Follow the Music

08/09/2026

Save the date. ONE WEEK FROM TODAY! Super excited to be hosting our first showcase for a group of incredibly talented emerging artists from the Bay - next Sunday August 16 at 6 pm at Mama Dog Studios. Doors at 5:30. Recorded with a live audience. The event is FREE. RSVP to [email protected]. Hope to see you there, and bring friends and family!

07/31/2026

Was it all just a dream? Oakland Rising at Newport Folk Festival 2026.

07/18/2026

Help us send Oakland artists to Newport Folk festival and beyond!

One week from today artist collective Oakland Rising will be performing at the legendary Newport Folk Festival. To do this right — travel and lodging, stipends for the performers, and the end-to-end support these these artists deserve, plus managing whatever doors open next (we are also taking an even bigger group of Oakland artists to Nashville in September for AmericanaFest) — we need to raise $10,000 this week. Help us by making a donation today, and by sharing this with your circles. Donation link in bio or through Zelle at [email protected]

07/13/2026

Kevin Tomlinson from SFJAZZ talks about networking and becoming part of the community.

07/13/2026

Stacy Horne from Stern Grove shares the importance of finding a job/career you love.

05/16/2026

Edreece Arghandiwal from the Oakland Roots shares his early journey with young musicians from OSA, SF CMC, Elevate Oakland, College Prep and SFJAZZ as part of our artist development pilot program. What would the world look like if we were encouraged to follow our beliefs and our joy as much as we were pushed to be productive and chase $$? Next up Shawn Bennett from the Golden State Warriors and Thrive City. Video by Xzander.

05/08/2026

A beautiful night of conversation about the intersection of music and sports, and what it means to rep the Bay. Featuring Edreece Arghandiwal from the Oakland Roots and Shawn Bennett from the Golden State Warriors and Thrive City. Lots of great questions from young musicians from OSA, Oakland Tech, SFCMC, College Prep, SFJAZZ and more. Photo by Ariel Nava. Video to come.

04/20/2026

A beautiful day with Ysenia and familia at the Cal Bears Spring game and home debut for new head coach Tosh Lupoi. Lots of Cal royalty in the house. Ysenia crushed the national anthem as always - despite a crazy sound delay, and not having in-ear monitors. A great lesson for young artists: it’s not about what you do when everything is perfect, it’s about how you rise to the moment when things go wrong. We could not be more proud.

04/15/2026

04/15/2026

Still processing the kickoff of our first ever artist development program with so many wonderful young artists and amazing mentors. Over the next several months these artists will get a chance to connect to other artists, talent buyers/promoters, agents, labels, distributors, published and more. They will also be building their portfolio of assets, and it will all culminate in a showcase at a prominent venue. Thank you to Airship labs for hosting us! Stay tuned.