Curated by the City
Each month we hand the mic to artists, organizers, and locals in the know. Explore the live events and venues they’re excited about.
La Doña
La Doña Artist, Music Educator, Activist and Cultural Worker My name is Cecilia Cassandra Peña-Govea but most people know me as La Doña. The theme for my picks is “We Are Still Here,” and is an ode to the spaces that sustain community-based artists. San Francisco being a primary market city means that we get most of the big names that tour throughout California. These artists have teams and labels, and these teams have marketing budgets, and one way or another, we WILL hear about these shows. For my venue picks, I wanted to shed light on some of the…
Ruby Ibarra
Ruby Ibarra Rapper, Spoken Word Artist, and Director Ruby Ibarra is a rapper, spoken word artist, and director from the Bay Area, CA who has toured across the United States and the Philippines, including universities, empowerment conferences, music venues, and spaces such as – the National Mall in DC, the Getty Center, and The Ford. Ruby has been featured on notable publications such as NPR, Huffington Post, Paper Mag, Vogue Philippines, CNN Philippines, XXL Magazine, the Today show, T Magazine, NY Times, LA Times, and the SF Chronicle. On May 2025, Ruby was declared the winner of NPR’s 2025 Tiny…
Jessica Silverman
