▁spirits ▁ha un ting ▁art ▁de co ▁hall ways ▁and ▁a ▁kn ack ▁for ▁writing ▁songs ▁that ▁unfold ▁like ▁the ▁story ▁lines ▁of ▁F . W . ▁M urn au ▁mov ies ▁that ▁were ▁never ▁made ." ▁ ▁J ill ▁T racy ▁is ▁listed ▁in ▁San ▁Francisco ▁Magazine ''' s ▁Top ▁ 1 0 0 ▁Creative ▁Forces ▁in ▁the ▁Bay ▁Area , ▁has ▁been ▁awarded ▁" Best ▁of ▁the ▁Bay " ▁by ▁the ▁San ▁Francisco ▁Bay ▁Guardian , ▁and ▁has ▁been ▁nominated ▁for ▁two ▁California ▁Music ▁Awards ▁and ▁SF ▁Week ly ▁Music ▁Awards . ▁ ▁She ▁has ▁been ▁ha iled ▁a ▁“ bad - ass ▁icon ” ▁by ▁SF ist ▁and ▁" a ▁femme ▁f ata le ▁for ▁the ▁thinking ▁man ” ▁by ▁the ▁San ▁Francisco ▁Chron icle , ▁which ▁is ▁a ▁mon iker ▁that ▁is ▁now ▁frequently ▁used ▁to ▁describe ▁her . ▁ ▁“ My ▁life ’ s ▁work ▁has ▁always ▁been ▁about ▁hon oring ▁the ▁Myst ery , ▁the ▁forgotten — th ose ▁stories ▁and ▁places ▁lost ▁through ▁Time ,” ▁she ▁explains . ▁“ It ’ s ▁vital ▁to ▁preserve ▁a ▁sense ▁of ▁mar vel ▁and ▁wonder ▁now ▁in ▁a ▁world ▁trying ▁its ▁best ▁to ▁destroy , ▁mock , ▁or ▁deb unk ▁it . ▁It ’ s ▁my ▁purpose ▁to ▁be ▁a ▁be acon , ▁a ▁t ether ▁to ▁these ▁places . ▁And ▁the ▁greatest ▁thing ▁I ▁can ▁do ▁is ▁to ▁transport ▁my ▁audience ▁there ▁with ▁me — just ▁by ▁listening .” ▁▁ ▁Career ▁▁ ▁Following ▁her ▁ 1 9 9