medium wp-image-13932352\" src=\"https://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/2/2023/07/Meshell-Ndegeocello-watches-Yussef-Dayes-perform-at-Blue-Note-Jazz-Festival-on-Saturday-July-29-2023.-Estefany-Gonzalez-800x533.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"800\" height=\"533\" srcset=\"https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/2023/07/Meshell-Ndegeocello-watches-Yussef-Dayes-perform-at-Blue-Note-Jazz-Festival-on-Saturday-July-29-2023.-Estefany-Gonzalez-800x533.jpg 800w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/2023/07/Meshell-Ndegeocello-watches-Yussef-Dayes-perform-at-Blue-Note-Jazz-Festival-on-Saturday-July-29-2023.-Estefany-Gonzalez-1020x680.jpg 1020w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/2023/07/Meshell-Ndegeocello-watches-Yussef-Dayes-perform-at-Blue-Note-Jazz-Festival-on-Saturday-July-29-2023.-Estefany-Gonzalez-160x107.jpg 160w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/2023/07/Meshell-Ndegeocello-watches-Yussef-Dayes-perform-at-Blue-Note-Jazz-Festival-on-Saturday-July-29-2023.-Estefany-Gonzalez-768x512.jpg 768w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/2023/07/Meshell-Ndegeocello-watches-Yussef-Dayes-perform-at-Blue-Note-Jazz-Festival-on-Saturday-July-29-2023.-Estefany-Gonzalez-1536x1024.jpg 1536w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/2023/07/Meshell-Ndegeocello-watches-Yussef-Dayes-perform-at-Blue-Note-Jazz-Festival-on-Saturday-July-29-2023.-Estefany-Gonzalez.jpg 1920w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 800px) 100vw, 800px\">\u003cfigcaption class=\"wp-caption-text\">Meshell Ndegeocello watches Yussef Dayes perform at Blue Note Jazz Festival on Saturday, July 29, 2023. \u003ccite>(Estefany Gonzalez for KQED)\u003c/cite>\u003c/figcaption>\u003c/figure>\n\u003cp>The potent jazz, funk, soul and drum’n’bass fusion that Dayes’ band concocted on stage sounded deceptively laid back, belying each person’s incredible skill. Piano player Elijah Fox (a rising star himself who was recently featured on Kali Uchis’ latest album and sampled by Drake) seemed possessed by the groove, shifting the mood from romantic and cinematic to psychedelically otherworldly, with bassist Rocco Palladino’s deep grooves anchoring his explorations. Meshell Ndegeocello, who performed a heartfelt, vocal-driven set earlier in the afternoon, stood on the side of the stage the whole show, raising her hands in praise and losing herself in the music. Like the rest of us in the audience, she didn’t stop smiling. \u003cem>—Nastia Voynovskaya\u003c/em>\u003c/p>\n\u003cfigure id=\"attachment_13932446\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\" style=\"max-width: 800px\">\u003cimg loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-medium wp-image-13932446\" src=\"https://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/2/2023/07/Nas-3-scaled-e1690842227333-800x600.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"800\" height=\"600\" srcset=\"https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/2023/07/Nas-3-scaled-e1690842227333-800x600.jpg 800w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/2023/07/Nas-3-scaled-e1690842227333-1020x765.jpg 1020w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/2023/07/Nas-3-scaled-e1690842227333-160x120.jpg 160w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/2023/07/Nas-3-scaled-e1690842227333-768x576.jpg 768w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/2023/07/Nas-3-scaled-e1690842227333-1536x1152.jpg 1536w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/2023/07/Nas-3-scaled-e1690842227333.jpg 1920w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 800px) 100vw, 800px\">\u003cfigcaption class=\"wp-caption-text\">Nas performs at Blue Note Jazz Festival on July 29, 2023. \u003ccite>(Eric Arnold)\u003c/cite>\u003c/figcaption>\u003c/figure>\n\u003ch2>‘Straight out the dungeons of rap’\u003c/h2>\n\u003cp>Considering he’s written some of the most memorable bars in rap history, Saturday’s headliner, Nas, didn’t need pomp and circumstance to impress. As he traveled through his decades-long catalog, he gave the people what they wanted, focusing heavily on his mid-’90s \u003ci>Illmatic\u003c/i> era, and transporting us into a Queensbridge childhood that continues to be his wellspring of inspiration.\u003c/p>\n\u003cfigure id=\"attachment_13932320\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\" style=\"max-width: 800px\">\u003cimg loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-medium wp-image-13932320\" src=\"https://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/2/2023/07/Nas-headlines-night-two-of-Blue-Note-Jazz-Festival-on-Saturday-July-29-2023.-Estefany-Gonzalez001-800x533.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"800\" height=\"533\" srcset=\"https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/2023/07/Nas-headlines-night-two-of-Blue-Note-Jazz-Festival-on-Saturday-July-29-2023.-Estefany-Gonzalez001-800x533.jpg 800w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/2023/07/Nas-headlines-night-two-of-Blue-Note-Jazz-Festival-on-Saturday-July-29-2023.-Estefany-Gonzalez001-1020x680.jpg 1020w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/2023/07/Nas-headlines-night-two-of-Blue-Note-Jazz-Festival-on-Saturday-July-29-2023.-Estefany-Gonzalez001-160x107.jpg 160w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/2023/07/Nas-headlines-night-two-of-Blue-Note-Jazz-Festival-on-Saturday-July-29-2023.-Estefany-Gonzalez001-768x512.jpg 768w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/2023/07/Nas-headlines-night-two-of-Blue-Note-Jazz-Festival-on-Saturday-July-29-2023.-Estefany-Gonzalez001-1536x1024.jpg 1536w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/2023/07/Nas-headlines-night-two-of-Blue-Note-Jazz-Festival-on-Saturday-July-29-2023.-Estefany-Gonzalez001.jpg 1920w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 800px) 100vw, 800px\">\u003cfigcaption class=\"wp-caption-text\">Nas headlines night two of Blue Note Jazz Festival on Saturday, July 29, 2023. \u003ccite>(Estefany Gonzalez for KQED)\u003c/cite>\u003c/figcaption>\u003c/figure>\n\u003cp>Nas arrived looking casual in black Air Forces and a tracksuit, but he conveyed a regal aura. With a minimal three-piece band, DJ and backing vocalist, he rapped with a searing precision, reminding us why he’s motivated generations of MCs to put pen to rhyme book. As he delivered hard-edged verses about a cutthroat world of street intrigues, his stoic demeanor at times would crack, revealing a dimpled smile each time he felt the magnitude of tens of thousands of cheers. The intergenerational audience was feeling themselves, yelling the words, and dancing along to his more club-oriented 2000s hits, each person time-traveling to the first time they were moved by this once-in-a-generation street poet.\u003cem> —Nastia Voynovskaya\u003c/em>\u003c/p>\n\u003cfigure id=\"attachment_13932369\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\" style=\"max-width: 800px\">\u003cimg loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-medium wp-image-13932369\" src=\"https://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/2/2023/07/Domi-and-JD-Beck-perform-at-Blue-Note-Jazz-Festival-on-Sunday-July-30-2023.-Estefany-Gonzalez001-800x533.jpg\" alt=\"A young drummer and pianist perform in front of a purple and blue backdrop. \" width=\"800\" height=\"533\" srcset=\"https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/2023/07/Domi-and-JD-Beck-perform-at-Blue-Note-Jazz-Festival-on-Sunday-July-30-2023.-Estefany-Gonzalez001-800x533.jpg 800w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/2023/07/Domi-and-JD-Beck-perform-at-Blue-Note-Jazz-Festival-on-Sunday-July-30-2023.-Estefany-Gonzalez001-1020x680.jpg 1020w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/2023/07/Domi-and-JD-Beck-perform-at-Blue-Note-Jazz-Festival-on-Sunday-July-30-2023.-Estefany-Gonzalez001-160x107.jpg 160w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/2023/07/Domi-and-JD-Beck-perform-at-Blue-Note-Jazz-Festival-on-Sunday-July-30-2023.-Estefany-Gonzalez001-768x512.jpg 768w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/2023/07/Domi-and-JD-Beck-perform-at-Blue-Note-Jazz-Festival-on-Sunday-July-30-2023.-Estefany-Gonzalez001-1536x1024.jpg 1536w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/2023/07/Domi-and-JD-Beck-perform-at-Blue-Note-Jazz-Festival-on-Sunday-July-30-2023.-Estefany-Gonzalez001.jpg 1920w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 800px) 100vw, 800px\">\u003cfigcaption class=\"wp-caption-text\">Domi and JD Beck perform at Blue Note Jazz Festival on Sunday, July 30, 2023. \u003ccite>(Estefany Gonzalez for KQED)\u003c/cite>\u003c/figcaption>\u003c/figure>\n\u003ch2>Newcomers DOMi and JD Beck win over the crowd\u003c/h2>\n\u003cp>Plenty of newness has infused jazz in the past decade, but DOMi and JD Beck are particularly special outliers. Mixing the sounds of Weather Report and Squarepusher with Drain Gang aesthetics, the keyboard/drums duo on Sunday afternoon seemed to know their uphill battle in winning over the crowd. (Announcing a mid-set medley, Beck quipped that “nobody asked and nobody cares, so we’re just gonna play it.”) By the end of the set, though, after a tribute to Wayne Shorter (“Endangered Species”) and their own dizzying material, they got a rousing ovation. To celebrate, DOMi said, “It’s time for some underage drinking!” \u003cem>—Gabe Meline\u003c/em>\u003c/p>\n\u003cfigure id=\"attachment_13932376\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\" style=\"max-width: 800px\">\u003cimg loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-medium wp-image-13932376\" src=\"https://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/2/2023/07/Bobby-McFerrin-left-performs-with-his-son-Taylor-McFerrin-at-Blue-Note-Jazz-Festival-on-Sunday-July-30-2023.-Estefany-Gonzalez-800x533.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"800\" height=\"533\" srcset=\"https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/2023/07/Bobby-McFerrin-left-performs-with-his-son-Taylor-McFerrin-at-Blue-Note-Jazz-Festival-on-Sunday-July-30-2023.-Estefany-Gonzalez-800x533.jpg 800w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/2023/07/Bobby-McFerrin-left-performs-with-his-son-Taylor-McFerrin-at-Blue-Note-Jazz-Festival-on-Sunday-July-30-2023.-Estefany-Gonzalez-1020x680.jpg 1020w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/2023/07/Bobby-McFerrin-left-performs-with-his-son-Taylor-McFerrin-at-Blue-Note-Jazz-Festival-on-Sunday-July-30-2023.-Estefany-Gonzalez-160x107.jpg 160w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/2023/07/Bobby-McFerrin-left-performs-with-his-son-Taylor-McFerrin-at-Blue-Note-Jazz-Festival-on-Sunday-July-30-2023.-Estefany-Gonzalez-768x512.jpg 768w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/2023/07/Bobby-McFerrin-left-performs-with-his-son-Taylor-McFerrin-at-Blue-Note-Jazz-Festival-on-Sunday-July-30-2023.-Estefany-Gonzalez-1536x1024.jpg 1536w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/2023/07/Bobby-McFerrin-left-performs-with-his-son-Taylor-McFerrin-at-Blue-Note-Jazz-Festival-on-Sunday-July-30-2023.-Estefany-Gonzalez.jpg 1920w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 800px) 100vw, 800px\">\u003cfigcaption class=\"wp-caption-text\">Bobby McFerrin (left) performs with his son Taylor McFerrin at Blue Note Jazz Festival on Sunday, July 30, 2023. \u003ccite>(Estefany Gonzalez for KQED)\u003c/cite>\u003c/figcaption>\u003c/figure>\n\u003ch2>A family affair with Taylor McFerrin with Bobby McFerrin\u003c/h2>\n\u003cp>Near the end of his set with his father, Taylor began talking about Bobby McFerrin’s debut album, released when he was one year old. This led into a rendition of that album’s “Sightless Bird,” augmented onstage by Taylor’s sister, Madison. The family affair continued with Little Dragon’s “Twice,” done in a slow burning style by Taylor and Madison, which, for five minutes on a Sunday afternoon, hypnotized the rapt crowd. \u003cem>—Gabe Meline\u003c/em>\u003c/p>\n\u003cfigure id=\"attachment_13932398\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\" style=\"max-width: 800px\">\u003cimg loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-medium wp-image-13932398\" src=\"https://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/2/2023/07/Rakim-2-800x600.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"800\" height=\"600\" srcset=\"https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/2023/07/Rakim-2-800x600.jpg 800w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/2023/07/Rakim-2-1020x765.jpg 1020w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/2023/07/Rakim-2-160x120.jpg 160w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/2023/07/Rakim-2-768x576.jpg 768w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/2023/07/Rakim-2-1536x1152.jpg 1536w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/2023/07/Rakim-2-2048x1536.jpg 2048w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/2023/07/Rakim-2-1920x1440.jpg 1920w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 800px) 100vw, 800px\">\u003cfigcaption class=\"wp-caption-text\">Rakim performs at Blue Note Jazz Festival on Sunday, July 30, 2023. \u003ccite>(Eric Arnold)\u003c/cite>\u003c/figcaption>\u003c/figure>\n\u003ch2>Rakim and DJ Jazzy Jeff bring new life to classics\u003c/h2>\n\u003cp>Rakim isn’t a rapper so much as a vessel of the divine, and onstage, he tore through his set with his commanding, regal style. From opener “My Melody” to chiseled-in-stone classics like “I Ain’t No Joke,” “Microphone Fiend” and “Move the Crowd,” Rakim had one of hip-hop’s greatest DJs on hand for spontaneous segues and remixes. (As a clear upgrade from Rakim’s original DJ Eric B., Jazzy Jeff proved his skills with a furious scratch breakdown of L.L. Cool J’s “Rock the Bells.”) Singalongs were constant; shout out to superfan Adam Frazier from Sacramento, who recited and acted out every single word of Rakim’s set from the second row. Near the end, an a capella “Follow the Leader” led into closer “Paid in Full,” with Rakim’s timeless verse joined by horns and percussion from the Soul Rebels. A flawless hour. \u003cem>—Gabe Meline\u003c/em>\u003c/p>\n\u003cfigure id=\"attachment_13932377\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\" style=\"max-width: 800px\">\u003cimg loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-medium wp-image-13932377\" src=\"https://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/2/2023/07/Anderson-.Paak-backstage-at-Blue-Note-Jazz-Festival-on-Sunday-July-30-2023.-Estefany-Gonzalez-800x533.jpg\" alt=\"Anderson .Paak poses back stage wearing a pink suit, no shirt and a giant fur hat. \" width=\"800\" height=\"533\" srcset=\"https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/2023/07/Anderson-.Paak-backstage-at-Blue-Note-Jazz-Festival-on-Sunday-July-30-2023.-Estefany-Gonzalez-800x533.jpg 800w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/2023/07/Anderson-.Paak-backstage-at-Blue-Note-Jazz-Festival-on-Sunday-July-30-2023.-Estefany-Gonzalez-1020x680.jpg 1020w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/2023/07/Anderson-.Paak-backstage-at-Blue-Note-Jazz-Festival-on-Sunday-July-30-2023.-Estefany-Gonzalez-160x107.jpg 160w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/2023/07/Anderson-.Paak-backstage-at-Blue-Note-Jazz-Festival-on-Sunday-July-30-2023.-Estefany-Gonzalez-768x512.jpg 768w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/2023/07/Anderson-.Paak-backstage-at-Blue-Note-Jazz-Festival-on-Sunday-July-30-2023.-Estefany-Gonzalez-1536x1024.jpg 1536w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/2023/07/Anderson-.Paak-backstage-at-Blue-Note-Jazz-Festival-on-Sunday-July-30-2023.-Estefany-Gonzalez.jpg 1920w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 800px) 100vw, 800px\">\u003cfigcaption class=\"wp-caption-text\">Anderson .Paak backstage at Blue Note Jazz Festival on Sunday, July 30, 2023. \u003ccite>(Estefany Gonzalez for KQED)\u003c/cite>\u003c/figcaption>\u003c/figure>\n\u003ch2>A dance party on stage for NxWorries\u003c/h2>\n\u003cp>[ad floatright]\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>From the beginning of his set, Anderson .Paak leaned hard into his over-styled ladies-man persona: “All the ladies with the good pussy make some noise!” he shouted. Later he pleaded to “throw some bras on stage, make me feel like Drake,” and, eventually, simply invited a group of women from the crowd to dance on stage. In a massive fur hat and pink shirtless suit, and with songs like “Kutless” and “What More Can I Say,” .Paak’s alter-ego schtick was as effective as it was popular with the Blue Note crowd: on a side stage at the other end of the festival, Madlib’s DJ set only drew about 80 people. \u003cem>—Gabe Meline\u003c/em>\u003c/p>\n\u003cfigure id=\"attachment_13932386\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\" style=\"max-width: 800px\">\u003cimg loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-medium wp-image-13932386\" src=\"https://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/2/2023/07/NxWorries-perform-at-Blue-Note-Jazz-Festival-on-Sunday-July-30-2023.-Estefany-Gonzalez-002-800x533.jpg\" alt=\"Anderson .Paak smiles and dances with a female fan.\" width=\"800\" height=\"533\" srcset=\"https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/2023/07/NxWorries-perform-at-Blue-Note-Jazz-Festival-on-Sunday-July-30-2023.-Estefany-Gonzalez-002-800x533.jpg 800w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/2023/07/NxWorries-perform-at-Blue-Note-Jazz-Festival-on-Sunday-July-30-2023.-Estefany-Gonzalez-002-1020x680.jpg 1020w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/2023/07/NxWorries-perform-at-Blue-Note-Jazz-Festival-on-Sunday-July-30-2023.-Estefany-Gonzalez-002-160x107.jpg 160w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/2023/07/NxWorries-perform-at-Blue-Note-Jazz-Festival-on-Sunday-July-30-2023.-Estefany-Gonzalez-002-768x512.jpg 768w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/2023/07/NxWorries-perform-at-Blue-Note-Jazz-Festival-on-Sunday-July-30-2023.-Estefany-Gonzalez-002-1536x1024.jpg 1536w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/2023/07/NxWorries-perform-at-Blue-Note-Jazz-Festival-on-Sunday-July-30-2023.-Estefany-Gonzalez-002.jpg 1920w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 800px) 100vw, 800px\">\u003cfigcaption class=\"wp-caption-text\">NxWorries perform at Blue Note Jazz Festival on Sunday, July 30, 2023. \u003ccite>(Estefany Gonzalez for KQED)\u003c/cite>\u003c/figcaption>\u003c/figure>\n\u003cfigure id=\"attachment_13932378\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\" style=\"max-width: 800px\">\u003cimg loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-medium wp-image-13932378\" src=\"https://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/2/2023/07/The-crowd-at-Blue-Note-Jazz-Festival-on-Sunday-July-30-2023.-Estefany-Gonzalez-005-800x533.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"800\" height=\"533\" srcset=\"https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/2023/07/The-crowd-at-Blue-Note-Jazz-Festival-on-Sunday-July-30-2023.-Estefany-Gonzalez-005-800x533.jpg 800w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/2023/07/The-crowd-at-Blue-Note-Jazz-Festival-on-Sunday-July-30-2023.-Estefany-Gonzalez-005-1020x680.jpg 1020w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/2023/07/The-crowd-at-Blue-Note-Jazz-Festival-on-Sunday-July-30-2023.-Estefany-Gonzalez-005-160x107.jpg 160w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/2023/07/The-crowd-at-Blue-Note-Jazz-Festival-on-Sunday-July-30-2023.-Estefany-Gonzalez-005-768x512.jpg 768w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/2023/07/The-crowd-at-Blue-Note-Jazz-Festival-on-Sunday-July-30-2023.-Estefany-Gonzalez-005-1536x1024.jpg 1536w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/2023/07/The-crowd-at-Blue-Note-Jazz-Festival-on-Sunday-July-30-2023.-Estefany-Gonzalez-005.jpg 1920w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 800px) 100vw, 800px\">\u003cfigcaption class=\"wp-caption-text\">The crowd at Blue Note Jazz Festival on Sunday, July 30, 2023. \u003ccite>(Estefany Gonzalez for KQED)\u003c/cite>\u003c/figcaption>\u003c/figure>\n\u003cfigure id=\"attachment_13932374\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\" style=\"max-width: 800px\">\u003cimg loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-medium wp-image-13932374\" src=\"https://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/2/2023/07/Chance-the-Rapper-headlines-night-three-of-Blue-Note-Jazz-Festival-on-Sunday-July-30-2023.-Estefany-Gonzalez-001-800x533.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"800\" height=\"533\" srcset=\"https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/2023/07/Chance-the-Rapper-headlines-night-three-of-Blue-Note-Jazz-Festival-on-Sunday-July-30-2023.-Estefany-Gonzalez-001-800x533.jpg 800w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/2023/07/Chance-the-Rapper-headlines-night-three-of-Blue-Note-Jazz-Festival-on-Sunday-July-30-2023.-Estefany-Gonzalez-001-1020x680.jpg 1020w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/2023/07/Chance-the-Rapper-headlines-night-three-of-Blue-Note-Jazz-Festival-on-Sunday-July-30-2023.-Estefany-Gonzalez-001-160x107.jpg 160w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/2023/07/Chance-the-Rapper-headlines-night-three-of-Blue-Note-Jazz-Festival-on-Sunday-July-30-2023.-Estefany-Gonzalez-001-768x512.jpg 768w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/2023/07/Chance-the-Rapper-headlines-night-three-of-Blue-Note-Jazz-Festival-on-Sunday-July-30-2023.-Estefany-Gonzalez-001-1536x1024.jpg 1536w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/2023/07/Chance-the-Rapper-headlines-night-three-of-Blue-Note-Jazz-Festival-on-Sunday-July-30-2023.-Estefany-Gonzalez-001.jpg 1920w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 800px) 100vw, 800px\">\u003cfigcaption class=\"wp-caption-text\">Chance the Rapper headlines night three of Blue Note Jazz Festival on Sunday, July 30, 2023. \u003ccite>(Estefany Gonzalez for KQED)\u003c/cite>\u003c/figcaption>\u003c/figure>\n\u003cfigure id=\"attachment_13932335\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\" style=\"max-width: 800px\">\u003cimg loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-medium wp-image-13932335\" src=\"https://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/2/2023/07/Digable-Planets-and-friends-backstage-at-Blue-Note-Jazz-Festival-on-Saturday-July-29-2023-800x533.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"800\" height=\"533\" srcset=\"https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/2023/07/Digable-Planets-and-friends-backstage-at-Blue-Note-Jazz-Festival-on-Saturday-July-29-2023-800x533.jpg 800w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/2023/07/Digable-Planets-and-friends-backstage-at-Blue-Note-Jazz-Festival-on-Saturday-July-29-2023-1020x680.jpg 1020w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/2023/07/Digable-Planets-and-friends-backstage-at-Blue-Note-Jazz-Festival-on-Saturday-July-29-2023-160x107.jpg 160w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/2023/07/Digable-Planets-and-friends-backstage-at-Blue-Note-Jazz-Festival-on-Saturday-July-29-2023-768x512.jpg 768w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/2023/07/Digable-Planets-and-friends-backstage-at-Blue-Note-Jazz-Festival-on-Saturday-July-29-2023-1536x1024.jpg 1536w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/2023/07/Digable-Planets-and-friends-backstage-at-Blue-Note-Jazz-Festival-on-Saturday-July-29-2023.jpg 1920w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 800px) 100vw, 800px\">\u003cfigcaption class=\"wp-caption-text\">Madlib, Digable Planets and friends backstage at Blue Note Jazz Festival on Saturday, July 29, 2023. \u003ccite>(Estefany Gonzalez)\u003c/cite>\u003c/figcaption>\u003c/figure>\n\u003cfigure id=\"attachment_13932342\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\" style=\"max-width: 800px\">\u003cimg loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-medium wp-image-13932342\" src=\"https://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/2/2023/07/Ishmael-22Butter-Fly22-Butler-left-and-Madlib-hug-backstage-at-Blue-Note-Jazz-Festival-on-Saturday-July-28-2023.-Estefany-Gonzalez002-800x533.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"800\" height=\"533\" srcset=\"https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/2023/07/Ishmael-22Butter-Fly22-Butler-left-and-Madlib-hug-backstage-at-Blue-Note-Jazz-Festival-on-Saturday-July-28-2023.-Estefany-Gonzalez002-800x533.jpg 800w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/2023/07/Ishmael-22Butter-Fly22-Butler-left-and-Madlib-hug-backstage-at-Blue-Note-Jazz-Festival-on-Saturday-July-28-2023.-Estefany-Gonzalez002-1020x680.jpg 1020w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/2023/07/Ishmael-22Butter-Fly22-Butler-left-and-Madlib-hug-backstage-at-Blue-Note-Jazz-Festival-on-Saturday-July-28-2023.-Estefany-Gonzalez002-160x107.jpg 160w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/2023/07/Ishmael-22Butter-Fly22-Butler-left-and-Madlib-hug-backstage-at-Blue-Note-Jazz-Festival-on-Saturday-July-28-2023.-Estefany-Gonzalez002-768x512.jpg 768w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/2023/07/Ishmael-22Butter-Fly22-Butler-left-and-Madlib-hug-backstage-at-Blue-Note-Jazz-Festival-on-Saturday-July-28-2023.-Estefany-Gonzalez002-1536x1024.jpg 1536w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/2023/07/Ishmael-22Butter-Fly22-Butler-left-and-Madlib-hug-backstage-at-Blue-Note-Jazz-Festival-on-Saturday-July-28-2023.-Estefany-Gonzalez002.jpg 1920w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 800px) 100vw, 800px\">\u003cfigcaption class=\"wp-caption-text\">Ishmael Butterfly Butler (left) and Madlib hug backstage at Blue Note Jazz Festival on Saturday, July 29, 2023. \u003ccite>(Estefany Gonzalez for KQED)\u003c/cite>\u003c/figcaption>\u003c/figure>\n\u003cfigure id=\"attachment_13932334\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\" style=\"max-width: 800px\">\u003cimg loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-medium wp-image-13932334\" src=\"https://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/2/2023/07/Dave-Chappelle-backstage-at-Blue-Note-Jazz-Festival-on-Saturday-July-29-2023.Estefany-Gonzalez0A-800x533.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"800\" height=\"533\" srcset=\"https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/2023/07/Dave-Chappelle-backstage-at-Blue-Note-Jazz-Festival-on-Saturday-July-29-2023.Estefany-Gonzalez0A-800x533.jpg 800w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/2023/07/Dave-Chappelle-backstage-at-Blue-Note-Jazz-Festival-on-Saturday-July-29-2023.Estefany-Gonzalez0A-1020x680.jpg 1020w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/2023/07/Dave-Chappelle-backstage-at-Blue-Note-Jazz-Festival-on-Saturday-July-29-2023.Estefany-Gonzalez0A-160x107.jpg 160w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/2023/07/Dave-Chappelle-backstage-at-Blue-Note-Jazz-Festival-on-Saturday-July-29-2023.Estefany-Gonzalez0A-768x512.jpg 768w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/2023/07/Dave-Chappelle-backstage-at-Blue-Note-Jazz-Festival-on-Saturday-July-29-2023.Estefany-Gonzalez0A-1536x1024.jpg 1536w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/2023/07/Dave-Chappelle-backstage-at-Blue-Note-Jazz-Festival-on-Saturday-July-29-2023.Estefany-Gonzalez0A.jpg 1920w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 800px) 100vw, 800px\">\u003cfigcaption class=\"wp-caption-text\">Dave Chappelle backstage at Blue Note Jazz Festival on Saturday, July 29, 2023. \u003ccite>(Estefany Gonzalez for KQED)\u003c/cite>\u003c/figcaption>\u003c/figure>\n\u003cfigure id=\"attachment_13932449\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\" style=\"max-width: 800px\">\u003cimg loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-medium wp-image-13932449\" src=\"https://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/2/2023/07/DJ-Jazzy-Jeff-2-2-scaled-e1690842665576-800x600.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"800\" height=\"600\" srcset=\"https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/2023/07/DJ-Jazzy-Jeff-2-2-scaled-e1690842665576-800x600.jpg 800w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/2023/07/DJ-Jazzy-Jeff-2-2-scaled-e1690842665576-1020x765.jpg 1020w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/2023/07/DJ-Jazzy-Jeff-2-2-scaled-e1690842665576-160x120.jpg 160w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/2023/07/DJ-Jazzy-Jeff-2-2-scaled-e1690842665576-768x576.jpg 768w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/2023/07/DJ-Jazzy-Jeff-2-2-scaled-e1690842665576-1536x1152.jpg 1536w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/2023/07/DJ-Jazzy-Jeff-2-2-scaled-e1690842665576.jpg 1920w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 800px) 100vw, 800px\">\u003cfigcaption class=\"wp-caption-text\">DJ Jazzy Jeff performs at Blue Note Jazz Festival on July 30, 2023. \u003ccite>(Eric Arnold)\u003c/cite>\u003c/figcaption>\u003c/figure>\n\u003cfigure id=\"attachment_13932450\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\" style=\"max-width: 800px\">\u003cimg loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-medium wp-image-13932450\" src=\"https://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/2/2023/07/De-La-Soul-_plugs-1-and-3-800x600.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"800\" height=\"600\" srcset=\"https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/2023/07/De-La-Soul-_plugs-1-and-3-800x600.jpg 800w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/2023/07/De-La-Soul-_plugs-1-and-3-1020x765.jpg 1020w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/2023/07/De-La-Soul-_plugs-1-and-3-160x120.jpg 160w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/2023/07/De-La-Soul-_plugs-1-and-3-768x576.jpg 768w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/2023/07/De-La-Soul-_plugs-1-and-3-1536x1152.jpg 1536w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/2023/07/De-La-Soul-_plugs-1-and-3-2048x1536.jpg 2048w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/2023/07/De-La-Soul-_plugs-1-and-3-1920x1440.jpg 1920w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 800px) 100vw, 800px\">\u003cfigcaption class=\"wp-caption-text\">De La Soul performs at Blue Note Jazz Festival July 30, 2023. \u003ccite>(Eric Arnold)\u003c/cite>\u003c/figcaption>\u003c/figure>\n\u003cfigure id=\"attachment_13932388\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\" style=\"max-width: 800px\">\u003cimg loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-medium wp-image-13932388\" src=\"https://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/2/2023/07/MonoNeon-performs-at-Blue-Note-Jazz-Festival-on-Sunday-July-30-2023.-Estefany-Gonzalez-002-800x533.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"800\" height=\"533\" srcset=\"https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/2023/07/MonoNeon-performs-at-Blue-Note-Jazz-Festival-on-Sunday-July-30-2023.-Estefany-Gonzalez-002-800x533.jpg 800w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/2023/07/MonoNeon-performs-at-Blue-Note-Jazz-Festival-on-Sunday-July-30-2023.-Estefany-Gonzalez-002-1020x680.jpg 1020w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/2023/07/MonoNeon-performs-at-Blue-Note-Jazz-Festival-on-Sunday-July-30-2023.-Estefany-Gonzalez-002-160x107.jpg 160w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/2023/07/MonoNeon-performs-at-Blue-Note-Jazz-Festival-on-Sunday-July-30-2023.-Estefany-Gonzalez-002-768x512.jpg 768w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/2023/07/MonoNeon-performs-at-Blue-Note-Jazz-Festival-on-Sunday-July-30-2023.-Estefany-Gonzalez-002-1536x1024.jpg 1536w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/2023/07/MonoNeon-performs-at-Blue-Note-Jazz-Festival-on-Sunday-July-30-2023.-Estefany-Gonzalez-002.jpg 1920w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 800px) 100vw, 800px\">\u003cfigcaption class=\"wp-caption-text\">MonoNeon performs at Blue Note Jazz Festival on Sunday, July 30, 2023. \u003ccite>(Estefany Gonzalez for KQED)\u003c/cite>\u003c/figcaption>\u003c/figure>\n\u003cfigure id=\"attachment_13932294\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\" style=\"max-width: 800px\">\u003cimg loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-medium wp-image-13932294\" src=\"https://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/2/2023/07/Mary-J.-Blige-headlines-night-one-of-the-Blue-Note-Jazz-Festival-on-Friday-July-28-2023.-Estefany-Gonzalez-002-800x533.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"800\" height=\"533\" srcset=\"https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/2023/07/Mary-J.-Blige-headlines-night-one-of-the-Blue-Note-Jazz-Festival-on-Friday-July-28-2023.-Estefany-Gonzalez-002-800x533.jpg 800w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/2023/07/Mary-J.-Blige-headlines-night-one-of-the-Blue-Note-Jazz-Festival-on-Friday-July-28-2023.-Estefany-Gonzalez-002-1020x680.jpg 1020w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/2023/07/Mary-J.-Blige-headlines-night-one-of-the-Blue-Note-Jazz-Festival-on-Friday-July-28-2023.-Estefany-Gonzalez-002-160x107.jpg 160w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/2023/07/Mary-J.-Blige-headlines-night-one-of-the-Blue-Note-Jazz-Festival-on-Friday-July-28-2023.-Estefany-Gonzalez-002-768x512.jpg 768w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/2023/07/Mary-J.-Blige-headlines-night-one-of-the-Blue-Note-Jazz-Festival-on-Friday-July-28-2023.-Estefany-Gonzalez-002-1536x1024.jpg 1536w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/2023/07/Mary-J.-Blige-headlines-night-one-of-the-Blue-Note-Jazz-Festival-on-Friday-July-28-2023.-Estefany-Gonzalez-002.jpg 1920w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 800px) 100vw, 800px\">\u003cfigcaption class=\"wp-caption-text\">Mary J. Blige headlines night one of Blue Note Jazz Festival on Friday, July 28, 2023. \u003ccite>(Estefany Gonzalez for KQED)\u003c/cite>\u003c/figcaption>\u003c/figure>\n\u003cfigure id=\"attachment_13932293\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\" style=\"max-width: 800px\">\u003cimg loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-medium wp-image-13932293\" src=\"https://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/2/2023/07/Mary-J.-Blige-headlines-night-one-of-the-Blue-Note-Jazz-Festival-on-Friday-July-28-2023.-Estefany-Gonzalez-003-800x533.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"800\" height=\"533\" srcset=\"https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/2023/07/Mary-J.-Blige-headlines-night-one-of-the-Blue-Note-Jazz-Festival-on-Friday-July-28-2023.-Estefany-Gonzalez-003-800x533.jpg 800w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/2023/07/Mary-J.-Blige-headlines-night-one-of-the-Blue-Note-Jazz-Festival-on-Friday-July-28-2023.-Estefany-Gonzalez-003-1020x680.jpg 1020w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/2023/07/Mary-J.-Blige-headlines-night-one-of-the-Blue-Note-Jazz-Festival-on-Friday-July-28-2023.-Estefany-Gonzalez-003-160x107.jpg 160w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/2023/07/Mary-J.-Blige-headlines-night-one-of-the-Blue-Note-Jazz-Festival-on-Friday-July-28-2023.-Estefany-Gonzalez-003-768x512.jpg 768w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/2023/07/Mary-J.-Blige-headlines-night-one-of-the-Blue-Note-Jazz-Festival-on-Friday-July-28-2023.-Estefany-Gonzalez-003-1536x1024.jpg 1536w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/2023/07/Mary-J.-Blige-headlines-night-one-of-the-Blue-Note-Jazz-Festival-on-Friday-July-28-2023.-Estefany-Gonzalez-003.jpg 1920w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 800px) 100vw, 800px\">\u003cfigcaption class=\"wp-caption-text\">Mary J. Blige headlines night one of Blue Note Jazz Festival on Friday, July 28, 2023. \u003ccite>(Estefany Gonzalez for KQED)\u003c/cite>\u003c/figcaption>\u003c/figure>\n\u003cfigure id=\"attachment_13932286\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\" style=\"max-width: 800px\">\u003cimg loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-medium wp-image-13932286\" src=\"https://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/2/2023/07/Talib-Kweli-backstage-at-the-Blue-Note-Jazz-Festival-on-Friday-July-28-2023.-Estefany-Gonzalez002-800x533.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"800\" height=\"533\" srcset=\"https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/2023/07/Talib-Kweli-backstage-at-the-Blue-Note-Jazz-Festival-on-Friday-July-28-2023.-Estefany-Gonzalez002-800x533.jpg 800w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/2023/07/Talib-Kweli-backstage-at-the-Blue-Note-Jazz-Festival-on-Friday-July-28-2023.-Estefany-Gonzalez002-1020x680.jpg 1020w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/2023/07/Talib-Kweli-backstage-at-the-Blue-Note-Jazz-Festival-on-Friday-July-28-2023.-Estefany-Gonzalez002-160x107.jpg 160w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/2023/07/Talib-Kweli-backstage-at-the-Blue-Note-Jazz-Festival-on-Friday-July-28-2023.-Estefany-Gonzalez002-768x512.jpg 768w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/2023/07/Talib-Kweli-backstage-at-the-Blue-Note-Jazz-Festival-on-Friday-July-28-2023.-Estefany-Gonzalez002-1536x1024.jpg 1536w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/2023/07/Talib-Kweli-backstage-at-the-Blue-Note-Jazz-Festival-on-Friday-July-28-2023.-Estefany-Gonzalez002.jpg 1920w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 800px) 100vw, 800px\">\u003cfigcaption class=\"wp-caption-text\">Talib Kweli backstage at Blue Note Jazz Festival on Friday, July 28, 2023. \u003ccite>(Estefany Gonzalez for KQED)\u003c/cite>\u003c/figcaption>\u003c/figure>\n\u003cfigure id=\"attachment_13932306\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\" style=\"max-width: 800px\">\u003cimg loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-medium wp-image-13932306\" src=\"https://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/2/2023/07/Dave-Chappelle-left-and-Robert-Glasper-introduce-De-La-Soul-at-Blue-Note-Jazz-Festival-on-Friday-July-28-2023.-Estefany-Gonzalez001-800x533.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"800\" height=\"533\" srcset=\"https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/2023/07/Dave-Chappelle-left-and-Robert-Glasper-introduce-De-La-Soul-at-Blue-Note-Jazz-Festival-on-Friday-July-28-2023.-Estefany-Gonzalez001-800x533.jpg 800w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/2023/07/Dave-Chappelle-left-and-Robert-Glasper-introduce-De-La-Soul-at-Blue-Note-Jazz-Festival-on-Friday-July-28-2023.-Estefany-Gonzalez001-1020x680.jpg 1020w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/2023/07/Dave-Chappelle-left-and-Robert-Glasper-introduce-De-La-Soul-at-Blue-Note-Jazz-Festival-on-Friday-July-28-2023.-Estefany-Gonzalez001-160x107.jpg 160w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/2023/07/Dave-Chappelle-left-and-Robert-Glasper-introduce-De-La-Soul-at-Blue-Note-Jazz-Festival-on-Friday-July-28-2023.-Estefany-Gonzalez001-768x512.jpg 768w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/2023/07/Dave-Chappelle-left-and-Robert-Glasper-introduce-De-La-Soul-at-Blue-Note-Jazz-Festival-on-Friday-July-28-2023.-Estefany-Gonzalez001-1536x1024.jpg 1536w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/2023/07/Dave-Chappelle-left-and-Robert-Glasper-introduce-De-La-Soul-at-Blue-Note-Jazz-Festival-on-Friday-July-28-2023.-Estefany-Gonzalez001.jpg 1920w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 800px) 100vw, 800px\">\u003cfigcaption class=\"wp-caption-text\">Dave Chappelle (left) and Robert Glasper introduce De La Soul at Blue Note Jazz Festival on Friday, July 28, 2023. \u003ccite>(Estefany Gonzalez for KQED)\u003c/cite>\u003c/figcaption>\u003c/figure>\n\u003cfigure id=\"attachment_13932291\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\" style=\"max-width: 800px\">\u003cimg loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-medium wp-image-13932291\" src=\"https://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/2/2023/07/Parliament-Funkadelic-perform-at-the-Blue-Note-Jazz-Festival-on-Friday-July-28-2023.-Estefany-Gonzalez001-800x533.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"800\" height=\"533\" srcset=\"https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/2023/07/Parliament-Funkadelic-perform-at-the-Blue-Note-Jazz-Festival-on-Friday-July-28-2023.-Estefany-Gonzalez001-800x533.jpg 800w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/2023/07/Parliament-Funkadelic-perform-at-the-Blue-Note-Jazz-Festival-on-Friday-July-28-2023.-Estefany-Gonzalez001-1020x680.jpg 1020w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/2023/07/Parliament-Funkadelic-perform-at-the-Blue-Note-Jazz-Festival-on-Friday-July-28-2023.-Estefany-Gonzalez001-160x107.jpg 160w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/2023/07/Parliament-Funkadelic-perform-at-the-Blue-Note-Jazz-Festival-on-Friday-July-28-2023.-Estefany-Gonzalez001-768x512.jpg 768w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/2023/07/Parliament-Funkadelic-perform-at-the-Blue-Note-Jazz-Festival-on-Friday-July-28-2023.-Estefany-Gonzalez001-1536x1024.jpg 1536w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/2023/07/Parliament-Funkadelic-perform-at-the-Blue-Note-Jazz-Festival-on-Friday-July-28-2023.-Estefany-Gonzalez001.jpg 1920w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 800px) 100vw, 800px\">\u003cfigcaption class=\"wp-caption-text\">Parliament Funkadelic perform at Blue Note Jazz Festival on Friday, July 28, 2023. \u003ccite>(Estefany Gonzalez for KQED)\u003c/cite>\u003c/figcaption>\u003c/figure>\n\u003cfigure id=\"attachment_13932298\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\" style=\"max-width: 800px\">\u003cimg loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-medium wp-image-13932298\" src=\"https://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/2/2023/07/Madlib-performs-at-the-Blue-Note-Jazz-Festival-on-Friday-July-28-2023.-Estefany-Gonzalez001-800x533.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"800\" height=\"533\" srcset=\"https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/2023/07/Madlib-performs-at-the-Blue-Note-Jazz-Festival-on-Friday-July-28-2023.-Estefany-Gonzalez001-800x533.jpg 800w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/2023/07/Madlib-performs-at-the-Blue-Note-Jazz-Festival-on-Friday-July-28-2023.-Estefany-Gonzalez001-1020x680.jpg 1020w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/2023/07/Madlib-performs-at-the-Blue-Note-Jazz-Festival-on-Friday-July-28-2023.-Estefany-Gonzalez001-160x107.jpg 160w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/2023/07/Madlib-performs-at-the-Blue-Note-Jazz-Festival-on-Friday-July-28-2023.-Estefany-Gonzalez001-768x512.jpg 768w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/2023/07/Madlib-performs-at-the-Blue-Note-Jazz-Festival-on-Friday-July-28-2023.-Estefany-Gonzalez001-1536x1024.jpg 1536w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/2023/07/Madlib-performs-at-the-Blue-Note-Jazz-Festival-on-Friday-July-28-2023.-Estefany-Gonzalez001.jpg 1920w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 800px) 100vw, 800px\">\u003cfigcaption class=\"wp-caption-text\">Madlib performs at Blue Note Jazz Festival on Friday, July 28, 2023. \u003ccite>(Estefany Gonzalez for KQED)\u003c/cite>\u003c/figcaption>\u003c/figure>\n\u003cfigure id=\"attachment_13932346\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\" style=\"max-width: 800px\">\u003cimg loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-medium wp-image-13932346\" src=\"https://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/2/2023/07/Madlib-backstage-at-Blue-Note-Jazz-Festival-on-Saturday-July-28-2023.-Estefany-Gonzalez002-800x533.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"800\" height=\"533\" srcset=\"https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/2023/07/Madlib-backstage-at-Blue-Note-Jazz-Festival-on-Saturday-July-28-2023.-Estefany-Gonzalez002-800x533.jpg 800w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/2023/07/Madlib-backstage-at-Blue-Note-Jazz-Festival-on-Saturday-July-28-2023.-Estefany-Gonzalez002-1020x680.jpg 1020w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/2023/07/Madlib-backstage-at-Blue-Note-Jazz-Festival-on-Saturday-July-28-2023.-Estefany-Gonzalez002-160x107.jpg 160w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/2023/07/Madlib-backstage-at-Blue-Note-Jazz-Festival-on-Saturday-July-28-2023.-Estefany-Gonzalez002-768x512.jpg 768w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/2023/07/Madlib-backstage-at-Blue-Note-Jazz-Festival-on-Saturday-July-28-2023.-Estefany-Gonzalez002-1536x1024.jpg 1536w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/2023/07/Madlib-backstage-at-Blue-Note-Jazz-Festival-on-Saturday-July-28-2023.-Estefany-Gonzalez002.jpg 1920w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 800px) 100vw, 800px\">\u003cfigcaption class=\"wp-caption-text\">Madlib backstage at Blue Note Jazz Festival on Saturday, July 29, 2023. \u003ccite>(Estefany Gonzalez for KQED)\u003c/cite>\u003c/figcaption>\u003c/figure>\n\u003cfigure id=\"attachment_13932381\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\" style=\"max-width: 800px\">\u003cimg loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-medium wp-image-13932381\" src=\"https://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/2/2023/07/The-crowd-at-Blue-Note-Jazz-Festival-on-Sunday-July-30-2023.-Estefany-Gonzalez-002-800x533.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"800\" height=\"533\" srcset=\"https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/2023/07/The-crowd-at-Blue-Note-Jazz-Festival-on-Sunday-July-30-2023.-Estefany-Gonzalez-002-800x533.jpg 800w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/2023/07/The-crowd-at-Blue-Note-Jazz-Festival-on-Sunday-July-30-2023.-Estefany-Gonzalez-002-1020x680.jpg 1020w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/2023/07/The-crowd-at-Blue-Note-Jazz-Festival-on-Sunday-July-30-2023.-Estefany-Gonzalez-002-160x107.jpg 160w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/2023/07/The-crowd-at-Blue-Note-Jazz-Festival-on-Sunday-July-30-2023.-Estefany-Gonzalez-002-768x512.jpg 768w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/2023/07/The-crowd-at-Blue-Note-Jazz-Festival-on-Sunday-July-30-2023.-Estefany-Gonzalez-002-1536x1024.jpg 1536w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/2023/07/The-crowd-at-Blue-Note-Jazz-Festival-on-Sunday-July-30-2023.-Estefany-Gonzalez-002.jpg 1920w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 800px) 100vw, 800px\">\u003cfigcaption class=\"wp-caption-text\">The crowd at Blue Note Jazz Festival on Sunday, July 30, 2023. \u003ccite>(Estefany Gonzalez for KQED)\u003c/cite>\u003c/figcaption>\u003c/figure>\n\u003cfigure id=\"attachment_13932319\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\" style=\"max-width: 800px\">\u003cimg loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-medium wp-image-13932319\" src=\"https://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/2/2023/07/Amanda-Seales-backstage-at-Blue-Note-Jazz-Festival-on-Saturday-July-29-2023.-Estefany-Gonzalez002-800x533.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"800\" height=\"533\" srcset=\"https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/2023/07/Amanda-Seales-backstage-at-Blue-Note-Jazz-Festival-on-Saturday-July-29-2023.-Estefany-Gonzalez002-800x533.jpg 800w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/2023/07/Amanda-Seales-backstage-at-Blue-Note-Jazz-Festival-on-Saturday-July-29-2023.-Estefany-Gonzalez002-1020x680.jpg 1020w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/2023/07/Amanda-Seales-backstage-at-Blue-Note-Jazz-Festival-on-Saturday-July-29-2023.-Estefany-Gonzalez002-160x107.jpg 160w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/2023/07/Amanda-Seales-backstage-at-Blue-Note-Jazz-Festival-on-Saturday-July-29-2023.-Estefany-Gonzalez002-768x512.jpg 768w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/2023/07/Amanda-Seales-backstage-at-Blue-Note-Jazz-Festival-on-Saturday-July-29-2023.-Estefany-Gonzalez002-1536x1024.jpg 1536w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/2023/07/Amanda-Seales-backstage-at-Blue-Note-Jazz-Festival-on-Saturday-July-29-2023.-Estefany-Gonzalez002.jpg 1920w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 800px) 100vw, 800px\">\u003cfigcaption class=\"wp-caption-text\">Amanda Seales backstage at Blue Note Jazz Festival on Saturday July 29, 2023. \u003ccite>(Estefany Gonzalez for KQED)\u003c/cite>\u003c/figcaption>\u003c/figure>\n\u003cfigure id=\"attachment_13932307\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\" style=\"max-width: 800px\">\u003cimg loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-medium wp-image-13932307\" src=\"https://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/2/2023/07/Cordae-performs-at-the-Blue-Note-Jazz-Festival-on-Friday-July-28-2023.-Estefany-Gonzalez003-800x533.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"800\" height=\"533\" 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1920w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 800px) 100vw, 800px\">\u003cfigcaption class=\"wp-caption-text\">Cordae performs at Blue Note Jazz Festival on Friday, July 28, 2023. \u003ccite>(Estefany Gonzalez for KQED)\u003c/cite>\u003c/figcaption>\u003c/figure>\n\u003cfigure id=\"attachment_13932331\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\" style=\"max-width: 800px\">\u003cimg loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-medium wp-image-13932331\" src=\"https://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/2/2023/07/BJ-The-Chicago-Kid-performs-at-Blue-Note-Jazz-Festival-on-Saturday-July-29-2023.-Estefany-Gonzalez-001-800x533.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"800\" height=\"533\" srcset=\"https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/2023/07/BJ-The-Chicago-Kid-performs-at-Blue-Note-Jazz-Festival-on-Saturday-July-29-2023.-Estefany-Gonzalez-001-800x533.jpg 800w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/2023/07/BJ-The-Chicago-Kid-performs-at-Blue-Note-Jazz-Festival-on-Saturday-July-29-2023.-Estefany-Gonzalez-001-1020x680.jpg 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https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/2023/07/The-Soul-Rebels-perform-at-Blue-Note-Jazz-Festival-on-Saturday-July-29-2023.-Estefany-Gonzalez-002-768x512.jpg 768w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/2023/07/The-Soul-Rebels-perform-at-Blue-Note-Jazz-Festival-on-Saturday-July-29-2023.-Estefany-Gonzalez-002-1536x1024.jpg 1536w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/2023/07/The-Soul-Rebels-perform-at-Blue-Note-Jazz-Festival-on-Saturday-July-29-2023.-Estefany-Gonzalez-002.jpg 1920w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 800px) 100vw, 800px\">\u003cfigcaption class=\"wp-caption-text\">The Soul Rebels perform at Blue Note Jazz Festival on Saturday, July 29, 2023. \u003ccite>(Estefany Gonzalez for KQED)\u003c/cite>\u003c/figcaption>\u003c/figure>\n\u003cfigure id=\"attachment_13932453\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\" style=\"max-width: 800px\">\u003cimg loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-medium wp-image-13932453\" src=\"https://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/2/2023/07/Taylor-Mc-Ferrin-800x600.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"800\" height=\"600\" srcset=\"https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/2023/07/Taylor-Mc-Ferrin-800x600.jpg 800w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/2023/07/Taylor-Mc-Ferrin-1020x765.jpg 1020w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/2023/07/Taylor-Mc-Ferrin-160x120.jpg 160w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/2023/07/Taylor-Mc-Ferrin-768x576.jpg 768w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/2023/07/Taylor-Mc-Ferrin-1536x1152.jpg 1536w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/2023/07/Taylor-Mc-Ferrin-2048x1536.jpg 2048w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/2023/07/Taylor-Mc-Ferrin-1920x1440.jpg 1920w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 800px) 100vw, 800px\">\u003cfigcaption class=\"wp-caption-text\">Taylor McFerrin performs at Blue Note Jazz Festival on July 30, 2023. \u003ccite>(Eric 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"content": "\u003cdiv class=\"post-body\">\u003cp>\u003cp>Sunday evening, as the moon rose over the peach-colored Napa sky, Blue Note Jazz Festival artist-in-resident Robert Glasper got carried away in the music. His band was in the pocket, and Bilal had just demonstrated his formidable vocal range, improvising with Lalah Hathaway. Up next, Rakim took the stage. After dropping a couple verses, the legendary MC almost walked off and called it a night — until host Dave Chappelle beckoned him back by rapping a few of Rakim’s lyrics.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>Rakim performed a soulful rendition of “Paid in Full,” but when he finished rapping, the band didn’t stop. The wine and good vibes were flowing, and more artists spontaneously emerged from backstage. Chance the Rapper, due to headline the festival in half an hour, came up to pay respects to Rakim, who \u003ca href=\"https://www.instagram.com/p/CoUjI38ADbo/\">paved the way\u003c/a>. Meeting for what seemed like the first time, they traded verses — and were soon joined by Vic Mensa, Talib Kweli and De La Soul’s Maseo, who gave Rakim a heartfelt salute. It felt like a history-making moment: three generations of MCs in a positive feedback loop of mutual appreciation, with a masterful band playing classic beats live.\u003c/p>\n\u003cfigure id=\"attachment_13932354\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\" style=\"max-width: 800px\">\u003cimg loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-medium wp-image-13932354\" src=\"https://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/2/2023/07/Robert-Glasper-performs-at-Blue-Note-Jazz-Festival-on-Saturday-July-28-2023.-Estefany-Gonzalez-002-800x533.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"800\" height=\"533\" srcset=\"https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/2023/07/Robert-Glasper-performs-at-Blue-Note-Jazz-Festival-on-Saturday-July-28-2023.-Estefany-Gonzalez-002-800x533.jpg 800w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/2023/07/Robert-Glasper-performs-at-Blue-Note-Jazz-Festival-on-Saturday-July-28-2023.-Estefany-Gonzalez-002-1020x680.jpg 1020w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/2023/07/Robert-Glasper-performs-at-Blue-Note-Jazz-Festival-on-Saturday-July-28-2023.-Estefany-Gonzalez-002-160x107.jpg 160w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/2023/07/Robert-Glasper-performs-at-Blue-Note-Jazz-Festival-on-Saturday-July-28-2023.-Estefany-Gonzalez-002-768x512.jpg 768w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/2023/07/Robert-Glasper-performs-at-Blue-Note-Jazz-Festival-on-Saturday-July-28-2023.-Estefany-Gonzalez-002-1536x1024.jpg 1536w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/2023/07/Robert-Glasper-performs-at-Blue-Note-Jazz-Festival-on-Saturday-July-28-2023.-Estefany-Gonzalez-002.jpg 1920w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 800px) 100vw, 800px\">\u003cfigcaption class=\"wp-caption-text\">Robert Glasper performs at Blue Note Jazz Festival on Saturday, July 29, 2023. \u003ccite>(Estefany Gonzalez for KQED)\u003c/cite>\u003c/figcaption>\u003c/figure>\n\u003cp>A powerful celebration of this spiritual, life-affirming musical lineage connected many of the artists at Blue Note. “I make Black American music, which is an amalgamation of rhythm, beautiful harmony, church and, you know, melodies that speak to your soul,” Meshell Ndegeocello told my colleague Eric Arnold backstage. She could’ve been describing any number of the artists at the festival, whose individual styles are leaves and branches of the same tree.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>“It sounds corny, but when I’m on stage and I’m immersed in the music, it’s the only time I am freed of that inner dialogue about my gender and my race,” Ndegeocello continued. “It’s the only time I just feel at one with others.”\u003c/p>\n\u003cfigure id=\"attachment_13932301\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\" style=\"max-width: 800px\">\u003cimg loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-medium wp-image-13932301\" src=\"https://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/2/2023/07/Gabrielle-Union-backstage-at-the-Blue-Note-Jazz-Festival-on-Friday-July-28-2023.-Estefany-Gonzalez001-800x533.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"800\" height=\"533\" srcset=\"https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/2023/07/Gabrielle-Union-backstage-at-the-Blue-Note-Jazz-Festival-on-Friday-July-28-2023.-Estefany-Gonzalez001-800x533.jpg 800w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/2023/07/Gabrielle-Union-backstage-at-the-Blue-Note-Jazz-Festival-on-Friday-July-28-2023.-Estefany-Gonzalez001-1020x680.jpg 1020w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/2023/07/Gabrielle-Union-backstage-at-the-Blue-Note-Jazz-Festival-on-Friday-July-28-2023.-Estefany-Gonzalez001-160x107.jpg 160w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/2023/07/Gabrielle-Union-backstage-at-the-Blue-Note-Jazz-Festival-on-Friday-July-28-2023.-Estefany-Gonzalez001-768x512.jpg 768w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/2023/07/Gabrielle-Union-backstage-at-the-Blue-Note-Jazz-Festival-on-Friday-July-28-2023.-Estefany-Gonzalez001-1536x1024.jpg 1536w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/2023/07/Gabrielle-Union-backstage-at-the-Blue-Note-Jazz-Festival-on-Friday-July-28-2023.-Estefany-Gonzalez001.jpg 1920w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 800px) 100vw, 800px\">\u003cfigcaption class=\"wp-caption-text\">Hip-hop is ‘one of the few things that is able to bridge the diaspora,’ Gabrielle Union told KQED’s Eric Arnold backstage at Blue Note Jazz Festival. ‘And any time you start to bring people together and so they could realize their true power, that’s going to be dangerous and controversial.’ \u003ccite>(Estefany Gonzalez for KQED)\u003c/cite>\u003c/figcaption>\u003c/figure>\n\u003cp>That feeling of oneness was underscored by the occasion of hip-hop’s 50th anniversary, and many at the festival looked back at how far the culture has come. “I’m glad to be part of it, and I’m a teacher,” Madlib humbly reflected to Arnold. “Youngins are coming after me. That’s all.”\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>\u003c/p>\u003c/div>",
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"content": "\u003cdiv class=\"post-body\">\u003cp>\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>Throughout Blue Note, which took place July 28–30 at its new home, Silverado Resort in Napa, fans and artists alike showed each other heartfelt love and gratitude for these collective moments. Our team spent the weekend at the festival, and here’s what we saw. \u003cem>—Nastia Voynovskaya\u003c/em>\u003c/p>\n\u003cfigure id=\"attachment_13932406\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\" style=\"max-width: 800px\">\u003cimg loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-medium wp-image-13932406\" src=\"https://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/2/2023/07/Ari-Lennox-6-800x600.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"800\" height=\"600\" srcset=\"https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/2023/07/Ari-Lennox-6-800x600.jpg 800w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/2023/07/Ari-Lennox-6-1020x765.jpg 1020w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/2023/07/Ari-Lennox-6-160x120.jpg 160w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/2023/07/Ari-Lennox-6-768x576.jpg 768w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/2023/07/Ari-Lennox-6-1536x1152.jpg 1536w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/2023/07/Ari-Lennox-6-2048x1536.jpg 2048w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/2023/07/Ari-Lennox-6-1920x1440.jpg 1920w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 800px) 100vw, 800px\">\u003cfigcaption class=\"wp-caption-text\">Ari Lennox performs at Blue Note Jazz Festival on July 28, 2023. \u003ccite>(Eric Arnold)\u003c/cite>\u003c/figcaption>\u003c/figure>\n\u003ch2>Ari Lennox’s earnest reflections on love\u003c/h2>\n\u003cp>Demigoddess of soulful and sexy R&B Ari Lennox brought a lively eroticism to her set. Her dreamy vocals in “Whipped Cream,” a neo-soul ballad from her 2019 album \u003ci>Shea Butter Baby,\u003c/i> entranced the crowd — who fanned themselves profusely from the heat, Lennox’s raw sensuality, or both. Her stirring performance of “New Apartment” was a welcome anthem about independence and self-love. “Waste My Time,” a wry and bumping inclusion, was a reminder of her narrative range, which ended with a contemptuous “boy byeeeee!” And equally unforgettable was her citrusy orange lace corset and wrap skirt, which matched her backup singers’ monochromatic fits — orange headscarves, berets, knitwear.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>Gloriously sensual hits like “Stop By” dominated her set, but Lennox sees her music moving in a tender direction, while staying true to her sensuality. Backstage, she said, “My music’s always going to be sexy because that’s innate to me, but I also see it going towards love. Love — I feel like I haven’t experienced it in a romantic way, so if I find love one day, it would be cool to talk about it.”\u003c/p>\n\u003cfigure id=\"attachment_13932315\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\" style=\"max-width: 800px\">\u003cimg loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-medium wp-image-13932315\" src=\"https://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/2/2023/07/Ari-Lennox-performs-at-the-Blue-Note-Jazz-Festival-on-Friday-July-28-2023.-Estefany-Gonzalez004-800x533.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"800\" height=\"533\" srcset=\"https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/2023/07/Ari-Lennox-performs-at-the-Blue-Note-Jazz-Festival-on-Friday-July-28-2023.-Estefany-Gonzalez004-800x533.jpg 800w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/2023/07/Ari-Lennox-performs-at-the-Blue-Note-Jazz-Festival-on-Friday-July-28-2023.-Estefany-Gonzalez004-1020x680.jpg 1020w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/2023/07/Ari-Lennox-performs-at-the-Blue-Note-Jazz-Festival-on-Friday-July-28-2023.-Estefany-Gonzalez004-160x107.jpg 160w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/2023/07/Ari-Lennox-performs-at-the-Blue-Note-Jazz-Festival-on-Friday-July-28-2023.-Estefany-Gonzalez004-768x512.jpg 768w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/2023/07/Ari-Lennox-performs-at-the-Blue-Note-Jazz-Festival-on-Friday-July-28-2023.-Estefany-Gonzalez004-1536x1024.jpg 1536w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/2023/07/Ari-Lennox-performs-at-the-Blue-Note-Jazz-Festival-on-Friday-July-28-2023.-Estefany-Gonzalez004.jpg 1920w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 800px) 100vw, 800px\">\u003cfigcaption class=\"wp-caption-text\">Ari Lennox performs at Blue Note Jazz Festival on Friday, July 28, 2023. \u003ccite>(Estefany Gonzalez for KQED)\u003c/cite>\u003c/figcaption>\u003c/figure>\n\u003cp>And that’s not the only new, loving relationship Lennox is looking for. “I want a cat,” she said, laughing. “I grew up with a cat, but it didn’t like me, so we didn’t have a great relationship.”\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>On stage, her earnest dialogue with the crowd — which included Lennox divulging her latest dating app match with a “Chicago boy” — was a hopeful turn from her announcement on Twitter in December that her “age/sex/location” tour would be her last. That Tweet has since been deleted, and Lennox released her single “My Phone Can Die” in May. Her vulnerability and intimacy with the festival crowd felt like a reassurance that she’ll be gracing us with her presence for a while longer.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>Also reassuring were even more reflections on where she sees her music going. “I would say it’s just soulful — it’s continuing to be myself,” she said. “It’s R&B in a space where I’m welcoming that alternative quirky side and putting myself back into my music.” \u003cem>—Olivia Cruz Mayeda\u003c/em>\u003c/p>\n\u003cfigure id=\"attachment_13932305\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\" style=\"max-width: 800px\">\u003cimg loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-medium wp-image-13932305\" src=\"https://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/2/2023/07/De-La-Soul-and-Talib-Kweli-perform-at-the-Blue-Note-Jazz-Festival-on-Friday-July-28-2023.-Estefany-Gonzalez001-800x533.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"800\" height=\"533\" srcset=\"https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/2023/07/De-La-Soul-and-Talib-Kweli-perform-at-the-Blue-Note-Jazz-Festival-on-Friday-July-28-2023.-Estefany-Gonzalez001-800x533.jpg 800w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/2023/07/De-La-Soul-and-Talib-Kweli-perform-at-the-Blue-Note-Jazz-Festival-on-Friday-July-28-2023.-Estefany-Gonzalez001-1020x680.jpg 1020w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/2023/07/De-La-Soul-and-Talib-Kweli-perform-at-the-Blue-Note-Jazz-Festival-on-Friday-July-28-2023.-Estefany-Gonzalez001-160x107.jpg 160w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/2023/07/De-La-Soul-and-Talib-Kweli-perform-at-the-Blue-Note-Jazz-Festival-on-Friday-July-28-2023.-Estefany-Gonzalez001-768x512.jpg 768w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/2023/07/De-La-Soul-and-Talib-Kweli-perform-at-the-Blue-Note-Jazz-Festival-on-Friday-July-28-2023.-Estefany-Gonzalez001-1536x1024.jpg 1536w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/2023/07/De-La-Soul-and-Talib-Kweli-perform-at-the-Blue-Note-Jazz-Festival-on-Friday-July-28-2023.-Estefany-Gonzalez001.jpg 1920w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 800px) 100vw, 800px\">\u003cfigcaption class=\"wp-caption-text\">De La Soul and Talib Kweli perform at Blue Note Jazz Festival on Friday, July 28, 2023. \u003ccite>(Estefany Gonzalez for KQED)\u003c/cite>\u003c/figcaption>\u003c/figure>\n\u003ch2>Robert Glasper and De La Soul share a moment of gratitude\u003c/h2>\n\u003cp>Robert Glasper’s performance with De La Soul and several interjections by artists like saxophonist Terrace Martin and Parliament-Funkadelic’s legendary George Clinton was an obvious hit of the day, pulling a large, energetic and intergenerational crowd. Glasper delivered a rousing keyboard solo that only lulled slightly when Dave Chappelle approached, whispered something into Glasper’s ear, and the two erupted into laughter.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>“This is like seeing Jackie Chan and Bruce Lee in a bar fight,” Chappelle quipped when The Roots member James Poyser joined Glasper at the keyboards. Chappelle got additional laughs when he mimed stroking the keys, lips pursed around a cigarette, while Poyser played for real behind him.\u003c/p>\n\u003cfigure id=\"attachment_13932302\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\" style=\"max-width: 800px\">\u003cimg loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-medium wp-image-13932302\" src=\"https://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/2/2023/07/De-La-Soul-perform-at-the-Blue-Note-Jazz-Festival-on-Friday-July-28-2023.-Estefany-Gonzalez001-800x533.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"800\" height=\"533\" srcset=\"https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/2023/07/De-La-Soul-perform-at-the-Blue-Note-Jazz-Festival-on-Friday-July-28-2023.-Estefany-Gonzalez001-800x533.jpg 800w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/2023/07/De-La-Soul-perform-at-the-Blue-Note-Jazz-Festival-on-Friday-July-28-2023.-Estefany-Gonzalez001-1020x680.jpg 1020w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/2023/07/De-La-Soul-perform-at-the-Blue-Note-Jazz-Festival-on-Friday-July-28-2023.-Estefany-Gonzalez001-160x107.jpg 160w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/2023/07/De-La-Soul-perform-at-the-Blue-Note-Jazz-Festival-on-Friday-July-28-2023.-Estefany-Gonzalez001-768x512.jpg 768w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/2023/07/De-La-Soul-perform-at-the-Blue-Note-Jazz-Festival-on-Friday-July-28-2023.-Estefany-Gonzalez001-1536x1024.jpg 1536w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/2023/07/De-La-Soul-perform-at-the-Blue-Note-Jazz-Festival-on-Friday-July-28-2023.-Estefany-Gonzalez001.jpg 1920w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 800px) 100vw, 800px\">\u003cfigcaption class=\"wp-caption-text\">De La Soul perform at Blue Note Jazz Festival on Friday, July 28, 2023. \u003ccite>(Estefany Gonzalez for KQED)\u003c/cite>\u003c/figcaption>\u003c/figure>\n\u003cp>De La Soul and Glasper’s set roared to life from the get-go and was relentless to the end. From “Into the Woods” off De La Soul’s 1994 album \u003cem>Buhloone Mindstate\u003c/em> to “Rock Co.Kane Flow,” De La Soul had the crowd firmly in their grasp. The artists stopped dramatically mid-flow, Poyser’s hand hovering over the keyboard and Kelvin Mercer collapsed on the stage only to spring back to life and double down on the beat. “Louder!” Mercer yelled into the audience during “Stakes is High,” and received a robust response.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>Mercer noted his respect for the turnout: “Oh shit, it’s a bunch of Black people,” he said. “They’re well established, and they’re chilling.” The presence of other cultural icons like Gabrielle Union, Dwyane Wade and Chris Paul in the crowd lent emphasis to his point. “This right here is the culture,” shouted Wade, his arm over Paul.\u003c/p>\n\u003cfigure id=\"attachment_13932361\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\" style=\"max-width: 800px\">\u003cimg loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-medium wp-image-13932361\" src=\"https://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/2/2023/07/Vincent-Mason-of-De-La-Soul-at-Blue-Note-Jazz-Festival-on-Saturday-July-28-2023.-Estefany-Gonzalez001-800x533.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"800\" height=\"533\" srcset=\"https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/2023/07/Vincent-Mason-of-De-La-Soul-at-Blue-Note-Jazz-Festival-on-Saturday-July-28-2023.-Estefany-Gonzalez001-800x533.jpg 800w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/2023/07/Vincent-Mason-of-De-La-Soul-at-Blue-Note-Jazz-Festival-on-Saturday-July-28-2023.-Estefany-Gonzalez001-1020x680.jpg 1020w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/2023/07/Vincent-Mason-of-De-La-Soul-at-Blue-Note-Jazz-Festival-on-Saturday-July-28-2023.-Estefany-Gonzalez001-160x107.jpg 160w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/2023/07/Vincent-Mason-of-De-La-Soul-at-Blue-Note-Jazz-Festival-on-Saturday-July-28-2023.-Estefany-Gonzalez001-768x512.jpg 768w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/2023/07/Vincent-Mason-of-De-La-Soul-at-Blue-Note-Jazz-Festival-on-Saturday-July-28-2023.-Estefany-Gonzalez001-1536x1024.jpg 1536w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/2023/07/Vincent-Mason-of-De-La-Soul-at-Blue-Note-Jazz-Festival-on-Saturday-July-28-2023.-Estefany-Gonzalez001.jpg 1920w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 800px) 100vw, 800px\">\u003cfigcaption class=\"wp-caption-text\">Vincent Mason of De La Soul at Blue Note Jazz Festival on Saturday, July 29, 2023. \u003ccite>(Estefany Gonzalez for KQED)\u003c/cite>\u003c/figcaption>\u003c/figure>\n\u003cp>Mercer, wearing a black “Stakes Is High” tee, took a moment during the performance to speak on the emotional stakes of De La Soul’s hugely influential discography. “Don’t be afraid of your age — we made it,” he said, making references to the group’s songs about friends who died young, including De La Soul’s late member Trugoy the Dove, who died earlier this year.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>Mercer also talked about the significance of hip-hop’s 50th anniversary, saying, “Hip Hop is a feeling — the veins of it is a feeling — and we’ve been blessed as De La Soul to make songs that give us that feeling.” \u003cem>—Olivia Cruz Mayeda\u003c/em>\u003c/p>\n\u003cfigure id=\"attachment_13932341\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\" style=\"max-width: 800px\">\u003cimg loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-medium wp-image-13932341\" src=\"https://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/2/2023/07/Digable-Planets-perform-at-Blue-Note-Jazz-Festival-on-Saturday-July-29-2023.-Estefany-Gonzalez-002-800x533.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"800\" height=\"533\" srcset=\"https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/2023/07/Digable-Planets-perform-at-Blue-Note-Jazz-Festival-on-Saturday-July-29-2023.-Estefany-Gonzalez-002-800x533.jpg 800w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/2023/07/Digable-Planets-perform-at-Blue-Note-Jazz-Festival-on-Saturday-July-29-2023.-Estefany-Gonzalez-002-1020x680.jpg 1020w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/2023/07/Digable-Planets-perform-at-Blue-Note-Jazz-Festival-on-Saturday-July-29-2023.-Estefany-Gonzalez-002-160x107.jpg 160w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/2023/07/Digable-Planets-perform-at-Blue-Note-Jazz-Festival-on-Saturday-July-29-2023.-Estefany-Gonzalez-002-768x512.jpg 768w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/2023/07/Digable-Planets-perform-at-Blue-Note-Jazz-Festival-on-Saturday-July-29-2023.-Estefany-Gonzalez-002-1536x1024.jpg 1536w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/2023/07/Digable-Planets-perform-at-Blue-Note-Jazz-Festival-on-Saturday-July-29-2023.-Estefany-Gonzalez-002.jpg 1920w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 800px) 100vw, 800px\">\u003cfigcaption class=\"wp-caption-text\">Digable Planets perform at Blue Note Jazz Festival on Saturday, July 29, 2023. \u003ccite>(Estefany Gonzalez for KQED)\u003c/cite>\u003c/figcaption>\u003c/figure>\n\u003ch2>Digable Planets reimagine ‘Reachin” with jazz\u003c/h2>\n\u003cp>In a troubled world, Digable Planets’ \u003ci>Reachin’ (A Refutation of Time and Space)\u003c/i> is a sunbeam of goodness. And it just so happens that the trio celebrates their 1993 debut album’s 30th birthday during the golden anniversary of hip-hop culture. The group’s Saturday afternoon Blue Note set felt like an especially auspicious occasion as they performed new versions of classics like “Rebirth of Slick (Cool Like Dat),” “Jettin’” and “Nickel Bags.”\u003c/p>\n\u003cfigure id=\"attachment_13932348\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\" style=\"max-width: 800px\">\u003cimg loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-medium wp-image-13932348\" src=\"https://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/2/2023/07/Mariana-22Ladybug-Mecca22-Vieira-of-Digable-Planets-performs-at-Blue-Note-Jazz-Festival-on-Saturday-July-29-2023.-Estefany-Gonzalez002-800x533.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"800\" height=\"533\" srcset=\"https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/2023/07/Mariana-22Ladybug-Mecca22-Vieira-of-Digable-Planets-performs-at-Blue-Note-Jazz-Festival-on-Saturday-July-29-2023.-Estefany-Gonzalez002-800x533.jpg 800w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/2023/07/Mariana-22Ladybug-Mecca22-Vieira-of-Digable-Planets-performs-at-Blue-Note-Jazz-Festival-on-Saturday-July-29-2023.-Estefany-Gonzalez002-1020x680.jpg 1020w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/2023/07/Mariana-22Ladybug-Mecca22-Vieira-of-Digable-Planets-performs-at-Blue-Note-Jazz-Festival-on-Saturday-July-29-2023.-Estefany-Gonzalez002-160x107.jpg 160w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/2023/07/Mariana-22Ladybug-Mecca22-Vieira-of-Digable-Planets-performs-at-Blue-Note-Jazz-Festival-on-Saturday-July-29-2023.-Estefany-Gonzalez002-768x512.jpg 768w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/2023/07/Mariana-22Ladybug-Mecca22-Vieira-of-Digable-Planets-performs-at-Blue-Note-Jazz-Festival-on-Saturday-July-29-2023.-Estefany-Gonzalez002-1536x1024.jpg 1536w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/2023/07/Mariana-22Ladybug-Mecca22-Vieira-of-Digable-Planets-performs-at-Blue-Note-Jazz-Festival-on-Saturday-July-29-2023.-Estefany-Gonzalez002.jpg 1920w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 800px) 100vw, 800px\">\u003cfigcaption class=\"wp-caption-text\">Mariana Ladybug Mecca Vieira of Digable Planets performs at Blue Note Jazz Festival on Saturday, July 29, 2023. \u003ccite>(Estefany Gonzalez for KQED)\u003c/cite>\u003c/figcaption>\u003c/figure>\n\u003cp>The Planets built their vibey sound with samples from Herbie Hancock and Parliament-Funkadelic, and their mega-talented live band (led by guitarist Thaddeus Turner, with rising star Kassa Overall on drums) gave the music new, shimmering dimensions. Butterfly, Ladybug Mecca and Doodlebug were crisp, refined and funky as ever, allowing us to rediscover the Brooklyn of their imaginations with eyes full of awe and wonder. \u003cem>—Nastia Voynovskaya\u003c/em>\u003c/p>\n\u003cfigure id=\"attachment_13932328\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\" style=\"max-width: 800px\">\u003cimg loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-medium wp-image-13932328\" src=\"https://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/2/2023/07/Yussef-Dayes-performs-at-Blue-Note-Jazz-Festival-on-Saturday-July-29-2023.-Estefany-Gonzalez001-800x533.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"800\" height=\"533\" srcset=\"https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/2023/07/Yussef-Dayes-performs-at-Blue-Note-Jazz-Festival-on-Saturday-July-29-2023.-Estefany-Gonzalez001-800x533.jpg 800w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/2023/07/Yussef-Dayes-performs-at-Blue-Note-Jazz-Festival-on-Saturday-July-29-2023.-Estefany-Gonzalez001-1020x680.jpg 1020w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/2023/07/Yussef-Dayes-performs-at-Blue-Note-Jazz-Festival-on-Saturday-July-29-2023.-Estefany-Gonzalez001-160x107.jpg 160w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/2023/07/Yussef-Dayes-performs-at-Blue-Note-Jazz-Festival-on-Saturday-July-29-2023.-Estefany-Gonzalez001-768x512.jpg 768w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/2023/07/Yussef-Dayes-performs-at-Blue-Note-Jazz-Festival-on-Saturday-July-29-2023.-Estefany-Gonzalez001-1536x1024.jpg 1536w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/2023/07/Yussef-Dayes-performs-at-Blue-Note-Jazz-Festival-on-Saturday-July-29-2023.-Estefany-Gonzalez001.jpg 1920w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 800px) 100vw, 800px\">\u003cfigcaption class=\"wp-caption-text\">Yussef Dayes performs at Blue Note Jazz Festival on Saturday, July 29, 2023. \u003ccite>(Estefany Gonzalez for KQED)\u003c/cite>\u003c/figcaption>\u003c/figure>\n\u003ch2>A rising London star makes his mark\u003c/h2>\n\u003cp>A journey to the smaller, out-of-the-way Blue Note stage on Saturday proved well worth it for Yussef Dayes’ golden-hour set. The percussion wizard, a star of London’s lauded jazz scene, was perched atop an elaborate drum kit at center stage, speaking to the crowd through rhythm. Dayes played his drums with such finesse that they sounded almost like melodic instruments: at different points throughout his set, his drums sang and whispered invitations to groove to the fusion of Afro-diasporic rhythms.\u003c/p>\n\u003cfigure id=\"attachment_13932352\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\" style=\"max-width: 800px\">\u003cimg loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-medium wp-image-13932352\" src=\"https://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/2/2023/07/Meshell-Ndegeocello-watches-Yussef-Dayes-perform-at-Blue-Note-Jazz-Festival-on-Saturday-July-29-2023.-Estefany-Gonzalez-800x533.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"800\" height=\"533\" srcset=\"https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/2023/07/Meshell-Ndegeocello-watches-Yussef-Dayes-perform-at-Blue-Note-Jazz-Festival-on-Saturday-July-29-2023.-Estefany-Gonzalez-800x533.jpg 800w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/2023/07/Meshell-Ndegeocello-watches-Yussef-Dayes-perform-at-Blue-Note-Jazz-Festival-on-Saturday-July-29-2023.-Estefany-Gonzalez-1020x680.jpg 1020w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/2023/07/Meshell-Ndegeocello-watches-Yussef-Dayes-perform-at-Blue-Note-Jazz-Festival-on-Saturday-July-29-2023.-Estefany-Gonzalez-160x107.jpg 160w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/2023/07/Meshell-Ndegeocello-watches-Yussef-Dayes-perform-at-Blue-Note-Jazz-Festival-on-Saturday-July-29-2023.-Estefany-Gonzalez-768x512.jpg 768w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/2023/07/Meshell-Ndegeocello-watches-Yussef-Dayes-perform-at-Blue-Note-Jazz-Festival-on-Saturday-July-29-2023.-Estefany-Gonzalez-1536x1024.jpg 1536w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/2023/07/Meshell-Ndegeocello-watches-Yussef-Dayes-perform-at-Blue-Note-Jazz-Festival-on-Saturday-July-29-2023.-Estefany-Gonzalez.jpg 1920w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 800px) 100vw, 800px\">\u003cfigcaption class=\"wp-caption-text\">Meshell Ndegeocello watches Yussef Dayes perform at Blue Note Jazz Festival on Saturday, July 29, 2023. \u003ccite>(Estefany Gonzalez for KQED)\u003c/cite>\u003c/figcaption>\u003c/figure>\n\u003cp>The potent jazz, funk, soul and drum’n’bass fusion that Dayes’ band concocted on stage sounded deceptively laid back, belying each person’s incredible skill. Piano player Elijah Fox (a rising star himself who was recently featured on Kali Uchis’ latest album and sampled by Drake) seemed possessed by the groove, shifting the mood from romantic and cinematic to psychedelically otherworldly, with bassist Rocco Palladino’s deep grooves anchoring his explorations. Meshell Ndegeocello, who performed a heartfelt, vocal-driven set earlier in the afternoon, stood on the side of the stage the whole show, raising her hands in praise and losing herself in the music. Like the rest of us in the audience, she didn’t stop smiling. \u003cem>—Nastia Voynovskaya\u003c/em>\u003c/p>\n\u003cfigure id=\"attachment_13932446\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\" style=\"max-width: 800px\">\u003cimg loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-medium wp-image-13932446\" src=\"https://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/2/2023/07/Nas-3-scaled-e1690842227333-800x600.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"800\" height=\"600\" srcset=\"https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/2023/07/Nas-3-scaled-e1690842227333-800x600.jpg 800w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/2023/07/Nas-3-scaled-e1690842227333-1020x765.jpg 1020w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/2023/07/Nas-3-scaled-e1690842227333-160x120.jpg 160w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/2023/07/Nas-3-scaled-e1690842227333-768x576.jpg 768w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/2023/07/Nas-3-scaled-e1690842227333-1536x1152.jpg 1536w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/2023/07/Nas-3-scaled-e1690842227333.jpg 1920w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 800px) 100vw, 800px\">\u003cfigcaption class=\"wp-caption-text\">Nas performs at Blue Note Jazz Festival on July 29, 2023. \u003ccite>(Eric Arnold)\u003c/cite>\u003c/figcaption>\u003c/figure>\n\u003ch2>‘Straight out the dungeons of rap’\u003c/h2>\n\u003cp>Considering he’s written some of the most memorable bars in rap history, Saturday’s headliner, Nas, didn’t need pomp and circumstance to impress. As he traveled through his decades-long catalog, he gave the people what they wanted, focusing heavily on his mid-’90s \u003ci>Illmatic\u003c/i> era, and transporting us into a Queensbridge childhood that continues to be his wellspring of inspiration.\u003c/p>\n\u003cfigure id=\"attachment_13932320\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\" style=\"max-width: 800px\">\u003cimg loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-medium wp-image-13932320\" src=\"https://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/2/2023/07/Nas-headlines-night-two-of-Blue-Note-Jazz-Festival-on-Saturday-July-29-2023.-Estefany-Gonzalez001-800x533.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"800\" height=\"533\" srcset=\"https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/2023/07/Nas-headlines-night-two-of-Blue-Note-Jazz-Festival-on-Saturday-July-29-2023.-Estefany-Gonzalez001-800x533.jpg 800w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/2023/07/Nas-headlines-night-two-of-Blue-Note-Jazz-Festival-on-Saturday-July-29-2023.-Estefany-Gonzalez001-1020x680.jpg 1020w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/2023/07/Nas-headlines-night-two-of-Blue-Note-Jazz-Festival-on-Saturday-July-29-2023.-Estefany-Gonzalez001-160x107.jpg 160w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/2023/07/Nas-headlines-night-two-of-Blue-Note-Jazz-Festival-on-Saturday-July-29-2023.-Estefany-Gonzalez001-768x512.jpg 768w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/2023/07/Nas-headlines-night-two-of-Blue-Note-Jazz-Festival-on-Saturday-July-29-2023.-Estefany-Gonzalez001-1536x1024.jpg 1536w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/2023/07/Nas-headlines-night-two-of-Blue-Note-Jazz-Festival-on-Saturday-July-29-2023.-Estefany-Gonzalez001.jpg 1920w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 800px) 100vw, 800px\">\u003cfigcaption class=\"wp-caption-text\">Nas headlines night two of Blue Note Jazz Festival on Saturday, July 29, 2023. \u003ccite>(Estefany Gonzalez for KQED)\u003c/cite>\u003c/figcaption>\u003c/figure>\n\u003cp>Nas arrived looking casual in black Air Forces and a tracksuit, but he conveyed a regal aura. With a minimal three-piece band, DJ and backing vocalist, he rapped with a searing precision, reminding us why he’s motivated generations of MCs to put pen to rhyme book. As he delivered hard-edged verses about a cutthroat world of street intrigues, his stoic demeanor at times would crack, revealing a dimpled smile each time he felt the magnitude of tens of thousands of cheers. The intergenerational audience was feeling themselves, yelling the words, and dancing along to his more club-oriented 2000s hits, each person time-traveling to the first time they were moved by this once-in-a-generation street poet.\u003cem> —Nastia Voynovskaya\u003c/em>\u003c/p>\n\u003cfigure id=\"attachment_13932369\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\" style=\"max-width: 800px\">\u003cimg loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-medium wp-image-13932369\" src=\"https://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/2/2023/07/Domi-and-JD-Beck-perform-at-Blue-Note-Jazz-Festival-on-Sunday-July-30-2023.-Estefany-Gonzalez001-800x533.jpg\" alt=\"A young drummer and pianist perform in front of a purple and blue backdrop. \" width=\"800\" height=\"533\" srcset=\"https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/2023/07/Domi-and-JD-Beck-perform-at-Blue-Note-Jazz-Festival-on-Sunday-July-30-2023.-Estefany-Gonzalez001-800x533.jpg 800w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/2023/07/Domi-and-JD-Beck-perform-at-Blue-Note-Jazz-Festival-on-Sunday-July-30-2023.-Estefany-Gonzalez001-1020x680.jpg 1020w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/2023/07/Domi-and-JD-Beck-perform-at-Blue-Note-Jazz-Festival-on-Sunday-July-30-2023.-Estefany-Gonzalez001-160x107.jpg 160w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/2023/07/Domi-and-JD-Beck-perform-at-Blue-Note-Jazz-Festival-on-Sunday-July-30-2023.-Estefany-Gonzalez001-768x512.jpg 768w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/2023/07/Domi-and-JD-Beck-perform-at-Blue-Note-Jazz-Festival-on-Sunday-July-30-2023.-Estefany-Gonzalez001-1536x1024.jpg 1536w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/2023/07/Domi-and-JD-Beck-perform-at-Blue-Note-Jazz-Festival-on-Sunday-July-30-2023.-Estefany-Gonzalez001.jpg 1920w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 800px) 100vw, 800px\">\u003cfigcaption class=\"wp-caption-text\">Domi and JD Beck perform at Blue Note Jazz Festival on Sunday, July 30, 2023. \u003ccite>(Estefany Gonzalez for KQED)\u003c/cite>\u003c/figcaption>\u003c/figure>\n\u003ch2>Newcomers DOMi and JD Beck win over the crowd\u003c/h2>\n\u003cp>Plenty of newness has infused jazz in the past decade, but DOMi and JD Beck are particularly special outliers. Mixing the sounds of Weather Report and Squarepusher with Drain Gang aesthetics, the keyboard/drums duo on Sunday afternoon seemed to know their uphill battle in winning over the crowd. (Announcing a mid-set medley, Beck quipped that “nobody asked and nobody cares, so we’re just gonna play it.”) By the end of the set, though, after a tribute to Wayne Shorter (“Endangered Species”) and their own dizzying material, they got a rousing ovation. To celebrate, DOMi said, “It’s time for some underage drinking!” \u003cem>—Gabe Meline\u003c/em>\u003c/p>\n\u003cfigure id=\"attachment_13932376\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\" style=\"max-width: 800px\">\u003cimg loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-medium wp-image-13932376\" src=\"https://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/2/2023/07/Bobby-McFerrin-left-performs-with-his-son-Taylor-McFerrin-at-Blue-Note-Jazz-Festival-on-Sunday-July-30-2023.-Estefany-Gonzalez-800x533.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"800\" height=\"533\" srcset=\"https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/2023/07/Bobby-McFerrin-left-performs-with-his-son-Taylor-McFerrin-at-Blue-Note-Jazz-Festival-on-Sunday-July-30-2023.-Estefany-Gonzalez-800x533.jpg 800w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/2023/07/Bobby-McFerrin-left-performs-with-his-son-Taylor-McFerrin-at-Blue-Note-Jazz-Festival-on-Sunday-July-30-2023.-Estefany-Gonzalez-1020x680.jpg 1020w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/2023/07/Bobby-McFerrin-left-performs-with-his-son-Taylor-McFerrin-at-Blue-Note-Jazz-Festival-on-Sunday-July-30-2023.-Estefany-Gonzalez-160x107.jpg 160w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/2023/07/Bobby-McFerrin-left-performs-with-his-son-Taylor-McFerrin-at-Blue-Note-Jazz-Festival-on-Sunday-July-30-2023.-Estefany-Gonzalez-768x512.jpg 768w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/2023/07/Bobby-McFerrin-left-performs-with-his-son-Taylor-McFerrin-at-Blue-Note-Jazz-Festival-on-Sunday-July-30-2023.-Estefany-Gonzalez-1536x1024.jpg 1536w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/2023/07/Bobby-McFerrin-left-performs-with-his-son-Taylor-McFerrin-at-Blue-Note-Jazz-Festival-on-Sunday-July-30-2023.-Estefany-Gonzalez.jpg 1920w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 800px) 100vw, 800px\">\u003cfigcaption class=\"wp-caption-text\">Bobby McFerrin (left) performs with his son Taylor McFerrin at Blue Note Jazz Festival on Sunday, July 30, 2023. \u003ccite>(Estefany Gonzalez for KQED)\u003c/cite>\u003c/figcaption>\u003c/figure>\n\u003ch2>A family affair with Taylor McFerrin with Bobby McFerrin\u003c/h2>\n\u003cp>Near the end of his set with his father, Taylor began talking about Bobby McFerrin’s debut album, released when he was one year old. This led into a rendition of that album’s “Sightless Bird,” augmented onstage by Taylor’s sister, Madison. The family affair continued with Little Dragon’s “Twice,” done in a slow burning style by Taylor and Madison, which, for five minutes on a Sunday afternoon, hypnotized the rapt crowd. \u003cem>—Gabe Meline\u003c/em>\u003c/p>\n\u003cfigure id=\"attachment_13932398\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\" style=\"max-width: 800px\">\u003cimg loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-medium wp-image-13932398\" src=\"https://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/2/2023/07/Rakim-2-800x600.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"800\" height=\"600\" srcset=\"https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/2023/07/Rakim-2-800x600.jpg 800w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/2023/07/Rakim-2-1020x765.jpg 1020w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/2023/07/Rakim-2-160x120.jpg 160w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/2023/07/Rakim-2-768x576.jpg 768w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/2023/07/Rakim-2-1536x1152.jpg 1536w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/2023/07/Rakim-2-2048x1536.jpg 2048w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/2023/07/Rakim-2-1920x1440.jpg 1920w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 800px) 100vw, 800px\">\u003cfigcaption class=\"wp-caption-text\">Rakim performs at Blue Note Jazz Festival on Sunday, July 30, 2023. \u003ccite>(Eric Arnold)\u003c/cite>\u003c/figcaption>\u003c/figure>\n\u003ch2>Rakim and DJ Jazzy Jeff bring new life to classics\u003c/h2>\n\u003cp>Rakim isn’t a rapper so much as a vessel of the divine, and onstage, he tore through his set with his commanding, regal style. From opener “My Melody” to chiseled-in-stone classics like “I Ain’t No Joke,” “Microphone Fiend” and “Move the Crowd,” Rakim had one of hip-hop’s greatest DJs on hand for spontaneous segues and remixes. (As a clear upgrade from Rakim’s original DJ Eric B., Jazzy Jeff proved his skills with a furious scratch breakdown of L.L. Cool J’s “Rock the Bells.”) Singalongs were constant; shout out to superfan Adam Frazier from Sacramento, who recited and acted out every single word of Rakim’s set from the second row. Near the end, an a capella “Follow the Leader” led into closer “Paid in Full,” with Rakim’s timeless verse joined by horns and percussion from the Soul Rebels. A flawless hour. \u003cem>—Gabe Meline\u003c/em>\u003c/p>\n\u003cfigure id=\"attachment_13932377\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\" style=\"max-width: 800px\">\u003cimg loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-medium wp-image-13932377\" src=\"https://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/2/2023/07/Anderson-.Paak-backstage-at-Blue-Note-Jazz-Festival-on-Sunday-July-30-2023.-Estefany-Gonzalez-800x533.jpg\" alt=\"Anderson .Paak poses back stage wearing a pink suit, no shirt and a giant fur hat. \" width=\"800\" height=\"533\" srcset=\"https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/2023/07/Anderson-.Paak-backstage-at-Blue-Note-Jazz-Festival-on-Sunday-July-30-2023.-Estefany-Gonzalez-800x533.jpg 800w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/2023/07/Anderson-.Paak-backstage-at-Blue-Note-Jazz-Festival-on-Sunday-July-30-2023.-Estefany-Gonzalez-1020x680.jpg 1020w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/2023/07/Anderson-.Paak-backstage-at-Blue-Note-Jazz-Festival-on-Sunday-July-30-2023.-Estefany-Gonzalez-160x107.jpg 160w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/2023/07/Anderson-.Paak-backstage-at-Blue-Note-Jazz-Festival-on-Sunday-July-30-2023.-Estefany-Gonzalez-768x512.jpg 768w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/2023/07/Anderson-.Paak-backstage-at-Blue-Note-Jazz-Festival-on-Sunday-July-30-2023.-Estefany-Gonzalez-1536x1024.jpg 1536w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/2023/07/Anderson-.Paak-backstage-at-Blue-Note-Jazz-Festival-on-Sunday-July-30-2023.-Estefany-Gonzalez.jpg 1920w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 800px) 100vw, 800px\">\u003cfigcaption class=\"wp-caption-text\">Anderson .Paak backstage at Blue Note Jazz Festival on Sunday, July 30, 2023. \u003ccite>(Estefany Gonzalez for KQED)\u003c/cite>\u003c/figcaption>\u003c/figure>\n\u003ch2>A dance party on stage for NxWorries\u003c/h2>\n\u003cp>\u003c/p>\u003c/div>",
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"content": "\u003cdiv class=\"post-body\">\u003cp>\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>From the beginning of his set, Anderson .Paak leaned hard into his over-styled ladies-man persona: “All the ladies with the good pussy make some noise!” he shouted. Later he pleaded to “throw some bras on stage, make me feel like Drake,” and, eventually, simply invited a group of women from the crowd to dance on stage. In a massive fur hat and pink shirtless suit, and with songs like “Kutless” and “What More Can I Say,” .Paak’s alter-ego schtick was as effective as it was popular with the Blue Note crowd: on a side stage at the other end of the festival, Madlib’s DJ set only drew about 80 people. \u003cem>—Gabe Meline\u003c/em>\u003c/p>\n\u003cfigure id=\"attachment_13932386\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\" style=\"max-width: 800px\">\u003cimg loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-medium wp-image-13932386\" src=\"https://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/2/2023/07/NxWorries-perform-at-Blue-Note-Jazz-Festival-on-Sunday-July-30-2023.-Estefany-Gonzalez-002-800x533.jpg\" alt=\"Anderson .Paak smiles and dances with a female fan.\" width=\"800\" height=\"533\" srcset=\"https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/2023/07/NxWorries-perform-at-Blue-Note-Jazz-Festival-on-Sunday-July-30-2023.-Estefany-Gonzalez-002-800x533.jpg 800w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/2023/07/NxWorries-perform-at-Blue-Note-Jazz-Festival-on-Sunday-July-30-2023.-Estefany-Gonzalez-002-1020x680.jpg 1020w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/2023/07/NxWorries-perform-at-Blue-Note-Jazz-Festival-on-Sunday-July-30-2023.-Estefany-Gonzalez-002-160x107.jpg 160w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/2023/07/NxWorries-perform-at-Blue-Note-Jazz-Festival-on-Sunday-July-30-2023.-Estefany-Gonzalez-002-768x512.jpg 768w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/2023/07/NxWorries-perform-at-Blue-Note-Jazz-Festival-on-Sunday-July-30-2023.-Estefany-Gonzalez-002-1536x1024.jpg 1536w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/2023/07/NxWorries-perform-at-Blue-Note-Jazz-Festival-on-Sunday-July-30-2023.-Estefany-Gonzalez-002.jpg 1920w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 800px) 100vw, 800px\">\u003cfigcaption class=\"wp-caption-text\">NxWorries perform at Blue Note Jazz Festival on Sunday, July 30, 2023. \u003ccite>(Estefany Gonzalez for KQED)\u003c/cite>\u003c/figcaption>\u003c/figure>\n\u003cfigure id=\"attachment_13932378\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\" style=\"max-width: 800px\">\u003cimg loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-medium wp-image-13932378\" src=\"https://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/2/2023/07/The-crowd-at-Blue-Note-Jazz-Festival-on-Sunday-July-30-2023.-Estefany-Gonzalez-005-800x533.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"800\" height=\"533\" srcset=\"https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/2023/07/The-crowd-at-Blue-Note-Jazz-Festival-on-Sunday-July-30-2023.-Estefany-Gonzalez-005-800x533.jpg 800w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/2023/07/The-crowd-at-Blue-Note-Jazz-Festival-on-Sunday-July-30-2023.-Estefany-Gonzalez-005-1020x680.jpg 1020w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/2023/07/The-crowd-at-Blue-Note-Jazz-Festival-on-Sunday-July-30-2023.-Estefany-Gonzalez-005-160x107.jpg 160w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/2023/07/The-crowd-at-Blue-Note-Jazz-Festival-on-Sunday-July-30-2023.-Estefany-Gonzalez-005-768x512.jpg 768w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/2023/07/The-crowd-at-Blue-Note-Jazz-Festival-on-Sunday-July-30-2023.-Estefany-Gonzalez-005-1536x1024.jpg 1536w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/2023/07/The-crowd-at-Blue-Note-Jazz-Festival-on-Sunday-July-30-2023.-Estefany-Gonzalez-005.jpg 1920w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 800px) 100vw, 800px\">\u003cfigcaption class=\"wp-caption-text\">The crowd at Blue Note Jazz Festival on Sunday, July 30, 2023. \u003ccite>(Estefany Gonzalez for KQED)\u003c/cite>\u003c/figcaption>\u003c/figure>\n\u003cfigure id=\"attachment_13932374\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\" style=\"max-width: 800px\">\u003cimg loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-medium wp-image-13932374\" src=\"https://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/2/2023/07/Chance-the-Rapper-headlines-night-three-of-Blue-Note-Jazz-Festival-on-Sunday-July-30-2023.-Estefany-Gonzalez-001-800x533.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"800\" height=\"533\" srcset=\"https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/2023/07/Chance-the-Rapper-headlines-night-three-of-Blue-Note-Jazz-Festival-on-Sunday-July-30-2023.-Estefany-Gonzalez-001-800x533.jpg 800w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/2023/07/Chance-the-Rapper-headlines-night-three-of-Blue-Note-Jazz-Festival-on-Sunday-July-30-2023.-Estefany-Gonzalez-001-1020x680.jpg 1020w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/2023/07/Chance-the-Rapper-headlines-night-three-of-Blue-Note-Jazz-Festival-on-Sunday-July-30-2023.-Estefany-Gonzalez-001-160x107.jpg 160w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/2023/07/Chance-the-Rapper-headlines-night-three-of-Blue-Note-Jazz-Festival-on-Sunday-July-30-2023.-Estefany-Gonzalez-001-768x512.jpg 768w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/2023/07/Chance-the-Rapper-headlines-night-three-of-Blue-Note-Jazz-Festival-on-Sunday-July-30-2023.-Estefany-Gonzalez-001-1536x1024.jpg 1536w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/2023/07/Chance-the-Rapper-headlines-night-three-of-Blue-Note-Jazz-Festival-on-Sunday-July-30-2023.-Estefany-Gonzalez-001.jpg 1920w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 800px) 100vw, 800px\">\u003cfigcaption class=\"wp-caption-text\">Chance the Rapper headlines night three of Blue Note Jazz Festival on Sunday, July 30, 2023. \u003ccite>(Estefany Gonzalez for KQED)\u003c/cite>\u003c/figcaption>\u003c/figure>\n\u003cfigure id=\"attachment_13932335\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\" style=\"max-width: 800px\">\u003cimg loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-medium wp-image-13932335\" src=\"https://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/2/2023/07/Digable-Planets-and-friends-backstage-at-Blue-Note-Jazz-Festival-on-Saturday-July-29-2023-800x533.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"800\" height=\"533\" srcset=\"https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/2023/07/Digable-Planets-and-friends-backstage-at-Blue-Note-Jazz-Festival-on-Saturday-July-29-2023-800x533.jpg 800w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/2023/07/Digable-Planets-and-friends-backstage-at-Blue-Note-Jazz-Festival-on-Saturday-July-29-2023-1020x680.jpg 1020w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/2023/07/Digable-Planets-and-friends-backstage-at-Blue-Note-Jazz-Festival-on-Saturday-July-29-2023-160x107.jpg 160w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/2023/07/Digable-Planets-and-friends-backstage-at-Blue-Note-Jazz-Festival-on-Saturday-July-29-2023-768x512.jpg 768w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/2023/07/Digable-Planets-and-friends-backstage-at-Blue-Note-Jazz-Festival-on-Saturday-July-29-2023-1536x1024.jpg 1536w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/2023/07/Digable-Planets-and-friends-backstage-at-Blue-Note-Jazz-Festival-on-Saturday-July-29-2023.jpg 1920w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 800px) 100vw, 800px\">\u003cfigcaption class=\"wp-caption-text\">Madlib, Digable Planets and friends backstage at Blue Note Jazz Festival on Saturday, July 29, 2023. \u003ccite>(Estefany Gonzalez)\u003c/cite>\u003c/figcaption>\u003c/figure>\n\u003cfigure id=\"attachment_13932342\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\" style=\"max-width: 800px\">\u003cimg loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-medium wp-image-13932342\" src=\"https://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/2/2023/07/Ishmael-22Butter-Fly22-Butler-left-and-Madlib-hug-backstage-at-Blue-Note-Jazz-Festival-on-Saturday-July-28-2023.-Estefany-Gonzalez002-800x533.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"800\" height=\"533\" srcset=\"https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/2023/07/Ishmael-22Butter-Fly22-Butler-left-and-Madlib-hug-backstage-at-Blue-Note-Jazz-Festival-on-Saturday-July-28-2023.-Estefany-Gonzalez002-800x533.jpg 800w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/2023/07/Ishmael-22Butter-Fly22-Butler-left-and-Madlib-hug-backstage-at-Blue-Note-Jazz-Festival-on-Saturday-July-28-2023.-Estefany-Gonzalez002-1020x680.jpg 1020w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/2023/07/Ishmael-22Butter-Fly22-Butler-left-and-Madlib-hug-backstage-at-Blue-Note-Jazz-Festival-on-Saturday-July-28-2023.-Estefany-Gonzalez002-160x107.jpg 160w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/2023/07/Ishmael-22Butter-Fly22-Butler-left-and-Madlib-hug-backstage-at-Blue-Note-Jazz-Festival-on-Saturday-July-28-2023.-Estefany-Gonzalez002-768x512.jpg 768w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/2023/07/Ishmael-22Butter-Fly22-Butler-left-and-Madlib-hug-backstage-at-Blue-Note-Jazz-Festival-on-Saturday-July-28-2023.-Estefany-Gonzalez002-1536x1024.jpg 1536w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/2023/07/Ishmael-22Butter-Fly22-Butler-left-and-Madlib-hug-backstage-at-Blue-Note-Jazz-Festival-on-Saturday-July-28-2023.-Estefany-Gonzalez002.jpg 1920w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 800px) 100vw, 800px\">\u003cfigcaption class=\"wp-caption-text\">Ishmael Butterfly Butler (left) and Madlib hug backstage at Blue Note Jazz Festival on Saturday, July 29, 2023. \u003ccite>(Estefany Gonzalez for KQED)\u003c/cite>\u003c/figcaption>\u003c/figure>\n\u003cfigure id=\"attachment_13932334\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\" style=\"max-width: 800px\">\u003cimg loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-medium wp-image-13932334\" src=\"https://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/2/2023/07/Dave-Chappelle-backstage-at-Blue-Note-Jazz-Festival-on-Saturday-July-29-2023.Estefany-Gonzalez0A-800x533.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"800\" height=\"533\" srcset=\"https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/2023/07/Dave-Chappelle-backstage-at-Blue-Note-Jazz-Festival-on-Saturday-July-29-2023.Estefany-Gonzalez0A-800x533.jpg 800w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/2023/07/Dave-Chappelle-backstage-at-Blue-Note-Jazz-Festival-on-Saturday-July-29-2023.Estefany-Gonzalez0A-1020x680.jpg 1020w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/2023/07/Dave-Chappelle-backstage-at-Blue-Note-Jazz-Festival-on-Saturday-July-29-2023.Estefany-Gonzalez0A-160x107.jpg 160w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/2023/07/Dave-Chappelle-backstage-at-Blue-Note-Jazz-Festival-on-Saturday-July-29-2023.Estefany-Gonzalez0A-768x512.jpg 768w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/2023/07/Dave-Chappelle-backstage-at-Blue-Note-Jazz-Festival-on-Saturday-July-29-2023.Estefany-Gonzalez0A-1536x1024.jpg 1536w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/2023/07/Dave-Chappelle-backstage-at-Blue-Note-Jazz-Festival-on-Saturday-July-29-2023.Estefany-Gonzalez0A.jpg 1920w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 800px) 100vw, 800px\">\u003cfigcaption class=\"wp-caption-text\">Dave Chappelle backstage at Blue Note Jazz Festival on Saturday, July 29, 2023. \u003ccite>(Estefany Gonzalez for KQED)\u003c/cite>\u003c/figcaption>\u003c/figure>\n\u003cfigure id=\"attachment_13932449\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\" style=\"max-width: 800px\">\u003cimg loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-medium wp-image-13932449\" src=\"https://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/2/2023/07/DJ-Jazzy-Jeff-2-2-scaled-e1690842665576-800x600.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"800\" height=\"600\" srcset=\"https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/2023/07/DJ-Jazzy-Jeff-2-2-scaled-e1690842665576-800x600.jpg 800w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/2023/07/DJ-Jazzy-Jeff-2-2-scaled-e1690842665576-1020x765.jpg 1020w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/2023/07/DJ-Jazzy-Jeff-2-2-scaled-e1690842665576-160x120.jpg 160w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/2023/07/DJ-Jazzy-Jeff-2-2-scaled-e1690842665576-768x576.jpg 768w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/2023/07/DJ-Jazzy-Jeff-2-2-scaled-e1690842665576-1536x1152.jpg 1536w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/2023/07/DJ-Jazzy-Jeff-2-2-scaled-e1690842665576.jpg 1920w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 800px) 100vw, 800px\">\u003cfigcaption class=\"wp-caption-text\">DJ Jazzy Jeff performs at Blue Note Jazz Festival on July 30, 2023. \u003ccite>(Eric Arnold)\u003c/cite>\u003c/figcaption>\u003c/figure>\n\u003cfigure id=\"attachment_13932450\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\" style=\"max-width: 800px\">\u003cimg loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-medium wp-image-13932450\" src=\"https://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/2/2023/07/De-La-Soul-_plugs-1-and-3-800x600.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"800\" height=\"600\" srcset=\"https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/2023/07/De-La-Soul-_plugs-1-and-3-800x600.jpg 800w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/2023/07/De-La-Soul-_plugs-1-and-3-1020x765.jpg 1020w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/2023/07/De-La-Soul-_plugs-1-and-3-160x120.jpg 160w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/2023/07/De-La-Soul-_plugs-1-and-3-768x576.jpg 768w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/2023/07/De-La-Soul-_plugs-1-and-3-1536x1152.jpg 1536w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/2023/07/De-La-Soul-_plugs-1-and-3-2048x1536.jpg 2048w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/2023/07/De-La-Soul-_plugs-1-and-3-1920x1440.jpg 1920w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 800px) 100vw, 800px\">\u003cfigcaption class=\"wp-caption-text\">De La Soul performs at Blue Note Jazz Festival July 30, 2023. \u003ccite>(Eric Arnold)\u003c/cite>\u003c/figcaption>\u003c/figure>\n\u003cfigure id=\"attachment_13932388\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\" style=\"max-width: 800px\">\u003cimg loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-medium wp-image-13932388\" src=\"https://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/2/2023/07/MonoNeon-performs-at-Blue-Note-Jazz-Festival-on-Sunday-July-30-2023.-Estefany-Gonzalez-002-800x533.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"800\" height=\"533\" srcset=\"https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/2023/07/MonoNeon-performs-at-Blue-Note-Jazz-Festival-on-Sunday-July-30-2023.-Estefany-Gonzalez-002-800x533.jpg 800w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/2023/07/MonoNeon-performs-at-Blue-Note-Jazz-Festival-on-Sunday-July-30-2023.-Estefany-Gonzalez-002-1020x680.jpg 1020w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/2023/07/MonoNeon-performs-at-Blue-Note-Jazz-Festival-on-Sunday-July-30-2023.-Estefany-Gonzalez-002-160x107.jpg 160w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/2023/07/MonoNeon-performs-at-Blue-Note-Jazz-Festival-on-Sunday-July-30-2023.-Estefany-Gonzalez-002-768x512.jpg 768w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/2023/07/MonoNeon-performs-at-Blue-Note-Jazz-Festival-on-Sunday-July-30-2023.-Estefany-Gonzalez-002-1536x1024.jpg 1536w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/2023/07/MonoNeon-performs-at-Blue-Note-Jazz-Festival-on-Sunday-July-30-2023.-Estefany-Gonzalez-002.jpg 1920w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 800px) 100vw, 800px\">\u003cfigcaption class=\"wp-caption-text\">MonoNeon performs at Blue Note Jazz Festival on Sunday, July 30, 2023. \u003ccite>(Estefany Gonzalez for KQED)\u003c/cite>\u003c/figcaption>\u003c/figure>\n\u003cfigure id=\"attachment_13932294\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\" style=\"max-width: 800px\">\u003cimg loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-medium wp-image-13932294\" src=\"https://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/2/2023/07/Mary-J.-Blige-headlines-night-one-of-the-Blue-Note-Jazz-Festival-on-Friday-July-28-2023.-Estefany-Gonzalez-002-800x533.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"800\" height=\"533\" srcset=\"https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/2023/07/Mary-J.-Blige-headlines-night-one-of-the-Blue-Note-Jazz-Festival-on-Friday-July-28-2023.-Estefany-Gonzalez-002-800x533.jpg 800w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/2023/07/Mary-J.-Blige-headlines-night-one-of-the-Blue-Note-Jazz-Festival-on-Friday-July-28-2023.-Estefany-Gonzalez-002-1020x680.jpg 1020w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/2023/07/Mary-J.-Blige-headlines-night-one-of-the-Blue-Note-Jazz-Festival-on-Friday-July-28-2023.-Estefany-Gonzalez-002-160x107.jpg 160w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/2023/07/Mary-J.-Blige-headlines-night-one-of-the-Blue-Note-Jazz-Festival-on-Friday-July-28-2023.-Estefany-Gonzalez-002-768x512.jpg 768w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/2023/07/Mary-J.-Blige-headlines-night-one-of-the-Blue-Note-Jazz-Festival-on-Friday-July-28-2023.-Estefany-Gonzalez-002-1536x1024.jpg 1536w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/2023/07/Mary-J.-Blige-headlines-night-one-of-the-Blue-Note-Jazz-Festival-on-Friday-July-28-2023.-Estefany-Gonzalez-002.jpg 1920w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 800px) 100vw, 800px\">\u003cfigcaption class=\"wp-caption-text\">Mary J. Blige headlines night one of Blue Note Jazz Festival on Friday, July 28, 2023. \u003ccite>(Estefany Gonzalez for KQED)\u003c/cite>\u003c/figcaption>\u003c/figure>\n\u003cfigure id=\"attachment_13932293\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\" style=\"max-width: 800px\">\u003cimg loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-medium wp-image-13932293\" src=\"https://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/2/2023/07/Mary-J.-Blige-headlines-night-one-of-the-Blue-Note-Jazz-Festival-on-Friday-July-28-2023.-Estefany-Gonzalez-003-800x533.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"800\" height=\"533\" srcset=\"https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/2023/07/Mary-J.-Blige-headlines-night-one-of-the-Blue-Note-Jazz-Festival-on-Friday-July-28-2023.-Estefany-Gonzalez-003-800x533.jpg 800w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/2023/07/Mary-J.-Blige-headlines-night-one-of-the-Blue-Note-Jazz-Festival-on-Friday-July-28-2023.-Estefany-Gonzalez-003-1020x680.jpg 1020w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/2023/07/Mary-J.-Blige-headlines-night-one-of-the-Blue-Note-Jazz-Festival-on-Friday-July-28-2023.-Estefany-Gonzalez-003-160x107.jpg 160w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/2023/07/Mary-J.-Blige-headlines-night-one-of-the-Blue-Note-Jazz-Festival-on-Friday-July-28-2023.-Estefany-Gonzalez-003-768x512.jpg 768w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/2023/07/Mary-J.-Blige-headlines-night-one-of-the-Blue-Note-Jazz-Festival-on-Friday-July-28-2023.-Estefany-Gonzalez-003-1536x1024.jpg 1536w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/2023/07/Mary-J.-Blige-headlines-night-one-of-the-Blue-Note-Jazz-Festival-on-Friday-July-28-2023.-Estefany-Gonzalez-003.jpg 1920w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 800px) 100vw, 800px\">\u003cfigcaption class=\"wp-caption-text\">Mary J. Blige headlines night one of Blue Note Jazz Festival on Friday, July 28, 2023. \u003ccite>(Estefany Gonzalez for KQED)\u003c/cite>\u003c/figcaption>\u003c/figure>\n\u003cfigure id=\"attachment_13932286\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\" style=\"max-width: 800px\">\u003cimg loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-medium wp-image-13932286\" src=\"https://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/2/2023/07/Talib-Kweli-backstage-at-the-Blue-Note-Jazz-Festival-on-Friday-July-28-2023.-Estefany-Gonzalez002-800x533.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"800\" height=\"533\" srcset=\"https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/2023/07/Talib-Kweli-backstage-at-the-Blue-Note-Jazz-Festival-on-Friday-July-28-2023.-Estefany-Gonzalez002-800x533.jpg 800w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/2023/07/Talib-Kweli-backstage-at-the-Blue-Note-Jazz-Festival-on-Friday-July-28-2023.-Estefany-Gonzalez002-1020x680.jpg 1020w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/2023/07/Talib-Kweli-backstage-at-the-Blue-Note-Jazz-Festival-on-Friday-July-28-2023.-Estefany-Gonzalez002-160x107.jpg 160w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/2023/07/Talib-Kweli-backstage-at-the-Blue-Note-Jazz-Festival-on-Friday-July-28-2023.-Estefany-Gonzalez002-768x512.jpg 768w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/2023/07/Talib-Kweli-backstage-at-the-Blue-Note-Jazz-Festival-on-Friday-July-28-2023.-Estefany-Gonzalez002-1536x1024.jpg 1536w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/2023/07/Talib-Kweli-backstage-at-the-Blue-Note-Jazz-Festival-on-Friday-July-28-2023.-Estefany-Gonzalez002.jpg 1920w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 800px) 100vw, 800px\">\u003cfigcaption class=\"wp-caption-text\">Talib Kweli backstage at Blue Note Jazz Festival on Friday, July 28, 2023. \u003ccite>(Estefany Gonzalez for KQED)\u003c/cite>\u003c/figcaption>\u003c/figure>\n\u003cfigure id=\"attachment_13932306\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\" style=\"max-width: 800px\">\u003cimg loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-medium wp-image-13932306\" src=\"https://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/2/2023/07/Dave-Chappelle-left-and-Robert-Glasper-introduce-De-La-Soul-at-Blue-Note-Jazz-Festival-on-Friday-July-28-2023.-Estefany-Gonzalez001-800x533.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"800\" height=\"533\" srcset=\"https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/2023/07/Dave-Chappelle-left-and-Robert-Glasper-introduce-De-La-Soul-at-Blue-Note-Jazz-Festival-on-Friday-July-28-2023.-Estefany-Gonzalez001-800x533.jpg 800w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/2023/07/Dave-Chappelle-left-and-Robert-Glasper-introduce-De-La-Soul-at-Blue-Note-Jazz-Festival-on-Friday-July-28-2023.-Estefany-Gonzalez001-1020x680.jpg 1020w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/2023/07/Dave-Chappelle-left-and-Robert-Glasper-introduce-De-La-Soul-at-Blue-Note-Jazz-Festival-on-Friday-July-28-2023.-Estefany-Gonzalez001-160x107.jpg 160w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/2023/07/Dave-Chappelle-left-and-Robert-Glasper-introduce-De-La-Soul-at-Blue-Note-Jazz-Festival-on-Friday-July-28-2023.-Estefany-Gonzalez001-768x512.jpg 768w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/2023/07/Dave-Chappelle-left-and-Robert-Glasper-introduce-De-La-Soul-at-Blue-Note-Jazz-Festival-on-Friday-July-28-2023.-Estefany-Gonzalez001-1536x1024.jpg 1536w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/2023/07/Dave-Chappelle-left-and-Robert-Glasper-introduce-De-La-Soul-at-Blue-Note-Jazz-Festival-on-Friday-July-28-2023.-Estefany-Gonzalez001.jpg 1920w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 800px) 100vw, 800px\">\u003cfigcaption class=\"wp-caption-text\">Dave Chappelle (left) and Robert Glasper introduce De La Soul at Blue Note Jazz Festival on Friday, July 28, 2023. \u003ccite>(Estefany Gonzalez for KQED)\u003c/cite>\u003c/figcaption>\u003c/figure>\n\u003cfigure id=\"attachment_13932291\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\" style=\"max-width: 800px\">\u003cimg loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-medium wp-image-13932291\" src=\"https://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/2/2023/07/Parliament-Funkadelic-perform-at-the-Blue-Note-Jazz-Festival-on-Friday-July-28-2023.-Estefany-Gonzalez001-800x533.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"800\" height=\"533\" srcset=\"https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/2023/07/Parliament-Funkadelic-perform-at-the-Blue-Note-Jazz-Festival-on-Friday-July-28-2023.-Estefany-Gonzalez001-800x533.jpg 800w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/2023/07/Parliament-Funkadelic-perform-at-the-Blue-Note-Jazz-Festival-on-Friday-July-28-2023.-Estefany-Gonzalez001-1020x680.jpg 1020w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/2023/07/Parliament-Funkadelic-perform-at-the-Blue-Note-Jazz-Festival-on-Friday-July-28-2023.-Estefany-Gonzalez001-160x107.jpg 160w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/2023/07/Parliament-Funkadelic-perform-at-the-Blue-Note-Jazz-Festival-on-Friday-July-28-2023.-Estefany-Gonzalez001-768x512.jpg 768w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/2023/07/Parliament-Funkadelic-perform-at-the-Blue-Note-Jazz-Festival-on-Friday-July-28-2023.-Estefany-Gonzalez001-1536x1024.jpg 1536w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/2023/07/Parliament-Funkadelic-perform-at-the-Blue-Note-Jazz-Festival-on-Friday-July-28-2023.-Estefany-Gonzalez001.jpg 1920w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 800px) 100vw, 800px\">\u003cfigcaption class=\"wp-caption-text\">Parliament Funkadelic perform at Blue Note Jazz Festival on Friday, July 28, 2023. \u003ccite>(Estefany Gonzalez for KQED)\u003c/cite>\u003c/figcaption>\u003c/figure>\n\u003cfigure id=\"attachment_13932298\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\" style=\"max-width: 800px\">\u003cimg loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-medium wp-image-13932298\" src=\"https://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/2/2023/07/Madlib-performs-at-the-Blue-Note-Jazz-Festival-on-Friday-July-28-2023.-Estefany-Gonzalez001-800x533.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"800\" height=\"533\" srcset=\"https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/2023/07/Madlib-performs-at-the-Blue-Note-Jazz-Festival-on-Friday-July-28-2023.-Estefany-Gonzalez001-800x533.jpg 800w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/2023/07/Madlib-performs-at-the-Blue-Note-Jazz-Festival-on-Friday-July-28-2023.-Estefany-Gonzalez001-1020x680.jpg 1020w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/2023/07/Madlib-performs-at-the-Blue-Note-Jazz-Festival-on-Friday-July-28-2023.-Estefany-Gonzalez001-160x107.jpg 160w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/2023/07/Madlib-performs-at-the-Blue-Note-Jazz-Festival-on-Friday-July-28-2023.-Estefany-Gonzalez001-768x512.jpg 768w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/2023/07/Madlib-performs-at-the-Blue-Note-Jazz-Festival-on-Friday-July-28-2023.-Estefany-Gonzalez001-1536x1024.jpg 1536w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/2023/07/Madlib-performs-at-the-Blue-Note-Jazz-Festival-on-Friday-July-28-2023.-Estefany-Gonzalez001.jpg 1920w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 800px) 100vw, 800px\">\u003cfigcaption class=\"wp-caption-text\">Madlib performs at Blue Note Jazz Festival on Friday, July 28, 2023. \u003ccite>(Estefany Gonzalez for KQED)\u003c/cite>\u003c/figcaption>\u003c/figure>\n\u003cfigure id=\"attachment_13932346\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\" style=\"max-width: 800px\">\u003cimg loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-medium wp-image-13932346\" src=\"https://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/2/2023/07/Madlib-backstage-at-Blue-Note-Jazz-Festival-on-Saturday-July-28-2023.-Estefany-Gonzalez002-800x533.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"800\" height=\"533\" 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sizes=\"(max-width: 800px) 100vw, 800px\">\u003cfigcaption class=\"wp-caption-text\">Madlib backstage at Blue Note Jazz Festival on Saturday, July 29, 2023. \u003ccite>(Estefany Gonzalez for KQED)\u003c/cite>\u003c/figcaption>\u003c/figure>\n\u003cfigure id=\"attachment_13932381\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\" style=\"max-width: 800px\">\u003cimg loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-medium wp-image-13932381\" src=\"https://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/2/2023/07/The-crowd-at-Blue-Note-Jazz-Festival-on-Sunday-July-30-2023.-Estefany-Gonzalez-002-800x533.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"800\" height=\"533\" srcset=\"https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/2023/07/The-crowd-at-Blue-Note-Jazz-Festival-on-Sunday-July-30-2023.-Estefany-Gonzalez-002-800x533.jpg 800w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/2023/07/The-crowd-at-Blue-Note-Jazz-Festival-on-Sunday-July-30-2023.-Estefany-Gonzalez-002-1020x680.jpg 1020w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/2023/07/The-crowd-at-Blue-Note-Jazz-Festival-on-Sunday-July-30-2023.-Estefany-Gonzalez-002-160x107.jpg 160w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/2023/07/The-crowd-at-Blue-Note-Jazz-Festival-on-Sunday-July-30-2023.-Estefany-Gonzalez-002-768x512.jpg 768w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/2023/07/The-crowd-at-Blue-Note-Jazz-Festival-on-Sunday-July-30-2023.-Estefany-Gonzalez-002-1536x1024.jpg 1536w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/2023/07/The-crowd-at-Blue-Note-Jazz-Festival-on-Sunday-July-30-2023.-Estefany-Gonzalez-002.jpg 1920w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 800px) 100vw, 800px\">\u003cfigcaption class=\"wp-caption-text\">The crowd at Blue Note Jazz Festival on Sunday, July 30, 2023. \u003ccite>(Estefany Gonzalez for KQED)\u003c/cite>\u003c/figcaption>\u003c/figure>\n\u003cfigure id=\"attachment_13932319\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\" style=\"max-width: 800px\">\u003cimg loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-medium wp-image-13932319\" src=\"https://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/2/2023/07/Amanda-Seales-backstage-at-Blue-Note-Jazz-Festival-on-Saturday-July-29-2023.-Estefany-Gonzalez002-800x533.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"800\" height=\"533\" srcset=\"https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/2023/07/Amanda-Seales-backstage-at-Blue-Note-Jazz-Festival-on-Saturday-July-29-2023.-Estefany-Gonzalez002-800x533.jpg 800w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/2023/07/Amanda-Seales-backstage-at-Blue-Note-Jazz-Festival-on-Saturday-July-29-2023.-Estefany-Gonzalez002-1020x680.jpg 1020w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/2023/07/Amanda-Seales-backstage-at-Blue-Note-Jazz-Festival-on-Saturday-July-29-2023.-Estefany-Gonzalez002-160x107.jpg 160w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/2023/07/Amanda-Seales-backstage-at-Blue-Note-Jazz-Festival-on-Saturday-July-29-2023.-Estefany-Gonzalez002-768x512.jpg 768w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/2023/07/Amanda-Seales-backstage-at-Blue-Note-Jazz-Festival-on-Saturday-July-29-2023.-Estefany-Gonzalez002-1536x1024.jpg 1536w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/2023/07/Amanda-Seales-backstage-at-Blue-Note-Jazz-Festival-on-Saturday-July-29-2023.-Estefany-Gonzalez002.jpg 1920w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 800px) 100vw, 800px\">\u003cfigcaption class=\"wp-caption-text\">Amanda Seales backstage at Blue Note Jazz Festival on Saturday July 29, 2023. \u003ccite>(Estefany Gonzalez for KQED)\u003c/cite>\u003c/figcaption>\u003c/figure>\n\u003cfigure id=\"attachment_13932307\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\" style=\"max-width: 800px\">\u003cimg loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-medium wp-image-13932307\" src=\"https://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/2/2023/07/Cordae-performs-at-the-Blue-Note-Jazz-Festival-on-Friday-July-28-2023.-Estefany-Gonzalez003-800x533.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"800\" height=\"533\" srcset=\"https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/2023/07/Cordae-performs-at-the-Blue-Note-Jazz-Festival-on-Friday-July-28-2023.-Estefany-Gonzalez003-800x533.jpg 800w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/2023/07/Cordae-performs-at-the-Blue-Note-Jazz-Festival-on-Friday-July-28-2023.-Estefany-Gonzalez003-1020x680.jpg 1020w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/2023/07/Cordae-performs-at-the-Blue-Note-Jazz-Festival-on-Friday-July-28-2023.-Estefany-Gonzalez003-160x107.jpg 160w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/2023/07/Cordae-performs-at-the-Blue-Note-Jazz-Festival-on-Friday-July-28-2023.-Estefany-Gonzalez003-768x512.jpg 768w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/2023/07/Cordae-performs-at-the-Blue-Note-Jazz-Festival-on-Friday-July-28-2023.-Estefany-Gonzalez003-1536x1024.jpg 1536w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/2023/07/Cordae-performs-at-the-Blue-Note-Jazz-Festival-on-Friday-July-28-2023.-Estefany-Gonzalez003.jpg 1920w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 800px) 100vw, 800px\">\u003cfigcaption class=\"wp-caption-text\">Cordae performs at Blue Note Jazz Festival on Friday, July 28, 2023. \u003ccite>(Estefany Gonzalez for KQED)\u003c/cite>\u003c/figcaption>\u003c/figure>\n\u003cfigure id=\"attachment_13932331\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\" style=\"max-width: 800px\">\u003cimg loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-medium wp-image-13932331\" src=\"https://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/2/2023/07/BJ-The-Chicago-Kid-performs-at-Blue-Note-Jazz-Festival-on-Saturday-July-29-2023.-Estefany-Gonzalez-001-800x533.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"800\" height=\"533\" srcset=\"https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/2023/07/BJ-The-Chicago-Kid-performs-at-Blue-Note-Jazz-Festival-on-Saturday-July-29-2023.-Estefany-Gonzalez-001-800x533.jpg 800w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/2023/07/BJ-The-Chicago-Kid-performs-at-Blue-Note-Jazz-Festival-on-Saturday-July-29-2023.-Estefany-Gonzalez-001-1020x680.jpg 1020w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/2023/07/BJ-The-Chicago-Kid-performs-at-Blue-Note-Jazz-Festival-on-Saturday-July-29-2023.-Estefany-Gonzalez-001-160x107.jpg 160w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/2023/07/BJ-The-Chicago-Kid-performs-at-Blue-Note-Jazz-Festival-on-Saturday-July-29-2023.-Estefany-Gonzalez-001-768x512.jpg 768w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/2023/07/BJ-The-Chicago-Kid-performs-at-Blue-Note-Jazz-Festival-on-Saturday-July-29-2023.-Estefany-Gonzalez-001-1536x1024.jpg 1536w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/2023/07/BJ-The-Chicago-Kid-performs-at-Blue-Note-Jazz-Festival-on-Saturday-July-29-2023.-Estefany-Gonzalez-001.jpg 1920w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 800px) 100vw, 800px\">\u003cfigcaption class=\"wp-caption-text\">BJ The Chicago Kid performs at Blue Note Jazz Festival on Saturday, July 29, 2023. \u003ccite>(Estefany Gonzalez for KQED)\u003c/cite>\u003c/figcaption>\u003c/figure>\n\u003cfigure 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https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/2023/07/The-Soul-Rebels-perform-at-Blue-Note-Jazz-Festival-on-Saturday-July-29-2023.-Estefany-Gonzalez-002-768x512.jpg 768w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/2023/07/The-Soul-Rebels-perform-at-Blue-Note-Jazz-Festival-on-Saturday-July-29-2023.-Estefany-Gonzalez-002-1536x1024.jpg 1536w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/2023/07/The-Soul-Rebels-perform-at-Blue-Note-Jazz-Festival-on-Saturday-July-29-2023.-Estefany-Gonzalez-002.jpg 1920w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 800px) 100vw, 800px\">\u003cfigcaption class=\"wp-caption-text\">The Soul Rebels perform at Blue Note Jazz Festival on Saturday, July 29, 2023. \u003ccite>(Estefany Gonzalez for KQED)\u003c/cite>\u003c/figcaption>\u003c/figure>\n\u003cfigure id=\"attachment_13932453\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\" style=\"max-width: 800px\">\u003cimg loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-medium wp-image-13932453\" src=\"https://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/2/2023/07/Taylor-Mc-Ferrin-800x600.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"800\" height=\"600\" srcset=\"https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/2023/07/Taylor-Mc-Ferrin-800x600.jpg 800w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/2023/07/Taylor-Mc-Ferrin-1020x765.jpg 1020w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/2023/07/Taylor-Mc-Ferrin-160x120.jpg 160w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/2023/07/Taylor-Mc-Ferrin-768x576.jpg 768w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/2023/07/Taylor-Mc-Ferrin-1536x1152.jpg 1536w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/2023/07/Taylor-Mc-Ferrin-2048x1536.jpg 2048w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/2023/07/Taylor-Mc-Ferrin-1920x1440.jpg 1920w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 800px) 100vw, 800px\">\u003cfigcaption class=\"wp-caption-text\">Taylor McFerrin performs at Blue Note Jazz Festival on July 30, 2023. \u003ccite>(Eric Arnold)\u003c/cite>\u003c/figcaption>\u003c/figure>\n\n\u003c/div>\u003c/p>",
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"title": "Bay Area Hip-Hop Beneath the Rollercoasters",
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"content": "\u003cp>Richmond rapper Iamsu! hasn’t performed his own live show since 2019 — when the pre-pandemic world felt limitless and more socially manageable. But now, fresh off a guest appearance in Oakland at Larry June’s “The Great Escape” tour, Iamsu! is \u003ca href=\"https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=49f2ZJi00CE\">back on our minds\u003c/a> with an upcoming concert of his own: \u003ca href=\"https://www.iamsummerfest.com/\">IAMSUMMER Fest\u003c/a>.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>For Su, a founding member of the rap collective Heartbreak Gang, the time feels right to finally re-emerge after a pandemic-triggered hiatus.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>“Once I got settled into the pandemic, it was tough to crack the shell to come out,” he says. “It feels hella good to be back out in this space and picking my right spots, having the right homies to work with and just being intentional about it. It’s a real \u003ca href=\"https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=mwVAiQVGDmY\">summer jam\u003c/a>.”\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>The concert takes place at \u003ca href=\"https://www.instagram.com/cagreatamerica/?hl=en\">California’s Great America\u003c/a>, the amusement park that invokes heavy nostalgia for many Bay Area natives, including Su, who grew up riding favorites like Top Gun, Drop Zone and The Demon.\u003c/p>\n\u003cfigure id=\"attachment_13932222\" class=\"wp-caption alignnone\" style=\"max-width: 800px\">\u003cimg loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-medium wp-image-13932222\" src=\"https://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/2/2023/07/image_50365441-800x811.jpg\" alt=\"a local rapper jumps mid air while performing on a darkly lit stage\" width=\"800\" height=\"811\" srcset=\"https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/2023/07/image_50365441-800x811.jpg 800w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/2023/07/image_50365441-1020x1034.jpg 1020w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/2023/07/image_50365441-160x162.jpg 160w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/2023/07/image_50365441-768x779.jpg 768w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/2023/07/image_50365441.jpg 1284w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 800px) 100vw, 800px\">\u003cfigcaption class=\"wp-caption-text\">Iamsu! first performed at Great America in 2016. \u003ccite>(Courtesy of Iamsu!)\u003c/cite>\u003c/figcaption>\u003c/figure>\n\u003cp>“As a young boy, the experience of going through those gates, seeing the fountains, eating churros, that just puts a smile on my face,” Iamsu! says. “That magic, that fun, it’s not always present in the Bay these days. It’s just a small escape from our regular lives.”\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>[ad fullwidth]\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>Iamsu! will be joined by fellow Heartbreak Gang artists \u003ca href=\"https://www.kqed.org/arts/13927403/kool-johns-up-all-night-3-is-as-cool-as-youd-expect\">Kool John\u003c/a>, Skipper, Show Banga, Dave Steezy, CJ, DJ Shell and other “surprise” guests. Also on hand will be Iamsu!’s favorite food trucks and brands, such as \u003ca href=\"https://www.lilliemaesbbq.com/\">Lily Mae’s House of Soul Food\u003c/a>, Oakland Roots, \u003ca href=\"https://shmoplife.com/products/fundraiser-logo-hoody-black-1\">Fundraisers\u003c/a>, and San Francisco rapper Lil Bean’s \u003ca href=\"https://www.benowrld.com/shop\">Beno World\u003c/a>.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>[aside postID='arts_10489213']In previous summers, the concert has rotated venues. But by bringing it to Santa Clara’s theme park, Su says, this year’s event is about family fun, childhood memories and being outside again.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>“I have memories of being terrified of those rides,” Su admits. “Sometimes you’d wanna bail the line at the end! It’s that mixture of fun and insane anxiety. But you feel like ‘him’ once you get off. I want to bring that feeling back. Shout out Great America and the amusement parks in the Bay, for real.”\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>\u003cimg loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-medium wp-image-12127869\" src=\"https://ww2.kqed.org/app/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\u003cp>\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>\u003ci>IAMSUMMER Fest takes place on Saturday, Aug. 5, at California’s Great America in Santa Clara. \u003ca href=\"https://www.iamsummerfest.com/\">Details here\u003c/a>.\u003c/i>\u003c/p>\n\n",
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"content": "\u003cdiv class=\"post-body\">\u003cp>In previous summers, the concert has rotated venues. But by bringing it to Santa Clara’s theme park, Su says, this year’s event is about family fun, childhood memories and being outside again.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>“I have memories of being terrified of those rides,” Su admits. “Sometimes you’d wanna bail the line at the end! It’s that mixture of fun and insane anxiety. But you feel like ‘him’ once you get off. I want to bring that feeling back. Shout out Great America and the amusement parks in the Bay, for real.”\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>\u003cimg loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-medium wp-image-12127869\" src=\"https://ww2.kqed.org/app/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\u003cp>\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>\u003ci>IAMSUMMER Fest takes place on Saturday, Aug. 5, at California’s Great America in Santa Clara. \u003ca href=\"https://www.iamsummerfest.com/\">Details here\u003c/a>.\u003c/i>\u003c/p>\n\n\u003c/div>\u003c/p>",
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"content": "\u003cp>It was one of the most Taiwanese things I’d ever seen in the Bay: a crowd of hungry people lined up in front of a long, makeshift charcoal grill on \u003ca href=\"https://www.kqed.org/arts/13901982/good-to-eat-dumplings-new-taiwanese-restaurant-emeryville\">Good to Eat Dumplings\u003c/a>’ string light–bedecked side patio, everyone gawking at the huge-ass chicken cutlets and Taiwanese sausages charring and sizzling over the flames. More than anything, what hit me was the distinctive smell of \u003ca href=\"https://tastecooking.com/there-is-no-substitute-for-shacha-sauce/\">shacha\u003c/a>, aka Taiwanese barbecue sauce, wafting through the air, smoky and a little bit spicy, undergirded with the pungency of dried fish — a smell intimately familiar to anyone who’s ever strolled through a Taiwanese night market.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>“We missed that shacha-filled aroma,” says Angie Lin, who runs Good to Eat Dumplings along with her wife Tony Tung, the restaurant’s chef. “It made all of us so excited.”\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>Last September’s Taiwanese-style barbecue event at Good to Eat was probably \u003ca href=\"https://www.kqed.org/arts/13921917/best-dishes-bay-area-2022\">my favorite food event of the year\u003c/a>. This weekend, the Emeryville restaurant is running it back, this time for two nights — \u003ca href=\"https://www.instagram.com/p/CvAqlQeyzLd/?img_index=1\">July 29 and 30\u003c/a> — instead of one, in hopes of satisfying what wound up being a huge demand. As it turns out, Lin and Tung weren’t the only ones nostalgic for Taiwanese barbecue.\u003c/p>\n\u003cfigure id=\"attachment_13932058\" class=\"wp-caption alignnone\" style=\"max-width: 1920px\">\u003cimg loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-full wp-image-13932058\" src=\"https://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/2/2023/07/good-to-eat_line.jpg\" alt=\"A line of customers waiting in front of a charcoal grill, where various Taiwanese barbecue items are cooking.\" width=\"1920\" height=\"2560\" srcset=\"https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/2023/07/good-to-eat_line.jpg 1920w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/2023/07/good-to-eat_line-800x1067.jpg 800w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/2023/07/good-to-eat_line-1020x1360.jpg 1020w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/2023/07/good-to-eat_line-160x213.jpg 160w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/2023/07/good-to-eat_line-768x1024.jpg 768w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/2023/07/good-to-eat_line-1152x1536.jpg 1152w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/2023/07/good-to-eat_line-1536x2048.jpg 1536w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 1920px) 100vw, 1920px\">\u003cfigcaption class=\"wp-caption-text\">The ambiance at Good to Eat’s inaugural Taiwanese BBQ event evoked a typical Taiwanese street food scene. \u003ccite>(Luke Tsai)\u003c/cite>\u003c/figcaption>\u003c/figure>\n\u003cp>The inaugural edition of the event took place during the Mid-Autumn Festival, which for Taiwanese people is probably even more closely associated with outdoor grilling than the Fourth of July is for Americans. As Lin explains it, people in Taiwan have always loved grilling outdoors, but it became codified as a national pastime of sorts in the early ’80s, when a barbecue sauce company launched a big advertising campaign during the lead-up to Mid-Autumn Festival. Lin remembers TV commercials that emphasized how nice it was to sit and chat in the park while skewers of marinated meat sizzled on the grill.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>“For Taiwanese people, you need to get together [for Mid-Autumn Festival] anyway,” she says. “You want to stay outside to enjoy mooncake and watch the full moon. And during that whole season, the temperature in Taiwan is just right.”\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>[ad fullwidth]\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>These days, almost everyone grills for Mid-Autumn Festival — and, really, all throughout the relatively cool and comfortable fall months. But Taiwanese grilling culture is a different beast from how most Americans think of grilling. The grills are small and portable, and the cuts of meat tend to be smaller too — no one is grilling thick steaks. One of my fondest memories from living in Taiwan was when my co-workers slapped a metal grate on top of the rim of a car tire for an impromptu grilling session. Squatting on the sidewalk while you devour a fistful of shacha-slathered meat skewers: That’s the quintessential Taiwanese experience.\u003c/p>\n\u003cfigure id=\"attachment_13932059\" class=\"wp-caption alignnone\" style=\"max-width: 1920px\">\u003cimg loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-full wp-image-13932059\" src=\"https://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/2/2023/07/good-to-eat_corn.jpg\" alt=\"Four ears of sauce-slathered corn cook on a grill.\" width=\"1920\" height=\"2560\" srcset=\"https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/2023/07/good-to-eat_corn.jpg 1920w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/2023/07/good-to-eat_corn-800x1067.jpg 800w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/2023/07/good-to-eat_corn-1020x1360.jpg 1020w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/2023/07/good-to-eat_corn-160x213.jpg 160w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/2023/07/good-to-eat_corn-768x1024.jpg 768w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/2023/07/good-to-eat_corn-1152x1536.jpg 1152w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/2023/07/good-to-eat_corn-1536x2048.jpg 1536w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 1920px) 100vw, 1920px\">\u003cfigcaption class=\"wp-caption-text\">Grilled corn slathered in shacha sauce is a Taiwanese street food classic. \u003ccite>(Courtesy of Good to Eat Dumplings)\u003c/cite>\u003c/figcaption>\u003c/figure>\n\u003cp>Then, there’s the unique Taiwanese taste. For many Americans, “barbecue sauce” tends to connote a sweet and tangy tomato- or vinegar-based condiment. Taiwanese shacha, on the other hand, is soy sauce–based, seasoned with an assortment of intensely flavored spices, aromatics and, usually, dried brill fish and dried shrimp. It’s a cousin of Southeast Asian satay, Lin explains — very savory and loaded with umami.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>\u003cspan style=\"font-weight: 400\">[aside postID='arts_13897936,arts_13901982,arts_13915306']\u003c/span>Mid-Autumn Festival falls on Sept. 29 this year, but Lin and Tung figured they’d kick off their grilling season a little bit early. So, this weekend’s event will feature several staples of Taiwanese barbecue and night market culture. There will be grilled chicken cutlets or pork chops (they’re still deciding), corn on the cob, fish balls, fish cakes, pork blood cakes and foil packets filled with vegetables and mushrooms. Most of the items will get a liberal brush of shacha before they’re thrown onto the grill.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>Each $55 ticket will buy you six tokens that you can use at various stations at the event — two tokens for a larger main course and one token for almost everything else. The idea, Lin says, is for each ticket to provide for a full, and very filling, meal for one person: say, a big, juicy grilled chicken cutlet, a couple of side dishes, a \u003ca href=\"https://www.kqed.org/arts/13897498/mama-liu-lu-rou-fan-taiwanese-food-comic\">bowl of lu rou fan\u003c/a> and a cold beer.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>Many of the items will be new to diners whose only exposure to Taiwanese food is boba or popcorn chicken or beef noodle soup — the handful of dishes that have \u003ca href=\"https://www.kqed.org/arts/13897272/bay-area-taiwanese-food-scene-nostalgia\">gotten mainstream exposure\u003c/a>. And, really, what sets Good to Eat apart from the bulk of the \u003ca href=\"https://www.kqed.org/arts/13897936/best-taiwanese-restaurants-sf-oakland-cupertino-bay-area\">Bay Area’s Taiwanese restaurants\u003c/a> is Lin and Tung’s commitment to sharing their love of the culture with their customers.\u003c/p>\n\u003cfigure id=\"attachment_13932060\" class=\"wp-caption alignnone\" style=\"max-width: 1920px\">\u003cimg loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-full wp-image-13932060\" src=\"https://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/2/2023/07/good-to-eat_sausage.jpg\" alt=\"Skewers of zucchini and Taiwanese sausage in a metal tray.\" width=\"1920\" height=\"2560\" srcset=\"https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/2023/07/good-to-eat_sausage.jpg 1920w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/2023/07/good-to-eat_sausage-800x1067.jpg 800w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/2023/07/good-to-eat_sausage-1020x1360.jpg 1020w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/2023/07/good-to-eat_sausage-160x213.jpg 160w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/2023/07/good-to-eat_sausage-768x1024.jpg 768w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/2023/07/good-to-eat_sausage-1152x1536.jpg 1152w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/2023/07/good-to-eat_sausage-1536x2048.jpg 1536w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 1920px) 100vw, 1920px\">\u003cfigcaption class=\"wp-caption-text\">Not only will guests be able to eat these sausages, they’ll be able to gamble for them too. \u003ccite>(Courtesy of Good to Eat Dumplings)\u003c/cite>\u003c/figcaption>\u003c/figure>\n\u003cp>Toward that end, they’ve added another fun wrinkle to this barbecue event: a Taiwanese sausage station where they’ll not only introduce diners to plump, sweet Taiwanese sausages but also to the very Taiwanese game of sausage \u003ci>gambling\u003c/i>. At every traditional sausage stand in Taiwan, Lin explains, they’ll always have a bowl with four dice and the option to bet against the sausage stand owner. If you get a lucky roll? “You can win a lot of sausages.”\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>“For us, it’s not for gambling; it’s more for fun,” Lin says. Guests at this weekend’s event are sure to walk away with full stomachs — and, if they’re lucky, they might even get three sausages for the price of one.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>\u003cimg loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter size-full wp-image-12127869\" src=\"https://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/2/2016/09/Q.Logo_.Break_.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\u003cp>\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>\u003ci>Good to Eat Dumplings (1298 65th St., Emeryville) will host its Taiwanese barbecue event on Sat., July 29 and Sunday, July 30, from 4:30–9:30 p.m. \u003c/i>\u003ca href=\"https://www.goodtoeatdumplings.com/events\">\u003ci>Tickets for specific time slots are available online\u003c/i>\u003c/a>\u003ci> (and are expected to sell out early).\u003c/i>\u003c/p>\n\n",
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"content": "\u003cdiv class=\"post-body\">\u003cp>\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>These days, almost everyone grills for Mid-Autumn Festival — and, really, all throughout the relatively cool and comfortable fall months. But Taiwanese grilling culture is a different beast from how most Americans think of grilling. The grills are small and portable, and the cuts of meat tend to be smaller too — no one is grilling thick steaks. One of my fondest memories from living in Taiwan was when my co-workers slapped a metal grate on top of the rim of a car tire for an impromptu grilling session. Squatting on the sidewalk while you devour a fistful of shacha-slathered meat skewers: That’s the quintessential Taiwanese experience.\u003c/p>\n\u003cfigure id=\"attachment_13932059\" class=\"wp-caption alignnone\" style=\"max-width: 1920px\">\u003cimg loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-full wp-image-13932059\" src=\"https://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/2/2023/07/good-to-eat_corn.jpg\" alt=\"Four ears of sauce-slathered corn cook on a grill.\" width=\"1920\" height=\"2560\" srcset=\"https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/2023/07/good-to-eat_corn.jpg 1920w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/2023/07/good-to-eat_corn-800x1067.jpg 800w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/2023/07/good-to-eat_corn-1020x1360.jpg 1020w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/2023/07/good-to-eat_corn-160x213.jpg 160w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/2023/07/good-to-eat_corn-768x1024.jpg 768w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/2023/07/good-to-eat_corn-1152x1536.jpg 1152w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/2023/07/good-to-eat_corn-1536x2048.jpg 1536w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 1920px) 100vw, 1920px\">\u003cfigcaption class=\"wp-caption-text\">Grilled corn slathered in shacha sauce is a Taiwanese street food classic. \u003ccite>(Courtesy of Good to Eat Dumplings)\u003c/cite>\u003c/figcaption>\u003c/figure>\n\u003cp>Then, there’s the unique Taiwanese taste. For many Americans, “barbecue sauce” tends to connote a sweet and tangy tomato- or vinegar-based condiment. Taiwanese shacha, on the other hand, is soy sauce–based, seasoned with an assortment of intensely flavored spices, aromatics and, usually, dried brill fish and dried shrimp. It’s a cousin of Southeast Asian satay, Lin explains — very savory and loaded with umami.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>\u003cspan style=\"font-weight: 400\">\u003c/p>\u003c/div>",
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"content": "\u003cdiv class=\"post-body\">\u003cp>\u003c/span>Mid-Autumn Festival falls on Sept. 29 this year, but Lin and Tung figured they’d kick off their grilling season a little bit early. So, this weekend’s event will feature several staples of Taiwanese barbecue and night market culture. There will be grilled chicken cutlets or pork chops (they’re still deciding), corn on the cob, fish balls, fish cakes, pork blood cakes and foil packets filled with vegetables and mushrooms. Most of the items will get a liberal brush of shacha before they’re thrown onto the grill.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>Each $55 ticket will buy you six tokens that you can use at various stations at the event — two tokens for a larger main course and one token for almost everything else. The idea, Lin says, is for each ticket to provide for a full, and very filling, meal for one person: say, a big, juicy grilled chicken cutlet, a couple of side dishes, a \u003ca href=\"https://www.kqed.org/arts/13897498/mama-liu-lu-rou-fan-taiwanese-food-comic\">bowl of lu rou fan\u003c/a> and a cold beer.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>Many of the items will be new to diners whose only exposure to Taiwanese food is boba or popcorn chicken or beef noodle soup — the handful of dishes that have \u003ca href=\"https://www.kqed.org/arts/13897272/bay-area-taiwanese-food-scene-nostalgia\">gotten mainstream exposure\u003c/a>. And, really, what sets Good to Eat apart from the bulk of the \u003ca href=\"https://www.kqed.org/arts/13897936/best-taiwanese-restaurants-sf-oakland-cupertino-bay-area\">Bay Area’s Taiwanese restaurants\u003c/a> is Lin and Tung’s commitment to sharing their love of the culture with their customers.\u003c/p>\n\u003cfigure id=\"attachment_13932060\" class=\"wp-caption alignnone\" style=\"max-width: 1920px\">\u003cimg loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-full wp-image-13932060\" src=\"https://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/2/2023/07/good-to-eat_sausage.jpg\" alt=\"Skewers of zucchini and Taiwanese sausage in a metal tray.\" width=\"1920\" height=\"2560\" srcset=\"https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/2023/07/good-to-eat_sausage.jpg 1920w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/2023/07/good-to-eat_sausage-800x1067.jpg 800w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/2023/07/good-to-eat_sausage-1020x1360.jpg 1020w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/2023/07/good-to-eat_sausage-160x213.jpg 160w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/2023/07/good-to-eat_sausage-768x1024.jpg 768w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/2023/07/good-to-eat_sausage-1152x1536.jpg 1152w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/2023/07/good-to-eat_sausage-1536x2048.jpg 1536w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 1920px) 100vw, 1920px\">\u003cfigcaption class=\"wp-caption-text\">Not only will guests be able to eat these sausages, they’ll be able to gamble for them too. \u003ccite>(Courtesy of Good to Eat Dumplings)\u003c/cite>\u003c/figcaption>\u003c/figure>\n\u003cp>Toward that end, they’ve added another fun wrinkle to this barbecue event: a Taiwanese sausage station where they’ll not only introduce diners to plump, sweet Taiwanese sausages but also to the very Taiwanese game of sausage \u003ci>gambling\u003c/i>. At every traditional sausage stand in Taiwan, Lin explains, they’ll always have a bowl with four dice and the option to bet against the sausage stand owner. If you get a lucky roll? “You can win a lot of sausages.”\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>“For us, it’s not for gambling; it’s more for fun,” Lin says. Guests at this weekend’s event are sure to walk away with full stomachs — and, if they’re lucky, they might even get three sausages for the price of one.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>\u003cimg loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter size-full wp-image-12127869\" src=\"https://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/2/2016/09/Q.Logo_.Break_.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\u003cp>\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>\u003ci>Good to Eat Dumplings (1298 65th St., Emeryville) will host its Taiwanese barbecue event on Sat., July 29 and Sunday, July 30, from 4:30–9:30 p.m. \u003c/i>\u003ca href=\"https://www.goodtoeatdumplings.com/events\">\u003ci>Tickets for specific time slots are available online\u003c/i>\u003c/a>\u003ci> (and are expected to sell out early).\u003c/i>\u003c/p>\n\n\u003c/div>\u003c/p>",
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"content": "\u003cp>[dropcap]“B[/dropcap]lack music is a big house with a lot of rooms,” says pianist, composer, and producer Robert Glasper.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>A musical unicorn who has crystallized multiple genres into his own distinct brand, Glasper’s genius lays not only in his technical ability and musical acumen, but his willingness to embrace crossover as a necessary – and not unprecedented – aspect of Black music’s evolution and survival. While he prefers the term “musician” to “jazz musician,” he is profoundly aware of jazz’s role as canon, foundation, and inspiration for today’s musical movements — notably hip-hop. \u003c/p>\n\u003cp>Whether it’s Abbey Lincoln and Max Roach on 1960’s “Freedom Dance” foreshadowing Public Enemy’s sociopolitical creed, or jazz samples and breakbeats becoming part of hip-hop’s DNA, “jazz and hip-hop belong together,” Glasper says. “Jazz and hip-hop were born out of necessity. They both were born out of the struggle.”\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>https://www.youtube.com/embed/_PRfWgpsjyw\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>Case in point: “In Tune,” from Glasper’s latest album \u003cem>Black Radio III\u003c/em>. Amir Suleiman’s impassioned spoken-words are elegy, tribute, mourning, and resilience, a callback to the field hollers of pre-emancipation Afro-America. And, by extension, the radical truth of the Last Poets, the Black Arts Movement-identified “godfathers of rap” who developed a poetic style called “spoagraphics” to describe their visual imagery. Instead of conga drums, the heartbeat is Glasper’s piano; past the halfway mark, the song fills out with wafting horns and snare drum hits, becoming transformative and therapeutic.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>[ad fullwidth]\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>It’s not a hip-hop track per se — there are no 808 beats, no machete-like scratches, no call-and-response chants. But “In Tune” is everything hip-hop ever aspired to be artistically: a marriage of traditional folkloric culture and contemporary relevance.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>[aside postID='arts_10759782']As the artist-in-residence and co-curator of the annual \u003ca href=\"https://www.bluenotejazz.com/jazz-festival-napa/\">Blue Note Jazz Festival in Napa, running July 28–30\u003c/a>, Glasper has assembled a lineup based on this philosophy of pastiche, bridging the worlds of hip-hop and jazz. Headliners include the “queen of hip-hop soul” Mary J. Blige, Queensbridge emcee Nas, and Chicago’s Chance the Rapper. Glasper plays live sets each of the three days, with special guests De La Soul, Lalah Hathaway, Terrace Martin and Bilal. The undercard is further saturated with the likes of Rakim and DJ Jazzy Jeff, Talib Kweli and Madlib, Digable Planets, Cordae, and host Dave Chappele. \u003c/p>\n\u003cp>In 2023 – a year deemed hip-hop’s 50th anniversary – Glasper knows the culture has become impossible to ignore. “Hip-hop is in itself so huge. It’s like the most global music in the world; every country has hip-hop. It’s been the leading thing in culture – not just in music, but in fashion, in sports. And it’s just so many things, and influenced so many people.”\u003c/p>\n\u003cfigure id=\"attachment_13931658\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\" style=\"max-width: 600px\">\u003cimg loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/2/2023/07/Glasper.car_.jpg\" alt=\"A man in a brown jacket, patterned shirt and jeans leans against a luxury sportscar\" width=\"600\" height=\"900\" class=\"size-full wp-image-13931658\" srcset=\"https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/2023/07/Glasper.car_.jpg 600w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/2023/07/Glasper.car_-160x240.jpg 160w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 600px) 100vw, 600px\">\u003cfigcaption class=\"wp-caption-text\">Glasper’s informal education included sessions with Questlove and J. Dilla: ‘I literally learned from the greatest.’ \u003ccite>(Courtesy Blue Note Jazz Festival)\u003c/cite>\u003c/figcaption>\u003c/figure>\n\u003cp>In a live setting, Glasper says, “some hip hop artists are like having another horn in a jazz band. They’re really able to be in the moment and be able to really empathize with you, but using words, and go wherever you want to go. And that’s an art. That’s a true art.”\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>Rapping skillfully over live music and maintaining the flow of the groove is where the artistry shines, he says. “A lot of cats freestyle, (but) they’re just freestyling to a beat that’s just there, or no beat at all. You’re not freestyling to a band that could change at any moment and go different places and add elements in and out of all these different things.”\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>Glasper points out that seminal hip-hop songs by De La Soul (“Stakes Is High”) and Nas (“The World Is Yours”) both sampled jazz pianist Ahmad Jamal. Chance The Rapper and Cordae are also heavily jazz-influenced, he adds. And not only has Madlib repurposed hundreds if not thousands of jazz records as sample loops, but DJ Jazzy Jeff’s pioneering turntablist track “A Touch of Jazz” includes elements of Marvin Gaye’s “T Plays It Cool,” Bob James’ “Westchester Lady,” and Donald Byrd’s “Change (Makes You Want to Hustle),” alongside booming drums and expressive scratch cuts. \u003c/p>\n\u003cp>https://www.youtube.com/embed/RWJWKcUooTA\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>The Napa festival further accentuates the evolution of jazz culture in the Bay Area, whose history includes a San Francisco residency by New Orleans legend King Oliver in 1921, and excursions into Healdsburg by the San Francisco-based So Different jazz band during the 1920s – a time when jazz embodied the cultural leading edge of social integration efforts. Holding a major Black cultural festival in the heart of California’s wine country represents another giant step, so to speak, towards social equity.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>“That’s literally what (the Blue Note Jazz Festival) is, the history of jazz, mixing it with all styles of music, and mixing the styles that jazz has influenced. And the big part of this year is 50 years of hip-hop.”\u003c/p>\n\u003ch2>Steeped in Black music’s evolution\u003c/h2>\n\u003cp>Glasper’s history in some ways reflects the history of jazz itself. His musical education began as a young child in Texas, where his mother, a blues and jazz singer and musical director for a Baptist church, brought him along to club dates. His first public performances were in the Black church, where he became steeped in gospel and began to develop his own style of playing. A musical prodigy, he performed with a university jazz band while still in high school.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>[aside postID='arts_13929248']An early flashpoint was seeing Roy Hargrove freely mix jazz with contemporary genres. When he first saw the trumpeter play live, “I was in high school,” he recalls. “I was like, ‘Oh, man, you could be young, Black, wear sneakers and look like that — and play jazz?’ And then I was like, ‘Oh, you can play jazz \u003cem>and\u003c/em> you could play with D’Angelo? And you can play with Common?’ I saw that in real time in real life. That inspired me.”\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>As a student of the New School for Jazz and Contemporary Music in New York during the late ’90s, he met singer Bilal – who would become a regular collaborator – and became enmeshed the East Coast’s burgeoning neo-soul and hip-hop scenes, which frequently intersected through now-legendary production teams like the Ummah and the Soulquarians.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>https://www.youtube.com/embed/GcPjI9c8kxY\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>“In college, that’s what was happening around ’97, the neo-soul movement and specifically J. Dilla-infused R&B. So I was really in that scene a lot, working with Bilal, opening up for Erykah Badu and Common, and seeing people like James Poyser, who is one of the big influences on my playing.”\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>Glasper waxes poetically over producers like J. Dilla and Q-Tip, who brought a jazz sensibility to hip-hop tracks like A Tribe Called Quest’s “Lyrics to Go” and Busta Rhymes’ “Still Shining.” “They’re both jazz lovers. Coming from the jazz world, I immediately heard the jazz nuances they would put in their music, in their beats.”\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>[aside postID='arts_13931138']Glasper considers himself fortunate to have witnessed Dilla and Q-Tip’s creative process in intimate settings. “I used to go over Tip’s house and replay samples when I was in college all the time.” His first gigs playing hip-hop were with the Roots, who worked frequently with Dilla at the time. “Literally, the Roots and Dilla pretty much raised me.” \u003c/p>\n\u003cp>From the Philadelphia hip-hop collective, “I learned how to stay in a pocket, and understand how to play (piano) like a sample, by playing with Questlove.” Sometimes, Dilla would be present during these woodshedding sessions. “Me being able to sit across the room with Dilla, him on the MPC, I’m on the keys — I literally learned from the greatest how to do that.”\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>https://www.youtube.com/embed/feNYt7B237M\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>In 2004, he released \u003cem>Mood\u003c/em>, his first album as a bandleader, a fairly traditional jazz trio album of standards and original compositions. The following year, he began his long association with Blue Note Records with the trio album \u003cem>Canvas\u003c/em>. His music began to veer toward fusion with 2007’s \u003cem>In My Element\u003c/em>, which included a cover of Radiohead’s “Everything In Its Right Place.” A 2009 offering, \u003cem>Double Booked\u003c/em>, balanced acoustic trio material with his electric band, The Robert Glasper Experiment, including a track with emcee Yasiin Bey (then known as Mos Def).\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>Then came his 2012 breakthrough \u003cem>Black Radio\u003c/em>, which featured guests Lupe Fiasco, Bilal, Lalah Hathaway, Erykah Badu and Yasiin Bey. Highlights included a Badu-ized version of the jazz standard “Afro Blue” and a decidedly non-grunge take on Nirvana’s “Smells Like Teen Spirit.” The album established Glasper as a commercially successful, forward-thinking artist who could lead jazz music in new directions, engage non-traditional jazz audiences, and do it all in a way that wasn’t cringeworthy. \u003c/p>\n\u003cp>“Here’s the thing, though. Rock is Black music. Hello!,” Glasper proclaims. “A lot of people still to this day don’t understand that (“Teen Spirit”), that’s a song that I’ve always loved. But I also know the roots of that song came from us. That was my reasoning for that and kind of doing it in a more urban way. So then, it speaks to more Black folk that way also.”\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>https://www.youtube.com/embed/KdgWiWrtMZo\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>The tradition of jazz, he says, is rife with artists who expanded the genre by refusing to be pigeonholed, from John Coltrane interpreting “My Favorite Things” and Carmen McRae reimagining The Beatles to Donald Byrd, Herbie Hancock, Roy Ayers and Ramsey Lewis mixing jazz, funk, and R&B. To him, it’s all Black music, which he sees as “a lot of clay” that can be shaped and reformed infinitely. Ultimately, he says, “it all comes from Africa.”\u003c/p>\n\u003ch2>Awards, Tours, and the Festival\u003c/h2>\n\u003cp>Glasper’s stratospheric ascension in recent years has included releasing two more volumes of \u003cem>Black Radio\u003c/em>, along with more straightforward jazz projects, scoring films and documentaries, and collaborating with a host of hip-hop and soul artists – Kendrick Lamar, Mac Miller, Anderson .Paak, Maxwell, Big K.R.I.T., Q-Tip, Talib Kweli, Denzel Curry, Jill Scott, Snoop Dogg, and Common, to name a few.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>[aside postID='arts_13916940']Along the way, he’s collected all kinds of accolades, including an Emmy and five Grammys, and served as the artist-in-residence at the Blue Note Jazz Festival even before its original New York edition expanded to Napa in 2022.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>Through it all, he says he feels a sense of responsibility for maintaining jazz’s relevance in a post-hip-hop landscape, where technology has become a cultural driver and true musicianship is undervalued. Music isn’t a program in many schools anymore, he notes, and most music is made on a computer or iPhone.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>“I feel like I’m a torchbearer, and I’ve got to survive and teach as much as I can and not feel like I’m teaching and not sound like I’m teaching,” he says. “There’s a certain way you got to do it. You just got to do stuff that speaks to people.”\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>\u003cimg loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/2/2016/09/Q.Logo_.Break_.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"800\" height=\"78\" class=\"aligncenter size-full wp-image-12127869\" 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\u003cp>[ad floatright]\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>\u003cem>The Blue Note Jazz Festival runs July 28–30 at Silverado Resort in Napa. \u003ca href=\"https://www.bluenotejazz.com/jazz-festival-napa/\">Details here\u003c/a>.\u003c/em> \u003c/p>\n\n",
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