Monthly Archives: July 2021

La Doña in The Chroñ

 

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The Black Index

OK I will admit they’re only four of the preceding 20 Photos are actually art or detail of art that can be found in the excellent art exhibit the black index at the Palo Alto Art Center through August 14 … Continue reading

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Free concert with La Doña in Palo Alto on August 7

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Green>Blue (after Matt Gonzales

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Ludwig Guttman neurologist; Barbara Manning Vargas, ‘Cantor’s Mind Was Rockin”

I would normally just do a quick post: Ludwig Guttman neurologist. But then, because I have a few more minutes, but not world enough and time, I will make a list of what I would write about today, because I … Continue reading

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Molly, Remi y La Doña –top new voices coming out of the Bay Area

  My favorite new artists to listen to, track and tell people about are Molly Tuttle, Remi Wolf and La Doña, also known as Cecilia Cassandra Peña-Govea.Molly and Remi are from Palo Alto, though Molly lives in Nashville and Remi … Continue reading

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Les Namingha pot in my parents’ home just before being shipped to the DeYoung and 15 months before it was displayed there

I think I counted seven of the 30 pots in the DeYoung Hopi Pottery display came from my parents’ gift, from The Paul E. And Barbara H. Weiss Collection of Pueblo Pottery. I just noticed this Les Namingha pot in … Continue reading

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John Rogers’ photo of Stanley Cowell, Ethan Iverson, Jason Moran and Fred Hersch reminds me of being in France with Henry Butler, Mulgrew Miller, Ralph Peterson, Ivan Lewis and Xavier Felgeyrolles, Clermont-Ferrand, fall, 2002

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La unica, la mejor

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Anything with love

Yes, I use “they/them” pronouns and the reason why I put “and anything with love” is because I appreciate words that can be used to signify community or kinship. Given that I am Black, I often hear phrases (especially from … Continue reading

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