Nastia Voynovskaya

Oakland

Editor and Reporter at KQED-TV (San Francisco,CA)

editor/reporter at @KQEDArts | co-creator of That's My Word: An Exploration of Bay Area Hip-Hop History on KQED | [email protected]

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Articles

Diana Ross to Headline Stern Grove Festival; Full Lineup Announced

2 weeks ago | kqed.org | Nastia Voynovskaya

Apr 8Failed to save articlePlease try againDiana Ross performs at Live from Detroit: The Concert at Michigan Central on June 06, 2024 in Detroit, Michigan. (Scott Legato/Getty Images)The Stern Grove Festival, San Francisco’s long-running free concert series, just announced its return to the meadow for another summer of shows.
Kehlani Will Headline SoSF, a New Pride Festival in San Francisco

3 weeks ago | kqed.org | Nastia Voynovskaya

Apr 3Failed to save articlePlease try againKehlani performs onstage at Chase Center on November 02, 2024 in San Francisco, California. (Dana Jacobs/Getty Images)Oakland-grown queer R&B star Kehlani just announced that they’re headlining a brand-new Pride festival called SoSF, which is coming to San Francisco’s Pier 80 on June 28.
With a 20th Anniversary Show, Sean Dorsey Dance Pulls Strength From Trans History

3 weeks ago | kqed.org | Nastia Voynovskaya

Apr 2Failed to save articlePlease try againThe current company of Sean Dorsey Dance, the nation's first acclaimed trans-led dance company, rehearse in San Francisco's Mission District, March 28, 2025. The company is celebrating 20 years. Their anniversary shows April 11-13 feature popular works from the past two decades, including one that takes inspiration from early trans author and activist Lou Sullivan, and another based on oral histories from queer and trans elders. (David M.
SPELLLING Will Kick Off Her ‘Portrait of my Heart’ Tour in San Francisco

3 weeks ago | kqed.org | Nastia Voynovskaya

Mar 28Failed to save articlePlease try againOakland singer-songwriter SPELLLING. (Sarah Eiseman)SPELLLING is an artist with her own multiverse. And while previous albums like The Turning Wheel leaned into fantastical world-building and baroque instrumentation, the Oakland singer-songwriter strips that all away on her new release, Portrait of My Heart.
Trans Folks to Share Survival Skills in the Tenderloin for Trans Day of Visibility

4 weeks ago | kqed.org | Nastia Voynovskaya

Mar 27Failed to save articlePlease try againPeople gather at a rally for trans rights on March 1, 2025 in San Francisco's Tenderloin neighborhood. (Zero Ramos Lafarga)Indeed, President Trump issued an executive order stating that the federal government only recognizes two sexes, male and female; this and other state laws have created hurdles for trans people when it comes to their identity documents, impacting the ability to travel, receive medical care and even vote.
Tyler, The Creator, Hozier and Doja Cat to Headline Outside Lands

1 month ago | kqed.org | Nastia Voynovskaya

Mar 25Failed to save articlePlease try againDoja Cat performs during weekend one of Austin City Limits Music Festival at Zilker Park on October 02, 2021 in Austin, Texas. (Photo by Erika Goldring/WireImage)Outside Lands returns to Golden Gate Park Aug. 8–10, and the music and arts festival just announced its lineup.
The San Francisco Public Library Wants to Pay Local Musicians

1 month ago | kqed.org | Nastia Voynovskaya

Mar 14Failed to save articlePlease try againRazteria performs outside the San Francisco Public Library at a concert curated by Bay Beats in 2023. (Kit Castagne)*Record scratch*… a lot of working musicians could actually make more money from the San Francisco Public Library than from Spotify.
How Dee Dot Jones Made the Oakland Roots’ New Anthem

1 month ago | kqed.org | Nastia Voynovskaya

Mar 12Failed to save articlePlease try againDee Dot Jones in a scene from the music video for the Oakland Roots' new anthem "Tru 2 My Roots." (Oakland Roots SC)Dee Dot Jones went to the Oakland Coliseum complex for so many A’s, Raiders and Warriors games as a kid, he says he was basically potty trained in the parking lot.
A Selena Look-Alike Contest in the Mission Pays Homage to the Tejano Queen

1 month ago | kqed.org | Nastia Voynovskaya

Mar 11Failed to save articlePlease try againSelena rides in a carriage during a performance at the Houston Livestock Show & Rodeo at the Houston Astrodome, Houston, Texas, February 26, 1995. (Arlene Richie/Getty Images)The queen of Tejano music has a massive fanbase in the Bay Area. Each year, the San Francisco Lowrider Council honors her with a special cruise down Mission Street, where they bring out their flyest cars and finest fits in memory of the “Como La Flor” songstress.
Two Bay Area Meme Lords Take on Gentrification in a New Doc

1 month ago | kqed.org | Nastia Voynovskaya

Mar 10Failed to save articlePlease try againTwo of the Bay Area's most popular content creators, Abe Woodliff (@realbayareamemes) and Mario Riveira (@mario0o0o0o0o0o) talk to locals about class inequality in ‘The City of Sensitive Frauds.’ (Courtesy of Mario Riveira)Over the past four years, Mario Riveira (@mario0o0o0o0o0o) has built a massive Instagram following by sticking a mic in people’s faces. His man-on-the-street interviews offer more than just top-tier people watching.