Sam Lefebvre
Sam Lefebvre covers music for the Express and is the former music editor.
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Green Day's Billie Joe Armstrong to Open Broken Guitars in Oakland 5
In related 40th St. Corridor news, 1-2-3-4 Go! Records just announced plans to open a second location in San Francisco.
by Sam Lefebvre | Mar 6, 2015
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At Park Blvd. Records, Short Dog's Back in Stock
Rap critic Noz and archivist 12ManRambo opened the only Oakland record shop with a Sick Wid It bin card.
by Sam Lefebvre | Jul 1, 2015
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Second Line Vinyl to Bring Record Manufacturing to West Oakland 6
The first major record manufacturer in Oakland since the mid-'30s plans to offer other various music-industry resources under the name Bump Town, including a venue.
by Sam Lefebvre | Oct 18, 2017
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Oakland Jazz Venue the Sound Room Fundraises to Relocate 5
The volunteer owner-operators seek $100,000 to re-launch nearby in November — just in time for the venue's sixth anniversary.
by Sam Lefebvre | Aug 1, 2018
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Cruel Diagonals' Atmospheric Disturbance 1
An irreverent field recordist and archivist, Megan Mitchell debuts with 'Disambiguation.'
by Sam Lefebvre | Jul 18, 2018
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At Smythe's Accordion Center, the Squeezebox Business Booms 5
Smythe's has weathered recession, online competition, and a perception of accordions as coarse-sounding period props. Now it's the only public accordion center in the Bay Area.
by Sam Lefebvre | Jul 11, 2018
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Career Coup: Boots Riley Subverts Cinema 1
With 'Sorry to Bother You,' the first-time filmmaker and multi-hyphenate artist and activist is poised to speak, on his own terms, to the largest audience of his life.
by Sam Lefebvre | Jul 4, 2018
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Parish Entertainment Group Dissolves Amid Allegations Against Jason Perkins
The New Parish's former owner Jason Perkins is accused of threatening homeless people, prompting outcry from local artists and activists.
by Sam Lefebvre | Jun 27, 2018
