Issue archive
for The Music Issue

From Sublime to Masonry to Politics: The Mayor of Dub

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From one of the early members of Sublime to mayor of La Palma, California Freemason Marshall Goodman is well-qualified to represent the L.B.C.

Mystical, Magical, Scarce

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Lodge organists are a vanishing breed—but one with the power to transform the Masonic ritual.

Anything but Silence

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Why two grand lodge officers are on a quest to bring music into every Masonic lodge.

For This World Music Scion, a Masonic Inheritance

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World musician and California Freemason Nee Quaison-Sackey has made it his life’s work to bring people together.

A Rapper-Turned-Freemason Offers Rhyme and Reason

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For 20 years, he was the rapper Ryu. But inside his Long Beach-area Masonic lodge, the hip-hop musician is just Ryan.

The Beautiful Sound

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Trevor Terence Panganiban’s music bridges East and West.

After a Year Away, It’s Lights Up at the Masonic

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It’s curtains up at the Masonic, one of San Francisco’s best-loved venues for music, comedy, and other shows.

Rave Recollections of a Mason and Concert Promoter

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A concert promoter, musical impressario, and California Freemason reflects on a very full life in concerts and shows.

String Theory

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Meet three Masons who are expert musical instrument makers.

Member Profile: Austin Davis

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A Mason and conductor putting Native American music on the map.

Tune Squad

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Meet the L.A. lodge with a distinctly musical bent.

Gaga for Googie

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Celebrating one of the state’s most architecturally distinctive Masonic temples.

Before the Ballot Box

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The inside scoop on how the junior grand warden is chosen.

Intelligent Design

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Decoding the patterns at the Masonic Homes.

Donor Profile: Scott Spiegel

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A Southern California Mason explains why giving back is part of his family tradition.

Outstanding in Outreach

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How Beach Cities No. 753 made lodge outreach central to its entire mission.

In Dan Brown’s The Lost Symbol, a Masonic Whodunnit

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This fall, in ‘Dan Brown’s The Lost Symbol’ on Peacock, a new Masonic mystery thriller hits the streaming airwaves.

Executive Message: Sounds of Harmony

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Grand Master Jeffery Wilkins explains how music deepens the magic of Masonry.