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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 TavernThe 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 >>
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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 >>
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January 19, 2012
R.I.P. Johnny Otis, R&B Pioneer
Johnny Otis, R.I.P.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 sensua ... More >>
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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 ... More >>
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January 25, 2012
Sizzle & Fizzle: Highs and Lows from the Last Week in S.F. Music
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 ... More >>
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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 >>

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