Features

How the adventurous and determined are navigating the financial burdens of COVID.

Joey DeFrancesco, one of the instrument’s greatest artists, performs in the Bay Area this month.

The group’s revolutionary impact is still reverberating, but more than that, they’re popular for playing contemporary music.

From a little storefront in Alameda, Colin Herrick ships his limited-edition records packaged in exquisite, handcrafted art to collectors around the globe.

The pioneering mandolinist reshaped the landscape of the acoustic-music world. Here’s an introduction to his vast catalog.

UPDATED Dec. 21: SFCV’s weekly guide to online music.

Offered without critique, a smorgasbord of recorded music released this year.

Offered without critique, a smorgasbord of recorded music released this year.

The late Brazilian acoustic guitarist had an outsized impact on the Bay Area music scene. A new three-CD set features great live performances captured in the ’60s.  

The Beethoven of the 1500s created music that still has the power to move audiences, 500 years after his death.