Meyer Sound factory off Heinz Avenue. Photos: Meyer Sound By Robert Mills Sound is life at the Meyer Sound facility on San Pablo. The 32-year-old Berkeley business continues to churn out professional sound products for concert halls, churches and traveling bands from around the world. “We’re a family-run company, privately owned still,” said Helen Meyer, executive […]
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Out in Berkeley: Lavay Smith is crazy about Patsy Cline
Lavay Smith: paying tribute to a country legend By Andrew Gilbert Jazz and country music are often cast as antithetical cultural forces, signifying a blue state/red state divide. The former is black, urban, and sophisticated, while the later is white, rural (or suburban), and populist. The truth is that jazz and country music have been […]
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Ashkenaz provides music, ‘living room’ for activists
Ashkenaz’s building on San Pablo, modeled after eastern European synagogues. Photo: Jeremy Brooks Ashkenaz’s building on San Pablo, modeled after eastern European synagogues. Photo: Jeremy Brooks By Robert Mills Berkeley newbies may have trouble finding a cold beer and clog-dancing lesson on a Friday night. Bay Area long-timers, however, know the old brown building on San […]
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Transported to Louisiana with St. Mary & Co at Ashkenaz
By Robert Mills The award for busiest dance floor in Berkeley could easily go to Ashkenaz. In fact, the 38-year-old music and dance community center has claimed such designations in the past. Last Saturday the floor was particularly packed thanks to the zydeco stylings of Mark St. Mary and company – also recognized as “The Best […]
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Berkeley High School teacher shows his soul power
Local band Soul Power is on the up: BHS teacher Scott Willson is front right. Scott Willson has been teaching math at Berkeley High for eleven years but he thinks he’s having his best year ever right now. That’s because he’s bringing his love of music into the classroom — he teaches a music club […]
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Evening of bellydance benefiting a good cause
Want to find out what the bellydance craze is all about, and support a local charity at the same time?
