Listen & Be Heard Weekly Archives

Roy Rogers was kind enough to answer a few questions for Listen & Be Heard about his participation on The Hot Spot soundtrack in 1990. Our e-mail discussion is presented below in its question-and-answer format. LISTEN & BE HEARD: The music for [tag]The Hot Spot[/tag] all sounds spontaneous and live. The John Lee Hooker biography [...]

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One of my favorite musician biographies is [tag]Boogie Man[/tag] by [tag]Charles Shaar Murray[/tag]. The titular character is, and could only be, former Vallejo resident John Lee Hooker. Murray?s book is sequenced like a really cool mix CD: while not always presented chronologically, its narrative presents Hooker?s journey from living in Mississippi, moving to Detroit, recording [...]

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Words Upon the Waters Katrina Benefit Reading Poets across the country rallied in the last year to contribute to relief efforts for the victims of Hurricane Katrina. Words Upon the Waters, according to the title page, is ?A Poetic Response to Hurricane Katrina by Bay Area Writers and Artists.? Poets with varying backgrounds united to [...]

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Imagine the Great Meadow at Fort Mason, nestled below a cypress-crowned hilltop, looking out at the Golden Gate Bridge and the foothills of Mount Tam drifting in and out of fog and low clouds across a bay flecked with an armada of sailboats. Now imagine it with live music. That is undoubtedly the vision that [...]

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How much does it cost to go to the movies these days? Tickets and concessions can run almost $30 for a couple and at least $45 for a family of 4. Yet some folks don?t attend live theatre, because ?I really can?t afford it,? and the statistics in New York show an average income for [...]

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?Don?t worry,? reassures Jill Bourque, the host and creator of [tag]How We First Met[/tag]. ?We won?t make fun of you. We celebrate the commonalities of relationships, and if we make fun of anyone, it?ll be our improvisors.? Thus begins a hilarious, touching, and just plain joyous celebration of love through [tag]improvisational theatre[/tag]. Bourque?s kind words [...]

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[tag]Dreamweavers Theatre[/tag] opened their latest offering of [tag]Early One Evening at the Rainbow Bar and Grille[/tag] on the 18th. This lesser-known [tag]play[/tag] written by [tag]Bruce Graham[/tag] enjoys a home with the Dreamweavers company. This production is the third time this play has been directed by Louise Anderson. She obviously loves the play, and it is [...]

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Astounding Local Talent I too enjoyed the irish dancers! They were stupendous! They filled my heart with irish pride (which is really something, since I am African American). Honestly they were the best part of the entire shoe, except for the singer of course, she was the soul of the performance. The other dancers were [...]

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It’s Tuesday night. According to our own entertainment calendars there isn’t much at all going on on a Tuesday night in Vallejo, except of course at Listen & Be Heard Poetry Caf? where there is some fresh comedy happening at the World Comedy Jam. But I’m home with the kids tonight, and I’m sitting here [...]

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