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

Five Race-Related Songs That Are (Almost) as Dumb as "Accidental Racist"

As you are no doubt already aware, earlier this week, Brad Paisley and LL Cool J released one of the most embarrassing songs ever written. In "Accidental Racist", the two try to solve national issues regarding racial tension and the legacy of slavery with lyrics like "If you don't judge my do-rag, I ... More >>

Grace Potter and the Nocturnals Lead a Rock 'n' Roll Revival at the Fox, 11/3/12

Grace Potter and the Nocturnals Saturday, Nov. 3, 2012 Fox Theater, Oakland Better than: Believing rock is dead. Grace Potter is an old-school rockstar. With golden locks veiling her eyes and mile-long thighs in leather short-short shorts, she calls to mind Nancy Wilson in her "Barracuda" days. Bu ... More >>

Watch: Richie Cunning's "City Boy" Makes Chop-Suey Out of "Don't Stop Believing"

"I've done shows so packed, I crowd-surfed to the bar/ I've done shows so wack, I left the merch in the car." So here's Richie Cunning, hard-grindin' S.F. rapper extraordinaire, back with "City Boy," a new Giants-saluting/struggle-encapsulating video. The clip finds Cunning circling around AT&T Par ... More >>

Three Good Reasons to Get to Outside Lands Early This Weekend

Finally! It's here! Outside Lands! And if you don't already have a ticket, you can probably still find a good deal on one somewhere. For those of you lucky monkeys who are going, we'd like to help you to get the most of your weekend by encouraging you to wake up early and get your ass in front of a ... More >>

Top 5 Beers to Drink at Outside Lands

It's no secret that booze and music pair well together. Listening to Johnny Cash demands a shot of whiskey. When Snoop's "Gin and Juice" comes on the radio, you know what to reach for. And every time we see Celine Dion live, we always have a glass of rose in hand. While you're bound to see flocks ... More >>

What to See at Outside Lands: Nine Artists

Outside Lands Introduces Beer Lands to Fest, Summer Pairings Series Starts This Weekend

Outside Lands returns to Golden Gate Park on August 10-12 and makes a bid for being one of the city's biggest food fests with even more edible options than ever. A Taste of the Bay Area features 58 local food vendors including new businesses such as the Del Popolo monster pizza truck and brick and m ... More >>

Summer Guide: Choosing the Season's Best Music Festivals

Celebrate James Brown's Birthday at These Two S.F. Parties

The next two weekends in San Francisco feature parties in tribute to the late James Brown, who would have turned 79 on May 3. The entertainer had a long history performing for multiple generations in the Bay Area, perhaps most frequently at San Carlos' legendary (and now defunct) Circle Star Center, ... More >>

Outside Lands 2012 Lineup: Neil Young and Crazy Horse, Stevie Wonder, Metallica, Skrillex, Jack White, Foo Fighters, and More

Outside Lands just released the lineup for 2012, its fifth year -- and it's a big one. Headliners include Neil Young and Crazy Horse, Stevie Wonder, Metallica, Skrillex, Jack White, Foo Fighters, Justice, Beck, Sigur Ros, and more. The festival takes place in Golden Gate Park Friday through Sunday, ... More >>

Steve Fabus on the Liberated Early Days of SF Disco, and the Spirit of the Go Bang! Party

Stacy Lucier​ Chicago-born DJ Steve Fabus started his musical career in the early '70s, after being inspired by the soulful sounds of Etta James and Stevie Wonder. Moving to San Francisco in 1974, he found himself in the center of one of America's counter culture capitals, where disco, drugs, ... More >>

Fresh Times for Mission Recording Studio Different Fur

Coda Jazz Supper Club to Close Jan. 1

​It's official folks: Coda Jazz Supper Club at Mission and Duboce is closing for good on Jan. 1, 2011.This sad news follows our report last week that the Triple Crown, a DJ-friendly bar at Market and Octavia, will also shut down operations after its New Year's Eve party.

The Top 6 Most Awkward 'Buddy' Moments in Music Video History

Think back to the last time you were at a family event and someone pointed a camera at you right at the moment you'd been cornered by a relative you couldn't stand. The discomfort shining through your fake smile and awkward body language is captured forever and stuck in the family photo album for al ... More >>

Exclusive: DJ Mini-Mix From Bookworms

​Nicholas Dawson has been hard at work for over five years on the musical project Bookworms. In that time, Dawson has churned out a couple of EPs and the full-length LP The Hidden Staircase on Solos Records, in addition to remixing local favorites Mi Ami and Lemonade. His style is hard t ... More >>

Free Tastes of New Bonnaroo Ice Cream at Ben & Jerry's

Mmmm... Kings of Leon​Bonnaroo, the giant Manchester, Tennessee music festival in mid-June, just got a little tastier. You can now count down the days until Stevie Wonder, Jay-Z, Conan O'Brien, The Flaming Lips, and a billion other marquee names take multiple stages down south by licking your way ... More >>

Last Night: Nodzzz at EpiscoDisco, Grace Cathedral

Chrissy Loader​NodzzzSaturday, Feb. 20, 2010Grace CathedralBetter than: Going to church for church stuff.San Franciscans complain about the "war on fun," but sometimes it isn't The Man, or the ABC, or even a rogue police officer that gets cool shit shut down. Sometimes all it takes is one really d ... 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 >>

What To Do? Wednesday's Pick: Raphael Saadiq

​Raphael Saadiq @ The FoxOakland native Raphael Saadiq first came to national prominence with his '80s R&B group Tony! Toni! Toné! He found subsequent success as a Grammy-winning solo artist and producer of R&B hits, including D'Angelo's flesh-baring "(Untitled) How Does It Feel." Though ... More >>

Raphael Saadiq

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Ravi Coltrane's ascent into history

The Big Studio Slump

The body count of legendary recording studios that have gone silent is undeniable.

Raphael Saadiq

The Way I See It (Sony Columbia)

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Monte Carlo Kicks It Creole in the Bayview

Our weekly pick from Thrillist.com

Queens on Film: Booty Call Brings the Flashbulbs to the Castro

Ozzy Osbourne: Famous Batshit Dad/Rock Star Storms Oakland

Party Pooper

The Wii's latest pool game is a cue stick in the mud

Sibling Mastery

The Rondo Brothers move from indie producers to a powerful pop force

Hand It to Him

Lips Like Sugar

Honeycut sweetens soul-pop

Soul Patrol

Nino Moschella's earthy funk

Let's get Physical; hip-hop you can cuddle

Hot Chip

Coming on Strong

Headlines

Trend-tracking firm announces IPO, future of Har Mar Superstar

Hear This

John Legend and De La Soul party on till the brink of dawn. Prog-psych rockers Datetenryu bring the noise from Japan

Exile in Mainstream

Can the songwriter's follow-up to the disastrous Liz Phair reconcile her altrock past with her pop-rock present?

Hear This

Nomeansno means hardcore fury; OCS's ADD is B-A-D

John Legend

Get Lifted

Van Hunt

Van Hunt

Dudley Perkins

A Lil' Light

Peven Everett

Studio Confessions

House of Tudor

Horror heaven, soulful documentaries, and organ-drenched boogie

Shut Up and Dance

At Summerfest/dance, local companies just couldn't keep quiet

House Of Tudor

Master Musicians of Jajouka, OtherStarPeople, "Musical Atrocities and Eccentrics, 1926-52," and New Music on the Mountain

Reviews

Slap Shots

Soul Searching