D. Scot Miller

Aug 30, 2023 | eastbayexpress.com | D. Scot Miller

A New Deal for today and tomorrow Alexis Harte said his latest song, “Your Rose Garden,” was inspired by an evening he spent in Berkeley’s Rose Garden. “I grew up in Berkeley and started playing guitar when I was 1,” he said. “The Rose Garden was a place of refuge for me.”“During the pandemic, it became a refuge for me again,” he added. “I’d be with people, but not too close to them.

Aug 23, 2023 | eastbayexpress.com | D. Scot Miller

Mint-condition musical experiencesKronos Quartet celebrates their 50th Anniversary this year. One of the world’s most unique string quartets, the group plays music from every genre—classical, electronic, rock, jazz, film soundtracks, modern classical and world music. Kronos leader David Harrington grew up playing violin. He first decided to put together a string quartet at age 12, after hearing Beethoven’s String Quartet Number 12, in Eb major.

Aug 16, 2023 | eastbayexpress.com | D. Scot Miller

‘Friends Along the Way’ to a ‘Happy Hour’Mitch Woods has been rockin’ and rollin’ and playing boogie since he first discovered it. “My stepdad got me a piano when I was a kid,” he said. “I heard a guy in our apartment building playing boogie-woogie and I was hooked. My parents got me classical lessons, but I was more interested in the blues and boogie. When I got to the University of Buffalo, I started jamming with other kids.

Aug 16, 2023 | eastbayexpress.com | D. Scot Miller

ARIES (March 21-April 19): The Lincoln Calibration Sphere 1 is a hollow globe of aluminum launched into Earth orbit in 1965. Fifty-eight years later, it continues to circle the planet—and is still doing the job it was designed to do. It enables ground-based radar devices to perform necessary calibrations. I propose we celebrate and honor the faithfulness of this magic sphere. May it serve as an inspiring symbol for you in the coming months.

Aug 2, 2023 | eastbayexpress.com | D. Scot Miller

Love songs from the pastRachel Garlin’s newest album, The Ballad of Madelyne & Therese, is a slight departure for the San Francisco-based singer and songwriter. It’s a suite of songs that tells the story of two women who meet and fall in love in 1940. In the narrative, they struggle with some of the same personal and political issues that still haunt us. “I’ve always been interested in female identities and female desire through the ages,” Garlin said.