EMPIRE Celebrates 15 Years with Free Pop-Up Music Museum in San Francisco

San Francisco takes center stage this Super Bowl week as EMPIRE celebrates 15 years with a free pop-up music museum inside its downtown headquarters. 🎶 Founded by Ghazi Shami, the independent powerhouse is opening its archives to the public, showcasing platinum plaques, awards, rare posters, and memorabilia that trace both the label’s evolution and the […]

BAY AREA HARPIST GEO BLENDS HIP‑HOP AT SUPER BOWL

San Mateo native Geo Lacerna, professionally known as GEO, turned heads by bringing the harp to the Super Bowl stage, proving that classical instruments can move seamlessly through hip hop, R&B, and Bay Area hyphy energy. Performing alongside LaRussell, the Yee Section, and the Co Llab Choir, @geowav showcased a sound that started in Vallejo […]

Flores Film Festival Year 4 Celebrates Homegrown Talent

FThe fourth annual Flores Film Festival successfully returned to Sacramento on October 11th, 2025, continuing its vital mission to elevate local filmmakers and community-driven storytelling. This year’s event remained true to its core vision of showcasing films created by and for the community, transforming downtown Sacramento into a vibrant hub of creative expression and cultural […]

10-Year-Old Avery Rose Haro Proves She’s A Rising Star In A Powerful Live Session

Vallejo’s 10-year-old phenom Avery Rose Haro is redefining hip-hop prodigy, delivering a blistering rap performance that commands respect. Backed by the flawless instrumentation of The Yee Section and a full dream team of musicians. This isn’t just a cute cover, it’s the arrival of a formidable new voice in the game. You need to see […]

From Freddie Gibbs, a Tribute to the Jacka in Oakland

Always possessing sympathy for the struggle from which he was able to emerge, Freddie Gibbs was particularly saddened when he heard his friend Dominic Newton, better known as the Jacka, was gunned down in East Oakland at age 37. The loss hit Gibbs hard, who posted his condolences on social media and stated that his […]