James Hersey, Courtesy: Tori Whitworth. On the 12-minute bike ride between his studio and his apartment in Berlin, electronica musician James Hersey is starting to see signs that Germany is about to loosen its coronavirus quarantine regulations. It’s April 17 and German Chancellor Angela Merkel has set May 4—“may…

The Chapel. Courtesy photo. It’s still not clear when concerts may return in California, along with sporting events and other large gatherings, but Gov. Gavin Newsom did say on Tuesday that they will be among the last physical interactions to return. While his comments instilled some confidence for some…

Ryland James, Courtesy: Alex Evans. In an alternate reality, Ryland James might have ended up a professional hockey player—like both of his parents. In a normal timeline, the Canadian pop crooner—who’s been pouring his heart and sandy voice into every one of his soulful pop ballads—might be planning a…

Katelyn Tarver. Courtesy of Girlie Action. By the time Katelyn Tarver won on episode of NBC’s “Songland” in 2019, she was already an accomplished artist. Hot Chelle Rae, Katelyn Tarver Who the hell knows? August Hall, maybe The Angeleno, whose winning song, “Young,” went on to be recorded by…

Amoeba Music Berkeley in October 2008. Courtesy: Andreas Praefcke. In less than 48 hours, Amoeba Music has raised more than one-fourth of its $400,000 fundraising goal. Cofounder Marc Weinstein started a GoFundMe campaign for the company’s flagship Berkeley store, as well as San Francisco and Los Angeles locations on…

Cafe Du Nord on Feb. 20, 2018. Jane Hu/STAFF. Facing an uncertain summer, concert producer Noise Pop has expanded the number of ways in which Bay Area music fans can keep the organization afloat—with a multitiered Patreon, gift cards and a more varied online merchandise store in addition to…

André Allen Anjos (RAC), Courtesy: Jules Davies. It’s March 48 (who’s keeping track, though?) and musician-producer André Allen Anjos, better known as RAC, seems happy to see a new human face. After several weeks of keeping indoors at his Portland, Oregon apartment, Anjos, like most of us, is living…

Attendees at Outside Lands at Golden Gate Park in San Francisco photographed on Aug. 12, 2019. In a public address Tuesday, California Gov. Gavin Newsom said that despite evidence of California bending the so-called Covid-19 and coronavirus spread curve, the possibility of gatherings hundreds or more people is “negligible”…

Chefs Mourad Lahlou and Frank Hanes prepare meals at Aziza in San Francisco on April 11, 2020. Onome Uyovbievbo/STAFF. Alongside arts and entertainment, perhaps no other industry has been more shattered by the nationwide coronavirus shelter-in-place orders than food service. Of the 16 million unemployment claims filed since the…

Gabriela Gonzalez (center) performs in ‘Sandpaper Ballet,’ during the SF Ballet 2020 season. Courtesy: Erik Tomasson/SF Ballet. The nonprofit SF Ballet, facing the loss of $9.5 million and more than half of its season, has launched a crowdfunding campaign to make a $2.1 million biweekly payroll to keep its…