George Clinton

Superbad: Soundtrack Way Funkier Than First Thought

George Clinton and Parliament Funkadelic to Play SF NYE Show

Last Night: Barack Obama Presidential Inauguration Skaters' Ball at FunkyTown Roller Rink

(The Godfather of Skating gets down) Last Night: Barack Obama Presidential Inauguration Skaters' Ball FunkyTown Roller Rink (also known as the gym at International Studies Academy in Potrero Hill) January 20, 2009 Better than: Watching CNN on loop. As the brainchild behind the Midnight ... More >>

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(The Godfather of Skating gets down) Last Night: Barack Obama Presidential Inauguration Skaters' Ball FunkyTown Roller Rink (also known as the gym at International Studies Academy in Potrero Hill) January 20, 2009 Better than: Watching CNN on loop. As the brainchild behind the Midnight ... More >>

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(The Godfather of Skating gets down) Last Night: Barack Obama Presidential Inauguration Skaters' Ball FunkyTown Roller Rink (also known as the gym at International Studies Academy in Potrero Hill) January 20, 2009 Better than: Watching CNN on loop. As the brainchild behind the Midnight ... More >>

Night+Day

(The Godfather of Skating gets down) Last Night: Barack Obama Presidential Inauguration Skaters' Ball FunkyTown Roller Rink (also known as the gym at International Studies Academy in Potrero Hill) January 20, 2009 Better than: Watching CNN on loop. As the brainchild behind the Midnight ... More >>

Angel Heart

The leftist-acid-Latin-funk of Los Angelitos

Night Crawler

The leftist-acid-Latin-funk of Los Angelitos

George Duke

Dukey Treats (Heads Up)

Maceo Parker and the WDR Big Band

Roots and Grooves (Heads Up International)

2 Percent Jazz, 98 Percent Funky Stuff

Roots and Grooves (Heads Up International)

24-Hour Party People

Chow Nasty gets Super funked up

Modern R&B balladeer Ne-Yo slides into S.F.

Chow Nasty gets Super funked up

Lifesavas

Gutterfly: The Original Soundtrack (Quannum)

Mountain Goats graze through three sold out shows

Gutterfly: The Original Soundtrack (Quannum)

Dubbing Is a Must

Surya Dub: Behold the global reverb

Rock out with your Goblin Cock out!

Surya Dub: Behold the global reverb

Eric McFadden Trio

Joy of Suffering

P Is for Paradox

The P-Funk gang celebrates its golden anniversary -- with its many, many, many white fans

Best Dance to Attend If You Were Never Asked to the Prom

The P-Funk gang celebrates its golden anniversary -- with its many, many, many white fans

Grand Damn

Opera creams expectations

No Joke

Shock-G, the MC who told us to "do the Humpty Hump," is back, and this time he's brought his sensitive side

Fiddle About

Detroit's Amp Fiddler brings funk, soul, and decades of experience to his acclaimed debut

One Nation, Under Funk

DJ Motion Potion's populist approach to spreading the funk has got dance-floor denizens hot, bothered, and coming back for more

California Loved

Roger Troutman and his family brought funk to West Coast hip hop and influenced everyone from Ice Cube to Tupac Shakur. Then his older brother put four bullets in him.

House Of Tudor

Gothic blues, creature features, and a respite for the H.E.A.R.-ing impaired

Carpe Diem

Diem Jones

Funking It Up

Maceo Parker

Various Artists

James Brown's Funky People, Volume 3 (Polydor)

Beat Scientist

Experimental rapper Doseone is too weird for the hip hop faithful -- but indie rockers love him

Side Dish

Experimental rapper Doseone is too weird for the hip hop faithful -- but indie rockers love him

Take Me Out to the Ballgame

Experimental rapper Doseone is too weird for the hip hop faithful -- but indie rockers love him

The Revolution Will Not Be Televised

Experimental rapper Doseone is too weird for the hip hop faithful -- but indie rockers love him

Reviews

Experimental rapper Doseone is too weird for the hip hop faithful -- but indie rockers love him

Suspicious Minds

Experimental rapper Doseone is too weird for the hip hop faithful -- but indie rockers love him

Recordings

Experimental rapper Doseone is too weird for the hip hop faithful -- but indie rockers love him

Fog Belt Flicks

Experimental rapper Doseone is too weird for the hip hop faithful -- but indie rockers love him

P-Funk Tribute Tonight at PST

Let Me Ride: George Clinton on the Mothership Attention funkateers, freak-a-zoids, and motor-booty-aficionados. Tonight at 330 Ritch's Pacific Standard Time, DJ Sake One dons his Mr. Wiggles suit and plays a very special 4-hour tribute to Parliament-Funkadelic, and, no doubt, its associated artists ... More >>

George Clinton

Let Me Ride: George Clinton on the Mothership Attention funkateers, freak-a-zoids, and motor-booty-aficionados. Tonight at 330 Ritch's Pacific Standard Time, DJ Sake One dons his Mr. Wiggles suit and plays a very special 4-hour tribute to Parliament-Funkadelic, and, no doubt, its associated artists ... More >>

Listomania: Top Southern Rap Picks For 2009

Yeah, it stirred the Yankees to the World Series championship, but was there a more boring album this year than Jay-Z's The Blueprint 3? Perhaps it was a geographic thing; with a few exceptions like Raekwon and Kid Cudi, most of 2009's exciting, innovative rap records came from Southern artists. Sur ... More >>

Get Faded with Bootsy's Rubber Band

​ Listen to this while high: Bootsy? Player of the Year by Bootsy Collins.​Behind the buzz: In honor of the Booted One's scheduled stomp on the Fillmore's planks this Saturday night, I'm gonna burn this Tuesday bongload in the company of one of the few early Bootsy Collins albums whose liner ... More >>

George Clinton: Show Preview

​ Listen to this while high: Bootsy? Player of the Year by Bootsy Collins.​Behind the buzz: In honor of the Booted One's scheduled stomp on the Fillmore's planks this Saturday night, I'm gonna burn this Tuesday bongload in the company of one of the few early Bootsy Collins albums whose liner ... More >>

In Print: Sonny Smith, Rock 'n' Roll Poet with Qualms, and More

​Sonny and the Sunsets: It's an immaculate summer day, and we are interrupting Sonny Smith. He's sitting under an umbrella at Dolores Park Cafe, eating a cup of yogurt he'd been carrying in his pocket, trying to answer a question about whether being signed to the respected indie label Fat Poss ... More >>

George Clinton Begins His Four-Day Birthday Funkathon in S.F.

Sophia HernandezCaptain Clinton steers the stage.​ George Clinton and Parliament Funkadelic July 7, 2011 @ Yoshi's San Francisco Better than: Any other 70-year-old's birthday festivities. Sophia Hernandez​Legendary funk artist George Clinton turns 70 on July 22 and has been celebrating ... More >>

Friday Night: George Clinton and Parliament Funkadelic at Yoshi's (Photos)

Calibree PhotographyGeorge Clinton and Parliament Funkadelic at Yoshi's on Friday.​ George Clinton and Parliament Funkadelic July 8, 2011 @ Yoshi's SF George Clinton is celebrating his 70th birthday with a string of shows at Yoshi's in Oakland and San Francisco. Jen Cash of Calibree Photograp ... More >>

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

Calibree PhotographyGeorge Clinton and Parliament Funkadelic at Yoshi's on Friday.​ George Clinton and Parliament Funkadelic July 8, 2011 @ Yoshi's SF George Clinton is celebrating his 70th birthday with a string of shows at Yoshi's in Oakland and San Francisco. Jen Cash of Calibree Photograp ... More >>

Krystal Klear on His Unusual Obsession with '80s Boogie, and Finding Obscure Records in Ireland

Shaun Bloodworth​It's hard to imagine a 22-year-old from Ireland being an expert on genres like new jack swing and boogie house, but expertise is exactly what Dec Lennon, aka Krystal Klear, conveys through his mixes and productions. While younger listeners may not be familiar artists like Al B ... More >>

Souls of Mischief's A-Plus Reviews His Own Discography

A-Plus​As part of the mighty Souls of Mischief crew, A-Plus ushered in a new style of Bay Area rap with the group's breezy and effortless "'93 'Til Infinity" anthem. Also a mainstay in the Hieroglyphics movement, the rapper and producer has been involved with releases from Del, Pep Love, and C ... More >>

How Oakland's Wallpaper. Graduated to a Major Label

A-Plus​As part of the mighty Souls of Mischief crew, A-Plus ushered in a new style of Bay Area rap with the group's breezy and effortless "'93 'Til Infinity" anthem. Also a mainstay in the Hieroglyphics movement, the rapper and producer has been involved with releases from Del, Pep Love, and C ... More >>

Signal to Noise: Five Tracks You'll Soon Be Hearing on the Dancefloor

Todd Terje enjoying a sunset​ Though previous installments of Signal to Noise have focused on selections from local DJs, this week our column takes a minute to get a little introspective. Here are five just-released (or soon to be released) tracks we've recently discovered that we like, and th ... More >>