Historic Golden Gate Park’s bandshell hosts weekly free summer concerts featuring local talent. On June 19, Top Chefs performs with instrumentalists and rapper Afterthought. On June 20, Rebel Soul Records presents soul singers Martin Luther McCoy and Otis McDonald, freestyle rap champion Frak, Oakland MC Ian Kelly, and additional acts. The bandshell’s concourse setting and crisp acoustics support daytime listening. A free Sunday afternoon concert in San Francisco includes Marnie Breckenridge in a soprano role and features Górecki’s 1977 symphony alongside Chopin piano pieces. Other free summer events include country-soul crossover performances by Miko Marks and emotional traditional soul by Nicole Wray at Yerba Buena Gardens Festival.
"The historic Golden Gate Park bandshell hosts a who's-who of local talent each summer. On Friday, June 19, it's the Top Chefs, a tight-knit group of instrumentalists who sometimes play on San Francisco stoops; charismatic and thoughtful rapper Afterthought fronts the band. On Saturday, Rebel Soul Records presents soul singers Martin Luther McCoy and Otis McDonald; freestyle rap champ Frak; Oakland MC Ian Kelly and more. Soak in the sun on the concourse and enjoy the crisp acoustics of the bandshell, where free concerts run weekly all through the summer."
"Even if you don't think you've heard Górecki's 1977 symphony, you probably have - possibly in the Netflix series The Crown, or in feature films like Basquiat and A Hidden Life. The languid, emotional work shares a mood with Arvo Pärt's Spiegel im Spiegel and Nicholas Britell's "Agape," perfect for conveying a feeling of hopeful beauty. In a program that includes two piano pieces by Chopin, the free Sunday afternoon concert in the heart of San Francisco features Marnie Breckenridge in the soprano role."
"The singer Miko Marks, from Oakland, knows that all the best country music lives just a half-inch away from soul music. For two decades now, she's been teaching that lesson to the rest of the country, from the restlessness of her 2005 debut Freeway Bound to the puttin'-down-roots theme of her recent album Feel Like Goin' Home. A stellar live performer, she's a highlight of this year's Corte Madera's summertime free music series (which also boasts the sharply skilled blues guitarist Jackie Greene on Aug. 25)."
"Born in Salinas and raised in the church, Nicole Wray first entered the music biz working in the sequined-wardrobe era of pop R&B. A couple decades later, she's become one of the most emotional purveyors of acutely traditional soul; her recordings could easily be mistaken for a forgotten 45 rpm record from 1968. This year's Yerba Buena Gardens Festival has no shortage of great free concert"
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