The Hear and Now

The Hear & Now – June 8, 2006

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With a beautiful new live CD, In This House, just released, singer-songwriter Audrey Auld Mezera and guitarist Nina Gerber perform live in the studio, previewing upcoming Northern California concerts.


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The Hear & Now – May 4, 2006

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A live performance by singer/guitarist/songwriter Peter James and his band! Peter’s absorbing original songs–played on a custom-built eight-string guitar and sung in a velvet voice at times reminiscent of David Sylvian or Elliott Smith–incorporate elements of classical minimalism (Philip Glass, Steve Reich) and musical influences picked up on his many travels through Southeast Asia. Now … Continued


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The Hear & Now – March 30, 2006

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Tonight’s free-form mix of music includes a range of songs by Cindy Walker, country music’s greatest female songwriter, who died last week at age 87, and a few tunes in honor of Buck Owens, who died last Saturday. Plus music from avant-garde jazz saxophonist/flutist Henry Threadgill’s Zooid, appearing Saturday in San Francisco.