Category Archives: Music

Carnaval Dancers Shake Their Stuff in Precita Park

Posted on May 14, 2012 by

Precita Park is never a bad place to spend a glorious weekend afternoon. But it got even better yesterday with the arrival of Fogo na Roupa, a Bay Area-based Brazilian Carnaval dance and percussion troupe whose members young and old … Continue reading →

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Jackie Jones Reveals Secrets of Her Famous Dancing Cat

Posted on May 4, 2012 by

It’s Friday, which means the Alemany Farmer’s Market will take place tomorrow — just as it has for about as long as anyone can remember. And for almost as long, the amazing Jackie Jones and Her Dancing Cat have been … Continue reading →

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A Stoneman Connection Links Bernal Heights to Levon Helm

Posted on April 24, 2012 by

The death of Levon Helm, the former lead singer for The Band, late last week prompted a lot of media remembrances, yet the most interesting one I read was an oral history of the The Band’s signature song, “The Night … Continue reading →

Posted in History, Infrastructure, Music | 4 Comments

Brand New “Bernal Heights” EP Inspired by Bernal Heights

Posted on April 19, 2012 by

Okay, this is fun. The Chocolate Penthouse are an electronic music duo, and for a time they lived (and recorded) in Bernal Heights. The result was a brand new collection of music that they’re calling the Bernal Heights EP: Here … Continue reading →

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Bernal Jazz Quintent Makes Young Fan Very Happy

Posted on March 15, 2012 by

To her great credit, Bernalwood’s Cub Reporter really loves jazz. So when I told her that the Bernal Jazz Quintet was giving a free concert at the library last night, she insisted we drive right over to check out the … Continue reading →

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Dig It: Bernal Jazz Quintet at the Bernal Library, Tomorrow

Posted on March 13, 2012 by

Hey cool cats, Michael Gold let loose an announcement about a Bernal Jazz Quintet gig happening tomorrow night at the Bernal branch library. Dig it: The Bernal Jazz Quintet returns to the neighborhood library with music to get your toe … Continue reading →

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“The Golden Age of Soul,” at the Bernal Library, Tomorrow

Posted on February 7, 2012 by

Carlos Santana once lived in Bernal. But James Brown? Alas, no. Ray Charles? Sorry. Aretha Franklin? Err, not so much. Regardless, there’s a terrific program about “The Golden Age of Soul” on the calendar tomorrow night at the Bernal Heights … Continue reading →

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“Bernal Heights” + Asteroid Space Battles, Together At Last!

Posted on January 26, 2012 by

When you awoke this morning, did you think to yourself, “What I’d really like to see right now is an extended remix of Jhameel’s song “Bernal Heights” augmented with videogame footage of a laser-equipped spaceship navigating through a field of … Continue reading →

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Christmas Carolers Light Up Virginia Street, Demand Figgy Pudding

Posted on December 20, 2011 by

’Twas the week before Christmas, the kids were in bed, when all of a sudden, my dear husband said, “Hey, is there, like, someone singing carols outside?” Indeed, there was! From our front porch we spied a couple dozen carolers, … Continue reading →

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TONIGHT: City Hall Hearing on Lucky Horseshoe’s Entertainment Permit

Posted on December 13, 2011 by

**Hearing Date Corrected from Previous Version** Eric Embry, co-owner of the Lucky Horseshoe bar on Cortland, is getting ready for a big evening *tonight* at City Hall. That’s when a hearing will be held to consider his application to get … Continue reading →

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Jazz at the Library: Free Concert with the Bernal Jazz Quintet, Wednesday

Posted on December 13, 2011 by

Hey cats! Dig it: The Bernal Jazz Quintet will perform at the Bernal Heights Branch Library on Wednesday evening, and the gig is free. Library manager Valerie says: WINTER HOLIDAY CELEBRATION The year is winding up and it’s time to … Continue reading →

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World’s First Pop-Up Jewish Record Shop Coming to Bernal

Posted on November 30, 2011 by

Between December 1 and December 28, our neighborhood will play host to a unique ethno-cultural music retail experience. That’s because the excellent Idelsohn Society for Musical Preservation plans to open Tivka Records, a pop-up 1950′s-style Jewish record store, right here in … Continue reading →

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Tonight at the Lucky Horseshoe: A Meeting About Live Music

Posted on November 30, 2011 by

Now that the Lucky Horseshoe bar has installed its new sign, the legacy of the former Skip’s Tavern — which used to occupy the space at 453 Cortland — is now no more than a memory. But for the new … Continue reading →

Posted in Cortland, Events, Food and Drink, Merchants, Music | 9 Comments