Select Five

From Chilean folk to Latin Hip-Hop to G-Funk, the "The North Pole" web series is chock full of amazing sounds from around the Bay. Locally sourced music is a big part of what makes this sharp political comedy about Oakland so ... Oakland. So we invited director Yvan Iturriaga for a deep conversation about five cuts from the series soundtrack (shout out to music supervisor Dion Decibels!) and why they matter to him. Plus, we've got two album recommendations from Bar Shiru's music director Daniel

What makes Miss Ollie's fried chicken so remarkable? Why is the callaloo so comforting? The secret ingredient may be music. Back in the day before COVID-19, Pam had a lovely in-person chat with Miss Ollie's chef and owner Sarah Kirnon about five songs she keeps in heavy rotation when she's cooking her Caribbean comfort food, and how her musical menu enhances the restaurant's ambience. We look forward to the day when Miss Ollie's welcomes customers in the dining room again. Until the shelter-in-place

Choosing your Top 5 favorite songs of all time is serious business, but Umber Magazine founder Mike Nicholls came here ready to make that declaration. In episode 2 of Select Five, Mike goes deep on his five beloved selections—from Marvin Gaye to Wham!—and talks about what inspired him to create Umber, a print-only publication made in Oakland dedicated to the perspectives of Black and Brown people. Plus, Bar Shiru’s musical director Daniel Gahr takes us from the Bay to the U.K. with his two exquisite

Oakland native David Allen is an architectural engineer on a mission to bring a world class jazz history museum to the Town. David is the creative visionary of the proposed Museum of Jazz & Art, and recently his dream project received unanimous support from the Oakland City Council to be developed on a historic site near Lake Merritt. Hear David talk about his ambitions for the museum, his synesthetic way of approaching architectural design through musical language, and a classic selection of jazz

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