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Tim Curley’s thoughts on local music happenings.

"Cincerella Enchanted" mesmerizes audiences at Berkeley Playhouse with a Bay Area twist, featuring female protagonist as a free-spirited Berkeley artist, while the prince is a wealthy Silicon Valley type with a romantic side.

The three most commonly streamed holiday songs last year were Mariah Carey’s “All I Want For Christmas Is You,” Brenda Lee’s “Rockin’ Around the Christmas Tree,” and Bobby Helm’s “Jingle Bell Rock,” according to the analytics platform Luminate. People, we can do better. Much better.

These holiday concerts serve up jazz, funk, blues, bluegrass and more renditions of seasonal songs.

Since 1985, KUVO has provided a rare blend of music & news. We broadcast the best in Jazz, Latin Jazz & Blues in addition to 17 locally produced, culturally diverse programs.

Listen to this week’s playlist on YouTube and SpotifyOld and New World traditions meld on “Cool Yule,” by two-time Grammy Award-winning violinist Mads Tolling, a former longtime member of Stanley Clarke’s band and the Turtle Island Quartet. In the spirit of Yule, Mads shares the Christmas celebrations of his youth in Copenhagen, Denmark, blending the authentic customs and … Continue reading

Internationally renowned violinist and composer Mads Tolling and his Mads Men (musicians Colin Hogan, Sam Bevan and Eric Garland) are scheduled to appear at 7:30 p.m. Friday at the Ross

The PAC announced 13 shows Friday, including the world's most unique two-person circus show.

From Mads Tolling and ODC/Dance to 'Kinky Boots," here are some great shows to see in the Bay Area this weekend.

From Mads Tolling and ODC/Dance to 'Kinky Boots," here are some great shows to see in the Bay Area this weekend.