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B.B. King

  • Blogs

    March 7, 2012

    The Melvins' Old Van Is for Sale, But Here Are Five Tour Vehicles We'd Much Prefer

    ​Remember when you were 12 years old and you'd draw the logos of your favorite bands all over your school books? Well, one time, Kurt Cobain did that to The Melvins' van, leaving behind a little portrait of Kiss (plus logo) which remains to this day on the side of that piece-of-shit '72 Dodge Spor ... More >>

  • Blogs

    July 18, 2011

    Con Brio on Playing Soul Music, Needing a Van, and the Serendipity of Craigslist

    ​After just two years on the San Francisco scene, Con Brio has released a full-length album, performed at Great American Music Hall, and played shows all over the city -- but none of that probably would have happened without a Craigslist ad and some serendipity. Somehow, the members of Con Bri ... More >>

  • Calendar

    October 7, 2009

    Soul Power

    ​After just two years on the San Francisco scene, Con Brio has released a full-length album, performed at Great American Music Hall, and played shows all over the city -- but none of that probably would have happened without a Craigslist ad and some serendipity. Somehow, the members of Con Bri ... More >>

  • Film

    July 15, 2009

    Documenting an epic concert in Zaire, Soul Power puts on quite a show

    ​After just two years on the San Francisco scene, Con Brio has released a full-length album, performed at Great American Music Hall, and played shows all over the city -- but none of that probably would have happened without a Craigslist ad and some serendipity. Somehow, the members of Con Bri ... More >>

  • Film

    May 20, 2009

    Summer of Salvation

    The film snob's guide to the best cinema the season has to offer.

  • News

    April 22, 2009

    A guide to the best of this year's S.F. International Film Festival

    The film snob's guide to the best cinema the season has to offer.

  • News

    April 8, 2009

    Bobby Badfingers' snappy jailhouse comeback

    The film snob's guide to the best cinema the season has to offer.

  • Blogs

    February 19, 2009

    Bye Bye Blues Fest?

    Scott AllenHe's No B.B. King: Tommy Cast As the Merc's Jim Harrington reported yesterday, not has only the 2009 SF Blues Festival has been canceled, but "that cancellation could turn out to be permanent." Harrington quotes event organizer Tom Mazzolini as saying, ""we may well have seen the ... More >>

  • Blogs

    October 16, 2007

    Ticket to Margaritaville? It'll Cost Ya

    Scott AllenHe's No B.B. King: Tommy Cast As the Merc's Jim Harrington reported yesterday, not has only the 2009 SF Blues Festival has been canceled, but "that cancellation could turn out to be permanent." Harrington quotes event organizer Tom Mazzolini as saying, ""we may well have seen the ... More >>

  • Calendar

    October 10, 2007

    Thrill Not Gone After All

    Scott AllenHe's No B.B. King: Tommy Cast As the Merc's Jim Harrington reported yesterday, not has only the 2009 SF Blues Festival has been canceled, but "that cancellation could turn out to be permanent." Harrington quotes event organizer Tom Mazzolini as saying, ""we may well have seen the ... More >>

  • Music

    September 5, 2007

    Six-string giant Buddy Guy delivers sublime blues

    Scott AllenHe's No B.B. King: Tommy Cast As the Merc's Jim Harrington reported yesterday, not has only the 2009 SF Blues Festival has been canceled, but "that cancellation could turn out to be permanent." Harrington quotes event organizer Tom Mazzolini as saying, ""we may well have seen the ... More >>

  • Calendar

    August 15, 2007

    The Blue Man's Group

    Scott AllenHe's No B.B. King: Tommy Cast As the Merc's Jim Harrington reported yesterday, not has only the 2009 SF Blues Festival has been canceled, but "that cancellation could turn out to be permanent." Harrington quotes event organizer Tom Mazzolini as saying, ""we may well have seen the ... More >>

  • Blogs

    June 30, 2007

    Johnny Lang, Album Leaf, Jujuba -- ASD's Live Music Picks, June 30

    Scott AllenHe's No B.B. King: Tommy Cast As the Merc's Jim Harrington reported yesterday, not has only the 2009 SF Blues Festival has been canceled, but "that cancellation could turn out to be permanent." Harrington quotes event organizer Tom Mazzolini as saying, ""we may well have seen the ... More >>

  • Music

    December 21, 2005

    Christmas for in-betweeners at the Black Magic Voodoo Lounge

    Scott AllenHe's No B.B. King: Tommy Cast As the Merc's Jim Harrington reported yesterday, not has only the 2009 SF Blues Festival has been canceled, but "that cancellation could turn out to be permanent." Harrington quotes event organizer Tom Mazzolini as saying, ""we may well have seen the ... More >>

  • Music

    March 16, 2005

    Hawaii Oh No

    The Hawaii West fails as a dive bar, but Bouncer still figures out what makes Gavin Newsom cool

  • Film

    February 2, 2005

    Reps Etc.

    The Hawaii West fails as a dive bar, but Bouncer still figures out what makes Gavin Newsom cool

  • Film

    November 17, 2004

    Next Best Thing

    If you weren't at this landmark blues concert, Lightning in a Bottle will do

  • Best of San Francisco

    May 19, 2004

    Four Best Outdoor Festivals

    If you weren't at this landmark blues concert, Lightning in a Bottle will do

  • Calendar

    December 31, 2003

    Blue Year's Eve

    Reaves-Phillips breaks it down

  • Summer Guide

    June 25, 2003

    Summer Events a Go Go!

    What to do, all summer long

  • News

    June 11, 2003

    The Freeloaders' Handbook

    If you ask, they will give. Really.

  • Best of San Francisco

    May 14, 2003

    Best Jukebox

    The Ha-Ra

  • News

    April 23, 2003

    Boogie for a New Millennium

    Zakiya Hooker preserves the legacy of her father, blues legend John Lee Hooker, plans her own musical career -- and tries to keep tradition from suffocating both

  • Holiday

    November 20, 2002

    GIFTS

    DVDs | Music DVDs | CDs | Books

  • Music

    October 30, 2002

    Ace of Bass

    For over two decades, Lisle Ellis has been expanding the vocabulary of the jazz bassist by adding blues and classical features

  • News

    July 17, 2002

    Dancing With the Butoh Masters

    From their odd sushi bar on a seedy corner of the Mission, world-famous dancers Hiroko and Koichi Tamano try to preserve a bizarre, mysterious art

  • Summer Guide

    June 19, 2002

    Music

    From their odd sushi bar on a seedy corner of the Mission, world-famous dancers Hiroko and Koichi Tamano try to preserve a bizarre, mysterious art

  • News

    May 22, 2002

    Dim Sum Diva

    Why is R&B veteran Patti Austin making her comeback singing in Mandarin?

  • Music

    August 8, 2001

    Pimps and Players

    Fillmore Slim has lived a life of picking, pimping, and prison -- now he just wants to play the blues

  • Music

    July 11, 2001

    Hear This

    Guitarist Vince Converse rocks the blues with sassy wah-wah and other effects.

  • Best of San Francisco

    May 23, 2001

    Five Best Places to Celebrate the Sunset

    Guitarist Vince Converse rocks the blues with sassy wah-wah and other effects.

  • Dining

    February 21, 2001

    Carnival of Sorts

    Monte Carlo Restaurant & Bar

  • Music

    October 11, 2000

    Boubacar Traore

    Macire (Indigo)

  • Music

    December 15, 1999

    House Of Tudor

    Zmrzlina, Little Jimmy Scott, Hank Crawford, and Jimmy McGriff

  • Music

    September 15, 1999

    Back Door Memories

    Tom Mazzolini speaks proudly of his San Francisco Blues Festival. But each musician is proud for a different reason.

  • Calendar

    June 30, 1999

    Night & Day

    Tom Mazzolini speaks proudly of his San Francisco Blues Festival. But each musician is proud for a different reason.

  • Music

    June 23, 1999

    Into the Maelstrom

    The Rova Saxophone Quartet once again honors the freewheeling spirit of Bay Area jazz improvisers

  • Music

    May 26, 1999

    Hear This

    The Rova Saxophone Quartet once again honors the freewheeling spirit of Bay Area jazz improvisers

  • News

    April 21, 1999

    Bluesman's Blues

    Paul Pena,who's played with everyone from Jerry Garcia to B.B. King, is coming out of the musical shadows, thanks to the award-winning documentary Genghis Blues. He's also blind, and sick, and entirely tired of living.

  • Music

    March 3, 1999

    Another Crossroads

    Former Sister Double Happiness frontman Gary Floyd re-confronts his (and America's) musical roots

  • Music

    November 18, 1998

    Still Giving It Up

    Delbert McClinton has something better than a record deal a sound all his own

  • Calendar

    August 26, 1998

    Night + Day

    Delbert McClinton has something better than a record deal a sound all his own

  • Music

    September 3, 1997

    Riff Raff

    Delbert McClinton has something better than a record deal a sound all his own

  • Music

    March 26, 1997

    Recordings

    Delbert McClinton has something better than a record deal a sound all his own

  • Film

    February 12, 1997

    The Man Who Would Be Ali

    Delbert McClinton has something better than a record deal a sound all his own

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