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Soul Music

  • Blogs

    September 26, 2012

    Motown Imposter Alan Young Arrested

    Alan Young, a veteran con man who has, repeatedly, passed himself off as singer-songwriter Lamont Dozier and other minor Motown celebrities, is back in custody. Police arrested Young, 59, at around midnight Tuesday night/Wednesday morning after an incident in a bar in which he approached a 35-year-o ... More >>

  • Blogs

    September 25, 2012

    Motown Imposter Alan Young Accused of Trotting Out Old Con Act

    Back in 2010, local cops caught longtime con man Alan Young's well-worn act. In October of that year, Young was apprehended after a series of cons in which he portrayed himself as Motown singer/songwriter Lamont Dozier, and managed to separate money and goods from those charmed by his anecdotes. It ... More >>

  • Blogs

    May 15, 2012

    R.I.P. Donald "Duck" Dunn: The Bass That Held Stax Soul Together

    There's a glorious sense of mystery, a rightfully rarefied air, reserved for the masters of American soul. It's not just that the genre is called "soul," although that's got to be part of it. The greats of the music are held in special regard because playing soul well is something akin to magic, a l ... More >>

  • Blogs

    February 3, 2012

    Tonight: Psych-Soul Outfit Harry and the Hit Men Perform the 1967 Stax Revue Concert Live

    In 1967, iconic Memphis soul label Stax took some of its best artists -- Otis Redding, Sam & Dave, Carla Thomas, Eddie Floyd, and more -- on a tour of Europe. The trip put a racially integrated band and some of the era's most feverish black R&B singers in front of mostly staid audiences that had nev ... More >>

  • Blogs

    December 29, 2011

    The Selecter DJ Kirk on the Sweater-Funk Parties and What's Missing in Current R&B

    ​Soul and funk guru The Selecter DJ Kirk has been dubbed the unofficial mayor of San Francisco by friends and peers. Born and raised in S.F., he is recognized for his all-embracing knowledge of soul music through the decades, his extensive record collection, and for producing events like Soul ... More >>

  • Blogs

    August 11, 2011

    Krystal Klear on His Unusual Obsession with '80s Boogie, and Finding Obscure Records in Ireland

    Shaun Bloodworth​It's hard to imagine a 22-year-old from Ireland being an expert on genres like new jack swing and boogie house, but expertise is exactly what Dec Lennon, aka Krystal Klear, conveys through his mixes and productions. While younger listeners may not be familiar artists like Al B ... More >>

  • Blogs

    July 19, 2011

    The Top 10 New Jack Swing Anthems of All Time

    This Thursday, one-time New Edition member and new jack swing icon Johnny Gill will be performing a set at Yoshi's. Credited as the creation of Teddy Riley, new jack swing saw R&B vocals being fused with uptempo beats coated in the bumptious attitude of hip-hop. At the subgenre's height in the '90s, ... More >>

  • Blogs

    June 17, 2011

    Before Lil B's I'm Gay: Five Great Hip-Hop Homages to Marvin Gaye

    ​When it comes to creative career moves, the rapper Lil B usually blazes his own distinct and very often quirky path. But his decision to re-up the cover art of Marvin Gaye's I Want You album for his own I'm Gay project taps into hip-hop's long and lustrous admiration for the music of Marvin. ... More >>

  • Blogs

    April 19, 2011

    On the Hunt for the Best Jukebox in Bernal Heights

    The Juke at Nap's 3​Bernal Heights is often unfairly lumped in with the Mission as a whole. While it is backed up against the Mission, Bernal has its own plentiful offerings -- Indian pizza, indoor street food, and lesbian bars with three-story patios, to name a few. So, in deference to the vi ... More >>

  • Blogs

    April 12, 2011

    Don't Be Fooled By Oakland's Alan Young -- Here's a Guide to the Motown Stars He Impersonates

    Bittersweet indeed.​As you may have heard, there's been a rash of misdemeanorly winings and dinings going on about town lately -- well, for the last couple of decades -- at the hands of one Alan Young, an Oakland sanitation worker with a knack for passing himself off as various Motown luminaries ... More >>

  • Music

    December 22, 2010

    Lonely holiday: Grillade finds soul in a Christmas song

    Bittersweet indeed.​As you may have heard, there's been a rash of misdemeanorly winings and dinings going on about town lately -- well, for the last couple of decades -- at the hands of one Alan Young, an Oakland sanitation worker with a knack for passing himself off as various Motown luminaries ... 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

    October 14, 2010

    Alan Young, Alleged Motown Grifter, Arrested

    Alan Young was stopped ... in the name of love​It's seven rooms of gloom for Alan Young, the alleged grifter charged with impersonating Motown stars and separating San Franciscans from their dollars. Young -- subject of a rollicking East Bay Express cover story back in 2002 when he was claiming to ... More >>

  • Calendar

    September 15, 2010

    Gold Sounds

    Alan Young was stopped ... in the name of love​It's seven rooms of gloom for Alan Young, the alleged grifter charged with impersonating Motown stars and separating San Franciscans from their dollars. Young -- subject of a rollicking East Bay Express cover story back in 2002 when he was claiming to ... More >>

  • Blogs

    August 16, 2010

    Outside Lands Day Two: Al Green, The Devil Makes Three, and A Mass of Humanity

    ​Outside Lands Day Two Sunday, August 15, 2010 Better than: watching bootleg videos of the gig on YouTube at home by yourself. Open-air music festivals are as much about atmosphere as they are bands. At Outside Lands Day Two, this meant The People -- aka the plebs, the great unwashe ... More >>

  • Blogs

    August 16, 2010

    The Top Five Covers of Outside Lands 2010

    Christopher VictorioAl Green's soul medley on Sunday had us wearing a stupid grin.​Of all the things we'll remember about this year's Outside Lands festival -- the sun breaking through the fog during Al Green's set, the gaudy costumes of Empire of the Sun, and the incessant oonce oonce from the He ... More >>

  • Music

    June 23, 2010

    So Soulful

    Sharon Jones and the Dap-Kings do retro right

  • Blogs

    June 14, 2010

    Monday's Pick: "Black Gold" at Koko's Cocktails

    ​You may want your retro-soul weekend parties to be packed, sweaty blasts full of vintage grinders. But on Monday nights, the smooth, sugar-melting tones of '60s soul music work as relaxing tonics to calm party-frazzled nerves -- and that's where Black Gold comes in. Hosted by Senator Soul of the ... More >>

  • Calendar

    March 3, 2010

    Smooth and Smokey

    ​You may want your retro-soul weekend parties to be packed, sweaty blasts full of vintage grinders. But on Monday nights, the smooth, sugar-melting tones of '60s soul music work as relaxing tonics to calm party-frazzled nerves -- and that's where Black Gold comes in. Hosted by Senator Soul of the ... More >>

  • Music

    August 26, 2009

    Al Green

    ​You may want your retro-soul weekend parties to be packed, sweaty blasts full of vintage grinders. But on Monday nights, the smooth, sugar-melting tones of '60s soul music work as relaxing tonics to calm party-frazzled nerves -- and that's where Black Gold comes in. Hosted by Senator Soul of the ... More >>

  • Blogs

    May 9, 2009

    Friday Night: Booker T and Bettye LaVette at the Independent

    Booker TBooker T and Bettye LaVette The Independent Friday, May 8, 2009 Last night I saw Booker T. Jones, one of the titans of American music, and it really hit me how much he has contributed to Western pop culture. I was also digging his performance, as was everyone else at the sold-out show. Whe ... More >>

  • Blogs

    May 5, 2009

    Track of the Day: Isaac Hayes from the New Stax Collection

    I just got back from a ten-day road trip through the South, and my favorite city by far was Memphis. That town has so much musical and political history, not to mention the best soul food I've had in, um, ever (fried catfish and candied sweet potatoes and corn bread and collard greens? After a sermo ... More >>

  • Music

    January 28, 2009

    Adele-icious

    I just got back from a ten-day road trip through the South, and my favorite city by far was Memphis. That town has so much musical and political history, not to mention the best soul food I've had in, um, ever (fried catfish and candied sweet potatoes and corn bread and collard greens? After a sermo ... More >>

  • Music

    January 7, 2009

    Rap and Bullshit

    Today’s R&B is pure garbage.

  • Blogs

    November 12, 2008

    Smokey Robinson to Perform at Paramount in Jan.

    Today’s R&B is pure garbage.

  • Blogs

    September 20, 2008

    Last Night: Al Green at Sleep Train Pavilion

    Today’s R&B is pure garbage.

  • Music

    August 20, 2008

    The Senator Has the Floor at Black Gold

    Today’s R&B is pure garbage.

  • Music

    July 9, 2008

    Children’s music aims for the sophisticated tykes

    Today’s R&B is pure garbage.

  • Music

    July 2, 2008

    Stevie Wonder's classic '70s albums and interviews with artists they influenced

    Today’s R&B is pure garbage.

  • Music

    May 28, 2008

    Al Green

    Lay It Down (Blue Note)

  • Blogs

    May 12, 2008

    Saturday Night: Ashford and Simpson at Rrazz Room

    Lay It Down (Blue Note)

  • Blogs

    February 15, 2008

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

    Lay It Down (Blue Note)

  • Blogs

    November 4, 2007

    LastNight: Ghostface Killah, Rakim at Mezzanine

    Lay It Down (Blue Note)

  • Music

    August 8, 2007

    Kelly Rowland

    Ms. Kelly (Columbia)

  • Calendar

    August 1, 2007

    Grown and Chrisette

    Ms. Kelly (Columbia)

  • Music

    September 7, 2005

    Back to School

    Kanye West's Late Registration cements him as hip hop's most conflicted -- and fascinating -- superstar

  • Culture

    July 20, 2005

    Soul Survivor

    A nostalgic song-and-dance show, in which music is one man's heartbeat

  • Music

    March 16, 2005

    The Reverend Al Green

    Everything's OK

  • Music

    February 11, 2004

    We All Scream

    For Bing Ji Ling! San Francisco's very own blue-eyed-soul-singing ice cream pimp.

  • Music

    December 10, 2003

    Al Green

    I Can't Stop

  • Music

    July 23, 2003

    Dudley Perkins

    A Lil' Light

  • Music

    June 25, 2003

    Terence Trent D'Arby

    Wild Card

  • Best of San Francisco

    May 14, 2003

    Best Jukebox

    The Ha-Ra

  • Music

    January 8, 2003

    House of Tudor

    Horror heaven, soulful documentaries, and organ-drenched boogie

  • Music

    January 1, 2003

    Preaching to the Unconverted

    Martin Luther wants to save your soul -- music, that is

  • Music

    August 15, 2001

    Rebel Yell

    For over 20 years Detroit icon Mick Collins has been rebelling against everything -- including rebellion

  • Music

    April 28, 1999

    The House of Tudor

    For over 20 years Detroit icon Mick Collins has been rebelling against everything -- including rebellion

  • Music

    November 11, 1998

    He'll Be There

    Willie Hutch wrote one of the greatest songs ever, but he ain't done yet

  • Music

    September 10, 1997

    Soul Searching

    Willie Hutch wrote one of the greatest songs ever, but he ain't done yet

  • Music

    June 14, 1995

    Green's Day

    The Alternative Nation discovers the Rev. Al Green

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