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  • Blogs

    May 16, 2012

    The Top 10 Best Music Biopics

    The news that Alan Rickman will be portraying Hilly Kristal in a new CBGB biopic half excited us, then half scared us yesterday. He'll be good, but Lordy, who is going to play Debbie Harry? And The Ramones? Those are big shoes to fill... So we comforted ourselves with this -- a list of our top 10 fa ... More >>

  • Blogs

    April 20, 2012

    The Top 20 Greatest San Francisco Musicians: The Complete List

    See also: * The Top 20 Greatest San Francisco Musicians: Honorable Mentions Here they are -- the 20 greatest San Francisco musicians ever: 20. Cameron Paul Lists of pioneering American DJs often mention the usual suspects in New York and Chicago, but go back to the '70s and '80s and you'll find ... More >>

  • Blogs

    April 18, 2012

    The Top 20 Greatest San Francisco Musicians, Nos. 10-6

    See also: * The Top 20 Greatest San Francisco Musicians, Nos. 20-16 * The Top 20 Greatest San Francisco Musicians, Nos. 15-11 Throughout this week, we're counting down the greatest San Francisco musicians of all time. Having already honored the likes of Etta James, Mike Patton, and Michael Tilson ... More >>

  • Blogs

    April 16, 2012

    The Top 20 Greatest San Francisco Musicians Ever, #20-16

    Choosing the best S.F. musicians is kinda like forcing yourself to choose your favorite Bay Area bridge: Whatever you pick, there's always a good reason to go with another answer. San Francisco has a well-earned reputation as one of the world's rock 'n' roll meccas, but its contributions to music ha ... More >>

  • Blogs

    February 13, 2012

    The Grammys: A Timeline of Madness and Misery

    The 54th Annual Grammy Awards happened yesterday. Which we're sure you know already. If you missed it, however, you may have missed some of the weirdest details. So here, for your convenience, is a timeline of events. Get comfortable, 'cause this thing was a three-and-a-half-hour carnival of absurdi ... More >>

  • Music

    January 25, 2012

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

    The 54th Annual Grammy Awards happened yesterday. Which we're sure you know already. If you missed it, however, you may have missed some of the weirdest details. So here, for your convenience, is a timeline of events. Get comfortable, 'cause this thing was a three-and-a-half-hour carnival of absurdi ... More >>

  • Blogs

    January 20, 2012

    R.I.P. Etta James, Blues Queen with San Francisco Roots

    By JESSICA HILO Etta James, the incomparable force behind such hits as "At Last" and "Tell Mama," winner of six Grammys and seventeen Blues Music Awards, died Friday morning in Riverside, Calif. after a lengthy battle with leukemia and dementia. She was 73. James was an integral member of a cult ... More >>

  • Blogs

    January 19, 2012

    R.I.P. Johnny Otis, R&B Pioneer

    Johnny Otis, the Vallejo-born musician who helped coalesce jazz, blues, and gospel into rock 'n' roll and rhythm and blues, died Tuesday at his home in Altadena, California. He was 90. Best known for classics like "Hand Jive" -- an early rock 'n' roll hit -- and the sensual "Harlem Nocturne," Otis ... More >>

  • Blogs

    November 25, 2011

    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 >>

  • Blogs

    March 8, 2011

    The Tenderloin's Best Jukebox? We Go on the Hunt at 21 Club, Hemlock Tavern, and Geary Club

    Derrick LowThe pretty much amazing jukebox at Hemlock Tavern​The heyday of authentic jukeboxes is long over. With many bars installing those nasty touchscreen digital Internet boxes, the old school record-flipping kind of jukebox is a dying breed. And this is in the town that originated the concep ... More >>

  • Film

    November 24, 2010

    "Burlesque": Cher and Xtina rehash yesterday's musicals

    Derrick LowThe pretty much amazing jukebox at Hemlock Tavern​The heyday of authentic jukeboxes is long over. With many bars installing those nasty touchscreen digital Internet boxes, the old school record-flipping kind of jukebox is a dying breed. And this is in the town that originated the concep ... More >>

  • Music

    September 8, 2010

    Nemeth: Show Preview

    Derrick LowThe pretty much amazing jukebox at Hemlock Tavern​The heyday of authentic jukeboxes is long over. With many bars installing those nasty touchscreen digital Internet boxes, the old school record-flipping kind of jukebox is a dying breed. And this is in the town that originated the concep ... More >>

  • Blogs

    September 2, 2010

    Thursday's Pick: the Growlers, Shannon & the Clams, and Spencey Dude and the Doodles

    ​The GrowlersShannon & the ClamsSpencey Dude and the DoodlesRickshaw Stop8 p.m., $10-$12If Shannon and the Clams covered Martha and the Vandellas' "Heatwave" -- and they might -- it would probably sound like the lead singer was extremely angry at the weather. Rad! Shannon Shaw sounds like a cr ... More >>

  • Calendar

    September 1, 2010

    Del Shannon

    ​The GrowlersShannon & the ClamsSpencey Dude and the DoodlesRickshaw Stop8 p.m., $10-$12If Shannon and the Clams covered Martha and the Vandellas' "Heatwave" -- and they might -- it would probably sound like the lead singer was extremely angry at the weather. Rad! Shannon Shaw sounds like a cr ... More >>

  • Blogs

    August 1, 2010

    Friday Night: Kinky Friedman and Carletta Sue Kay at Great American Music Hall

    Wade GrubbsL-R: Jeff "Little Jewford" Shelby, Kinky Friedman, and Washington Ratso​Kinky FriedmanCarletta Sue Kay July 30, 2010, @Great American Music Hall Better than: Nobody. Friedman is a Jewish Renaissance dude: a singer-songwriter, writer of comedic crime novels, independent po ... More >>

  • Music

    March 10, 2010

    Fillmore Rapper DaVinci's thoughtful 'hood parables

    Wade GrubbsL-R: Jeff "Little Jewford" Shelby, Kinky Friedman, and Washington Ratso​Kinky FriedmanCarletta Sue Kay July 30, 2010, @Great American Music Hall Better than: Nobody. Friedman is a Jewish Renaissance dude: a singer-songwriter, writer of comedic crime novels, independent po ... More >>

  • Blogs

    January 30, 2009

    Last Night: Adele at The Warfield

    Adele The Warfield January 29, 2009 Better than: Watching Amy Winehouse frolic a step away from death. British singer/songwriter Adele Laurie Blue Adkins (known simply as Adele) totes a voice that's dripping with old soul, yet she's only 20. When she took to the stage last night at the Warfiel ... More >>

  • Film

    December 3, 2008

    Spinning Blues Into Lies

    Cadillac Records can't handle the truth.

  • News

    December 5, 2007

    My Tunes: Juanita More!

    Drag queen, She-J, and nightlife entertainer

  • Music

    September 5, 2007

    Six-string giant Buddy Guy delivers sublime blues

    Drag queen, She-J, and nightlife entertainer

  • Calendar

    August 29, 2007

    Star of Stage, Screen, and Couch

    Drag queen, She-J, and nightlife entertainer

  • Calendar

    November 23, 2005

    Clap Your Hands, Say "Ole!"

    The gypsy heart of "Lamento"

  • Music

    May 25, 2005

    Hear This

    Discover a Welsh version of the Beastie Boys, real-deal gospel-punk-rawk, and the new trio of a legendary ax-grinder

  • Calendar

    October 13, 2004

    Jazzercizing

    We're once again a great bastion of boogie for the S.F. Jazz Festival

  • Calendar

    September 22, 2004

    Cut It Out

    Stencils are the new graffiti

  • Calendar

    July 21, 2004

    This Week's Day-by-Day Picks

    Stencils are the new graffiti

  • Best of San Francisco

    May 19, 2004

    Four Best Outdoor Festivals

    Stencils are the new graffiti

  • Calendar

    April 14, 2004

    Singing Praises

    Are you there, God?

  • Calendar

    October 29, 2003

    This Week's Day-by-Day Picks

    Are you there, God?

  • Calendar

    July 30, 2003

    Playing With Knives

    Punk's past rears its pretty head

  • Summer Guide

    June 25, 2003

    Summer Events a Go Go!

    What to do, all summer long

  • Music

    October 16, 2002

    SF Weekly Music Awards 2002

    A galaxy-spanning journey through space and sound!

  • Music

    August 7, 2002

    Hear This

    George Brooks holds a summit meeting of American jazz and Indian classical music

  • 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

    April 4, 2001

    Redemption Song

    Twenty-seven years ago, Shuggie Otis released one amazing record. Maybe now it'll get its due.

  • Calendar

    November 1, 2000

    Cray in the Bay

    The Robert Cray Band at the S.F. Jazz Festival

  • Music

    November 24, 1999

    House Of Tudor

    Nina Storey, "Bond A Go-Go," Bloodroses, and "A Judy Garland Christmas"

  • Music

    May 5, 1999

    Hip (Hop) Swingers

    Jimmy Luxury swaggers his way toward the inevitable fusion of swing and hip hop

  • Calendar

    April 21, 1999

    Night & Day

    Jimmy Luxury swaggers his way toward the inevitable fusion of swing and hip hop

  • Calendar

    September 2, 1998

    R&R Rundown

    Jimmy Luxury swaggers his way toward the inevitable fusion of swing and hip hop

  • Culture

    April 22, 1998

    Stage

    Jimmy Luxury swaggers his way toward the inevitable fusion of swing and hip hop

  • Calendar

    April 8, 1998

    Night + Day

    Jimmy Luxury swaggers his way toward the inevitable fusion of swing and hip hop

  • News

    April 8, 1998

    Theater Sports

    The first SF Weekly Black Box Awards

  • Music

    December 10, 1997

    The House of Tudor

    The first SF Weekly Black Box Awards

  • Calendar

    September 24, 1997

    Night+Day

    The first SF Weekly Black Box Awards

  • Music

    July 2, 1997

    Get It While You Can

    Jerry Ragavoy and the ghost of Janis Joplin

  • Music

    April 30, 1997

    Stalemate

    The Chess Records 50th anniversary reissues and the death of the blues

  • Calendar

    June 5, 1996

    Night+Day

    The Chess Records 50th anniversary reissues and the death of the blues

  • Calendar

    January 24, 1996

    Night + Day

    The Chess Records 50th anniversary reissues and the death of the blues

  • Calendar

    April 19, 1995

    Night+Day

    The Chess Records 50th anniversary reissues and the death of the blues

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