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Rent Hike For Dance Mission Theater Has Artists Worried About Uncertain Future

KQED Arts

Stepping out of BART at 24th and Mission at most hours of the day, one is likely to hear the pulse of African drums, hip-hop or salsa emanating from the second-floor studios of Dance Brigade's Dance Mission Theater. But that music may not continue forever.

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Bob Miller: Teasing Science Lessons from Everyday Phenomena

Sarah Hotchkiss

Until February 5, 2015, you can visit the main branch of the San Francisco Public Library and be momentarily transported through space and time to the early days of the Exploratorium via the life and work of Bob Miller, who died in 2007.

Light Art Brings Holiday Glow to Darkest Nights

KQED Arts

In the dark of winter, San Franciscans with an urge to celebrate the light can visit a new wealth of illuminated art installations. This video tour offers a preview of some of the more dazzling works.

93 ‘Til Infinity: Watch Bay Area Musicians Remix Classic ’90s Hip-Hop

Kevin L. Jones

One night back in November, the YBCA took a trip to 1993 to celebrate a groundbreaking year for hip hop.

Protest Icons: Not Just for Show

Michele Carlson

Hands up, umbrellas out, hoodies on, fists raised -- the icons of protest have long played a significant role in movements of social change and revolution. Some of the most potent protest icons of 2014 appeared in just the last four months of the year.

Radio Show: Rockin’ Roots to Radical Rauschenberg

The Do List

Cy Musiker and David Wiegand share their picks for great events around the Bay Area this week.

Watch a Hip Hop Orchestra Perform Wu-Tang Clan’s “C.R.E.A.M”

Siouxsie Oki

Above: Ensemble Mik Nawooj (EMN), led by music director, composer/pianist JooWan Kim, reinterprets Wu-Tang Clan’s “C.R.E.A.M.” at YBCA’s Clas/Sick Hip Hop: 1993 Edition. Ensemble Mik Nawooj (EMN) is the brainchild of composer/pianist JooWan Kim, who introduces western-European classical techniques into hip-hop, rock, and pop. The group’s lineup includes traditional Pierrot ensemble instrumentation (flute, clarinet, violin, cello and piano) with […]

Watch a Hip-Hop Funk Big Band Pay Homage to Saafir’s “Light Sleeper”

Siouxsie Oki

Above: Kev Choice Ensemble reinterprets Saafir’s “Light Sleeper” at YBCA’s Clas/Sick Hip Hop: 1993 Edition. Oakland-based artist Kev Choice is a pianist, MC, producer, bandleader, sideman, music historian and urban griot dedicated to cultural expression. Through his band Kev Choice Ensemble, he produces and performs his own material, including original jazz and classical compositions as well as classical, […]