Sam Lefebvre
Sam Lefebvre covers music for the Express and is the former music editor.
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The Top 12 Bay Area Music Releases of 2017 5
And almost all of it comes from the East Bay.
by Sam Lefebvre | Dec 20, 2017
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Jason Perkins of Parish Entertainment Group, Dubbed #ValenciaVigilante, Accused of Accosting Homeless Man 2
Security footage shows an altercation between the venue operator and a homeless man near Brick & Mortar Music Hall.
by Sam Lefebvre | Jun 14, 2018
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Sounds of the Town in Revolt: Music Enlivened Anti-Trump Protests — and OPD Noticed 3
Police effort to prohibit a mobile sound-system at anti-Trump demonstrations in Oakland seemed to confirm the power of noise and music to energize protests.
by Sam Lefebvre | Nov 15, 2016
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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
