Johnny Mathis

Original smooth crooner Johnny Mathis returns to the stage

Letters to the Editor

Week of Wednesday, October 5, 2005

Jeff Buckley

Live at Sin-é -- Legacy Edition

Riff Raff

The Way You Wear Your Past

Night Crawler

The Way You Wear Your Past

He'll Be There

Willie Hutch wrote one of the greatest songs ever, but he ain't done yet

I Hate Myself and Want to Live

Willie Hutch wrote one of the greatest songs ever, but he ain't done yet

Tribute

Willie Hutch wrote one of the greatest songs ever, but he ain't done yet

Night Crawler

Willie Hutch wrote one of the greatest songs ever, but he ain't done yet

Who's San Francisco State's 'Alumnus of the Year'? We'll Give You 1,000 Guesses. You Won't Get It.

If you've ever peered through the media guides for college sports teams, there are several sources of unintended joy: Mini-bios querying the players about their favorite foods or movies (Really? Scarface, again?); upbeat recaps of 2-9 seasons, or, best of all, the list of a school's "notable alumni. ... More >>

Genuine Fake Robots

If you've ever peered through the media guides for college sports teams, there are several sources of unintended joy: Mini-bios querying the players about their favorite foods or movies (Really? Scarface, again?); upbeat recaps of 2-9 seasons, or, best of all, the list of a school's "notable alumni. ... More >>

Gear Up for Earth Day with Talk on Global Warming Cuisine

Gibbs Smith Publishers​As a drug rug-clad, headband-sporting Johnny Mathis might warble, it's beginning to look a lot like Earth Day. Revving up to Thursday, related food-themed happenings abound. Tomorrow, chef Laura Stec and atmospheric scientist Eugene Cordero, Ph.D. will appear at the Ma ... More >>

You’ll Leave Your Heart

Gibbs Smith Publishers​As a drug rug-clad, headband-sporting Johnny Mathis might warble, it's beginning to look a lot like Earth Day. Revving up to Thursday, related food-themed happenings abound. Tomorrow, chef Laura Stec and atmospheric scientist Eugene Cordero, Ph.D. will appear at the Ma ... More >>

Exploring the Jewish influence on black American music

Gibbs Smith Publishers​As a drug rug-clad, headband-sporting Johnny Mathis might warble, it's beginning to look a lot like Earth Day. Revving up to Thursday, related food-themed happenings abound. Tomorrow, chef Laura Stec and atmospheric scientist Eugene Cordero, Ph.D. will appear at the Ma ... More >>

In Print: Cap'n Jazz Reunion, Jewish Black Music, and the Significance of Freddie Gibbs

​Does anyone else feel like 2010 has been particularly flush with big-name indie-rock bands getting back together? Pavement and Guided By Voices aside, another seminal outfit reassembling for a tour this year is Cap'n Jazz, a midwestern group that helped establish emo back in the early '90s. ... More >>

Yule Log Burns On

That's the basic idea...​Is it a sign of the decline and fall of western civilization or, rather, a wonderful thing that one of the Bay Area's highest-rated Christmas TV programs is simply footage of a log burning -- for hours? By now you know: The answer is "yes."  The "holiday log" once aga ... More >>

Chances Are ...

That's the basic idea...​Is it a sign of the decline and fall of western civilization or, rather, a wonderful thing that one of the Bay Area's highest-rated Christmas TV programs is simply footage of a log burning -- for hours? By now you know: The answer is "yes."  The "holiday log" once aga ... More >>

Music Links: KUSF's Loss Goes National, the Best Bay Area Rap Songs, and More

LA Times pop critic Ann Powers writes a personal testament to the loss of KUSF. [Pop & Hiss]The 50 greatest Bay Area rap songs. [Complex]Spin calls S.F.'s oOoOO one of the best new artists of the month. [Spin]