Robert Johnson

David Bromberg, Norah Jones, Warfest -- ASD's Live Music Picks, June 25

Texas spitter Scarface Tells SF Weekly His Top '07 Albums

White-boy blues

The life and times of Preacher Boy and the Natural Blues

Slap Shots

The life and times of Preacher Boy and the Natural Blues

Night Crawler

The life and times of Preacher Boy and the Natural Blues

Night+Day

The life and times of Preacher Boy and the Natural Blues

Night+Day

The life and times of Preacher Boy and the Natural Blues

Recordings

The life and times of Preacher Boy and the Natural Blues

Recordings

The life and times of Preacher Boy and the Natural Blues

Repertory Film Listings

The life and times of Preacher Boy and the Natural Blues

I Just Stopped By to See the Man

An intellectual turn-on about music, talent, and the devil's hand in both

Lizard Kings

Is Louis XIV just another hot-to-trot retro rock band, or something far more sinister?

Switched at Birth

A visual remix of a controversial film

The Life and Times of an American Remixer

Oh the challenges of remixing a '60s recording * and the odd ethical conundrums that go with it

Letters to the Editor

Week of Wednesday, February 18, 2004

House of Tudor

The Femmes who "Blister in the Sun" prove they're still violent after all these years

Boogie for a New Millennium

Zakiya Hooker preserves the legacy of her father, blues legend John Lee Hooker, plans her own musical career -- and tries to keep tradition from suffocating both

Charley Patton

Screamin' and Hollerin' the Blues (Revenant)

Sound Advice

Grandiloquent pop, fetching dogheads, and primordial ambience

The Gospel According to Marcus

Zen Guerrilla's Marcus Durant wants to save your soul -- for rock 'n' roll

Change of Heart

M. Ward's new album is damn fine folk -- from a guy who used to ignore folk music

Boubacar Traore

Macire (Indigo)

I Have a Dream 2.0

New Seybold upgrade brings ethics, privacy, adulation, salvation via Internet

Blues Fallin' Down Like Hail

Is Denis Johnson's new work one play -- or three?

The Old Old Thing

Two new collections from Berkeleyites Malvina Reynolds and Harry Smith argue for folk's historical authenticity. Whatever that is.

Hear This

Gillian Welch and David Rawlings

Bluesman's Blues

Paul Pena,who's played with everyone from Jerry Garcia to B.B. King, is coming out of the musical shadows, thanks to the award-winning documentary Genghis Blues. He's also blind, and sick, and entirely tired of living.

Reviews

Paul Pena,who's played with everyone from Jerry Garcia to B.B. King, is coming out of the musical shadows, thanks to the award-winning documentary Genghis Blues. He's also blind, and sick, and entirely tired of living.

1998: The Year in Lists

Paul Pena,who's played with everyone from Jerry Garcia to B.B. King, is coming out of the musical shadows, thanks to the award-winning documentary Genghis Blues. He's also blind, and sick, and entirely tired of living.

House of Tudor

Paul Pena,who's played with everyone from Jerry Garcia to B.B. King, is coming out of the musical shadows, thanks to the award-winning documentary Genghis Blues. He's also blind, and sick, and entirely tired of living.

Night Crawler

Paul Pena,who's played with everyone from Jerry Garcia to B.B. King, is coming out of the musical shadows, thanks to the award-winning documentary Genghis Blues. He's also blind, and sick, and entirely tired of living.

Reviews

Paul Pena,who's played with everyone from Jerry Garcia to B.B. King, is coming out of the musical shadows, thanks to the award-winning documentary Genghis Blues. He's also blind, and sick, and entirely tired of living.

House of Tudor

Paul Pena,who's played with everyone from Jerry Garcia to B.B. King, is coming out of the musical shadows, thanks to the award-winning documentary Genghis Blues. He's also blind, and sick, and entirely tired of living.

Reviews

Paul Pena,who's played with everyone from Jerry Garcia to B.B. King, is coming out of the musical shadows, thanks to the award-winning documentary Genghis Blues. He's also blind, and sick, and entirely tired of living.

The Lonesome Death (and Life) of Souled American

Dank, dark, and sad with Chicago's weird country band

Up in the Valley

A critical guide to week one of the Mill Valley Film Fest

Stalemate

The Chess Records 50th anniversary reissues and the death of the blues

Wammies 1996

The Chess Records 50th anniversary reissues and the death of the blues

Night+Day

The Chess Records 50th anniversary reissues and the death of the blues

SF Weekly Picks

The Chess Records 50th anniversary reissues and the death of the blues

Recordings

The Chess Records 50th anniversary reissues and the death of the blues

The Professor of Punk

From the book Lipstick Traces to his new The Dustbin of History, Eat Bay critic Greil Marcus has revealed the secret history of pop culture

Night+Day

From the book Lipstick Traces to his new The Dustbin of History, Eat Bay critic Greil Marcus has revealed the secret history of pop culture

Recordings

From the book Lipstick Traces to his new The Dustbin of History, Eat Bay critic Greil Marcus has revealed the secret history of pop culture

Play That Bluesy Music

From the book Lipstick Traces to his new The Dustbin of History, Eat Bay critic Greil Marcus has revealed the secret history of pop culture

10 Things: Good Bands, Gay Pride, Free Market and The Life and Death of an Italian Cat

Portland's The Caps, performing at Summer Solstice Spectacle on Saturday​On this fine Pride weekend, let's step back and take a moment to appreciate all the superb events our foggy town has to offer without high costs or shitty attitudes. Where else in the world can you find citywide Michael Jacks ... More >>

On the Hunt for the Best Jukebox in the Haight

The juke at Aub Zam Zam​The heyday of authentic jukeboxes is long over. With many bars installing those nasty touchscreen digital Internet boxes, the old school record-flipping kind of jukebox is a dying breed. And this is in the town that originated the concept of jukeboxes back in 1889. So what ... More >>

Young Widows Talk Recording in a Funeral Home, and Why Experimentation is Necssary

Nick ThienemanYoung Widows perform Friday at Thee Parkside​ An unusual recording environment helps add mystique and character to a record. Nine Inch Nails made The Downward Spiral in the Beverly Hills house where the Sharon Tate murders happened. Bon Iver fans have that great visual of Justin ... More >>

Chasing Trains (and a Sense of Belonging) with Son House, Charlie Patton, and the Country Blues

​I've come to understand that if you geek out over particle acceleration or cryobiology or creating special powders from a pig's bladder for the purpose of re-growing fingertips, then you're spared from ridicule as your infatuation largely benefits the species. However, if your thing is War of ... More >>

The Year in Music Booze: Six Artist's Beverages That Made 2011 One Long Hangover

Rock 'n' roll culture died in 2011. It's got nothing to do with your opinion of Bon Iver, but everything to do with Rolling Stone. The former leading voice of modern music upheld its immaculate reputation this year... by starting an official wine club. It's filled with bottles branded with imagery f ... More >>