September 4, 2019: Soundwave Festival Explores Time

September 4, 2019: Soundwave Festival Explores Time

It can be hard to put aside fixed ideas, even for a short while, in order to revel in an unfamiliar musical genre. At the same time, simple curiosity can lead you to surprising places in the Bay Area. Places like the Soundwave Festival. READ
Tanya Gayer

Tanya Gayer

Tanya Gayer is Soundwave’s Chief Curator, having joined the Festival to curate SonicLabs ((8)) and Soundwave ((8)): Infrastructure. For the culmination of her two-year term, Tanya continues her inclusive curatorial practice, assembling a multidisciplinary lineup...
Christo Oropeza

Christo Oropeza

Christo Oropeza is a San Francisco native and artist working in multiple mediums, Christo has helped design and paint multiple murals in the city, including those at Mission Pie and at Tip Top Market on Turk street. He cofounded the Mission’s Incline Gallery with...
Sharp & Fine

Sharp & Fine

[ photo by Benjamin Hersh ] Megan and Shannon Kurashige, sisters and co-directors of Sharp & Fine, have programmed Soundwave 9’s Just Ahead is Darkness, a work inspired by the tradition of bon dances in Hawaii. Megan performs with Liss Fain Dance and has...
Patricia Cariño Valdez

Patricia Cariño Valdez

Patricia Cariño Valdez has curated Soundwave 9’s Dialect, a new work by artist Szu-Han Ho. Patricia is an independent visual arts and public programs curator based in Oakland, California. Currently, she works at the Oakland Museum of California (OMCA), where she...