I’m really just a Santa Rosa sad girl for life 😘💋

We caught the moment when the crowd got SO hype for DESTROY BOYS that the VIP section fence suffered the consequences. Estefany Gonzalez captured the joy at Noise Pop's 20th Street Block Party. 48hills.org/2022/10/live-s…

Super excited to announce the launch of a big KQED Arts & Culture project I've been working for over a year with Gabe Meline Pendarvis H. and OG hip-hop journalist Eric Arnold! Welcome to That's My Word, a year-long exploration of Bay Area hip-hop kqed.org/bayareahiphop/

👉🏾 BayAreaHipHop.com 👈🏾 50+ years of Bay Area Hip-Hop. Articles. Playlists. Photos. Live events. A forthcoming podcast series. And an interactive timeline full of significant stories. From Eric K. Arnold, Nastia Voynovskaya, Gabe Meline, me + more at KQED Arts & Culture. Video by TRIGGERED..

Can we talk about how Ferrari Fawcet absolutely stole the show at Noise Pop? 🚀 It was just one of the many top-tier performances at the fest. Estefany Gonzalez, Kristie Song and Rae Alexandra hopped around shows all week, and here's what we saw kqed.org/arts/13925590/…

The Noise Pop music festival celebrated its 30th anniversary Feb. 20–26 with a wealth of performances by hip-hop artists, cumbia bands & punk outfits at venues across the Bay, reminding show-goers that nothing beats seeing musical excellence live on stage. kqed.org/arts/13925590/…

Hey yall, I just got word from The New Parish that if you were at the Junglepussy concert, you can redeem your tickets to attend another show because her concert was cut short

Happy #InternationalWomensDay to musician, mom, doula and movie star TIA NOMORE, writer nia and photog Estefany Gonzalez ! It was a pleasure to edit this story 💐 kqed.org/arts/13925905/…

Dear everyone I know in the Bay who's STILL doing fucking cocaine: please buy this for you, buy this for your friends, carry it everywhere, don't use alone, and have it at the ready. I would LOVE to not lose another pal to an accidental fentanyl overdose and this will help.🤞

Hundreds are rallying in San Francisco today in a protest of anti-trans and anti-drag legislation around the country. #dragupfightback I’m here with Estefany Gonzalez and Lakshmi Sarah @lakitalki.bsky.social for KQED News. 👠📸

At #OutsideLands, Kendrick Lamar brought no surprise guests, nor hip-hop anniversary tricks: just a microphone and a decade of rich, poetic hits. Janelle Monáe, meanwhile, threw a full-scale pansexual pool party. ✏️: Nastia Voynovskaya 📸: Estefany Gonzalez kqed.org/arts/13933038/…

As they say, some personal news. 🎉 My story here: 48hills.org/2023/09/were-r…

The Stud, San Francisco's legendary LGBTQ+ bar and nightclub, is slated to reopen in a new location on Folsom Street after being closed for the past three years. kqed.org/arts/13934286/…

Work nights? I don’t know her. Out here living The Dream ❤️ #osees

Kimmie Fresh, Bay Electronica, Ferrari Fawcet, TIA NOMORE and IG ALIENMACKITTY joined Nastia Voynovskaya last week at KQED for Hip-Hop Herstory, a celebration for the barrier-breaking women in hip-hop. Watch the event here: kqed.org/arts/13935024/…

It’s time for ‘Hyphy Kids Got Trauma’ part two! Pendarvis H. covers turf dancing which rose to popularity in the early 2000s with the dancers like Gabrael EL/aka Jeriel Bey and Jesus El. 🎧 Listen here: kqed.org/arts/13935408/…

PHOTOS: RBD fans flocked to San Jose last night for the Soy Rebelde reunion tour — and came absolutely dressed to the nines. #RBD #rebelde #soyrebeldetour RBD RBD #SanJose City of San José kqed.org/arts/13936015/…

We've been covering Bay Area hip-hop history with our That's My Word series, and I couldn't let 2023 wrap without delving into how LGBTQ+ artists fought to be heard in the mainstream and underground alike. Read about how they shifted culture beyond the Bay kqed.org/arts/13938947/…

The Hella Hyphy Ball, a staple of Oakland Pride, took over Lake Merritt on Saturday. 📸by Estefany Gonzalez oaklandside.org/2024/09/10/hel…

Somehow spent the weekend following Green Day around the Bay. And met many of their die-hard fans who follow them around the world. Peep the incredible photos by Ximena Natera Estefany Gonzalez. The East Bay punk era lives on at...7-Eleven 🤷‍♀️ oaklandside.org/2024/09/23/gre…