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Louis Armstrong

  • Blogs

    April 5, 2012

    L.A. Rocker Hanni El Khatib on Why Karaoke Terrifies Him More Than Performing

    Los Angeles rocker Hanni El Khatib comes off like a badass. Car crashes adorn his release covers, his songs are inspired by '50s blues and '60s garage, and in at least one tune ("You Rascal You," a cover), the song's narrator stalks an adulterer with murderous intent. Khatib's image -- that of a my ... More >>

  • Blogs

    February 10, 2012

    The Park on Drinking Baileys with Wallpaper., Appearing on Carson Daly's TV Show, and What Song They'd Play for Mitt Romney

    You've heard The Park, even if you don't recognize the name. As the Bay Area's most in-demand rhythm section, the trio quartet of Derek Taylor (drums), Josh Lippi (bass), Ben Schwier (keys), and Nate Mercereau (guitar) has laid down backing grooves for new-generation rap chaps Freddie Gibbs and Big ... More >>

  • Blogs

    November 5, 2010

    Hard French Season Finale, Indie Mart, Kitsch & Fuzzz, Bookfest 2010 and More

    Walken plays Hemlock Tavern this Saturday​Still covered in orange and black tickertape from the Giants parade? Got a hangover from all the revelry? Don't stop believing S.F., hang on to that feeling. You can keep the party going through the weekend with these cheap local happenings. Here's our li ... More >>

  • Dining

    August 11, 2010

    Fresh Eats: Saving the Gravenstein, enjoying the Wayfare's Hangtown Fry

    Walken plays Hemlock Tavern this Saturday​Still covered in orange and black tickertape from the Giants parade? Got a hangover from all the revelry? Don't stop believing S.F., hang on to that feeling. You can keep the party going through the weekend with these cheap local happenings. Here's our li ... More >>

  • Blogs

    August 4, 2010

    Wayfare Tavern's Hangtown Fry

    John BirdsallHangtown Fry ($18). Yeah, we totally got it to go ― you try getting a seat here at lunch.​Wednesday, August 4, 2010 Maybe it's because Tyler Florence is so accustomed to playing to a national audience on Food Network that six-week-old Wayfare Tavern feels so regionally nonspec ... More >>

  • Music

    June 16, 2010

    Herbal Melodies

    Choice moments in the surprising history of medical marijuana and music

  • Calendar

    May 26, 2010

    Beat Crazy

    Choice moments in the surprising history of medical marijuana and music

  • Blogs

    December 4, 2009

    Weekend Planner: Metaphors and Maple Syrup at Farmerbrown's Sunday Soul Brunch

    b b./YelpSunday service.​From James Brown's "Mother Popcorn" to Louis Armstrong's "Potato Head Blues," food -- for its own sake and as a metaphor for, you know, something else -- has always been a preoccupation of soulful music. For the fair price of $15, you can have both on this (and every S ... More >>

  • Calendar

    June 24, 2009

    Jessica Rabbit, Live and in Person

    b b./YelpSunday service.​From James Brown's "Mother Popcorn" to Louis Armstrong's "Potato Head Blues," food -- for its own sake and as a metaphor for, you know, something else -- has always been a preoccupation of soulful music. For the fair price of $15, you can have both on this (and every S ... More >>

  • Calendar

    April 8, 2009

    Everybody Dance Now

    b b./YelpSunday service.​From James Brown's "Mother Popcorn" to Louis Armstrong's "Potato Head Blues," food -- for its own sake and as a metaphor for, you know, something else -- has always been a preoccupation of soulful music. For the fair price of $15, you can have both on this (and every S ... More >>

  • Blogs

    January 5, 2009

    Saturday Night: Pharaoh Sanders at Yoshi's Oakland

    Pharaoh SandersYoshi's OaklandJan. 3, 2009Review by Eric K. Arnold Better Than: Watching Kenny G on Craig Kilborn. Pharaoh Sanders has an impeccable jazz pedigree. One of the titans of the way-out, dissonant style known as free jazz, the tenor saxophonist emerged in the mid-'60s as a counterpart ... More >>

  • Film

    November 19, 2008

    Arthouse movie listings for November 19-25

    Pharaoh SandersYoshi's OaklandJan. 3, 2009Review by Eric K. Arnold Better Than: Watching Kenny G on Craig Kilborn. Pharaoh Sanders has an impeccable jazz pedigree. One of the titans of the way-out, dissonant style known as free jazz, the tenor saxophonist emerged in the mid-'60s as a counterpart ... More >>

  • Film

    February 6, 2008

    Repertory Film Listing

    Pharaoh SandersYoshi's OaklandJan. 3, 2009Review by Eric K. Arnold Better Than: Watching Kenny G on Craig Kilborn. Pharaoh Sanders has an impeccable jazz pedigree. One of the titans of the way-out, dissonant style known as free jazz, the tenor saxophonist emerged in the mid-'60s as a counterpart ... More >>

  • Film

    January 30, 2008

    Repertory Film Listing

    Pharaoh SandersYoshi's OaklandJan. 3, 2009Review by Eric K. Arnold Better Than: Watching Kenny G on Craig Kilborn. Pharaoh Sanders has an impeccable jazz pedigree. One of the titans of the way-out, dissonant style known as free jazz, the tenor saxophonist emerged in the mid-'60s as a counterpart ... More >>

  • Film

    January 23, 2008

    Repertory Film Listing

    Pharaoh SandersYoshi's OaklandJan. 3, 2009Review by Eric K. Arnold Better Than: Watching Kenny G on Craig Kilborn. Pharaoh Sanders has an impeccable jazz pedigree. One of the titans of the way-out, dissonant style known as free jazz, the tenor saxophonist emerged in the mid-'60s as a counterpart ... More >>

  • Film

    January 9, 2008

    Repertory Film Listing

    Pharaoh SandersYoshi's OaklandJan. 3, 2009Review by Eric K. Arnold Better Than: Watching Kenny G on Craig Kilborn. Pharaoh Sanders has an impeccable jazz pedigree. One of the titans of the way-out, dissonant style known as free jazz, the tenor saxophonist emerged in the mid-'60s as a counterpart ... More >>

  • Music

    October 31, 2007

    The Man in Black on the Boob Tube: The Johnny Cash TV Show by Mark Keresman

    Pharaoh SandersYoshi's OaklandJan. 3, 2009Review by Eric K. Arnold Better Than: Watching Kenny G on Craig Kilborn. Pharaoh Sanders has an impeccable jazz pedigree. One of the titans of the way-out, dissonant style known as free jazz, the tenor saxophonist emerged in the mid-'60s as a counterpart ... More >>

  • Music

    August 29, 2007

    It Happened in Monterey

    New label reissues long-lost jazz-fest classics

  • Music

    February 21, 2007

    Keeping the beat in New Orleans: Preservation Hall Jazz Band

    New label reissues long-lost jazz-fest classics

  • Culture

    June 14, 2006

    Bebop Beauty

    A glimmering production rescues a riveting but dense play from the ivory tower

  • Culture

    December 7, 2005

    Cracked Crystal

    Too much nostalgia and not enough spark spoil the comedian's autobiographical show

  • Calendar

    June 29, 2005

    July Fourth

    Too much nostalgia and not enough spark spoil the comedian's autobiographical show

  • Culture

    March 30, 2005

    The Whole Equation: A History of Hollywood

    It's not a history, per se, but a messy and fanciful long-take

  • Calendar

    October 13, 2004

    Jazzercizing

    We're once again a great bastion of boogie for the S.F. Jazz Festival

  • Calendar

    June 30, 2004

    Jazz Attack

    Bop returns to the Fillmore

  • Calendar

    June 23, 2004

    This Week's Day-by-Day Picks

    Bop returns to the Fillmore

  • Film

    March 24, 2004

    Reps Etc.

    Bop returns to the Fillmore

  • Culture

    July 16, 2003

    Cookin' at the Cookery

    A legendary Chicago blues singer revived onstage by a tremendous belter

  • Music

    April 2, 2003

    Roots Radical

    Rocker-T wants to unite roots reggae's spirituality with dancehall's hedonistic swagger

  • News

    February 12, 2003

    Bean There, Candied That

    Jason Mecier has a métier, and it's mosaic: beans, pasta, yarn, candy, junk, and pencils combined in a kitsch-art wonderland

  • Music

    May 8, 2002

    Kind of Code Blue

    Is jazz dead? Local experts search for signs of life.

  • Music

    September 26, 2001

    Pop Philosophy

    Channeling stupidity, and exploding nicely

  • Music

    October 11, 2000

    Digging Up Roots

    How Chris Strachwitz sparked a music revolution by releasing obscure, vernacular music

  • News

    June 28, 2000

    Night Crawler

    rm w/no vu; must perform

  • Dining

    November 17, 1999

    Dinner (or Not) and a Show

    rm w/no vu; must perform

  • Calendar

    August 4, 1999

    Night & Day

    rm w/no vu; must perform

  • Music

    March 31, 1999

    The House of Tudor

    rm w/no vu; must perform

  • Music

    February 24, 1999

    Hear This

    rm w/no vu; must perform

  • Music

    February 17, 1999

    Remembering Charles Brown

    The Bay Area bluesman's influence was recognized as massive eventually

  • Music

    July 22, 1998

    Reviews

    The Bay Area bluesman's influence was recognized as massive eventually

  • Music

    June 17, 1998

    Riff Raff

    The Bay Area bluesman's influence was recognized as massive eventually

  • Calendar

    March 18, 1998

    Night + Day

    The Bay Area bluesman's influence was recognized as massive eventually

  • Music

    October 22, 1997

    King Sonny

    Jazz great Sonny Rollins talks about old songs, speaking in tongues, and 40 years of spiritual intensity

  • Music

    October 8, 1997

    Deuces Wild!

    When it comes to improv, two's a charm

  • Dining

    September 17, 1997

    Telling Tales

    When it comes to improv, two's a charm

  • Music

    October 23, 1996

    Recordings

    When it comes to improv, two's a charm

  • Music

    September 25, 1996

    Suspicious Minds

    When it comes to improv, two's a charm

  • Music

    September 11, 1996

    What Wynton Doesn't Hear

    Lester Bowie explains

  • Music

    October 11, 1995

    It's All in the Game

    Fillmore rapper J.T. the Bigga Figga and his Get Low Records

  • Calendar

    March 8, 1995

    Night+Day

    Fillmore rapper J.T. the Bigga Figga and his Get Low Records

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