Silent Sunday: Sharon Jones, Eddie Palmieri & Cal Tjader
May
5
3:00 PM15:00

Silent Sunday: Sharon Jones, Eddie Palmieri & Cal Tjader

For the May edition of Silent Sunday, we present two deeply soulful albums. As a part of our Sharon Jones weekend celebration (her birthday is on May 4), we’ll be spinning her excellent sophomore LP with the Dap-Kings, Naturally (2005). Pairing soul with soul, we’re also excited to play a recent addition to our record collection, the fantastic El Sonido Nuevo (1966) recorded and released nearly fourty years earlier by pianist Eddie Palmieri and vibraphonist Cal Tjader.

As always, Silent Sunday is by reservation only, so tap here to reserve your spot.

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Selector Series featuring DJ Emelle
May
8
8:00 PM20:00

Selector Series featuring DJ Emelle

For this week’s Selector Series we welcome Oakland-based DJ, music curator, and event producer Amal, aka DJ Emelle. With music at the center of her work and creations, Emelle’s multifaceted sound, inspired by her Egyptian roots and the diversity of her lifelong home the Bay Area, holds no genre boundary. From R&B to future beats, soul to world, house to hip-hop, and everything in between - Emelle’s work holds a common thread of building feeling, connection, and community. 8p on Wednesday 05.08.

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Selector Series featuring Edseven
May
1
8:00 PM20:00

Selector Series featuring Edseven

Sydney based dj Edseven has built a rock-solid reputation over the last 20 years, sharing the stage djing with the likes of Gilles Peterson, Domu, John Morales, Nai Palm, Peanut Butter Wolf, Norman Jay, Dego, IG Culture and many more across Australia, Tokyo, New York, Berlin, Kyoto, Detroit, LA, Paris and Amsterdam. A collector of many styles, a typical Edseven dj set could include anything from Detroit Hip Hop to Nigerian Funk, UK Broken beat to Chicago House, Classic Soul to Future Beat and beyond. Looking forward to hearing what he’s got in the bag for this one!

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HFLS: International Anthem
Apr
29
8:00 PM20:00

HFLS: International Anthem

For this week’s High Fidelity Listening Session we return to our Labels We Love series. This go-round we’ll be spinning four records released by the Chicago-based International Anthem Recording Company (IARC), including titles by Jeff Parker, the late, great Jamie Branch, Makaya McCraven and Resavoir. IARC has been promoting progressive artists and music since 2013 and has released some of the most exciting jazz records of the past decade.

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Selector Series featuring Lady Ryan
Apr
17
8:00 PM20:00

Selector Series featuring Lady Ryan

This week’s Selector Series features the one and only Lady Ryan, a beloved figure in the Bay Area, evoking feelings of safety, joy, and belonging as both a spiritual conductor and dedicated professional. Her unwavering passion for music resonates throughout the Bay Area and beyond, whether enchanting the crowd at Warriors' games, her acclaimed Soulovely or SweetSpot parties, or gracing the airwaves of 91.7 KALW San Francisco.

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Silent Sunday 008: Stevie and Marvin
Apr
7
3:00 PM15:00

Silent Sunday 008: Stevie and Marvin

On Sunday April 7th, we are pleased to present two iconic albums for your listening pleasure. Stevie Wonder's Songs in the Key of Life and Marvin Gaye's What's Going On.

Song in the Keys of Life
is Stevie Wonder's magnum opus. An ambitious and groundbreaking blend of funk, soul, pop and jazz, seasoned with cutting-edge technology, it took over two and a half years of near constant recording and features over 125 collaborators to complete.The sprawling double LP (and bonus EP) put an emphatic exclamation point on what is now considered Stevie's "classic period."

What's Going On, released five years earlier in 1971, is an artistic statement of creative expression much like Songs. Marvin Gaye, like Stevie, had grown up in, on and with Motown and by the early seventies, he was eager to break out of the classic sound. What he created is a prescient album of social and political commentary on what it's like to be Black in America. Fifty years later, it endures as one of the greatest albums ever made with themes that, heartbreakingly, still resonate today.

Silent Sundays are by reservation only. Secure your spot today. Highballs, beer and wine available. Once the needle drops, the talking stops.

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Selector Series featuring Dent May
Mar
27
8:00 PM20:00

Selector Series featuring Dent May

Our second Selector Series night of the week is a special one. We have singer-songwriter Dent May in the building to give us an exclusive first listen of his new album “What’s For Breakfast?” before it drops. Plus, he’ll be selecting and spinning records before and after the new album listening session. Not to be missed!

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HFLS: ARETHA
Mar
25
8:00 PM20:00

HFLS: ARETHA

Our final HFLS of Women’s History Month and the fourth of four “Who Run The World” listening sessions features none other than “The Queen of Soul” herself, Aretha Franklin on what would have been her 82nd birthday.

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