Donna Summer

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

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: Felix Da Housecat Schools the Club Kids at Blow Up

Blow Up presents Felix Da Housecat DNA Lounge Friday, March 9, 2012 Better than: Macaulay Culkin's acting in Party Monster. In a city with a rapidly expanding nightlife scene, it's sometimes easy to forget that the future of the industry lies in those clubs and events that cater to a younger audie ... More >>

Free Download: Listen to Jaswho? and His Alleged 'San Francisco Sound'

Martha TraerJaswho?​Apparently, Bay Area-based multi-instrumentalist/producer/engineer/vocalist Jaswho? (pronounced Jase-hoo) has been crafting his club-friendly music for over a decade -- a style that is allegedly "at the forefront of the 'San Francisco Sound.'" I can't say I'm familiar with the ... More >>

Dandy Rotten Scoundrel

Michael Manos was living the same lie that he peddled across the country. But in San Francisco, the truth caught up with him.

Weekend Party Preview: Disco Weekend Extravaganza!

Greg Wilson​We're happy that San Francisco is embracing the timeless sounds of disco more and more on a broader scale. Gone are the days of having to listen to your Donna Summer and Giorgio Moroder records at home, dancing alone while your cat watched. The late-'70s is making the rounds again in o ... More >>

Gossip trades punk for funk

Greg Wilson​We're happy that San Francisco is embracing the timeless sounds of disco more and more on a broader scale. Gone are the days of having to listen to your Donna Summer and Giorgio Moroder records at home, dancing alone while your cat watched. The late-'70s is making the rounds again in o ... More >>

Last Night: The Roots at Davies Symphony Hall

The RootsDavies Symphony HallBetter than: Sitting still for an orchestraLocal music history was made last night as the Roots performed the first-ever hip-hop concert at Davies Symphony Hall as part of SFJAZZ's Spring season. The Philadelphia-bred, Grammy Award-winning group plays in your living room ... More >>

Track of the Day: The Juan MacLean

Tim Soter If you dig the new millennium disco fogging up windows in clubs across the country, you'll feel love for the Juan MacLean track "The Simple Life." The song luckily has nothing to do with Paris and her former BFF Nicole. Rather, it's a bit of Star Wars meets Donna Summer, a gorgeous track t ... More >>

10 Artists with Gimmicky Names Worth Hearing

(Nipsey Hussle is nothing funny) The cast of the musical Gypsy set a precedent in entertainment in 1962 when it declared, "You Gotta Get a Gimmick!" That song referred to strippers, of course, but the old adage still seems to holds true, particularly in the rampantly pseudonymous worlds of rap, ... More >>

The Future of Disco

(Nipsey Hussle is nothing funny) The cast of the musical Gypsy set a precedent in entertainment in 1962 when it declared, "You Gotta Get a Gimmick!" That song referred to strippers, of course, but the old adage still seems to holds true, particularly in the rampantly pseudonymous worlds of rap, ... More >>

Summer Lovin' by the Bay

(Nipsey Hussle is nothing funny) The cast of the musical Gypsy set a precedent in entertainment in 1962 when it declared, "You Gotta Get a Gimmick!" That song referred to strippers, of course, but the old adage still seems to holds true, particularly in the rampantly pseudonymous worlds of rap, ... More >>

Donna Summer relaces her dancing shoes

(Nipsey Hussle is nothing funny) The cast of the musical Gypsy set a precedent in entertainment in 1962 when it declared, "You Gotta Get a Gimmick!" That song referred to strippers, of course, but the old adage still seems to holds true, particularly in the rampantly pseudonymous worlds of rap, ... More >>

Lindstrøm

Where You Go I Go Too (Feedelity/Smalltown Supersound)

Donna Summer

Crayons (Burgundy S)

Last Night: Heloise & The Savoir Faire

Crayons (Burgundy S)

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

Crayons (Burgundy S)

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

Crayons (Burgundy S)

CD Review: Britney Spears -- Blackout

Crayons (Burgundy S)

Mon Stars

Crayons (Burgundy S)

Gang Today, Hair Tomorrow

The Suey Sing Boys of Oakland were a bunch of low-level Chinese-American thugs. Then 10 of them became high-fashion hairstylists.

Lost in the Male

When a Latin lover suddenly splits town, his ex-boyfriend goes postal

BeatBox

DJ Krush lays down the moody beats; "Remember" takes you all the way back to the '70s, for better or worse.

BeatBox

The return of hip hop legend Pete Rock, the pop sphere of "Vanguard," and a strip club with a new M.O.

Kings of the Stone Age

A quarter-century ago, the Weirdos jump-started West Coast punk. Now they're back.

Say Hallelujah!

NorCal expats the Rapture and Out Hud return from NYC with a 20-year legacy in tow. Get ready to dance, punk.

Lovely Hula Hands

Island boogie hits S.F.

Best Jukebox

The Ha-Ra

Songs to Die By

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

House Of Tudor

Roxie benefit documentaries, electro-punk Bitches, and a Tribute to tribute bands

The Mix

Night Tripping

Feeling Mighty Real

How disco changed the face of local dance music

House Of Tudor

Rokia Traoré; Dead Moon; Leatherface; Chico Cesar

The Regular Guys

They follow sports, wear flannel shirts, smoke, drink, belch, and make crude jokes. Oh, one other thing. They're gay.

Various Artists

Machine Soul: An Odyssey into Electronic Dance Music, Ohm: The Early Gurus of Electronic Music

Monkee Shines

Machine Soul: An Odyssey into Electronic Dance Music, Ohm: The Early Gurus of Electronic Music

Mush Never Sleeps

Machine Soul: An Odyssey into Electronic Dance Music, Ohm: The Early Gurus of Electronic Music

Riff Raff

Machine Soul: An Odyssey into Electronic Dance Music, Ohm: The Early Gurus of Electronic Music

Reviews

Machine Soul: An Odyssey into Electronic Dance Music, Ohm: The Early Gurus of Electronic Music

Night+Day

Machine Soul: An Odyssey into Electronic Dance Music, Ohm: The Early Gurus of Electronic Music

The Fall of Love

Chet Helms and his Avalon Ballroom were the heart and soul of the Summer of Love. Thirty years of stupid business moves later, love is all that's left.

Under the Covers

Emmylou Harris unearths the language between the lines

Slap Shots

Emmylou Harris unearths the language between the lines

Night+Day

Emmylou Harris unearths the language between the lines

Night+Day

Emmylou Harris unearths the language between the lines

Night+Day

Emmylou Harris unearths the language between the lines

Night+Day

Emmylou Harris unearths the language between the lines

Living the good death

The terminally ill take control of their final exit