Overview Conductor Jaap van Zweden continues his Beethoven symphony cycle with the San Francisco Symphony. By this point we have all heard the main hook from Beethoven’s Fifth so many times that it’s hard to imagine a time when that relentless riff didn’t enjoy permanent earworm status. But in 1808, when Beethoven unleashed it on an unsuspecting Vienna, the shock of its radical simplicity hit like hardcore punk rock.
Brian wants you to go out and hear live events more often.
He’s built a free tool for you to use.
The Bay Area has an amazing live music and event scene — and so does Santa Cruz, just over the hill. Don’t sit at home, don’t go to the same-old, GET OUT THERE.
This is a very inclusive list of over 400 sources and venues across the bay area and Santa Cruz County, and all their events.