Hit Parade examined contemporary issues of gentrification, eviction, and neighborhood change through an engagement with local music history.

Hit Parade

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What is the sound of your San Francisco?

What is the music of your neighborhood?

 

Led by Josh Kun, Hit Parade is a project of Public Knowledge, a collaboration between SFPL and SFMOMA. Inspired by the musical archives of SFPL, Hit Parade examines contemporary issues of gentrification, eviction, and neighborhood change through an engagement with local music history.

Hit Parade is where San Francisco memories meet musical memories. It is a project interested in community musical storytelling and grassroots musical memory. As the city continues to undergo rapid changes, the Hit Parade team will be gathering musical histories of the Western Addition, Bayview Hunters Point, and Mission neighborhoods.

 

What music has disappeared?

What music lives on?

 

Hit Parade is supported in part by the California Arts Council, a state agency.