The best the Bay Area has to offer, from the writers and editors of KQED Arts & Culture.

Critics’ Picks

Honoring the Black Panther Party on Its 60th Anniversary

As Other Minds Festival Turns 30, an Experimental Music Giant Takes a Bow

The Fanciest Japanese Pop-Up in Oakland You Haven’t Heard Of 

The John Henry Sound System Comes to the Berkeley Public Library

Green Day’s Billie Joe Armstrong to Play Free Show in His Hometown of Rodeo

How San Francisco’s Underscores Ascended to Portola and Charli xcx’s Tour

A Hitman Questions Morality and Faith in ‘Your Mother, Your Mother, Your Mother’

Elim Chan Has Been Added to Two More Programs at SF Symphony This Season

This Year’s African Restaurant Week Shines a Spotlight On Lesser-Known Dishes

Sam Green’s Latest Documentary Searches for Longevity and Meaning

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