Category Archives: Music

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 →

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New Music Video Features Bernal Heights, a Bus, and Fishnets

Posted on October 24, 2011 by

Pinched Nerve has a new music video called “Back Door Step Down” that will appeal to fans of Bernal Heights, public transit, and guys who wear fishnets: I wrote a song about riding the bus then shot the video on … Continue reading →

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Sing Along to “Bernal Heights,” Live at Hotel Utah TONIGHT

Posted on September 23, 2011 by

Happy to say that we were into it before it was cool, but “Bernal Heights”–  that very pleasing new song by Jhameel —  has become rather popular nationwide, in an indie/underground sort of way. Now his people send word that … Continue reading →

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Polkapolloza! For the Children! Saturday!

Posted on September 16, 2011 by

I’m not a doctor, and I don’t play one on TV. But I’m happy to prescribe some very fun music on Saturday night to benefit Junipero Serra Elementary School in Bernal Heights. To wit: Junipero Serra Elementary School’s First Annual Polkapolloza … Continue reading →

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Visitor from Brooklyn Serenades Bernal Heights with Ukulele

Posted on August 23, 2011 by

I met this smiling gentleman last weekend while he was playing his ukulele on a bench atop Bernal Hill. He said he was visiting from Brooklyn, and that he was enjoying the view. I’m glad, because I enjoyed his music. … Continue reading →

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Bernal Hill Co-Stars in (Another) Music Video

Posted on August 16, 2011 by

Here’s yet another MTV moment for Bernalwood. Bernal Hill gets some key cameos in this music video for a romantic song that tells a classic tale of “artsy loner dude meets smoking’ hot girl, loses hot girl to douchebag other … Continue reading →

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