Arts & Culture :: Music

Q-Music: Queens for the queens: Whitney Houston, Janet Jackson reissues

Q-Music: Queens for the queens: Whitney Houston, Janet Jackson reissues

  • by Gregg Shapiro
  • May 26, 2020

Whitney Houston and Janet Jackson super-hit albums are reissued on vinyl

Miners' miracle: Daniel Burton of Early Day Miners

Miners' miracle: Daniel Burton of Early Day Miners

  • by Gregg Shapiro
  • May 19, 2020

As musical genres go, slowcore (or sadcore, if you please) had its share of devotees and detractors. Early Day Miners' 2000 debut album Placer Found features the band's cofounder, now out and gay lead singer Daniel Burton.

Online Extra: Jake Heggie's gay Holocaust music-drama streams

Online Extra: Jake Heggie's gay Holocaust music-drama streams

  • by Jim Provenzano
  • May 18, 2020

Music of Remembrance, the Seattle-based arts presenter, shares streaming performances of Jake Heggie's 'For a Look or a Touch' the gay-themed music drama inspired by the true love story of two young men who were doubly targeted in Nazi Germany.

Sabrina Ellis: lead singer of Sweet Spirit on musical inspiration

Sabrina Ellis: lead singer of Sweet Spirit on musical inspiration

  • by Gregg Shapiro
  • May 12, 2020

There's a lot to like about 'Trinidad,' the new album by Austin-based Sweet Spirit. Of course, these songs wouldn't have the firepower they possess if not for the incredible vocal abilities of lead vocalist Sabrina Ellis.

Q-Music: Family affairs; worth a listen

Q-Music: Family affairs; worth a listen

  • by Gregg Shapiro
  • May 5, 2020

Five singer-songwritrs and bands -Eliza Gilkyson, Lilly Hiatt, Justin Townes Earle, Frankie Cosmos and Echosmith- share a familial connection to other artists.

Advanced and enchanting - Jean-Baptiste Lully's 'Isis' on CD

Advanced and enchanting - Jean-Baptiste Lully's 'Isis' on CD

  • by Tim Pfaff
  • May 4, 2020

The curtain had barely come down on the final performance of his tour of the Jean-Baptiste Lully's opera, 'Isis,' when Vienna's Theater an der Wien was forced to lock its doors indefinitely. The CD recording captures its audible beauty.

Thanks to matching offer from anonymous donor, Bay Area Reporter extends fundraising appeal

Thanks to matching offer from anonymous donor, Bay Area Reporter extends fundraising appeal

  • by Michael Yamashita
  • May 1, 2020

Thank you very much, it has been both humbling and encouraging receiving your generous support when so many are also in need of help. So far, we have raised just over $25,000 and are just 15% away from reaching our goal of $30,000.

Online Extra: Stars to appear in online events to support LGBT community centers

Online Extra: Stars to appear in online events to support LGBT community centers

  • by Matthew S. Bajko
  • Apr 30, 2020

Stars of television and music will take part in two online events this week to raise people's spirits as well as some money for LGBT community centers that are struggling financially due to the novel coronavirus outbreak.

Online Extra: GLAAD, Sondheim fundraisers wow at-home viewers

Online Extra: GLAAD, Sondheim fundraisers wow at-home viewers

  • by Jim Provenzano
  • Apr 27, 2020

In a battle of simultaneous streaming events, GLAAD's Together in Pride: You are Not Alone and Broadway.com's Take Me to the World: A Sondheim 90th Birthday Celebration both won the war of raising needed funds while keeping us entertained.

Online extra: GLAAD's 'Together in Pride' streams April 26

Online extra: GLAAD's 'Together in Pride' streams April 26

  • by Jim Provenzano
  • Apr 26, 2020

Enjoy more singers, storytellers and LGBT celebrities as they honor first responders and raise funds in GLAAD's 'Together in Pride: You Are Not Alone.'

Online Extra: Stephen Sondheim 90th B-day tribute streams April 26

Online Extra: Stephen Sondheim 90th B-day tribute streams April 26

  • by Jim Provenzano
  • Apr 25, 2020

He's considered the greatest Broadway composers, and this weekend, Stephen Sondheim will be toasted with an all-star birthday concert, streaming live on Sunday, April 26.

Online Extra: Billy Porter covers Buffalo Springfield classic

Online Extra: Billy Porter covers Buffalo Springfield classic

  • by Jim Provenzano
  • Apr 24, 2020

Known for his glamour and triple-award-winning acting and singing, Billy Porter shifts to a serious tone with a somber cover of the classic Vietnam-era anthem, "For What's It's Worth."

Operas offstage, online

Operas offstage, online

  • by Philip Campbell
  • Apr 21, 2020

The other shoe dropped last week as the San Francisco Opera joined the growing list of music institutions cancelling the rest of their spring and summer seasons. SFO and other opera companies are sharing their productions online.

Linda Lavin offers 'Love Notes'

Linda Lavin offers 'Love Notes'

  • by David-Elijah Nahmod
  • Apr 21, 2020

Linda Lavin, Tony-winning actress, best know for her TV show 'Alice,' has new music and new hope. We talked with her by phone from her Manhattan apartment, at the pandemic's U.S. epicenter.