https://www.sotastories.org/stories daily 0.75 2021-05-29 https://www.sotastories.org/stories/best-of-pablum monthly 0.5 2021-05-28 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/6064b8dd189c0252ef98c35d/1622194126572-HK9PDCJ4WEX5WVIC3I7V/best+of+pablum.jpeg Stories - BEST OF PABLUM - Best of Pablum Description: “What do Generation Z "Zoomers" think? What do they believe? Delve into the mind of one introverted individual who happens to be born in 2002. Discover the core values of such person who happens to write poems inundated with meme-culture references, vapid undertones of shower thoughts, and poignant lines that may or may not strike you as "wow, this dork probably has no friends." This happens to be a book and you - the reader - happen to read this description. It is what it is...” https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/6064b8dd189c0252ef98c35d/1622194423705-M4FNPQETAPQMJZTKNDYS/zach-e.jpeg Stories - BEST OF PABLUM - “What is ‘schligy’?” you may ask. Well, it’s a word, among many, that 18-year-old author Zach Estudillo coined! Zach has always been fascinated with words, poetry in particular, and was motivated during the pandemic to write and publish his first book: Best of Pablum: Tracks of Trash from an Eighteen-year-old (SCHLIGY Streams), a collection of poems detailing Zach’s journey on figuring out his purpose and finding his why. https://www.sotastories.org/stories/jet-set monthly 0.5 2021-05-28 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/6064b8dd189c0252ef98c35d/1622236874712-B31AOBVDK8TNIW7QAKRZ/Jet+Hidy.jpg Stories - JET SET, GO! - Jet Hidy is currently a junior in the Guitar department. Surprisingly, being around an environment of classical guitarists has impacted his playing significantly. As new musical concepts and styles are introduced to Jet, he implements them on electric guitar (he wouldn’t dare try them on classical)! https://www.sotastories.org/stories/an-asian-artivist monthly 0.5 2021-05-29 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/6064b8dd189c0252ef98c35d/1622184415196-279L48EHTZPHL5MGDNDH/Ryan+J+Photo.jpeg Stories - AN ASIAN ARTIVIST - Ryan Javier identifies as Asian. Growing up, this was hardly a thing he worried about. But then, Ryan got into Ruth Asawa SOTA, a predominantly white school. Suddenly, he found himself surrounded by people he didn’t know and who didn’t look like him. However, Ryan found solace in the small AAPI diaspora at his school. They could relate to him, and he could relate to them. Suddenly, Ryan realized the power his identity could have if utilized right. https://www.sotastories.org/stories/happy-little-treez monthly 0.5 2021-05-28 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/6064b8dd189c0252ef98c35d/1622182848150-ZHKD7O95AALWZL9E9VIC/IMG_5288.jpeg Stories - HAPPY LITTLE TREEZ https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/6064b8dd189c0252ef98c35d/1622182854039-JP0ATJU7PKBXIO7TBBZ4/IMG_6006.jpeg Stories - HAPPY LITTLE TREEZ https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/6064b8dd189c0252ef98c35d/1622182859999-88XAD1G5JPGGUGWJ95HM/IMG_6113.jpeg Stories - HAPPY LITTLE TREEZ https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/6064b8dd189c0252ef98c35d/1622182899319-L5G2WFDAO7KNQBGX7MU4/IMG_8672.jpeg Stories - HAPPY LITTLE TREEZ https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/6064b8dd189c0252ef98c35d/1622191950788-YGLH1JB0OYTIAEVLG1KS/happy+little+tree+1.jpeg Stories - HAPPY LITTLE TREEZ - For her senior capstone project, Maya True-Fogel wanted to explore a new art medium separate from her music. So, she decided to take copper wire and transform it into “Happy Little Treez,” her Bonzai-type metal tree creations. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/6064b8dd189c0252ef98c35d/1622192172250-9QECNOLNZLPPNRZGWKLQ/maya+with+happy+tree.jpeg Stories - HAPPY LITTLE TREEZ - Over the course of a couple of months, Maya began to work on her biggest tree ever, consisting of over 300 strands of copper wire. The 300-strand tree (pictured right) is the proudest accomplishment of her whole project as it not only took hours but showed just how far she had come from when she started at the beginning of the year. https://www.sotastories.org/stories/big-leap-collective monthly 0.5 2021-05-29 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/6064b8dd189c0252ef98c35d/1622176820075-YAIX1UNHN0R2ISMGADPC/big+feb+fest.jpeg Stories - BIG LEAP COLLECTIVE - One of Big Leap’s most remarkable achievements as an organization was “Big Feb Fest,” a day-long music festival that Ellie organized to be a Hardly Strictly for exclusively independent artists (some of whom have since gotten signed!). Featured artists were from all over the world: the USA, Chile, South Africa, and Norway. They raised over $1000 for all of the featured independent artists through crowdfunding efforts. Big Leap also garnered a lot of press, including an SF Gate article (shoutout to Dan Gentile who wrote it)! Big Leap is planning on continuing “Big Feb Fest” annually as a hybrid event, both in-person and virtual, so they can still include folks that are not from the Bay Area. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/6064b8dd189c0252ef98c35d/1622178460843-C97AK7SIGBFUTIRKFUJ9/Big+Leap+Radio.jpg Stories - BIG LEAP COLLECTIVE - “Big Leap Radio” is a recently-debuted monthly playlist featuring music by independent artists that Big Leap streams a couple of days a week every month on their Twitch. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/6064b8dd189c0252ef98c35d/1622177487313-52LEWR393ID8CF6C0Y2C/lil%27+book%2C+big+reviewin%27.jpeg Stories - BIG LEAP COLLECTIVE - “Lil’ Book, Big Reviewin’” is Big Leap’s most recent pocket-sized zine that features new music reviews by independent artists from all over the world. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/6064b8dd189c0252ef98c35d/1622179522580-QP4F7EU7O5GX2DZAE7VT/Big+Leap+Collective+Night+Market.jpg Stories - BIG LEAP COLLECTIVE - Big Leap had its first and only real-life event called “Night Market” on February 22nd, 2020 at Hunt & Gather Gallery, featuring local artists: vendors, designers, and musicians. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/6064b8dd189c0252ef98c35d/1622179347754-Y53ZTESSMJOO73FOBTDO/The+Big+Leap+Collective.jpg Stories - BIG LEAP COLLECTIVE - An excerpt from Big Leap Collective’s website: “The Big Leap Collective is a San Francisco-based art and music collective dedicated to giving independent, self-started artists and musicians all over the world a platform to showcase and promote their work in pop-up settings, through social media outreach, and rockin' performance opportunities.” https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/6064b8dd189c0252ef98c35d/1622177857352-0FUIRYLXFDKMSRVMPT8S/big+zinin%27.jpeg Stories - BIG LEAP COLLECTIVE - Big Leap has also started “Big Zinin’ Vol. 1,” their first independent publication, featuring 28 visual artists, organizations: nonprofits and community activism platforms, and independent bands from all over the world. They are currently working on their second volume! https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/6064b8dd189c0252ef98c35d/1622177305093-65R86JYKVC0IZTTF9OOE/The+Green+Roomjpg.jpg Stories - BIG LEAP COLLECTIVE - Big Leap’s “The Green Room” is a monthly hour-long show on Twitch featuring sets from four new independent artists from all over the world every fourth Thursday at 5:30 PM. They emphasize donating to five different humanitarian organizations and mutual aid each month. If audience members donate money, they get the chance to spin the wheel and win Big Leap prizes: art and merch! https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/6064b8dd189c0252ef98c35d/1622179659082-T8FXS1WL3RD2TZXODT7N/S%27morgasbord.jpg Stories - BIG LEAP COLLECTIVE - Ellie is also a DJ and on the operations board at KXSF 102.5 FM community radio! https://www.sotastories.org/stories/loves-dark-satellite monthly 0.5 2021-05-28 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/6064b8dd189c0252ef98c35d/1622169933291-9GO3TMB829W4NRV95NLW/loves+dark+satellite.png Stories - LOVE’S DARK SATELLITE - Make it stand out Whatever it is, the way you tell your story online can make all the difference. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/6064b8dd189c0252ef98c35d/1622170053050-LDC5I0VQ44STHPH1MRNL/love%27s+dark+satellite+album.png Stories - LOVE’S DARK SATELLITE - Song List: Like it or Not Love’s Dark Satellite Like Roses You Don’t Have to Tell Me Love’s Dark Satellite (Reprise) Easy to Leave When She Goes By Sad Nevada Moon Fire in My Belly All My Loving * The Wind My Grandfather Edge Of The Universe She’s Already Made Up Your Mind * "All My Loving" is a song by the English rock band the Beatles https://www.sotastories.org/stories/green-phoenix monthly 0.5 2021-05-28 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/6064b8dd189c0252ef98c35d/1622168112863-1X80E5TBAR609ZH1ZK2R/green+phoenix.png Stories - GREEN PHOENIX - Itching for some more … right now? Check out Steven Coltrane’s Spaceman … featuring Thomas, Diego, Will + more! A San Francisco Space Jazz, Free Funk, Post-Ironic Reggae, etc. Debut album “Live From the San Francisco Mime Troupe” out now on all platforms! 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