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Seven-Year Shake

10 Things To Do This Weekend For Under $10

Gretchen RobinetteBring Your Own Big Wheel (BYOBW)​This weekend there is so much to see: Lebowski fans in their bathrobes; grown-ass adults on their big wheels; ladies on the turntables; and men who want to "Make the Whole World Pay." If you can't find something fun to do on this list for under a ... More >>

Friday Night: The Coup Pays Tribute to Dewey Tucker

​The Coup January 15, 2010 The Independent Better Than: Zion I Friday night, The Coup played a somber salute to Dewey Tucker, the group's bassist who was murdered Wednesday while driving to band practice. "I would have cancelled the show tonight," said Boots Riley, the Coup's frontman. "I almost ... More >>

The Coup

​The Coup January 15, 2010 The Independent Better Than: Zion I Friday night, The Coup played a somber salute to Dewey Tucker, the group's bassist who was murdered Wednesday while driving to band practice. "I would have cancelled the show tonight," said Boots Riley, the Coup's frontman. "I almost ... More >>

Eight Great Foodies from the Bay Area Music Scene

DJ Pam the Funkstress: Cajun food queen​The Bay Area's devotion to its homegrown music and food is steadfast. The culinary creativity here is as infectious as our sonic imagination, so it should come as little surprise that there is a crossover between the two local scenes. But did you know that D ... More >>

Eat to the Beat: Eight Local Foodies Who Cook Outside the Kitchen

dewek12/FlickrDJ Hubert Keller laying down the mise en place.​Who knew? The crossover between Bay Area foodies and Bay Area DJs, pop legends, and lords of the tasty guitar solo is fierce -- witness Tamara Palmer's set list of gastro musicians at our sister entertainment blog, All Shook Down. ... More >>

The Return of the Conscious Daughters

EKAphotographySweet Nutcrackers: The Conscious DaughtersIt's been a minute since we last heard from the Conscious Daughters. For those whose memory banks are a little foggy, the Daughters came to prominence in the Bay Area rap surge of the mid-90s, a golden age which represented the region's high po ... More >>

Hip-Hop Blows Up All Over GGP on August 31

EKAphotographySweet Nutcrackers: The Conscious DaughtersIt's been a minute since we last heard from the Conscious Daughters. For those whose memory banks are a little foggy, the Daughters came to prominence in the Bay Area rap surge of the mid-90s, a golden age which represented the region's high po ... More >>

Michael Franti Finalizing Roster for 10th Annual GGP Power to the Peaceful Fest

EKAphotographySweet Nutcrackers: The Conscious DaughtersIt's been a minute since we last heard from the Conscious Daughters. For those whose memory banks are a little foggy, the Daughters came to prominence in the Bay Area rap surge of the mid-90s, a golden age which represented the region's high po ... More >>

Last Night: The Coup Live Show Review at Mezzanine

EKAphotographySweet Nutcrackers: The Conscious DaughtersIt's been a minute since we last heard from the Conscious Daughters. For those whose memory banks are a little foggy, the Daughters came to prominence in the Bay Area rap surge of the mid-90s, a golden age which represented the region's high po ... More >>

Mocean Worker, KALX Matthew Africa, Pam the Funkstress, Ghettodisco

EKAphotographySweet Nutcrackers: The Conscious DaughtersIt's been a minute since we last heard from the Conscious Daughters. For those whose memory banks are a little foggy, the Daughters came to prominence in the Bay Area rap surge of the mid-90s, a golden age which represented the region's high po ... More >>

SF Weekly Music Awards: Winner's Circle

EKAphotographySweet Nutcrackers: The Conscious DaughtersIt's been a minute since we last heard from the Conscious Daughters. For those whose memory banks are a little foggy, the Daughters came to prominence in the Bay Area rap surge of the mid-90s, a golden age which represented the region's high po ... More >>

Weapons of Mass Construction

Oakland's Coup takes political rap to the next level

Oscar G brings a box of beats all the way from Miami

Oakland's Coup takes political rap to the next level

> Activist hip hop act the Coup previews its upcoming album; Hawtin homie John Acquaviva brings his techno to Ruby Skye

Oakland's Coup takes political rap to the next level

Haunted Happenings

Oakland's Coup takes political rap to the next level

BeatBox

Behold, a slew of amazing DJs coming to San Francisco this week: Kool Herc, Roni Size, and Richie Hawtin

BeatBox

Ten 15 hosts "Elementary" my dear hip-hoppers; "Full of Flava: Tropical Edition" is ground zero for reggaeton in S.F.

July Fourth

Ten 15 hosts "Elementary" my dear hip-hoppers; "Full of Flava: Tropical Edition" is ground zero for reggaeton in S.F.

The Paminator

DJ "I rule the school"

BeatBox

Get double your dance music this April 1 with "4.1.5." * no foolin'. Plus, Felix Da Housecat brings his disco space jams to Mezzanine.

BeatBox

Ursula 1000 touches down at "Joypad"; MC Kool Keith brings his 1,000 personalities to the Independent

BeatBox

"Turntables on the Hudson" brings a New York feel to 111 Minna; "The Big Payback" does just that with its stellar DJ line-up

R.I.P. JMJ

A hip hop happening in honor of the late, lamented Jam Master Jay

Dial 510-Hip-Hop

The Cali Comm tour brings the region's best hip hop talent under one roof

Pop Philosophy

A milder Coup; an Xstatic Web site

Black Rage

The Coup just may be the greatest, angriest, most militant hip hop act around. So what's up with the Puff Daddy tour?

SF Weekly's Wammies '98

The Coup just may be the greatest, angriest, most militant hip hop act around. So what's up with the Puff Daddy tour?