September 2025

From an impromptu performance at San Francisco’s Flower Piano, Betty Roi and Allison Lovejoy delivering this pristine performance of ‘La Vie En Rose’, a song by Édith Piaf and Louis Guglielmi – about the optimism of seeing life through rose colored glasses.

#sanfrancisco #botanicalgarden #flowerpiano #BettyRoi #AllisonLovejoy #LaVieEnRose #édithpiaf #alcatrazradio

Recently heard at a North Beach street Market, Julie And The Warm Bodies delivering this brilliant rendition of Sam Smith’s ‘Pray’ – a song about people discovering spirituality – while playing in front of Macchiarini Creative Design.

https://www.julieandthewarmbodies.com

Located at 1544 Grant Avenue in San Francisco, ‘Macchiarini Creative Design Jewelry and sculpture’ offers classes for metal work in addition to custom artwork.
http://www.metalworkssf.com
https://www.macreativedesign.com

#sanfrancisco #northbeach #samsmith #cover #pray #julieandthewarmbodies #alcatrazradio

2025 Flower Piano Opening Ceremony and concert with Montuno Swing at San Francisco’s Botanical Garden – and also Alcatraz Radio’s first ever ‘Live’ YouTube broadcast.
https://gggp.org/event/flower-piano-2025
https://www.facebook.com/MontunoSwing

Special thanks for Mauro ffortissimo & Team.

#sanfrancisco #botanicalgarden #flowerpiano #openingceremony #MontunoSwing #alcatrazradio

Heard in San Francisco’s Botanical Garden while at the 2023 Flower Piano, Jaron Lanier (sax) and Colin Farish (piano) improvising a beautifully random composition.

This year Flower Piano spans September 12 through the 21st and is free to San Francisco residents.

https://www.colinfarish.com/

https://www.jaronlanier.com/

https://gggp.org/event/flower-piano-2025/

#sanfrancisco #goldengatepark #botanicalgarden #flowerpiano #colinfarish #jaronlanier #alcatrazradio

From once upon a time at The Marsh Theater in San Francisco’s Mission District, Angus Martin and Michelle Collins delivering this shortened version of John Prine’s ‘Paradise’ – a song about unrelenting industrialists destroying nature for profits, while performing in a play called ‘Tripping Over The Tipping Point’.

The full play will be released on Alcatraz Radio in future.
https://themarsh.org/
https://humannaturetheater.org/tripping-on-the-tipping-point/

#sanfrancisco #themarsh #angusmartin #trippingoverthetippingpoint #johnprine #paradise #alcatrazradio

From ‘Macchiarini Creative Design Jewelry and Sculpture’ on Grant Avenue in San Francisco celebrating ‘Jerry Garcia’ with introduction by Dan Macchiarini and orchestrated by poet Jessica Loos alongside poets Toph Evans, Keith Felton and music with Jerry Ferraz and Scott Bird.

Founded in North Beach, ‘First Friday’ has been a tradition in since 2007.

‘Macchiarini Creative Design Jewelry and sculpture’ offers classes for metal work in addition to custom artwork.

http://www.metalworkssf.com/
https://www.macreativedesign.com/

#SanFrancisco #NorthBeach #FirstFriday #JerryGarcia #Greatfuldead #Poetry #Reading #MacchiariniCreativeDesign #JessicaLoos #TophEvans #KeithFelton #jerryferraz #scottbird #Music #alcatrazradio