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Sly & the Family Stone

  • Blogs

    May 4, 2012

    The Top 15 Most Cocaine-Influenced Albums of All Time, Nos. 5-1

    See also: * The Top 15 Most Cocaine-Influenced Albums of All Time, Nos. 15-11 * The Top 15 Most Cocaine-Influenced Albums of All Time, Nos. 10-6 Here we are, at the end of the blizzard: the final installment of our list of the most coked-out records ever made. Less an endorsement than an assessme ... More >>

  • Blogs

    April 20, 2012

    The Top 20 Greatest San Francisco Musicians, Nos. 5-1

    See also: * The Top 20 Greatest San Francisco Musicians: Honorable Mentions * The Top 20 Greatest San Francisco Musicians, Nos. 20-16 * The Top 20 Greatest San Francisco Musicians, Nos. 15-11 * The Top 20 Greatest San Francisco Musicians, Nos. 10-6 Here it is: After a week-long countdown, we br ... More >>

  • Blogs

    April 20, 2012

    The Top 20 Greatest San Francisco Musicians: The Complete List

    See also: * The Top 20 Greatest San Francisco Musicians: Honorable Mentions Here they are -- the 20 greatest San Francisco musicians ever: 20. Cameron Paul Lists of pioneering American DJs often mention the usual suspects in New York and Chicago, but go back to the '70s and '80s and you'll find ... More >>

  • Blogs

    November 30, 2011

    How Bill T. Jones Turned Radical African Music Into the Broadway Hit Fela!

    It's easy to take for granted that Fela! would be a smash Broadway musical -- that it would make its big-stage debut to critical acclaim ("music that gets into your bloodstream," said the New York Times), that it would garner a slew of 2010 Tony nominations, and that it would revive interest in the ... More >>

  • Blogs

    June 6, 2011

    Saturday: Bootsy Collins Rains Down Love on the Fillmore

    Romana MachadoBootsy Collins​ Bootsy CollinsJune 4, 2011Fillmore AuditoriumBetter than: Piling mounds of funk in your living room and awaiting the arrival of the Mothership. We got in line early for this much-anticipated exercise in total-immersion funk, despite warnings that buckets of rain cou ... More >>

  • Blogs

    May 31, 2011

    KBLX Brings a Not So Quiet Storm to Sleep Train Pavilion

    Charlie Wilson and his winged angel dancers.​KBLX Stone Soul Concert Sunday, May 29, 2011 @ Sleep Train Pavilion Better than: Not hollering and dancing for nine hours KBLX 102.9 FM has long been known as the "Quiet Storm," but until we attended the Stone Soul Concert on Sunday, we had no ide ... More >>

  • Blogs

    February 25, 2011

    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 >>

  • Blogs

    December 30, 2010

    This Week, the Everlasting Les Claypool Rings in 20 Years of Weird New Year's Eve Shows

    Les Claypool and the Frog Brigade​Think back, grasshopper, project yourself back to the late '80s and the early '90s -- yes, a lifetime ago. Major labels and would-be majors signed tons of bands that could more or less bear the handle of "alternative rock." The discs by many of these bands can now ... More >>

  • Blogs

    November 24, 2010

    Afrika Bambaataa on the Origins of Hip-hop, the Perfect Beat, and His Most Treasured Record

    Afrika Bambaataa​For those who haven't heard of Afrika Bambaataa, the Godfather of hip-hop, his resume looks something like this: 1969-1971: Warlord, Black Spades, Bronx River Houses, Bronx NY. Responsibilities included: Tagging turf; crossing enemy lines to forge relationships with other gangs ... More >>

  • Blogs

    November 4, 2010

    Aloe Blacc Summons Al Green, Michael Jackson, Sly Stone, and Green Day at Rickshaw Stop

    Aloe Blacc at Rickshaw Stop last night.​Aloe Blacc and the Grand SchemeDJ Matthew AfricaNovember 3, 2010@ Rickshaw StopBetter than: Watching replays of replays of replays of Wednesday's S.F. Giants parade.Classic soul is like sex, pizza, and sunsets: While there are major differences in style ... More >>

  • Blogs

    November 4, 2010

    'The Anthropology of Bono,' and Other Music Courses We'd Like To See

    ​Recently a few colleges, including the Universities of Virginia and South Carolina, announced plans to offer an undergraduate course on the music, celebrity and all-around mindfuck of Lady Gaga. UVA's is called "GaGa for Gaga: Sex, Gender, and Identity."We've all heard about legendary and hard-to ... More >>

  • Blogs

    July 22, 2010

    Summer Reading: 10 Key Bay Area Music Books

    ​A summer reading list should be about more than Steven King and Jackie Collins. The Bay Area's growing canon of local music history books takes many twists and turns beyond straight-up non-fiction narratives, including even poetry and cookbooks. Not only is this collection of titles a wide-rangin ... More >>

  • Blogs

    January 28, 2009

    Born to Rock--Literally

    EKAphotographyUriah duffy live at Outside Lands 2008 Uriah Duffy was named after '70s rawk band Uriah Heep; his bother is reportedly named Yes, though there's no truth to the rumor his second cousin is named Jethro Tull. He's also the Bay Area's most badd-ass, best-kept secret. You've probably seen ... More >>

  • Music

    December 17, 2008

    Black electronic acts break beats and assumptions

    EKAphotographyUriah duffy live at Outside Lands 2008 Uriah Duffy was named after '70s rawk band Uriah Heep; his bother is reportedly named Yes, though there's no truth to the rumor his second cousin is named Jethro Tull. He's also the Bay Area's most badd-ass, best-kept secret. You've probably seen ... More >>

  • Music

    October 15, 2008

    Sly Stone is lured from hiding once again

    EKAphotographyUriah duffy live at Outside Lands 2008 Uriah Duffy was named after '70s rawk band Uriah Heep; his bother is reportedly named Yes, though there's no truth to the rumor his second cousin is named Jethro Tull. He's also the Bay Area's most badd-ass, best-kept secret. You've probably seen ... More >>

  • Blogs

    April 28, 2008

    Coachella, Mortified confessions, Ascended Master and the Golding Collection of Rock Art - Your Monday Morning Hangover

    EKAphotographyUriah duffy live at Outside Lands 2008 Uriah Duffy was named after '70s rawk band Uriah Heep; his bother is reportedly named Yes, though there's no truth to the rumor his second cousin is named Jethro Tull. He's also the Bay Area's most badd-ass, best-kept secret. You've probably seen ... More >>

  • Blogs

    March 12, 2008

    A Boy Named Sue

    EKAphotographyUriah duffy live at Outside Lands 2008 Uriah Duffy was named after '70s rawk band Uriah Heep; his bother is reportedly named Yes, though there's no truth to the rumor his second cousin is named Jethro Tull. He's also the Bay Area's most badd-ass, best-kept secret. You've probably seen ... More >>

  • Blogs

    February 15, 2008

    Rare Sly Stone, Soul Music Film Clips at SF Public Library

    EKAphotographyUriah duffy live at Outside Lands 2008 Uriah Duffy was named after '70s rawk band Uriah Heep; his bother is reportedly named Yes, though there's no truth to the rumor his second cousin is named Jethro Tull. He's also the Bay Area's most badd-ass, best-kept secret. You've probably seen ... More >>

  • Film

    February 13, 2008

    Definitely, Maybe Rejects the V-Day RomCom Bliss

    EKAphotographyUriah duffy live at Outside Lands 2008 Uriah Duffy was named after '70s rawk band Uriah Heep; his bother is reportedly named Yes, though there's no truth to the rumor his second cousin is named Jethro Tull. He's also the Bay Area's most badd-ass, best-kept secret. You've probably seen ... More >>

  • Music

    October 17, 2007

    SF Weekly Music Awards 2007 Program

    EKAphotographyUriah duffy live at Outside Lands 2008 Uriah Duffy was named after '70s rawk band Uriah Heep; his bother is reportedly named Yes, though there's no truth to the rumor his second cousin is named Jethro Tull. He's also the Bay Area's most badd-ass, best-kept secret. You've probably seen ... More >>

  • Blogs

    July 27, 2007

    Grinderman, Daft Punk, Sila & the Afrofunk Experience -- ASD’s Live Music Picks for Friday, July 27

    EKAphotographyUriah duffy live at Outside Lands 2008 Uriah Duffy was named after '70s rawk band Uriah Heep; his bother is reportedly named Yes, though there's no truth to the rumor his second cousin is named Jethro Tull. He's also the Bay Area's most badd-ass, best-kept secret. You've probably seen ... More >>

  • Listen Up

    March 15, 2006

    Some of My Best Friends Are Records

    SF Weekly writers pick their favorite Bay Area records of all time

  • Music

    September 7, 2005

    P Is for Paradox

    The P-Funk gang celebrates its golden anniversary -- with its many, many, many white fans

  • Calendar

    July 27, 2005

    Connecting With Art

    Eclectic is just the beginning

  • Music Awards

    October 20, 2004

    Music Awards Nominees

    Eclectic is just the beginning

  • Calendar

    September 3, 2003

    This Week's Day-by-Day Picks

    Eclectic is just the beginning

  • Music

    January 8, 2003

    Various Artists

    Welcome to the Newsroom

  • Music

    September 25, 2002

    The Monster Mash-up

    2 Many DJ's is never enough

  • Holiday

    November 21, 2001

    Holiday Highlights 2001

    Holiday Event Lisitngs

  • News

    October 17, 2001

    SF Music Awards 2001

    An exotic adventure into the mysterious world of sound!

  • Music

    January 17, 2001

    House Of Tudor

    "Cover to Cover"; Brian & Chris; "Haydn and the Gypsies"

  • Music

    May 17, 2000

    Riff Raff

    The Wedding Present; Bands Wanted(Talent Helpful, But Not Required); Oops

  • Music

    May 10, 2000

    The Apples in Stereo

    Discovery of the World Inside the Moone
    (SpinArt)

  • Music

    December 23, 1998

    The House of Tudor

    Discovery of the World Inside the Moone
    (SpinArt)

  • Music

    April 30, 1997

    Recordings

    Discovery of the World Inside the Moone
    (SpinArt)

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