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Kool & The Gang

  • Blogs

    January 6, 2012

    Van Halen, Including David Lee Roth, Will Play Oracle Arena and HP Pavilion in June

    The incomparable frontman David Lee Roth is on board both for Van Halen's 2012 North American tour -- which stops in the Bay Area in June -- as well as the band's forthcoming album A Different Kind of Truth, the first Van Halen album he's appeared on since the iconic 1984. The tour is set to arrive ... More >>

  • Blogs

    June 10, 2011

    R.I.P. Darryl Pandy, Singer Who Helped House Music Hit the Mainstream

    Darryl Pandy​Singer and Chicago house pioneer Darryl Pandy, whose incredible voice helped the burgeoning genre cross over into mainstream success, died today, according to news reports. Pandy had been seriously ill for months, leading to several benefit shows for him, according to 5 Chicago, a ... More >>

  • Dining

    March 9, 2011

    Drink 2011: Party Like It's 1999 -- Or Earlier

    Darryl Pandy​Singer and Chicago house pioneer Darryl Pandy, whose incredible voice helped the burgeoning genre cross over into mainstream success, died today, according to news reports. Pandy had been seriously ill for months, leading to several benefit shows for him, according to 5 Chicago, a ... More >>

  • Music

    March 9, 2011

    Drink 2011: Party Like It's 1999 -- Or Earlier

    Darryl Pandy​Singer and Chicago house pioneer Darryl Pandy, whose incredible voice helped the burgeoning genre cross over into mainstream success, died today, according to news reports. Pandy had been seriously ill for months, leading to several benefit shows for him, according to 5 Chicago, a ... More >>

  • Blogs

    January 12, 2011

    Soul-Funk Outfit The Budos Band Wants To Harsh Your Mellows, Hippies

    Lotsa people, lotsa attitude.​You've got to love New Yorkers for their blatant honesty. Speaking to Jared Tankel, baritone saxophone player in 10-piece Staten Island global-funk group The Budos Band, he makes it clear to aspiring rappers that his instrumental band is not interested in collaboratin ... More >>

  • Blogs

    October 8, 2010

    S.F.'s Hot Pocket Covers Jay-Z and Kool & The Gang, Doesn't Dig the Sunset

    Jay-Z and Kool & the Gang get equal attention from San Francisco cover band, Hot Pocket​San Francisco quintet Hot Pocket, an offshoot of the 10-piece hip-hop and Latin funk outfit Bayonics, has built a solid following by filling bars across the city several times a week with its enormous reper ... More >>

  • Music

    July 21, 2010

    All Shook Down: A cross-section of the festival schedule

    Jay-Z and Kool & the Gang get equal attention from San Francisco cover band, Hot Pocket​San Francisco quintet Hot Pocket, an offshoot of the 10-piece hip-hop and Latin funk outfit Bayonics, has built a solid following by filling bars across the city several times a week with its enormous reper ... More >>

  • News

    July 1, 2009

    SOMA residents peeved about Stanlee Gatti's noisy Sunday night bash

    Jay-Z and Kool & the Gang get equal attention from San Francisco cover band, Hot Pocket​San Francisco quintet Hot Pocket, an offshoot of the 10-piece hip-hop and Latin funk outfit Bayonics, has built a solid following by filling bars across the city several times a week with its enormous reper ... More >>

  • Blogs

    May 31, 2009

    Last Night: The Roots at Davies Symphony Hall

    The RootsDavies Symphony HallBetter than: Sitting still for an orchestraLocal music history was made last night as the Roots performed the first-ever hip-hop concert at Davies Symphony Hall as part of SFJAZZ's Spring season. The Philadelphia-bred, Grammy Award-winning group plays in your living room ... More >>

  • Blogs

    March 26, 2009

    DJ War Gone Awry: Dispute Over $40, Busted Speaker Lead to Gunplay, Felony Conviction for S.F. DJ

    Not every DJ is amused by your incessant requests for "The Humpty Dance" Our parents' generation used to assault each other with their fists, bike chains, pipes, or, perhaps, the odd knife over largely meaningless disputes. But we ... we are well-armed. This is more efficient, but hardly a sign of ... More >>

  • Blogs

    February 6, 2009

    Last Night: The Eagles of Death Metal at the Fillmore

    Eagles of Death Metal The FillmoreThursday, Feb. 5 Review and Photos by Brian MossBetter Than: A night of cappuccinos and obscure French literature at the local cafe.While I tend to prefer a bit of thought provocation in my music, I also appreciate the value of dumbed-down simplicity laced with mel ... More >>

  • News

    October 8, 2008

    Skippy cartoonist's daughter sues SuperBooty musician

    Eagles of Death Metal The FillmoreThursday, Feb. 5 Review and Photos by Brian MossBetter Than: A night of cappuccinos and obscure French literature at the local cafe.While I tend to prefer a bit of thought provocation in my music, I also appreciate the value of dumbed-down simplicity laced with mel ... More >>

  • Music

    May 21, 2008

    ‘The Worst Music Ever’ pulls Smash Mouth from the crapper

    Eagles of Death Metal The FillmoreThursday, Feb. 5 Review and Photos by Brian MossBetter Than: A night of cappuccinos and obscure French literature at the local cafe.While I tend to prefer a bit of thought provocation in my music, I also appreciate the value of dumbed-down simplicity laced with mel ... More >>

  • Blogs

    May 15, 2008

    Last Night:"The Worst Music Ever" at the Knockout

    Eagles of Death Metal The FillmoreThursday, Feb. 5 Review and Photos by Brian MossBetter Than: A night of cappuccinos and obscure French literature at the local cafe.While I tend to prefer a bit of thought provocation in my music, I also appreciate the value of dumbed-down simplicity laced with mel ... More >>

  • Music

    August 4, 2004

    Approach

    Ultra Proteus

  • News

    December 17, 2003

    Good Times

    Reliving the decade we never had

  • News

    August 28, 2002

    Burning Spin

    Organizers of the Burning Man festival pull out all the stops to control the press -- and it's a good thing they do

  • Music

    December 17, 1997

    Reviews

    Organizers of the Burning Man festival pull out all the stops to control the press -- and it's a good thing they do

  • Music

    November 13, 1996

    Wammies 1996

    Organizers of the Burning Man festival pull out all the stops to control the press -- and it's a good thing they do

  • Music

    June 28, 1995

    Recordings

    Organizers of the Burning Man festival pull out all the stops to control the press -- and it's a good thing they do

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