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Derk Richardson began writing about music in 1978 and is host of 'The Hear and Now' radio program, airing Thursday nights on KPFA-FM in Berkeley. He is a regular columnist at SFGate.com.


  
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Gravitas Quartet: 21st century chamber jazz
Wayne Horvitz knows that if he still lived in New York, his Gravitas Quartet, which performs at the San Francisco Jazz Festival on Sunday, Nov. 9,...
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Cecil Taylor and Marilyn Crispell: Running mates you can count on
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Cecil Taylor, the most important "jazz" pianist of the past 50 years, has also been the most problematic...
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A few words in defense of Randy Newman
Which Randy Newman are you hoping shows up for his rare San Francisco solo concert at Davies Symphony Hall Friday...
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Mavis Staples: Soul-gospel great still takes you there
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In 1972, when Mavis Staples' incredibly sultry voice came snaking and beckoning out of car radio speakers on the...
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The 12 best Sixties "San Francisco Sound" rock albums
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For more than 40 years, San Francisco bands have had to live up to, manifest their refusal of, or (not so) simply...
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Ry Cooder, who hardly plays live, performs rare S.F. shows strictly for a good cause
Ry Cooder doesn't get out much. By my reckoning, it's been eight years since the legendary guitarist/producer...
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Teddy Thompson: Like father, like mother, like son, like self?
Teddy Thompson doesn't face the same problems as, say, Jakob Dylan or Julian Lennon, or Sean Ono Lennon or Frank...
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Hey guitar god! Tell me a story!
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When a guitar quits telling a story, that’s when my obsessive passion wanes. That’s why I was happy not...
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Sarah Palin, Anne Kilkenny, Joan Baez, and me
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Thirty years ago, Holly Near released her album Imagine My Surprise. The title tune was a lesbian love song, its...
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On Beyond Poulenc: Katia and Marielle Labèque play fast and loose with categories
Katia and Marielle Labèque's back-story may not be as titillating as that of Sarah and Bristol Palin, but...
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