Al Green

King Most on His Obsession with Prince, His Beard, and the S.F. DJ Scene

With a reputation as one of S.F.'s most well-rounded DJs, the tastes of local producer and DJ King Most span from the hip-hop sounds of Exile to the punk rock riffs of The Clash. From DJing ritzy Top 40 clubs to spinning vinyl at intimate wine lounges, his skill set allows him to be something of a n ... More >>

Concert Fans: Nob Hill Residents Would Like to See Less of You

Over the last few years, concert promotion giant Live Nation has hosted an increasing number of concerts at San Francisco's Nob Hill Masonic Center. The seated, 3,500-capacity venue doesn't usually hold crazy rock shows (unless you think Weezer is crazy), but Al Green, Yanni, and Roxette are all sch ... More >>

The Park on Drinking Baileys with Wallpaper., Appearing on Carson Daly's TV Show, and What Song They'd Play for Mitt Romney

You've heard The Park, even if you don't recognize the name. As the Bay Area's most in-demand rhythm section, the trio quartet of Derek Taylor (drums), Josh Lippi (bass), Ben Schwier (keys), and Nate Mercereau (guitar) has laid down backing grooves for new-generation rap chaps Freddie Gibbs and Big ... More >>

On the Hunt for the Best Jukebox in Bernal Heights

The Juke at Nap's 3​Bernal Heights is often unfairly lumped in with the Mission as a whole. While it is backed up against the Mission, Bernal has its own plentiful offerings -- Indian pizza, indoor street food, and lesbian bars with three-story patios, to name a few. So, in deference to the vi ... More >>

SXSW Day 2: James Blake's Bass Shakes the Earth, Confounds Labeling

James Blake at Stubb's in Austin.​British electronic artist James Blake played one of the most anticipated sets of the first day of South By Southwest yesterday. But two songs into his evening show at Stubb's, many were still struggling to describe his mesh of slow, thunderous bass hits and melanc ... More >>

Tricky the Wanderer

Tricky won't stay put — musically or physically

Aloe Blacc Summons Al Green, Michael Jackson, Sly Stone, and Green Day at Rickshaw Stop

Aloe Blacc at Rickshaw Stop last night.​Aloe Blacc and the Grand SchemeDJ Matthew AfricaNovember 3, 2010@ Rickshaw StopBetter than: Watching replays of replays of replays of Wednesday's S.F. Giants parade.Classic soul is like sex, pizza, and sunsets: While there are major differences in style ... More >>

S.F.'s Hot Pocket Covers Jay-Z and Kool & The Gang, Doesn't Dig the Sunset

Jay-Z and Kool & the Gang get equal attention from San Francisco cover band, Hot Pocket​San Francisco quintet Hot Pocket, an offshoot of the 10-piece hip-hop and Latin funk outfit Bayonics, has built a solid following by filling bars across the city several times a week with its enormous reper ... More >>

Teenage Fanclub chases lost songcraft on its ninth album

Outside Lands Day Two: Al Green, The Devil Makes Three, and A Mass of Humanity

​Outside Lands Day Two Sunday, August 15, 2010 Better than: watching bootleg videos of the gig on YouTube at home by yourself. Open-air music festivals are as much about atmosphere as they are bands. At Outside Lands Day Two, this meant The People -- aka the plebs, the great unwashe ... More >>

The Top Five Covers of Outside Lands 2010

Christopher VictorioAl Green's soul medley on Sunday had us wearing a stupid grin.​Of all the things we'll remember about this year's Outside Lands festival -- the sun breaking through the fog during Al Green's set, the gaudy costumes of Empire of the Sun, and the incessant oonce oonce from the He ... More >>

10 Bands To See at Outside Lands This Weekend

A stage at Outside Lands 2009​It may not be the greatest Outside Lands lineup ever, but this weekend's big-honkin' music (and wine and food!) festival packs a bicycle basket-full of bands we're stroked (heh, we mean stoked) to see. Here, in no particular order, are 10 of them, plus a few honorable ... More >>

Food and Wine at Outside Lands: You Should Probably Be Excited

J. BirdsallAztec Chocolate Cupcakes from Mission Minis​Just imagine: Al Green could chow down on a mint It's-It ice cream sandwich this weekend in Golden Gate Park. Those brothers from Kings of Leon might try a Maverick's pulled-pork sandwich or a gourmet cupcake from Mission Minis. Maybe Cat Powe ... More >>

Outside Lands lineup leaked in both Rolling Stone and Spin

Phoenix at Outside Lands: It's Leak-omania​This is almost too neat to be an accident. The Outside Lands 2010 lineup was supposed to be a secret until tomorrow, but both Spin and Rolling Stone broke the two-day festival's headliners in issues that dropped last week.SFist has the full run-down on th ... More >>

Bay Area Music Links: Outside Lands Lineup Leaked

Love and Happiness: Al Green's on the Outside Lands lineup​Outside Lands lineup accidentally revealed in latest issue of Spin. [SF Appeal] Local faves The Dodos record at Daytrotter with Magik*Magik Orchestra. [Daytrotter] Big tours hitting the Bay Area this summer include Lady Gaga, Justin Bie ... More >>

Watch this: New Beachy Video from The Invisible Cities

​The Invisible Cities are a promising S.F. outfit with catchy indie-pop tunes that'd please fans of The Shins and The New Pornographers. Their new animated video for "Bulldozer" pretty much defines adorable. Basically, a toy bulldozer that enjoys Southern Comfort and Al Green heads out with some s ... More >>

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Track of the Day: Isaac Hayes from the New Stax Collection

I just got back from a ten-day road trip through the South, and my favorite city by far was Memphis. That town has so much musical and political history, not to mention the best soul food I've had in, um, ever (fried catfish and candied sweet potatoes and corn bread and collard greens? After a sermo ... More >>

Bonnaroo Lineup Announced

BruceSpringsteen.netThe BossBreak out the Sharpie and circle your calendars. The lineup for the 2009 Bonnaroo Festival has just been announced, and suffice to say Woodstock and Lollapalooza have nothing on this. Just when you thought the four-day music and arts extravaganza, held on a farm in rural ... More >>

Last Night: Tina Turner at the HP Pavilion

Last Night: Al Green at Sleep Train Pavilion

Al Green goes back to the basics

Al Green Visits Sleep Train in Sept.

The Roots’ state of the union address

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Lay It Down (Blue Note)

Al Green Gets ?uestlove to Produce New Album

Top 10 Cockblocking Songs of V-Day

LastNight: Ghostface Killah, Rakim at Mezzanine

Seasoned Cat

Six-string giant Buddy Guy delivers sublime blues

Pigeon John, Marc Broussard, Bowling For Soup -- ASD's Live Music Picks for Thursday, August 16

But Now I See

The Mime Troupe makes us laugh and think

Darondo

Let My People Go

Not on the List

Dog Bites tags along for a Kafka-esque encounter with the FBI

The Reverend Al Green

Everything's OK

Consequence

Take 'Em to the Cleaners

Al Green

I Can't Stop

This Week's Day-by-Day Picks

Beth Gibbons & Rustin Man

Out of Season

Dudley Perkins

A Lil' Light

Best Jukebox

The Ha-Ra

Hear This

Jill Scott delivers smart and sensual R&B

House Of Tudor

Steven Emerson; A Series of Unfortunate Events; Electric Wizard

Mush Never Sleeps

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Green's Day

The Alternative Nation discovers the Rev. Al Green

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