INTUNE Abby Walker

On this final episode of INTUNE San Francisco, we hear the beautiful stories and sounds of Marsha Attie — singer songwriter and Cantor at Congregation Emanu-El San Francisco. From growing up in a home with no religion to now using her voice to connect people regardless of background or religion — listen up to explore the intersection of spirituality and song. Songs featured: Heart of Mine (Choir and Single), Sim Shalom, Ma Tovu, Beth Chayim, Mi Chamocha, Heart of Mine, Adon Olam

In this episode of INTUNE San Francisco, we hear Scott Huerta of the indie-rock band "French Cassettes" describe the power of anonymity in songwriting, especially in their most recent album Rolodex. Scott reveals to us what inspires him while writing songs today, and what inspired him growing up when French Cassettes was just Scott and Thomas, his brother and bandmate, jamming for their high school. Listen up to learn how solitude and grief came together during Scott’s 5am writing sessions to create the beautiful and complex music on Rolodex. French Cassettes songs featured: City Kitty, So Good, Us Kids (Live Off the Air), Santa Cruz Tomorrow, Dixie Lane, Utah, Sunday Soda

In this episode of INTUNE San Francisco, we hear Reverend Norman Fong of the Chinatown Motown Funk band “Jest Jammin’” describe the power that music held in uplifting and unifying San Francisco’s Chinatown in the 1960s and 70s. Listen up to hear his stories of growing up at a time of both segregation and a cultural n artistic revolution.

Songs Featured: No One Can to Depend On (Santana Cover), The Lover In Me (Sheena Easton Cover), Incident At Neshabur (Santana Cover), Soul Sacrifice (Santana Cover), Everlasting Night (Malo Cover), Daddy’s Home (Shep and the Limelites Cover), Let’s Groove (Earth, Wind & Fire Cover), Together, More Today Than Yesterday

In this episode of INTUNE San Francisco, we hear singer-songwriter and front woman of the San Francisco band The Seshen, Lalin St. Juste, explore the intersection of the ocean, spirituality, and mental health in her music. She describes the power of the sensory experience, especially in her work as behavioral therapist, and how that lends itself to her music. Listen up to hear how the force of a wave or the feeling of sand can inspire a song.

Songs featured: Oblivion, Still Dreaming (Instrumental), Flames & Figures (Instrumental), Distant Hearts, A Song by Lalin (July 2018 — YouTube), Don’t Answer, Can’t Pretend, Close Your Eyes, Stones, Fallen Skies, 1000 Lights, Distant Hearts

In this episode of INTUNE San Francisco, we hear indie-folk/Americana trio, the T Sisters, explore the role of femininity and feminism throughout the genre and their performance experiences. From being the only female band at male-dominated folk festivals, to empowering young women and girls overseas through the U.S. State Department’s American Music Abroad program… Listen up to hear how the real blood sisters––Erika, Rachel, and Chloe––celebrate and struggle with their identities on and off the stage, and to revel in their eclectic sound and soul-warming sister harmonies.

T Sisters Songs Featured: Fight Song, T Sisters Live Outside The Mint (Los Angeles), You’ll Be Fine (Live from Jam In The Van at High Sierra), Get Back, Woo Woo, Thief, Make It Rain, Molasses, But Not For You, I Have A Hammer, You’ll Be Fine, Shereen Abdo Collaboration, The Road, Broken Wings

In this episode of INTUNE San Francisco, we hear rapper, producer, and writer, Afterthought, talk about what home means to him, specifically in his neighborhood the Fillmore District. He shares with us the importance of fostering a creative community and representing an authentic city in his music. 

Afterthought Songs Featured: COMIN’ HOME LIVE (ft. Arun Desai),  Growth (ft. Aura), Fam Thing (ft. Kofi),  Misfit,  Two Kings (ft. Arun Desai), Comin’ Home (ft. Arun Desai), Same Place