Nina Simone in 1955 Born Nina Simone Catherine Waymon, Nina was a singer, songwriter and a civil rights activist. She recorded more than 40 albums … [Read more...]
Geto Boys in a league of their own in the hip hop genre
“This year Halloween fell on a weekend / Me and Geto Boys are trick-or-treating,” sang the rap group Geto Boys on their hit single “Mind Playing … [Read more...]
Holiday songs for the cells: another COVID-19 victim
“We Wish You a Merry Christmas” is one of many songs the incarcerated population at San Quentin will not hear carolers singing this year due to the … [Read more...]
N.W.A helped set the stage for modern hip hop music
Ice Cube, N.W.A – Rap Group (1987-95) The N.W.A rap group was at first criticized as a misogynistic hip hop crew that glorified drugs and crime. … [Read more...]
Showcasing their talent the Soulbillies shake San Quentin
A Bay Area band stirred the souls of a hundred San Quentin prisoners with a high-energy Sunday night concert on Aug. 25. Fliers posted in the cell … [Read more...]
World class musician returns to SQ after long hiatus
Blues harmonica player Mark Hummel, 63, returned to San Quentin State Prison in August to discuss his music and to play a few tunes for the men in the … [Read more...]
The sounds of Woodstock filled the Catholic Chapel
Courtesy of Tom Lapinsky Kurt Huget’s guitar workshop for San Quentin inmates did it again—this time bringing the music of Woodstock to the SQ … [Read more...]
Two Marin professional classic musicians join Zuill Bailey to perform at San Quentin
Jeremy Constant, Zuill Bailey and Jenny Douglass performing at San Quentin Protestant Chapel Grammy Award winning cellist, Zuill Bailey, returned to … [Read more...]
Kim Kardashian helps formerly incarcerated obtain jobs
Kim Kardashian is working to help formerly incarcerated people obtain jobs as part of her involvement with criminal justice reform. Kardashian … [Read more...]
Curb Service shares truth, harmony and love
Rob Woods, Aaron Davis and Chris Balderas on stage performing From an Oakland street corner to San Francisco’s “Tenderloin” district to San Quentin … [Read more...]