Category Archives: Music

Music Video from Thao Nguyen Connects Bernal to Brooklyn

Posted on May 17, 2013 by

Hot on the heels of yesterday’s candid discussion about the impact of gentrification in Bernal Heights, here’s an item that’s both appropriately inappropriate and inappropriately appropriate. Songwriter Thao Nguyen is currently enjoying some much-deserved success in the indie scene. She doesn’t live … Continue reading →

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Bernal Rockstar Matt Nathanson Releases New Song and Video

Posted on March 12, 2013 by

Matt Nathanson is a genuine rockstar, with seven studio albums, two live albums, and a few Top 100 singles marking his musical career. He also lives in Bernal Heights (and brags about it on his Twitter profile). This week Neighbor Matt released a … Continue reading →

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Bernal Hill Players Seek Clarinetist to Make Beautiful Music

Posted on January 8, 2013 by

Neighbor Jennifer Peringer is the pianist with the Bernal Hill Players, a tastefully badass chamber music ensemble based in The Dominion of Bernalwood. (Listen up, here.) Neighbor Jennifer writes to say that the Players are looking for a new member … Continue reading →

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Dig the Scene from the Bernal Jazz Quintet Holiday Concert

Posted on December 14, 2012 by

Neighbor Edward sent along some snippets from the Bernal Jazz Quintet’s Holiday Concert that took place at the Bernal Library on Wednesday night. Dig it, daddy-o:

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Why You Should Attend the Polkapalooza Benefit for the Children of Bernalwood

Posted on September 14, 2012 by

Neighbor Kristen is the president of the PTA at the J. Serra Elementary School near Bernal’s fashionable Holly Park. In that capacity, Neighbor Kristen does a really really really good job explaining why you really really really should attend the Polkapalooza benefit … Continue reading →

Posted in Children and Parenting, Education, Events, Music | 3 Comments

Trippy “My Morning Jacket” Video Was Made in Bernalwood

Posted on August 7, 2012 by

OMG, did you see the thing in Rolling Stone about the fabulous new video from My Morning Jacket?? My Morning Jacket have unveiled a stimulating new video for the druggy ode “Outta My System,” featuring Zach Galifianakis as a powerful wizard … Continue reading →

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Meet the Winner of the Bernalwood Air Guitar Photo Contest

Posted on July 31, 2012 by

Citizens of Bernalwood, let the record show that Neighbor Clarissa rocks. That’s Clarissa up above, and that’s the photo she submitted as her entry in the Bernalwood Air Guitar Photo Contest to win a pair of tickets to the glamorous … Continue reading →

Posted in Events, Fashion, Music | 5 Comments

How to Win Two Free Tickets to The Noisette Festival

Posted on July 19, 2012 by

Noisette is a “culinary concert block party” that will take place in the Mission District on August 4. Combining food from glamorous local chefs with music by glamorous musicians, Noisette is a pop-up extension of the annual Noise Pop Music … Continue reading →

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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 →

Posted in Entertainment, Events, Music, Uncategorized | 2 Comments

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 →

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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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