East Bay Music Scene
Stories, sounds, and local history from our home turf. Celebrating the indie artists, venues, and creative culture making noise across Richmond and the wider East Bay.
The Field Holler that won’t quit: Chris Strachwitz, Arhoolie, Down Home Music, and a Building Worth Saving A five-minute walk from Panama Sound, on the seam where El Cerrito’s sidewalk meets Richmond’s street address, sits a building that has quietly done more for American vernacular music than almost anywhere else on the West Coast. For…