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

R.I.P. Robin Gibb: One of the Golden Voices of Disco Dies at 62

It doesn't happen very often, but now and then a song or album comes along that perfectly captures the mood of a historical moment and embeds itself into the consciousness of a generation. It happened with for the Beatles with Sgt. Pepper's Lonely Hearts Club Band in 1967, and it happened for the Be ... More >>

R.I.P. Donna Summer, the Queen of Disco, 1948-2012

While previous diagnoses of the death of disco have come off as somewhat premature in the wake of countless rivals, it now seems we're a step closer to a definite end. Donna Summer, the vocalist known as the "queen of disco," has died of cancer at the age of 63. A five-time Grammy award winner, her ... More >>

Lost in the Night: Go Bang! Proves Disco Is Still Kicking

Lost in the Night: Go Bang! 3 Year Anniversary Deco Lounge Friday, Nov. 26, 2011 Better than: The Shagadelics live in concert. Somewhere in the mid-'00s, the impossible happened. Disco, arguably one of the most reviled (or, really, misunderstood) forms of music, somehow worked its way back into be ... More >>

Steve Fabus on the Liberated Early Days of SF Disco, and the Spirit of the Go Bang! Party

Stacy Lucier​ Chicago-born DJ Steve Fabus started his musical career in the early '70s, after being inspired by the soulful sounds of Etta James and Stevie Wonder. Moving to San Francisco in 1974, he found himself in the center of one of America's counter culture capitals, where disco, drugs, ... More >>

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Weekend Party Preview: Simian Mobile Disco, Sweater Funk

Simian Mobile Disco​It's Memorial Day weekend! And we all know what that means: get drunk on Sunday! Well, we've certainly got your Sunday night covered, and your Friday and Saturday night, too. In fact, we've got quite the stellar mix of events here for you. There's a dance party that only plays ... More >>

Exclusive: DJ Mini-Mix from DJ Conor

​DJ Conor seems to be a straightforward guy in both musical tastes and DJ style. His moniker behind the turntables is as simple as it can be (it's just his first name), and the classic disco records he schleps from venue to venue are the purest funky grooves of their kind. This Friday, Conor takes ... More >>

Weekend Party Preview: Hometown Hip-Hop, Classic House

Lemonade​For our party picks this weekend, we've kept it pretty close to home. The choices are boiled down to a bit of hometown hip-hop, some classic SF house music, a long-awaited homecoming performance, and some solid disco music for good measure. No matter which party suits your liking, we guar ... More >>

Shackleton, Eskmo, and EPROM

Jamie Jones

Tony Manero

Appleblim

The Future of Disco

Windsurf’s beach blanket disco

Summer Lovin' by the Bay

Donna Summer relaces her dancing shoes

Last Night: Heloise & The Savoir Faire

Choirgirl-cum-club diva DJ Colette headlines the 11th Annual Etd. Pop

It Takes a Village Person

Brooklyn's Dynamite 18-Piece Disco Band Emulates the Muppets

Mon Stars

Family Values

Get Way Down

BeatBox

Stacey Pullen headlines "The San Francisco-Detroit Connection." "Feather" breathes new life into disco

Best Dorky But Cute Hip Hop Act

Lil' Pocketknife

Songs to Die By

Sean San José moves from raw nerve to whole person in this band-backed play about AIDS

Best Place to Relive the 1970s

Disco Roller Skaters

Feeling Mighty Real

How disco changed the face of local dance music

Mush Never Sleeps

Disco Duck

Macho Man

Meet Victor Willis, the lost Village Person