Listen & Be Heard Weekly Archives

We all know what we are talking about: caffeine, the legal drug of this century. It is a central nervous system and metabolic stimulant, and is proven to reduce fatigue and boost mental alertness. The quantity of caffeine necessary to produce these effects will vary from person to person, depending on their body size, gender, [...]

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[tag]Dead Man Walking[/tag] is playing at the Harbor Theatre in Suisun City through 29 October. It is a commentary on capital punishment and, unfortunately, the message gets in the way of the story. The story of Sister Prejean and her dialogue with Matt Poncelet, a convicted rapist and murderer, is told in a montage of [...]

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Milta Ortiz: lover of words, collector of rejection letters. This modern day She-Ra doubles as an artist teacher by day teaching Spoken Word to middle and high school students; by night frequents the Bay Are Poetry/Theater scene. She has a BA in Creative Writing from SFSU and is currently working on a Spoken-Word-Movement-Theater piece currently [...]

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The history of recorded music contains a number of labels whose names give the potential listener a general idea of what to expect from an unheard release by an artist. Sun Records, for example, evolved from a small country, blues, and R&B specialty label in Memphis into an internationally-known icon when owner and record producer [...]

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Accompanied by three kids and a camera, and a deadline of 2pm to do my shift at Listen & Be Heard Poetry Caf? in Vallejo, I wasn?t actually able to stay and listen to any of the poetry at this year?s Watershed Poetry Festival in Berkeley. These are my fleeting impressions while I was there. [...]

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