Results tagged “performance” from Bay Voices

On any given afternoon on the corner of 23rd and Folsom Streets in the Mission District, some form of art is either being made or being planned behind the bright yellow doors of the Red Poppy Art House. Beth Renneisen reports on a cultural phenomenon in the Mission District.
A man plays a stand-up bass while a drunk man stands to his side, watching with interest. A semi-circle of listeners envelopes them along the BART railing. The bass player finishes his song, the crowd claps and the second man continues to stare as he sits down. This is Thursday nights on the corner of 16th and Mission streets. Theresa Sieger reports from the Mission District.

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