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Petty Fest Brings Out Boz Scaggs, Lucinda Williams, Chuck Prophet, and More at the Fillmore, 2/27/13

Petty Fest SF, with Boz Scaggs, Lucinda Williams, Nick Valensi, Har Mar Superstar, Butch Walker, Two Gallants, and (Many) More Wednesday, Feb. 27, 2013 The Fillmore Better than: Singing along to classic rock radio. The concept behind last night's Petty Fest concert at the Fillmore was simple: Get ... More >>

Sizzle & Fizzle: Highs and Lows from the Last Week in S.F. Music

The 10 Best San Francisco Indie Rock Records of 2012

Well, it was another solid year for loud guitar music from the Bay Area. And out of the dozens of worthy releases this year, we've culled these 10 picks for the best rock albums from San Francisco in 2012. Here they are, in no particular order: Two Gallants The Bloom and the Blight [ATO] After a br ... More >>

The 20 Best San Francisco Concerts of 2012, According to Us

Whether you preferred the dancefloor at Mighty, the plush environs of Bimbo's 365 Club, or the dewy late-night fields of Outside Lands, there were plenty of great concerts in San Francisco and the Bay Area in 2012. We reviewed many of them, from "secret" shows at semi-legal clubs to sprawling, three ... More >>

The Best of Hardly Strictly Bluegrass 2012: Friday, Oct. 5

Chuck Prophet takes us on a tour of San Francisco Willie Mays, Carol Doda, and Harvey Milk didn't come to Hardly Strictly Bluegrass this year, but S.F. rocker Chuck Prophet brought their memories to a crowded and lively set early Friday afternoon. Prophet's latest album, Temple Beautiful, is a story ... More >>

11 Artists to See at Hardly Strictly Bluegrass

There are lots of great things about Hardly Strictly Bluegrass -- but one of them isn't having to make the difficult choices that the massive, free roots music festival presents. To help you sort through this year's massive lineup, we've gathered 11 artists especially worth catching at the three-day ... More >>

Hardly Strictly Bluegrass 2012: The Full, Final Lineup Is Gigantic

Hardly Strictly Bluegrass is the music festival that just won't stop growing. We've posted pieces of the lineup as they've become public -- and thought we'd seen most of it -- but it turns out there have been even more artists added. This week, though, organizers promise that they've finally release ... More >>

Sizzle & Fizzle: Highs and Lows from the Last Week in S.F. Music

Here's the Hardly Strictly Bluegrass Lineup, Or Most of It

The folks over at Hardly Strictly Bluegrass are such teases! They've been leaking the lineup for this year's free festival one song medley at a time since late July. And now, it looks like we've got the full lineup -- or at least most of it -- revealed. There are often late adds and sometimes change ... More >>

Help S.F. Rocker Chuck Prophet Find His Stolen Telecaster

Just a community service announcement from the department of Please Don't Take Other People's Shit: S.F. rocker Chuck Prophet -- who is rad -- awoke recently to find his van window broken, and a prized axe missing. This of course is a nightmare -- especially since Prophet is heading up to Portland ... More >>

Sizzle & Fizzle: Highs and Lows from the Last Week in S.F. Music

Hardly Strictly Bluegrass 2012 Lineup: Here's What We Know So Far

As we reminded you last week, the organizers of Hardly Strictly Bluegrass are once again unveiling the festival lineup as a kind of quiz, by posting medleys of this year's performers online and letting fans take a guess. With two sets of song clips out now -- and the official answers posted on the H ... More >>

R.I.P. Tim Mooney, Drummer for Sun Kil Moon and American Music Club

Tim Mooney, a drummer and producer who played with noted S.F. bands American Music Club and Sun Kil Moon, died Thursday, June 13, according to his family. He was 53. Mooney played in Bay Area punk bands Sleepers, Toiling Midgets, and Negative Trend before joining S.F.'s American Music Club in the e ... More >>

In A Cloud II Comp to Feature Unreleased Songs From Ty Segall, Chuck Prophet, Papercuts, and More

Released in 2010, the In a Cloud: New Sounds of San Francisco compilation captured a particularly strong moment for some the city's best indie artists, including Sonny & the Sunsets, the Fresh & Onlys, Ty Segall, Kelley Stoltz, and more. Now, Secret Seven Records is planning to put out a follow-up ... More >>

Chuck Prophet's S.F. Album Gets the Facts Wrong, But the Feelings Right

The Feelings Are True

Chuck Prophet's album about S.F. may have gotten a few facts wrong, but it gets everything else right

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Chuck Prophet Takes Fans and Famous Guests on a Musical Bus Tour of San Francisco

Chuck Prophet and Guests Feb. 7, 2012 The Catacombs Better than: Going broke at any nearby Mission District restaurant. To commemorate yesterday's release of his new album, Temple Beautiful, S.F. singer-songwriter Chuck Prophet and Yep Roc Records treated about 40 fans to a guided bus tour of San ... More >>

Watch Chuck Prophet's Rockin' Tribute to Harvey Milk and George Moscone, "White Night, Big City"

Temple Beautiful, the latest album from local rock songwriter Chuck Prophet, is basically a tribute to San Francisco: Different songs deal with notable parts of the city's history. A few months ago we premiered the song "Castro Halloween," which tells the story of the grisly murders that ended the n ... More >>

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Exclusive Premiere: SF's Chuck Prophet Pens a Breezy, Longing Ode to the Old Days of Castro Halloween

​ Who remembers the old days of Halloween in the Castro? It wasn't that many years ago -- only the mid-2000s -- that thousands of revelers of all genders, orientations, and shades of nudity would gather in the city's most fun-loving hood for a massive street party. Castro Halloween parties wer ... More >>

Wednesday's Pick: Joel Streeter, Brad Brooks, Megan Slankard Band

Joel Streeter (center) with Megan Slankard(L) and Brad Brooks (R)​Joel StreeterBrad BrooksMegan Slankard BandRickshaw Stop8 p.m., $10After living in San Francisco since 2003, local singer-songwriter Joel Streeter has decided to head back East to be closer to his family. But first he made sure to t ... More >>

Friday's Pick: Chuck Prophet & the Mission Express, Stephanie Finch & the Company Men

Chuck Prophet & Stephanie FinchChuck Prophet & the Mission ExpressStephanie Finch and the Company MenDJ Kelley StoltzGreat American Music Hall9 p.m., $16​In a society obsessed with instant gratification, it's gratifying to hear about someone letting something simmer. Local musician Stephan ... More >>

Sunday Dispatch: Oyster Fest at Fort Mason

Surf Rock Safari: The Cuban Cowboys

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Producer, Label Honcho, Performer, Journalist

Pat Thomas is San Francisco's musical catalyst.

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Sonny Smith pens intriguing tales of his city

SF Weekly Music Awards: Winner's Circle

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Age of Miracles

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Kelley Stoltz's Antique Glow shines with a voice both familiar and unique

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Me and you and Bobby McGee

Tribute's just another word for nothing left to lose

Prophet Ear

Ex-Green on Red mainstay Chuck Prophet continues his solo metamorphosis with The Hurting Business

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Everything I Ever Needed to Know About the Music Business I Learned From Eddie Money, etc...

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Singing a New Tune, What's in a Name?, Back in Business, and Spin Control

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The House of Tudor

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Local Yokels

Night + Day

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Samples

Silent Scene

The instrumental rock revival with Man or Astro-Man?, the Mermen, Pell Mell, and more