Sights & Sounds

The Sights + Sounds Show w/ Jeneé Darden - WEDNESDAY 4PMSights + Sounds Picks - THURSDAY 7:44AM & 2:44PMThe Sights + Sounds Show with Jeneé Darden invites listeners into deep, rich conversations with local Bay Area artists, and creators visiting the Bay. Sights + Sounds Picks is your weekly guide to the Bay Area arts scene through local artists. Every week, host Jeneé Darden speaks with a different artist about upcoming events in the Bay Area.

Sights + Sounds Picks: Creepy Tales

On this week's episode of "Sights + Sounds Picks," host Jeneé Darden and producer Porfirio Rangel talk about their horror event "Creepy Tales."

10-23
06:00

'Noises Off' play // Litquake event 'Generation Women: Secrets and Lies' // 'Wrestling the Angel' documentary // Sights + Sounds After Dark event 'Creepy Tales'

On today's show a British slapstick comedy that makes you laugh and think about the chaos of life. Then, secrets and lies in literature by women and non-binary writers. Also, a Berkeley artist reflects on her art and life lessons she learned from having cancer. We close with details about our pre-Halloween storytelling event "Creepy Tales."

10-23
52:00

Sights + Sounds Picks: Kristin Tièche

On this week's episode of "Sights + Sounds Picks," filmmaker Kristin Tièche gives her arts and culture suggestions happening in the Bay Area.

10-16
06:00

'Kim's Convenience' play // Children's book 'Story Power!' // 'So Many Stars' // Sights + Sounds After Dark event 'Creepy Tales'

On today's show, actress Kelly J. Seo from the hit play "Kim's Convenience." Then, a children's book that encourages kids to write stories. Later, a book of oral history of trans and gender-nonconforming elders of color. And, our upcoming, pre-Halloween creepy, storytelling event

10-16
51:19

Sights + Sounds Picks: August Lee Stevens

On this week's episode of "Sights + Sounds Picks," singer August Lee Stevens gives her arts and culture suggestions happening in the Bay Area.

10-09
06:00

Actor Ben Hirschhorn finds balance of humor and struggle in 'The Reservoir'

On today's episode a play about a young man battling alcoholism while his grandmother struggles with Alzheimer's.

10-08
14:40

Sights + Sounds Picks: Donato Cabrera

On this week's episode of "Sights + Sounds Picks," music conductor Donato Cabrera gives his arts and culture suggestions happening in the Bay Area.

10-02
06:00

'Finding Lucinda' documentary // 'Down on the Corner' public art project // 'Stripped for Parts: American Journalism on the Brink' documentary

On today’s show, a documentary about a musician who looks to Lucinda Williams for inspiration. Then, a singer honors the historical Compton's Cafeteria riots in the Tenderloin. Also, a documentary about hedge funds destroying local newspapers, and how journalists are fighting back. We close the show with a salute to trailblazing journalist Belva Davis.

10-02
51:59

Sights + Sounds Picks: B. DeVeaux

On this week's episode of "Sights + Sounds Picks," Oakland singer and songwriter B. DeVeaux gives their arts and culture suggestions happening in the Bay Area.

09-25
06:00

'A Taste of Ireland' // California Symphony's 2025/26 season // David Archuleta's EP 'Earthly Delights'

On today's show a dancer and fiddle player from the show "A Taste of Ireland." Then, the conductor of the California Symphony talks about their new season. Finally, we revisit an interview with singer/songwriter David Archuleta.

09-25
51:12

Sights + Sounds Picks: Ashley Nelson Levy and Adam Levy

On this week's episode of "Sights + Sounds Picks," Transit Books founders Ashely Nelson Levy and Adam Levy give their arts and culture suggestions happening in the Bay Area.

09-18
06:00

Comedian Sandra Bernhard talks life, the late Paul Mooney and her live show at Stanford 'Shapes and Forms' // Oakland filmmaker Anthony Lucero on his new film 'Paper Bag Plan'

On today's show, comedian Sandra Bernhard talks about her career, life and her upcoming show at Stanford University. Then, a touching movie about a father fighting a terminal illness while trying to care for his disabled son.

09-18
52:19

Taylor Smalls paints for the Golden State Valkyries // Transit Books' 10th anniversary // Mary Catherine Starr's graphic novel memoir 'Mama Needs a Minute!'

On today's show we visit the studio of an artist who paints with knives and she's creating pieces for the Valkyries. Then, a publisher celebrating 10 years of translating books by authors overseas, and a woman who expresses her experience as a mom by drawing comics.

09-11
01:00:59

Cole Swensen on 'America's Got Talent' // 'Misfit Cabaret's' 10th anniversary // 'The Invisible Mammal' documentary

On today's show a musician from Walnut Creek makes it to the quarter finals on "America's Got Talent." Then, "Misfit Cabaret" celebrates 10 years of out-of-the-box fun on stage. And we look back at a documentary about women scientists trying to save little brown bats from extinction.

09-04
51:24

Sights + Sounds Picks: Trisha Lagaso Goldberg

On this week's episode of "Sights + Sounds Picks," educator and curator Trisha Lagaso Goldberg gives her arts and culture suggestions happening in the Bay Area.

08-28
06:00

David Archuleta's EP 'Earthly Delights' // Bizerkeley Food Fest // Oakland International Film Festival

On today's show, singer and former "American Idol" contestant David Archuleta talks about his new EP. Then, a vegan food festival returns to Berkeley and we'll hear about a few cool new movies in this year's Oakland International Film Festival.

08-28
51:53

Sights + Sounds Picks: Aaron Hundley

On this week's episode of "Sights + Sounds Picks," Oakland author Aaron Hundley gives his arts and culture suggestions happening in the Bay Area.

08-21
06:00

Oakland Rising // 'MAKIBAKA: A Living Legacy' exhibit // Cape & Cowl Con

On today's show we hear from a trio of young, Oakland musicians who recently performed at the Kennedy Center. Then, an exhibit that celebrates Filipino activism in San Francisco's SOMA district. We end with an East Bay comic book store hosting a big event in Alameda this weekend.

08-21
50:45

Sights + Sounds Picks: Dan Sullivan

On this week's episode of "Sights + Sounds Picks," writer and Grateful Dead fan Dan Sullivan gives his arts and culture suggestions happening in the Bay Area.

08-14
06:00

Aaron Hundley's book 'Jack & Evan: In Verse' // B. DeVeaux's debut album 'Chrysalis'

On today's show: author Aaron Hundley talks about his novel, writing and Black men. Then, singer and songwriter B. DeVeaux tells us the inspiration behind their debut album "Chrysalis."

08-14
52:40

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