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San Francisco Chronicle

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Only 5 Bay Area artists made the massive Coachella 2027 lineup

The Coachella 2027 poster is huge, but the Bay Area contingent is surprisingly small.

San Francisco Bay Area, CA · 2d

The Voice of San Francisco

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The Network: A four-part series about the people, the money, and the businesses behind the Sheng Thao federal corruption trial

“I believe he did come, yeah.” — Mario Juarez when confronted on the witness stand about Attorney General Rob Bonta visiting the Evolutionary Homes showroom, Nov. 9, 2026 On July 4, 2024, The Voice of San Francisco published an article titled “The Bonta money trail,” which detailed the decade-long, financially advantageous relationship between Attorney General […] The post The Network: A four-part series about the people, the money, and the businesses behind the Sheng Thao federal corruption trial appeared first on The Voice of San Francisco .

California · 1d

San Francisco Chronicle

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Alice 97.3’s Sarah Clark announces departure after 30 years on Bay Area radio

After three decades of waking up Bay Area listeners, Sarah Clark is leaving Alice 97.3’s morning show. She says the decision has been “a long, slow goodbye.”

San Francisco, CA · 1d

Mountain View Voice

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Mountain View sets aside $1.5M for Rengstorff House renovation, repairs

Wood rot, worn floors and water damage are just a few of the problems that need fixing in Mountain View’s oldest home – the Rengstorff House. The city is planning to make those repairs and more to restore the landmark house, which now largely serves as a history museum.

Mountain View, CA · 1d
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San Francisco Chronicle

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Robin Williams, Metallica, Nancy Pelosi named to California Hall of Fame

The 20th class also includes Barry Bonds, Dominique Crenn, Shepard Fairey, Maxine Hong Kingston and Susie Tompkins Buell.

California · 1d

San Francisco Chronicle

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The best Bay Area punk stories were hiding in the archives. This new book uncovers them

New coffee-table book, “We’re Having Much More Fun: Punk Archives for the Present from CBGB to Gilman and Beyond,” spotlights Bay Area punk history with artifacts from Cornell’s archive.

San Francisco Bay Area, CA · 20h

avantmusicnews.com

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Avant-Garde & Creative Music in the San Francisco Bay Area: November 13–20, 2026

ZENEFIT 2026: A NIGHT OF SONIC EXPLORATION & DEEP LISTENING Doors: 6:00PM. Friday, November 13 | 7:00 PM · Great American Music Hall, Great American Music Hall, [859 O’Farrell St SF]. BayImproviser. THTHNG II is long awaited sequel to 2023’s THTHNG. Before AI slop became a…. Friday,...

San Francisco Bay Area, CA · 1d

San Francisco Chronicle

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Beloved Bay Area music venue announces permanent closure

After five years hosting live music and events across the street from Fox Theater, Oakland’s cherished nightlife venue Crybaby plans to close its doors for good.

Oakland, CA · 3d

7x7.com

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30 Fun Things to Do This Week (11.16.26)

Toast to good eats, holiday treats, and generous pours. Enjoy perfect pairings when Wolfsbane hosts a whiskey-infused dinner, La Connessa serves up fall truffles and DuMol wines, and Chapeau doles out happy hour deals. Raise a festive cocktail at the Flamingo’s Sippin’ Santa, El Dorado’s Holiday House, and Tetra’s snow globe dinners. Then, walk it all off at the Big Art Loop or sweat it out at Alchemy Springs.

San Francisco, CA · 1d

berkeleyside.org

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Fat Dog, owner of Berkeley’s Subway Guitars and a legend of the city, dies at 80

Stapled to the baby blue front wall of Subway Guitars is a page of sheet music for the 1942 standard “There Will Never Be Another You.” It’s unclear whether it was intended as an elegy for Fat Dog, the founder and owner of the Berkeley shop that has served as a musical mecca for generations. But as news of his death on Oct. 30 at the age of 80 spread on social media, it seems like a perfect fanfare for a man who embodied Berkeley’s countercultural contradictions by turning his creative passion into a welcoming, self-sustaining empire that elevated everyone who crossed the threshold.

Berkeley, CA · 2d

KQED

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New Details Emerge for Live Music at the Former New Parish in Oakland

R&B, funk and hip-hop shows will be part of a ‘high-end experience’ at the Oakland Theater Project’s new space. Ray Archie knows the room is special. He recalls nights spent at the New Parish as it teemed with the sounds of jazz, soul and funk groups. He talks about the Oakland nightclub’s predecessor, Sweet Jimmie’s, with a historian’s perspective.

Oakland, CA · 2d

ugly-things.com

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Magic Boy: The Jimi Hendrix Experience live at Berkeley, 1970

Magic Boy: The Jimi Hendrix Experience Live at Berkeley (First Show) was issued on October 16, 2026 on Experience Hendrix, LLC and Legacy Recordings. Produced by Janie Hendrix, original Experience recording engineer Eddie Kramer, and John McDermott, this historic 1970 concert is receiving a proper release for the first time, and will be available on 2-LP vinyl, CD, and all digital platforms.

Berkeley, CA · 1d

San Francisco Chronicle

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Berkeley Rep’s ‘Covenant’ is the lightning bolt Bay Area theater needed

York Walker’s lean, suspenseful and relentlessly entertaining Southern Gothic riffs on the legend of blues musician Robert Johnson, theater critic Lily Janiak writes.

Berkeley, CA · 1d

FOX40

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Sacramento nu metal band Deftones announces 2027 North American tour

(FOX40.COM) — Sacramento nu metal band Deftones announced a 2027 North American tour with special guests on Thursday. The band will be stopping by the Toyota Amphitheatre in Wheatland as part of the tour. Deftones, which formed in Sacramento in 1988 by members Chino Moreno, Stephen Carpenter and Abe Cunningham while studying at McClatchy High […]

Sacramento, CA · 2d

livermorechamber.org

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Grand Opening & Ribbon Cutting Ceremony United Studios of Self Defense

The Livermore Valley Chamber of Commerce celebrated United Studios of Self Defense with a Grand Opening Ribbon & Cutting Ceremony on October 8, 2026. Chamber staff, Board members and Ambassadors attended the celebration. LVCC Board Chair Kimbrely Gruidl presented the Certificate of Congratulations to founder owner and chief instructor, Michael Delfino. Livermore Vice-Mayor, Kristi Wang presented Michael with a Declaration of Welcome. A certificate from Alameda County Assessor, Phong La was also presented.

Livermore, CA · 1d

hoodline.com

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Deftones Bring 2027 Tour Home to Wheatland and Concord, Tickets Drop Soon

Deftones are coming back to Northern California next spring, with stops at Toyota Amphitheatre in Wheatland on May 16, 2027, and Toyota Pavilion at Concord on May 26, 2027, as part of a newly announced 23-city North American tour. Knocked Loose and Julie are set to open both shows, part of a run that kicks off in Dallas and wraps a month and a half later in Toronto.

Concord, CA · 1d

American Songwriter

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Born 85 Years Ago Today in California, the Rhythm Guitarist Who Co-Founded One of Rock’s Biggest Bands With His Younger Brother

On this day (November 9) in 1941, Thomas Richard Fogerty was born in Berkeley, California. Alongside younger brother John Fogerty, Tom played rhythm guitar and occasionally sang background vocals for the groundbreaking swamp-rock outfit Creedence Clearwater Revival. However, escalating tensions between the siblings led to Tom Fogerty’s exit from the...

Berkeley, CA · 5d

KRON4

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Mount Diablo Beacon will light up after a Veterans Day ceremony

DANVILLE, Calif. (KRON) — Danville is hosting a full day of events Wednesday to mark Veterans Day and honor the sacrifices of men and women who served in the military. The community is one of several Bay Area cities coming together to celebrate service members and express gratitude to local veterans and their families.

Danville, CA · 3d

SFist

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Family of Chantel Brooks Keeps Search Alive With Benefit Concert, Upcoming SF Vigil

A benefit concert in Vallejo brought together Bay Area musicians and supporters Sunday to help fund the search for Chantel Brooks, who went missing in July, as her family prepares for a candlelight vigil outside her former SF workplace. The “Bring Chantel Home Benefit” concert took place at Noble Cinema...

Vallejo, CA · 4d

San Francisco Chronicle

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A new PBS series asks whether America’s approach to punishment works

After a screening at San Quentin, where Polly Klaas’ sisters appeared, Lynn Novick and Rahsaan Thomas are bringing their Ken Burns collaboration “Crime and Punishment in America” to PBS.

San Quentin, CA · 2d