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Ska

  • Blogs

    August 20, 2010

    They Might Be Giants, Street Food Fest, Rock Make, Booty Bassment and More

    They Might Be Giants play Stern Grove for free this Sunday​Celebrate San Francisco this weekend. We have awesome bands, awesome fests and awesome non-summer summers. Check out our list of top ten things to do for less than a cocktail costs at some fancy-pants L.A. club. Locals only: Alamo Square ... More >>

  • Calendar

    June 9, 2010

    Rock Steady

    They Might Be Giants play Stern Grove for free this Sunday​Celebrate San Francisco this weekend. We have awesome bands, awesome fests and awesome non-summer summers. Check out our list of top ten things to do for less than a cocktail costs at some fancy-pants L.A. club. Locals only: Alamo Square ... More >>

  • Calendar

    March 10, 2010

    This Might Pinch

    They Might Be Giants play Stern Grove for free this Sunday​Celebrate San Francisco this weekend. We have awesome bands, awesome fests and awesome non-summer summers. Check out our list of top ten things to do for less than a cocktail costs at some fancy-pants L.A. club. Locals only: Alamo Square ... More >>

  • Calendar

    March 3, 2010

    This Might Pinch

    They Might Be Giants play Stern Grove for free this Sunday​Celebrate San Francisco this weekend. We have awesome bands, awesome fests and awesome non-summer summers. Check out our list of top ten things to do for less than a cocktail costs at some fancy-pants L.A. club. Locals only: Alamo Square ... More >>

  • Blogs

    January 15, 2010

    This Weekend: All the S.F. Haiti Benefits We Could Find

    Bakesale for Haiti: Many cupcakes and other sweets are on sale at the gourmet market, as well as at Pizzaiolo in Oakland and Gioia Pizzeria in North Berkeley. All proceeds benefit Partners in Health. Sat., Jan. 23, 10 a.m., free. Bi-Rite Market, 3639 18th St. (at Guerrero), 241-9760, www.biritemarke ... More >>

  • Music

    December 16, 2009

    S.F.’s Jamaican music revivalists populate the clubs with vintage sounds

    Bakesale for Haiti: Many cupcakes and other sweets are on sale at the gourmet market, as well as at Pizzaiolo in Oakland and Gioia Pizzeria in North Berkeley. All proceeds benefit Partners in Health. Sat., Jan. 23, 10 a.m., free. Bi-Rite Market, 3639 18th St. (at Guerrero), 241-9760, www.biritemarke ... More >>

  • Blogs

    November 13, 2008

    Hepcat at Slim's in Dec.

    Suburban kids from Orange County may have ruined the reputation of ska music for good back in the 90s, but there's still a few great ska bands around. A perfect case in point is Hepcat, who sound more like the O.G. style of the Skatalites more than Save Ferris. Skank to the beat when Hepcat play a ... More >>

  • Music

    September 17, 2008

    Treasure Island picks: in haiku form!

    Suburban kids from Orange County may have ruined the reputation of ska music for good back in the 90s, but there's still a few great ska bands around. A perfect case in point is Hepcat, who sound more like the O.G. style of the Skatalites more than Save Ferris. Skank to the beat when Hepcat play a ... More >>

  • Blogs

    June 11, 2008

    The English Beat Play Summer Fillmore Date

    Suburban kids from Orange County may have ruined the reputation of ska music for good back in the 90s, but there's still a few great ska bands around. A perfect case in point is Hepcat, who sound more like the O.G. style of the Skatalites more than Save Ferris. Skank to the beat when Hepcat play a ... More >>

  • Music

    June 4, 2008

    Santogold: pop's new Gwen Stefani

    Suburban kids from Orange County may have ruined the reputation of ska music for good back in the 90s, but there's still a few great ska bands around. A perfect case in point is Hepcat, who sound more like the O.G. style of the Skatalites more than Save Ferris. Skank to the beat when Hepcat play a ... More >>

  • Blogs

    April 11, 2008

    Memorial for Lynette Knackstedt set for April 19 at Gilman

    Suburban kids from Orange County may have ruined the reputation of ska music for good back in the 90s, but there's still a few great ska bands around. A perfect case in point is Hepcat, who sound more like the O.G. style of the Skatalites more than Save Ferris. Skank to the beat when Hepcat play a ... More >>

  • Blogs

    December 7, 2007

    WOOOOHOOOO! America (Virtually) Rocks!

    Suburban kids from Orange County may have ruined the reputation of ska music for good back in the 90s, but there's still a few great ska bands around. A perfect case in point is Hepcat, who sound more like the O.G. style of the Skatalites more than Save Ferris. Skank to the beat when Hepcat play a ... More >>

  • Music

    August 1, 2007

    Dub Wise

    Lee "Scratch" Perry creates the template for Jamaican transcendence

  • Blogs

    July 11, 2007

    The Klaxons, Mad Caddies, Pistolera -- ASD's Live Music Picks for Wednesday July 11

    Lee "Scratch" Perry creates the template for Jamaican transcendence

  • Blogs

    June 11, 2007

    Cafe Du Nord hosts White Rabbits -- Plugged in, ASD's live music pick for Monday, June 11

    Lee "Scratch" Perry creates the template for Jamaican transcendence

  • Film

    December 20, 2006

    The Outsiders

    Familiar immigrant melodrama buoyed by good intentions and moral heft

  • Music

    November 1, 2006

    Jackie Mittoo

    Wishbone (Light in the Attic)

  • Calendar

    August 18, 2004

    This Week's Day-by-Day Picks

    Wishbone (Light in the Attic)

  • Calendar

    August 4, 2004

    This Week's Day-by-Day Picks

    Wishbone (Light in the Attic)

  • Calendar

    November 12, 2003

    This Week's Day-by-Day Picks

    Wishbone (Light in the Attic)

  • Music

    April 2, 2003

    Roots Radical

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

  • Music

    February 26, 2003

    House of Tudor

    A tribute to the 2-tone sound, and the sophisticated belligerence of Devil Doll

  • Music

    March 6, 2002

    Longitudes and latitudes

    Asian directions in sound; heavenly lawlessness.

  • Music

    January 17, 2001

    The Whee Design

    Call and Response updates the West Coast sound for the new millennium

  • Music

    April 26, 2000

    Common Cause

    Jesse Michaels didn't get the fame his former Operation Ivy bandmates did with Rancid, but he didn't lose his passion for ska-infused punk rock either

  • Calendar

    August 18, 1999

    Night & Day

    Jesse Michaels didn't get the fame his former Operation Ivy bandmates did with Rancid, but he didn't lose his passion for ska-infused punk rock either

  • Calendar

    June 2, 1999

    Take Me Out to the Ballgame

    Jesse Michaels didn't get the fame his former Operation Ivy bandmates did with Rancid, but he didn't lose his passion for ska-infused punk rock either

  • Music

    May 12, 1999

    The House of Tudor

    Jesse Michaels didn't get the fame his former Operation Ivy bandmates did with Rancid, but he didn't lose his passion for ska-infused punk rock either

  • Music

    April 7, 1999

    The House of Tudor

    Jesse Michaels didn't get the fame his former Operation Ivy bandmates did with Rancid, but he didn't lose his passion for ska-infused punk rock either

  • Music

    October 14, 1998

    SF Weekly's Wammies '98

    Jesse Michaels didn't get the fame his former Operation Ivy bandmates did with Rancid, but he didn't lose his passion for ska-infused punk rock either

  • Calendar

    August 26, 1998

    Night + Day

    Jesse Michaels didn't get the fame his former Operation Ivy bandmates did with Rancid, but he didn't lose his passion for ska-infused punk rock either

  • Music

    August 5, 1998

    House of Tudor

    Jesse Michaels didn't get the fame his former Operation Ivy bandmates did with Rancid, but he didn't lose his passion for ska-infused punk rock either

  • Calendar

    April 22, 1998

    Night + Day

    Jesse Michaels didn't get the fame his former Operation Ivy bandmates did with Rancid, but he didn't lose his passion for ska-infused punk rock either

  • Calendar

    March 25, 1998

    This, Too, Are 2-Tone

    Jesse Michaels didn't get the fame his former Operation Ivy bandmates did with Rancid, but he didn't lose his passion for ska-infused punk rock either

  • Music

    March 18, 1998

    Walk on the Mild Side

    One East Bay Christian rock purveyor's battle for integrity

  • Music

    March 4, 1998

    The House of Tudor

    One East Bay Christian rock purveyor's battle for integrity

  • Music

    January 21, 1998

    The House of Tudor

    One East Bay Christian rock purveyor's battle for integrity

  • Calendar

    December 31, 1997

    Surfin' Turf

    One East Bay Christian rock purveyor's battle for integrity

  • Music

    December 10, 1997

    Reviews

    One East Bay Christian rock purveyor's battle for integrity

  • Calendar

    November 19, 1997

    Night+Day

    One East Bay Christian rock purveyor's battle for integrity

  • Music

    November 19, 1997

    Learning From Scratch

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

  • Music

    November 12, 1997

    The House of Tudor

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

  • Calendar

    November 5, 1997

    Night+Day

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

  • Music

    September 24, 1997

    The House of Tudor

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

  • News

    August 27, 1997

    Letters

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

  • Music

    August 13, 1997

    Reviews

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

  • Music

    July 30, 1997

    The House of Tudor

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

  • Calendar

    September 11, 1996

    Night+Day

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

  • Music

    July 24, 1996

    SFO3 1996

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

  • Music

    September 27, 1995

    Crash Worship

    The good-time ska of Berkeley's Dance Hall Crashers

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