Arts & Culture

Old Skool Café is a 1940s-themed jazz supperclub, run by at-risk youth. They cook homemade food, serve it to all guests, and perform their music, dance and poetry onstage.  Working at the café, they get professional skills and a support network – all while dressed in their 1940s best. KALW’s Lupe Hernandez has been spending some time at the cafe, and brings us this postcard from a night inside. 

Local musician Kelly McFarling wrote her song “Atlanta” as an ode to her hometown, but she didn’t write it – or any other song, as a matter of fact – until she settled into her current home in San Francisco. In this edition of Bay Area Beats, McFarling tells KALW’s Martina Castro why she credits San Francisco with helping her launch her musical career, and better understanding the idea of home.