We really love these guys, and you should love them too! The Del Sol Quartet performs works by 20th and 21st century women composers in Berkeley tonight (and one male composer too) in their "Umbilical Chords: Women Composers and the Creative Process" program. And in interesting modern music trivia, one of the women composers (Ruth Crawford) is folk singer Pete Seeger's mother. Del Sol plays at the Ashby Stage (1901 Ashby, x MLK, right across from the Ashby BART), $20, 8 p.m. They'll also be playing at the DeYoung this Sunday and the SF Main Library next Tuesday. more ›

Today Apple employees received an e-mail from their CEO, Steve Jobs, who is laid up with pancreatic cancer. We here at SFist have loved Apple computers since we played King's Quest on our friend's Apple IIe. We're also a big fan of Pixar films, located just across the bay in Emeryville, who are also headed by Mr. Jobs. Needless to say, our best wishes for a safe recovery are extended to Mr. Jobs and his family. Luckily, he is expected to pull through after a relatively routine surgical procedure. more ›