Asking for a friend: Become a Patron! – KCBS- This Is San Francisco – Jan. 11, 1950 – The thing about history is that it’s not always about the sweeping gestures and defining moments over a period of time. Those “do you remember where you were when . . .”
What getting ready for New Years Eve sounded like in San Francisco in 1949, via KCBS. I originally posted this in 2013 – the City has changed even more since then. Gotten even less affordable to live – less gritty and more gentrified than ever. Well . . .we can
Ending 2020 with a concert by The Ramones, recorded at The Old Waldorf in San Francisco, New Years Eve 1978. What better way to drown out an otherwise strange, perplexing and frustrating year than with The Ramones. High voltage, non-stop and relentless, it’s the perfect antidote to a year with
Click on the link here for Audio Player – The Members – Live At Fox Warfield Theater, San Francisco – Aug. 15, 1980 – ©Terry Hammer Archive Continuing our odyssey through live Punk circa 1979-1981, as captured in the Bay Area by Terry Hammer and his intrepid recording equipment. Tonight
Click on the link here for Audio Player – Duke Ellington – 25th Anniversary concert – Birdland, New York – November 25, 1952 – Gordon Skene Sound Collection Another classic this weekend. Duke Ellington and His Famous Orchestra, celebrating 25 years on this anniversary broadcast, live from The Birdland on
