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SFPL’s Local Music Streaming Platform

The 2024 Bay Beats Collection will be launched on Saturday, November 2, 2024. The new collection will be available on the Bay Beats website at https://baybeats.sfpl.org/ starting at 12 am, November 2, 2024.

Celebrating its second year as SFPL’s popular local music platform, Bay Beats presents a four-band concert in Richmond Branch’s 10th Avenue mini park, between Geary and Clement streets. Coinciding with the 2024 release of albums onto Bay Beats, this showcase is presented in partnership with Amoeba Music and White Crate. The lineup of bands reflects the great depth and variety of the Bay Area music scene:

12:00 pm – Howan – Eclectic Mandarin pop
1:00 pm – Kathy Kallick Band – Grammy award-winning Bluegrass
2:00 pm – PEÑA – Latin lo~fi
3:00 pm – Grooblen – Psychedelic cabaret rock

DJ – ronny ronny ronny (White Crate)

Emcee – Steve Ward Moore of What’s Poppin’! / The ComplexSF

Come for the raffle with great prizes and for the giveaways. Come for the SFPL Tech Mobile and to meet Richmond District music schools, venues, and merchants. But mostly, come to hear and celebrate local music. All ages welcome to this free event.

Saturday, 11/2/2024, 12:00 – 4:00 PM
SFPL Richmond Branch Library
351 9th Avenue
San Francisco, CA 94118

What is the Baby Beats Collection?

Bay Beats is San Francisco Public Library’s local music streaming platform that champions the exciting musical talent in our own Bay Area backyard. Local musicians can submit original tracks for inclusion in Bay Beats. Once submitted, Bay Area music influencers will review submissions and select albums. Musicians receive an honorarium payment for participation if chosen and upon signing a licensing agreement. Anyone looking to delve into the vibrant local music scene can stream music on Bay Beats, while SFPL card holders can download albums.

Bay Beats has partnered with Amoeba, an independent music store, to make our site a vibrant part of the local music community. In addition to our online presence, they plan to host events and concerts featuring the musicians on the site.