Dave Prinz, cofounder of Amoeba Music that started in Berkeley, chats about the company's legacy, its celebrity customers, vinyl LPs' comeback, a new collaboration with the San Francisco Public Library and why you shouldn't throw away your old CDs.
Dave Prinz, cofounder of Amoeba Music that started in Berkeley, chats about the company's legacy, its celebrity customers, vinyl LPs' comeback, a new collaboration with the San Francisco Public Library and why you shouldn't throw away your old CDs.
Dave Prinz, cofounder of Amoeba Music that started in Berkeley, chats about the company's legacy, its celebrity customers, vinyl LPs' comeback, a new collaboration with the San Francisco Public Library and why you shouldn't throw away your old CDs.
Black music lies at the heart of most American roots music, but a century of erasure has obscured the origins of the music today. Now four brilliant musicians, each visionaries in their own right, are re-centering Black traditions in string band music. New Dangerfield brings together Afrofuturist fiddler Jake Blount with composer, songwriter, and old-time banjo player Kaia Kater, bluegrass banjo iconoclast Tray Wellington, and powerfully versatile bassist Nelson Williams.