Jefferson Airplane

Coachella, Mortified confessions, Ascended Master and the Golding Collection of Rock Art - Your Monday Morning Hangover

Rolling Stones in '68

SF Weekly Music Awards Nominee: Wooden Shjips

The Electric Multimedia Psychedelic Time Trip

Haight-Ashbury pioneer and Oracle editor Allen Cohen resurrects the Summer of Love with a CD-ROM

Turning Japanese

At this tiny spot, tasty skewered treats are served with a vintage soundtrack.

Frisco Freakout makes a California scene

At this tiny spot, tasty skewered treats are served with a vintage soundtrack.

Rich Unterberger brings rare rock flicks to the Haight

At this tiny spot, tasty skewered treats are served with a vintage soundtrack.

Sixties Flashback

Sounds of the Summer of Love echo through today

Various

Monterey International Pop Festival (Razor & Tie)

Flying Canyon

Flying Canyon (Soft Abuse)

Jesse Sykes and the Sweet Hereafter

Like, Love, Lust & the Open Halls of the Soul (Barsuk)

Misc. Reviews

Johnny Z and the Camaros at the Gold Dust Lounge

Some of My Best Friends Are Records

SF Weekly writers pick their favorite Bay Area records of all time

Oh, Pioneers

Behold - the forgotten history of the Beau Brummels, the true originators of the San Francisco sound of the '60s

Roly-Poly Cat Heads

Join local legends the Cat Heads, the (ex) Cat Heads, and It Thing for a trip down memory lane

And You Thought They Sucked

These bands actually rule -- just like the Grateful Dead does

Misc. Reviews

If it's kinda, sorta music-related, we'll review it. This Week: The Dick Cavett Show -- Rock Icons DVD.

Hear This

Wooden Wand & the Vanishing Voice gets freaky with you; Rogue Wave dabbles in baseball analysis

Best Classic Music Venues

Wooden Wand & the Vanishing Voice gets freaky with you; Rogue Wave dabbles in baseball analysis

Voodoo Chile

Through his solo work and new band the Gris Gris, Oakland's Greg Ashley explores the freaky side of '60s psychedelia

The Cuts

The Cuts (Birdman)

Letters to the Editor

Letters from the issue of Wednesday, May 26, 2004

Ferociously Stoned

Remember when psych rock thrived in S.F.? Of course you don't. You were high. But Comets on Fire will jar more than your memory.

Light It Up

Bill Graham's "Mama"

The Sounds of Silence

Why the Bay Area has stopped producing big-time rock bands

Chef's Choice

Women think Auberge du Soleil's cook is a pretty tasty morsel

The New Tweedy Brothers

The New Tweedy Bros! (Ridon/Shadoks)

Pop Philosophy

Retro Sheik; Bruno's lives!

Rockin' Dixie

Two Southern-fried artists bring politics and religion to light, while Grace Slick checks her pulse

Best Jann Wenner Memory Under Glass

Two Southern-fried artists bring politics and religion to light, while Grace Slick checks her pulse

Apocalypse Then

Altamont slammed the door on rock 'n' roll's dream of peace and love. An insider remembers.

Reel World

Altamont slammed the door on rock 'n' roll's dream of peace and love. An insider remembers.

Night + Day

Altamont slammed the door on rock 'n' roll's dream of peace and love. An insider remembers.

Words' Worth

Altamont slammed the door on rock 'n' roll's dream of peace and love. An insider remembers.

Reviews

Altamont slammed the door on rock 'n' roll's dream of peace and love. An insider remembers.

Riff Raff

Altamont slammed the door on rock 'n' roll's dream of peace and love. An insider remembers.

Riff Raff

Altamont slammed the door on rock 'n' roll's dream of peace and love. An insider remembers.

Riff Raff

Altamont slammed the door on rock 'n' roll's dream of peace and love. An insider remembers.

Racket

Altamont slammed the door on rock 'n' roll's dream of peace and love. An insider remembers.

SFJFF Announces "Rockin' Puppet Mayhem"

Q: when is a puppet show not just a puppet show? A: When the puppets referred to are the Puppet Folk Revival Band. On July 31st, CellSpace hosts the West Coast concert debut of Rockin' Puppet Mayhem: the Puppet Folk Revival Band. Described in their PR as "an unholy blend of the puppetcraft of The ... More >>

Waters' KCRW Playlist Reveals Shameless Acts of Bribery

KCRWAlice DeeJay heats up the tables at KCRW.​Alice Waters appeared on the Guest DJ Project on Los Angeles-based radio station KCRW yesterday. She selected five tracks, including works by Jefferson Airplane, Youssou N'Dour, Nina Simone, and David Byrne. Nothing too shocking there. But her true cur ... More >>

Not Girls. Women.

KCRWAlice DeeJay heats up the tables at KCRW.​Alice Waters appeared on the Guest DJ Project on Los Angeles-based radio station KCRW yesterday. She selected five tracks, including works by Jefferson Airplane, Youssou N'Dour, Nina Simone, and David Byrne. Nothing too shocking there. But her true cur ... More >>

Rare Female Rock & Soul Performance Clips on Wednesday Night

These drizzly, wet, cold February nights are tailor-made for watching movies. Local rock historian Richie Unterberger offers a side of music education with his film screenings, pairing rare clips of interviews, concerts, and television appearances on a select theme during his regular, monthly-ish n ... More >>

Cannes crew picked a winner, but the best of the fest wasn't allowed to compete

These drizzly, wet, cold February nights are tailor-made for watching movies. Local rock historian Richie Unterberger offers a side of music education with his film screenings, pairing rare clips of interviews, concerts, and television appearances on a select theme during his regular, monthly-ish n ... More >>

Tuesday's Pick: Silversun Pickups, Against Me!, The Henry Clay People

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New Albums: Jefferson Airplane Live in S.F., 1966-1968

Four new Jefferson Airplane live albums will be released later this year.​Few of the now-legendary San Francisco bands of the '60s stand out like Jefferson Airplane. There's the Grateful Dead, which got bigger and stayed good a lot longer than the Airplane did. But even in its "Dark Star" days, th ... More >>

Bill Graham's Sons Sue Over Lost Dylan, Aretha, and Stones Posters

Bill Graham​Legendary local concert promoter Bill Graham's sons are suing the man left in charge of his estate for allegedly selling valuable music memorabilia without informing them, the Chron reports.The suit concerns 100 sets of posters advertising shows by the Rolling Stones, Aretha Franklin, ... More >>

Jefferson Airplane's Grace Slick Is Selling Art to Help Legalize Pot

Grace SlickWill someone please give Grace Slick a light?​ And for today's Most Typically San Francisco news item, we bring you this: No, it's not a new ban on kittens. Rather, Grace Slick, singer of the famous '60s S.F. psych-rock band Jefferson Airplane, is selling new artwork tomorrow night ... More >>

Robyn Hitchcock Looks Back on Looking Back on San Francisco

Nathan Gallagher​ This Saturday, Robyn Hitchcock plays a solo acoustic set at Hardly Strictly Bluegrass. (Look for him at 12:25 p.m. on the Rooster Stage.) Since 1976, Hitchcock has been writing and performing top-flight psychedelic pop, first with the Soft Boys and then as a solo artist of ... More >>

Justin BUA's Top Five Illustrated Hip-Hop Album Covers

"Historically, artists painted the court and the aristocracy. I'm the court painter of hip-hop -- the artists are that important." So says Justin BUA, the hip-hop generation artist who celebrates the release of his new book The Legends Of Hip-Hop with a signing session at Booksmith this Friday start ... More >>