Lee "Scratch" Perry

S.F.'s Extra Classic Tastefully Updates Dub and Reggae Sounds

In Print: Extra Classic Gives White Reggae a Good Name, and More

Extra Classic​Extra Classic: If the idea of white kids in San Francisco appropriating authentic Jamaican music makes you a little squeamish, you're not alone. But after spending a couple of hours with Extra Classic's Adrianne Verhoeven and Alex deLanda at their Inner Richmond apartment on a be ... More >>

Weekend Party Preview: Mad Professor at Dubapalooza, Redline and Non-Stop Bhangra Anniversaries, and More

Mad Professor is a Dubapalooza this Friday​ This weekend a large, organized mob will occupy Treasure Island. But unlike some other occupations going on in the country, this one is in the name of music -- the annual Treasure Island Music Festival arrives this Saturday and Sunday. The festival i ... More >>

Producer Adrian Sherwood Helps Celebrate Dub Mission's 15th Anniversary

Mad Professor is a Dubapalooza this Friday​ This weekend a large, organized mob will occupy Treasure Island. But unlike some other occupations going on in the country, this one is in the name of music -- the annual Treasure Island Music Festival arrives this Saturday and Sunday. The festival i ... More >>

Piano Til You Puke: Andrew W.K.'s classical side by Ben Westhoff

Mad Professor is a Dubapalooza this Friday​ This weekend a large, organized mob will occupy Treasure Island. But unlike some other occupations going on in the country, this one is in the name of music -- the annual Treasure Island Music Festival arrives this Saturday and Sunday. The festival i ... More >>

Arthouse movie listings for April 22-28, 2009

Mad Professor is a Dubapalooza this Friday​ This weekend a large, organized mob will occupy Treasure Island. But unlike some other occupations going on in the country, this one is in the name of music -- the annual Treasure Island Music Festival arrives this Saturday and Sunday. The festival i ... More >>

Ragga Muffins Rocks the Fox

EKAphotographyRaggamuffin, Troubador, Poet, MC: K'naan Friday's Ragga Muffins Festival offered my first chance to see the remodeled Fox Theater in Oakland, which just recently opened. The first impression was one of amazement: the venue is big, impressive, and luxurious, yet comfortable as well. Un ... More >>

Friday Night: Meat Beat Manifesto at the Independent

Last Night: Meat Beat ManifestoThe IndependentDecember 5, 2008Review by Tamara Palmer, Photos by Tim PrattBetter than:  Concerts that take place in one dimensionDownload: The unreleased Meat Beat Manifesto song "Bush of Lies"At the nerve center of Meat Beat Manifesto is its creator and vision p ... More >>

Tipsy

Buzzz (Ipecac)

Lee "Scratch" Perry

Repentance (Narnack)

Wrecking Rampant Idolatry: Dan Le Sac Vs. Scroobius Pip

Repentance (Narnack)

Dub Wise

Lee "Scratch" Perry creates the template for Jamaican transcendence

Jazz legends Alice and Ravi Coltrane hit SF Jazz Fest

Lee "Scratch" Perry creates the template for Jamaican transcendence

Misc. Reviews

Next on deck: Get ready for dubstep

Soul Rebel

Steffen Franz is quite the optimist. First he took the "slack" out of dancehall, now he's crusading to help heal the wounds of a country.

House of Tudor

L.A.'s Eleni Mandell doesn't care if you like her sultry voice or not - but you will

Pop Philosophy

Blasthaus; Hot Rodney's Bar and Grill

Hear This

Mad Professor

House-Raising

In a decade-old scene, Bay Area house musicians are peering out from the underground, and finally committing their work to vinyl

Night + Day

In a decade-old scene, Bay Area house musicians are peering out from the underground, and finally committing their work to vinyl

Whipping Post

In a decade-old scene, Bay Area house musicians are peering out from the underground, and finally committing their work to vinyl

Riff Raff

In a decade-old scene, Bay Area house musicians are peering out from the underground, and finally committing their work to vinyl

Tibetmania!

In a decade-old scene, Bay Area house musicians are peering out from the underground, and finally committing their work to vinyl

Letters

In a decade-old scene, Bay Area house musicians are peering out from the underground, and finally committing their work to vinyl

Learning From Scratch

The history of reggae, dub, soul, and "meggae," as told by Lee "Scratch" Perry

Riff Raff

The history of reggae, dub, soul, and "meggae," as told by Lee "Scratch" Perry

The House of Tudor

The history of reggae, dub, soul, and "meggae," as told by Lee "Scratch" Perry

The House of Tudor

The history of reggae, dub, soul, and "meggae," as told by Lee "Scratch" Perry

Recordings

The history of reggae, dub, soul, and "meggae," as told by Lee "Scratch" Perry

Moon Rocks

The otherworldly sounds of Tortoise and the Sea and Cake

Recordings

The otherworldly sounds of Tortoise and the Sea and Cake