Prince (Musician)

Sizzle & Fizzle: Highs and Lows From the Last Week in S.F. Music

Janelle Monáe Channels Prince and MJ With the SF Symphony, 5/16/13

Janelle Monáe and her Androids with the San Francisco Symphony Thursday, May 16, 2013 Louise M. Davies Hall Better than: Monáe's last wonderful performance in SF at the 2012 Black and White Ball Last night at Davies Hall, Janelle Monáe pretty much wore the same thing she always wears on stage. ... More >>

Prince Delights Himself (And a Small Crowd) at DNA Lounge, 4/23/13

Prince with 3rdEyeGirl Tuesday, April 23, 2013 (Early Show) DNA Lounge Better than: Cheaper peep shows. Your entertainment is largely incidental here. Prince's own delight is the principal concern, although you're free to soak up any pleasure that's left over (and there is plenty). Tonight Prince ... More >>

Here's Some New Prince Music You Should Know Before His S.F. Shows

Granted, if you're seeing Prince at one of his four DNA Lounge shows today and tomorrow, you're probably a big fan. But just in case you haven't been keeping up with what the Purple One has been up to lately, here's a very quick roundup of new songs, a new version of an old fave, and a teaser for hi ... More >>

Sizzle & Fizzle: Highs and Lows from the Last Week in S.F. Music

Prince's Seven Most Dickish Moments... And Why We Still Love Him

Purple Pain. twitter.com/CaptainKDougla...— Kirk Douglas (@CaptainKDouglas) March 2, 2013 Prince is a dick. The litte guy just goes around the planet doing whatever he wants like some kind of mischievous, tiny demigod. Case in point: His recent appearance on Late Night With Jimmy Fallon. Here' ... More >>

DJ Proof on His Search For the Perfect Beat

As a Filipino kid growing up in the Bay Area during the '80s, Marky Enriquez, aka Proof, was intent on being part of the region's famed mobile DJ scene, where breakdancers and DJs competed for notoriety at every party. Upon discovering that he couldn't quite master the moves, he found his talents be ... More >>

An Open Letter To Madonna, For Apparently Running Out of Ideas

Dear Madonna,We'd like to preface this by saying that we've always been huge fans. Your "Like A Virgin" video blew our tiny minds as children; "Papa Don't Preach" is still one of our favorite songs of all time; and the entire Like A Prayer album is genius (thanks for helping out, Prince). When Ray o ... More >>

The Prince and Michael Experience Charters a Party Bus

DJs Dave Paul and Jeff Harris have taken their S.F.-based Prince and Michael Experience on the road for the past few years, traveling to cities such as New York, Chicago, and Philadelphia. But now they're literally giving their party some wheels. They've chartered a party bus to tour the streets of ... More >>

BOSF 2012: How to Be a TV Dance Star

The Top 10 Worst Film Performances By Musicians

By DAVE GIL DE RUBIO Rock star, singer-songwriter, producer, interior designer -- now we should add thespian to the many creative hats sported by Lenny Kravitz, who performs tonight (Feb. 14) at the Fox Theater in Oakland. In keeping with the family business -- his mom was the late Roxie Roker, a.k ... More >>

The Top Five Most Bizarre Superbowl Halftime Shows

​Oh, the hallowed and hyped Superbowl halftime show. This Sunday, we will bear witness to the unholy alliance of Madonna, M.I.A., and Nicki Minaj performing together, which will be -- well, beyond interesting, we're not quite sure. Sometimes, though, the stars align and something truly magical hap ... More >>

S.F. Trumpeter Bill Ortiz on Playing with Souls of Mischief, Covering Gil Scott-Heron, and Touring with Sheila E.

"Souls of Mischief brought me in initially to replace a sample that was going to cost them too much to clear!" So says San Francisco-born trumpeter Bill Ortiz with a laugh as he recalls his contribution to the Bay Area rap quartet's cherished debut album '93 'Til Infinity. Ortiz's playing can be hea ... More >>

Morris Day Reflects on The Time, and Getting Away From Prince's Grip on His Band's Name

​There may be no cooler place to be in San Francisco at 11:11 p.m. this Friday (11/11/11) than watching Morris Day and the Time perform at Mezzanine for the 10-year anniversary of Funk Fest. Original dance craze perpetrators (and Purple Rain villains) Day, Jellybean Johnson, and Monte Moir wil ... More >>

DJ Hakobo on Going from DJ to Club Owner, and Prince vs. Michael

​Jacobo "DJ Hakobo" Juarez began his DJ career 13 years ago, performing at Berkeley house parties. Love for a large variety of music has been a prime motivator throughout his career: He was a promotional pioneer in San Francisco's party scene and now owns and operates Som Bar. Below, he discusses ... More >>

Sizzle & Fizzle: Highs and Lows from the Last Week in S.F. Music

Prince at HP Pavilion in San Jose: Still Something We Will Never Understand

Prince didn't let us bring in a decent camera.​ Even 27 years on from his magic 1984, there's still something grand and peculiar about Prince inspiring an arena to shout, "I'm not your woman/ I'm not your man/ I am something you will never understand." At Saturday's hit-packed, blissed-out, ... More >>

The Nine Best Revelations From the New Prince Biography

Let me preface this by saying that the new Prince biography isn't especially good, insightful or interesting. Jason Draper pretty much digs through the same scant published interviews that fuel all bios of our Purple Sex Dwarf. Draper appears not to have interviewed anyone himself, and every thir ... More >>

DOM, Heavy Hawaii, Melted Toys Have 'Em Peeling it off at Rickshaw Stop

Romana MachadoDOM​ DOM, Heavy Hawaii, Melted ToysMarch 30, 2011@ Rickshaw StopBetter than: The next thing Simon Cowell squeals over.Whatever the zinc-eared Mr. Cowell would make of last night's triple bill at the Rickshaw Stop must thankfully remain unknowable. It's a cinch you'll never see this k ... More >>

Sizzle & Fizzle: Highs and Lows from the Last Week in S.F. Music

Prince in Oakland, Night 3: The White-Suited Spectacle Comes to Its Finale

​Prince Larry Graham February 24, 2011 Oracle Arena Better than: Purifying yourself in Lake Minnetonka Luminescent in draped white clothes, with jewel-encrusted accessories and slick black hair, Prince splays himself across a purple piano and moans seductively. It could be 1984, but it is 2011. ... More >>

Prince in Oakland, Night 2: Here Come the Hits

​PrinceLarry GrahamFebruary 23, 2011@ Oracle ArenaYou need to hear funk-bass pioneer Larry Graham, who opens the show, school you on where Les Claypool came from. You might also dig how Prince embodies history in slick, soft-shoe shuffles lifted from Cab Calloway, James Brown, and Elvis. Prince is ... More >>

Magic Kids, ZineFest, Prince vs. Michael, Doin' It in the Park, and More

Magic Kids plays Bottom of the Hill this Sunday​It's Labor Day! Meaning: an extra day to your weekend, 10 percent more texts than usual and even more chances to nurse epic hangovers. Have fun San Francisco, you deserve it. Here's our list of fun things to do this weekend for less than a ticket to ... More >>

Peaches Christ Talks About Sluts, Evil, and Purple Rain

Jose Guzman ColonPeaches Christ. ​ With high-arching brows, a sharp tongue and cakes of glittery makeup, legendary San Francisco drag queen Peaches Christ and her Midnight Mass summer movie series briefly return this weekend with two screenings of the classic (and classically bad) Prince vehi ... More >>

Love, Minneapolis Style

10 Things To Do This Weekend For Under $10

Sonny Smith unveils 100 Records...or something close to that number​If it was really going to stay sunny all day and night this weekend, we would recommend grabbing a picnic basket, a blanket, a boom box, and some buddies and doing a little urban camping until the sun and the moon switches places ... More >>

Poleng Lounge to Close in Jan., Anna's Jazz Island Closed

Poleng Lounge, soon to be R.I.P.​January is a bad month for pink slips. Not only have I been getting multiple goodbye emails from publicists laid off from their jobs at the labels in the past week, but now I'm getting word about local venues that are shuttering in 2010. The biggest among them is P ... More >>

Soul Slam IV: Prince vs. Michael Jackson

Hipsters, Rejoice: PVMJ Wristbands Are Here

BombHipHop.comAvailable in Purple (and other colors, too)​ Despite your PBR tattoo, pimped-out track bike, and closet full of guayabera shirts and skinny pants, admit it: your life as a hipster was incomplete. You desperately searched for meaning at Kuduro parties, chic art openings, and mons ... More >>

10 Things To Do This Weekend For Under $10

Being a cheapskate is easy in this city -- there's plenty of culture to be had for less than the price of a fancy farmer's market cocktail. Below, our picks for a low-budget weekend.Dead Meadow at McLaren Park on SaturdayHex Dispensers @ Annie's (Friday) Loud, fast, and macabre: That seems to be the ... More >>

Michael Jackson vs. Prince This Saturday

Played in Full: Prince vs. MJ So you wanna be startin' something? Head over to the Madrone Lounge this Saturday, when the legendary Prince vs. Michael Jackson party makes its first official SF appearance since MJ's passing. Fresh off of victorious stops in Seattle and Portland, this edition of PVM ... More >>

Reactions to Michael Jackson's Death (Pt. 2) Davey-D, Prince vs. MJ

One More Star in Heaven... More Michael Jackson remembrances and upcoming tribute parties...Davey-D emails with an interesting take on MJ's cultural impact: "MJ was the soundtrack of many of our lives. He was our Saturday morning cartoon hero. He was our answer to the Osmond Brothers. He was one wh ... More >>

10 Things To Do This Weekend For Under $10

Michael Jackson R.I.Parties (All Weekend)We'll be adding parties to our list as we hear about them (be sure to post your recommendations below). For now, we suggest fueling your King of Pop nostalgia at one of these places: on Friday, Milk's "Culture Clash" DJ party with Dr. Mr. E and Dave Paul alre ... More >>

Lost albums that should remain lost

The Way You Make Me Feel

Harmony Korine creates a Neverland for celeb impersonators in the singular and sincere Mister Lonely.

Picture Disks

All '80s all week: Chromeo and "Prince vs. Michael Jackson"

Better Than a Battle of the Bands: Prince vs. Too $hort

Tel Aviv brothers bring the beats

Get Way Down

Daring Truth

Reality meets the movies

House of Tudor

Sample some synths at "Sizzling Circuits" or unearth the highlight of"Midnight Mass": The Bad Seed

Karaoke Dreamin'

The blisteringly harsh world of the Bay Area's competitive karaoke scene is no match for my version of "Three Times a Lady."

Reps Etc.

Who's Bad?

A group of local jazz bands riffs on the best-selling album of all time -- Michael Jackson's Thriller

The House of Tudor

Night Crawler

Hear This

His Caribbean Majesty

Home-Grown

The movement imagination of Robert Henry Johnson