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Gil Scott-Heron

  • 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 >>

  • Blogs

    January 26, 2012

    S.F. Trumpeter Bill Ortiz on Playing with Souls of Mischief, Covering Gil Scott-Heron, and Touring with Sheila E.

    "Souls of Mischief brought me in initially to replace a sample that was going to cost them too much to clear!" So says San Francisco-born trumpeter Bill Ortiz with a laugh as he recalls his contribution to the Bay Area rap quartet's cherished debut album '93 'Til Infinity. Ortiz's playing can be hea ... More >>

  • Blogs

    November 9, 2011

    Drake's Take Care: A First Listen

    ​ Funny thing about Drake: I'm forced to care. This goes beyond my duties as a music writer; rap now is in a state where someone like Drake or Rick Ross becomes the sun and everyone surrounding becomes an orbiting satellite. I'm a huge fan of co-Money Youngins Lil Wayne and Nicki Minaj, and I ... More >>

  • Blogs

    October 11, 2011

    An Interview with EMA: 'Any Time You Say Something That Shocks Even You ... That's a Good Sign'

    Erika M. Anderson​ You could call the sound recordings that Erika M. Anderson makes "music" -- they bear a fair resemblance to some of the more creative strains of indie rock -- but even she's not sure that's what her sound art is. And that disregard for the rules of pop music may be the best ... More >>

  • Blogs

    October 5, 2011

    The Top 50 Songs To Get High To

    As you might imagine, combing back numbers of my Listen to This While High column and my own vast library for a reasonable stab at the Fifty Stoniest Songs Ever is a labor and hashish intensive experience. Preliminary fossickings unearthed these half-hundred favorites, many of which may seem unfamil ... More >>

  • Calendar

    September 21, 2011

    Outsiders Look at U.S. Racism

    As you might imagine, combing back numbers of my Listen to This While High column and my own vast library for a reasonable stab at the Fifty Stoniest Songs Ever is a labor and hashish intensive experience. Preliminary fossickings unearthed these half-hundred favorites, many of which may seem unfamil ... More >>

  • Calendar

    August 31, 2011

    Strange New Worlds

    As you might imagine, combing back numbers of my Listen to This While High column and my own vast library for a reasonable stab at the Fifty Stoniest Songs Ever is a labor and hashish intensive experience. Preliminary fossickings unearthed these half-hundred favorites, many of which may seem unfamil ... More >>

  • Music

    June 8, 2011

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

    As you might imagine, combing back numbers of my Listen to This While High column and my own vast library for a reasonable stab at the Fifty Stoniest Songs Ever is a labor and hashish intensive experience. Preliminary fossickings unearthed these half-hundred favorites, many of which may seem unfamil ... More >>

  • Blogs

    May 31, 2011

    R.I.P. Gil Scott-Heron 1949-2011

    Adam Turner/WikimediaGil Scott-Heron at SF's Regency Ballroom in 2009​ Poet, author, proto-rapper and political soul/jazz singer-songwriter Gil Scott-Heron died Friday, May 27 at the age of 62. The cause of death has not been confirmed as of press time, but the BBC has reported that he had fal ... More >>

  • Blogs

    March 17, 2010

    Last Night: Gil Scott-Heron at Yoshi's

    Image Courtesy of: Mischa Richter​Gil Scott-Heron
 Tuesday, March 16, 2010 
Yoshi's 
Better than: Anything on TV Gil Scott-Heron is old. For those born in the 1980s, you might have heard his "The Revolution Will Not Be Televised" for the first time in a Nike commercial, which ... More >>

  • Music

    March 10, 2010

    Gil Scott-Heron's evolution (will not be televised)

    Image Courtesy of: Mischa Richter​Gil Scott-Heron
 Tuesday, March 16, 2010 
Yoshi's 
Better than: Anything on TV Gil Scott-Heron is old. For those born in the 1980s, you might have heard his "The Revolution Will Not Be Televised" for the first time in a Nike commercial, which ... More >>

  • Music

    November 25, 2009

    Del the Funky Homosapien teams up for his best work in a decade

    Image Courtesy of: Mischa Richter​Gil Scott-Heron
 Tuesday, March 16, 2010 
Yoshi's 
Better than: Anything on TV Gil Scott-Heron is old. For those born in the 1980s, you might have heard his "The Revolution Will Not Be Televised" for the first time in a Nike commercial, which ... More >>

  • Blogs

    November 11, 2009

    Last Night: Saul Williams, Earl Greyhound, and American Fangs at the Independent

    Saul Williams's facepaint resembled a dolphin crossed with the Star Trek logo​Saul Williams, Earl Greyhound, American Fangs November 10, 2009 The Independent Better Than: Gym Class Heroes, or 2009 David Bowie With a head full of feathers and his face painted like a glittering Star Trek dolphin, ... More >>

  • Calendar

    September 23, 2009

    Barry White Meets Noam Chomsky

    Saul Williams's facepaint resembled a dolphin crossed with the Star Trek logo​Saul Williams, Earl Greyhound, American Fangs November 10, 2009 The Independent Better Than: Gym Class Heroes, or 2009 David Bowie With a head full of feathers and his face painted like a glittering Star Trek dolphin, ... More >>

  • Music

    August 6, 2008

    Poetic emcee Ise Lyfe coulda been a gangsta

    Saul Williams's facepaint resembled a dolphin crossed with the Star Trek logo​Saul Williams, Earl Greyhound, American Fangs November 10, 2009 The Independent Better Than: Gym Class Heroes, or 2009 David Bowie With a head full of feathers and his face painted like a glittering Star Trek dolphin, ... More >>

  • Music

    January 3, 2007

    Goodbye to the Godfather

    RIP James Brown

  • Home Entertainment

    December 6, 2006

    A Masterpiece on Canvas

    RIP James Brown

  • Calendar

    March 23, 2005

    How Free?

    A drama whose time is now

  • Year End

    December 15, 2004

    Americana Pie

    Grab a slice of 2004's best roots music while it's still hot.

  • Music

    October 20, 2004

    A Hero Comes Along

    The lowest-profile member of the lauded Quannum crew, MC Lateef, finds the spotlight on Ambush

  • Calendar

    July 9, 2003

    This Week's Day-by-Day Picks

    The lowest-profile member of the lauded Quannum crew, MC Lateef, finds the spotlight on Ambush

  • Culture

    May 7, 2003

    Get On the Bus

    Sarah Jones' characters aren't just studies in race and prejudice; they're studies in contradiction

  • Culture

    March 26, 2003

    War on War Songs

    Iraq and roll don't go together well when rockers protest

  • Music

    January 22, 2003

    Various Artists

    Black & Proud Vol. 1 and Vol. 2

  • Music

    September 4, 2002

    Stir It Up

    Thirty years ago Linton Kwesi Johnson helped start the dub poetry movement, which is still inspiring artists today

  • Music

    April 24, 2002

    Blackalicious

    Blazing Arrow (MCA)

  • Calendar

    March 13, 2002

    Words of Wisdom

    Performance artist Sarah Jones transforms into eight women to examine human rights in her solo show

  • Music

    August 23, 2000

    Got Live If You Want It

    What do a cappella, opera, and jazz have to do with hip hop? Ask Felonious.

  • Music

    January 19, 2000

    House Of Tudor

    Teenage Frames, Neomythic, Austin Lounge Lizards, Alan Kaufman, Lowbrow

  • Calendar

    May 5, 1999

    The Revolution Will Not Be Televised

    Teenage Frames, Neomythic, Austin Lounge Lizards, Alan Kaufman, Lowbrow

  • Music

    March 3, 1999

    Riff Raff

    Teenage Frames, Neomythic, Austin Lounge Lizards, Alan Kaufman, Lowbrow

  • Music

    May 13, 1998

    What Does Your Soul Look Like

    Chico DeBarge and the search for a new Marvin Gaye

  • Music

    March 4, 1998

    Reviews

    Chico DeBarge and the search for a new Marvin Gaye

  • Music

    January 28, 1998

    The House of Tudor

    Chico DeBarge and the search for a new Marvin Gaye

  • Music

    February 5, 1997

    Is It Live?

    Chico DeBarge and the search for a new Marvin Gaye

  • Music

    January 3, 1996

    The Book of Lists

    SF Weekly contributors salute the best (and worst) music of 1995

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