The Town has celebrated a range of major artistic wins over the past few months, from Ryan Coogler and Kehlani to Alysa Liu, ...
An aerial view of Oakland Arena at the Oakland-Alameda County Coliseum complex on Sept. 19, 2024, in Oakland, Calif. (Kirby ...
At 1:30 p.m. last Saturday, at the Oakland Interfaith Gospel Choir, or OIGC, biennial Gospel Music Conference, I watched a room full of singers — some who had been singing since childhood, some who ...
Gospel music is celebrated as one of the ways Black Americans share their stories. Allen Temple Baptist Church is more than 100 years old and still has a robust gospel choir. Musicians and singers ...
When President Donald Trump assumed control of the John F. Kennedy Center for the Performing Arts this year, many left-leaning artists on its lineup faced a defining choice: Stay on the bill and risk ...
Hometown moments often carry a different kind of energy. That feeling was clear in Oakland when Kehlani returned to perform at her former school, Oakland School for the Arts. The Grammy-winning singer ...
OAKLAND, Calif. (KGO) -- Since the late 1990s, the Laurel Street Fair and World Music Fest has united Oakland. Thousands packed the streets on Saturday for the annual event. "Very nice, the atmosphere ...