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March 8, 2012
Weekend Parties: Beautiful Swimmers and Sapphire Slows at Public Works, DVS1 at Beatbox, and More
Well, here we are again, facing the imminent approach of another fully packed weekend in San Francisco. Fans of all stripes of dance music will be well-served, with artists coming from such exotic places as Holland, Japan, and Minnesota. Throw in a rare opportunity to enjoy some visual art with your ... More >>
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February 10, 2012
The Park on Drinking Baileys with Wallpaper., Appearing on Carson Daly's TV Show, and What Song They'd Play for Mitt Romney
You've heard The Park, even if you don't recognize the name. As the Bay Area's most in-demand rhythm section, the trio quartet of Derek Taylor (drums), Josh Lippi (bass), Ben Schwier (keys), and Nate Mercereau (guitar) has laid down backing grooves for new-generation rap chaps Freddie Gibbs and Big ... More >>
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January 20, 2012
President Barack Obama Likes Arcade Fire and the Black Eyed Peas. Yes, Really.
Yesterday, we found out from a British music news website that, like Santa Claus, Barack Obama keeps a "Nice" list -- or rather a list of people he wants to have supporting him in his re-election campaign. We've seen the list, and alongside all of the alphabetized politicians, business and sports ... More >>
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November 25, 2011
In The Soul Kitchen's DJ Harry Duncan on Working With Bill Graham, His Show at Amoeba, and the Battle to Save KUSF
Harry Duncan has filled a lot of roles in his 61 years: Independent producer of black music for Bill Graham Presents; manager of artists like the Meters and Ornette Coleman, to name just a couple; original talent buyer at Slim's; and, currently, a consultant at Bimbo's 365 Club. Just a year ago, y ... More >>
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November 23, 2011
"Distortion 2 Static" Turns off the Mic After 10 Years
Harry Duncan has filled a lot of roles in his 61 years: Independent producer of black music for Bill Graham Presents; manager of artists like the Meters and Ornette Coleman, to name just a couple; original talent buyer at Slim's; and, currently, a consultant at Bimbo's 365 Club. Just a year ago, y ... More >>
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November 23, 2011
Distortion 2 Static Turns Off the Mic After 10 Years, and More
DJ Neil Armstrong will be performing at Distortion 2 Static's farewell party.From SF Weekly's latest print music section: No More Static: "Me and Ariel Nuñez walked into the public access TV studio on a Friday in 2002, and they gave us a time slot for that Monday!" Halline Overby, who perfo ... More >>
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November 21, 2011
tUnE-yArDs' Merrill Garbus on Her Creative Philosophy, Finding Inspiration in the Bay, and the Wisdom of Steve Jobs
By CHLOE ROTH In 2009, tUnE-yArDs frontwoman Merrill Garbus was lured from Montreal to Oakland by "Love and fear of illegal immigrant status in Canada." Lucky for us. "I started sadly playing a ukulele that my mom had given me," Garbus says. "Though it crossed my mind that being a doctor was probab ... More >>
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November 9, 2011
Drake's Take Care: A First Listen
Funny thing about Drake: I'm forced to care. This goes beyond my duties as a music writer; rap now is in a state where someone like Drake or Rick Ross becomes the sun and everyone surrounding becomes an orbiting satellite. I'm a huge fan of co-Money Youngins Lil Wayne and Nicki Minaj, and I ... More >>
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October 7, 2011
Five Hip-Hop Album Covers That Would Make Insanely Difficult Jigsaw Puzzles
This week, a new candidate emerged for the spot of hip-hop's fabled fifth element: The jigsaw puzzle. With a canny eye on the not-too-far-off Christmas season, the Boston-based Get On Down Records has released jigsaw versions of classic rap album covers by Biz Markie, Kool G Rap, Boogie Down Produc ... More >>
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October 6, 2011
Weekend Party Preview: Dirtybird, Tiger & Woods, The Rapture, and More
It seems as though the weekend party gods may yet smile on San Francisco. Early forecasts show that the weather this weekend will be brisk but thankfully dry. And that's good news, because this weekend's got a grip of fantastic parties that will appeal to a diverse crowd, nu-disco fanatics and hip-h ... More >>
Music
August 17, 2011
Sizzle & Fizzle: Outside Lands Edition
It seems as though the weekend party gods may yet smile on San Francisco. Early forecasts show that the weather this weekend will be brisk but thankfully dry. And that's good news, because this weekend's got a grip of fantastic parties that will appeal to a diverse crowd, nu-disco fanatics and hip-h ... More >>
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August 10, 2011
Thirteen Lesser-Known Artists You Should See at Outside Lands 2011
From SF Weekly's latest print music section: tUnE-yArDs is one act you shouldn't miss at Outside LandsOutside Lands Must-Sees: You're obviously going to catch the headliner sets at this weekend's Outside Lands Festival, so we'll assume you're already more than familiar with Arcade Fire, Muse ... More >>
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August 2, 2011
Watch tUnE-yArDs Make Its TV Debut with the Roots on "Gangsta"
tUnE-yArDs on TV! So this was pretty cool: Not only did the Oakland experimental pop outfit tUnE-yArDs make its TV debut last night on the Late Night with Jimmy Fallon show, but it did it so with the show's house band, which just so happens to be the Roots. With Questlove on drums and Black T ... More >>
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July 21, 2011
The 10 Greatest Music Video Babes of All Time
From the dawn of the music video, there has been the music video babe. Perhaps she's the star of the video, perhaps she's a backup dancer, maybe she just looks longingly at a musician. Most of the music is terrible, a lot of the videos are insipid, and yet somehow these women make it all worthwhile ... More >>
Music
July 13, 2011
"Beats, Rhymes, and Life": Michael Rapaport's "Love Letter" to A Tribe Called Quest
From the dawn of the music video, there has been the music video babe. Perhaps she's the star of the video, perhaps she's a backup dancer, maybe she just looks longingly at a musician. Most of the music is terrible, a lot of the videos are insipid, and yet somehow these women make it all worthwhile ... More >>
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June 29, 2011
Can Rising Rapper J Cole Overcome Jay-Z's A&R Curse?
J Cole "Jay-Z is the reason I signed to RocNation. It's very hard to say no to the opportunity when Jay-Z is involved." That's J Cole, talking optimistically about his status as the first signing to Jay-Z's RocNation label venture with concert giant LiveNation. But with Cole's debut album now ... More >>
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June 20, 2011
Ike's May Expand, Mohave Has to Wait, and Weird Fish Reopens, This Time with DJ Booth
The past 24 hours in gossip, innuendo, and cold hard facts about the San Francisco food scene. Beloved sandwich shop Ike's Place may be headed to the other side of the Bay Bridge. Grub Street reports, via Berkeleyside, that owner Ike Shehadeh is looking along Berkeley's Bancroft Avenue for a potent ... More >>
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June 15, 2011
Stephen Marley: Show Preview
The past 24 hours in gossip, innuendo, and cold hard facts about the San Francisco food scene. Beloved sandwich shop Ike's Place may be headed to the other side of the Bay Bridge. Grub Street reports, via Berkeleyside, that owner Ike Shehadeh is looking along Berkeley's Bancroft Avenue for a potent ... More >>
Music
May 4, 2011
Lazerbeak Is King of the Lavabangers
The past 24 hours in gossip, innuendo, and cold hard facts about the San Francisco food scene. Beloved sandwich shop Ike's Place may be headed to the other side of the Bay Bridge. Grub Street reports, via Berkeleyside, that owner Ike Shehadeh is looking along Berkeley's Bancroft Avenue for a potent ... More >>
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May 4, 2011
Why You Should Love Ke$ha, Lazerbeak's Lavabangers, and More
From SF Weekly's latest print music section: Ke$ha! Dig it!Why You Should Love Kesha: Here's a picture of Ke$ha. We know what you're thinking. It's either "Oh dear God, no!" or "Damn! Girl needs a wash!" And both of these are valid responses. Ke$ha is one of the most polarizing artists in po ... More >>
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February 21, 2011
Former Record Exec Steve Stoute Trashes the Grammys in Full-Page NYT Ad -- And He's Got a Point
Gaga at the GrammysSteve Stoute, an industry executive famous in hip-hop circles for managing Nas and beefing with Diddy, isn't happy with the way the Grammys turned out last week. In fact, he's so mad that he took out a full page ad in the New York Times to air his grievances with the award show ... More >>
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February 7, 2011
The Car Cassette Player Is Dead; Long Live the Car Cassette Player
We'll miss that narrow, noisy slot.Word broke recently that audio cassette players in cars are no more. The format, which reached its peak in the '80s, made its final appearance in 2010 Lexus models. Considering that CDs themselves are increasingly viewed as obsolete, this news regarding tape dec ... More >>
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October 25, 2010
Make a Famous Musician -- Wayne Coyne! Bob Weir! -- Remind You To Vote
Russ Harrington (russharrington.com) for Harp MagazineGrace Potter gets intimate with democracySo you're the kind of person who forgets to vote. And in such a democracy-happy burg as S.F., where voters are asked to weigh in frequently on such trivialities as the mix of recycled material in the to ... More >>
Music
October 20, 2010
Scientist Meets the Roots Radics: Show Preview
Russ Harrington (russharrington.com) for Harp MagazineGrace Potter gets intimate with democracySo you're the kind of person who forgets to vote. And in such a democracy-happy burg as S.F., where voters are asked to weigh in frequently on such trivialities as the mix of recycled material in the to ... More >>
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October 14, 2010
Get Into Cumbia's Roots, Then Get Into a Cumbia Party
'The Roots of Chicha 2'Thankfully, San Francisco's party scene is as vibrantly and eclectically cultured as its residents. Otherwise, we wouldn't have many of our most interesting nightlife activities. Case in point: The Roots of Chicha 2 album release party at Elbo Room. Hosted by the ... More >>
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September 27, 2010
Saturday Night: Mary Anne Hobbs, Mount Kimbie, and NastyNasty Pack the New Public Works
Mount KimbieMary Anne HobbsNastyNasty(and more)September 25, 2010@ Public WorksBetter than: messing around with Reason yourself.A thousand years in the future, when live instruments are a thing of the past and music is strictly made by robots with nothing but wires and laptops, I wouldn't be ... More >>
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September 23, 2010
R.E.M., The Roots, and a Bunch of Waffles Tell Feds To Preserve Net Neutrality
R.E.M. loves net neutrality! A group of musicians that includes R.E.M., Jackson Browne, The Roots, Moby, and OK Go has sent a letter to the FCC urging legal protection for net neutrality, the principle (and current reality) that all information can travel equally quickly on the Internet.The FCC i ... More >>
Music
July 28, 2010
Mingus Amungus keeps the jazz great's wild tendencies alive
R.E.M. loves net neutrality! A group of musicians that includes R.E.M., Jackson Browne, The Roots, Moby, and OK Go has sent a letter to the FCC urging legal protection for net neutrality, the principle (and current reality) that all information can travel equally quickly on the Internet.The FCC i ... More >>
Music
June 9, 2010
The Park provides solid rhythm and a safe playspace
R.E.M. loves net neutrality! A group of musicians that includes R.E.M., Jackson Browne, The Roots, Moby, and OK Go has sent a letter to the FCC urging legal protection for net neutrality, the principle (and current reality) that all information can travel equally quickly on the Internet.The FCC i ... More >>
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June 9, 2010
What to Do? Wednesday's Pick: The Park at Mojito
The Park is probably the best San Francisco band you didn't know you've heard. With its knack for modern updates of the vintage soul, jazz, and funk sounds hip-hop producers have sampled for years, the trio has lately kept busy working on critically acclaimed albums and live shows by cult early-' ... More >>
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May 14, 2010
Good Rappers Who've Made Terrible Actors
The trend of rappers shifting into acting is nothing new, and in theory it makes sense. Both roles focus on emotive storytelling, right? Unfortunately, that transition isn't always a smooth one--a point hammered home repeatedly by the new film Just Wright, starring Queen Latifah and Common. It's 100 ... More >>
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April 20, 2010
R.I.P. Gang Starr's Guru
Legendary hip-hop emcee Guru passed away on April 19 at age 43 after a reportedly long battle with cancer that forced him to be hospitalized earlier this year. The news was posted to DJPremierblog.com, a fan site dedicated to Guru's former GangStarr partner, DJ Premier. Although the blog had been up ... More >>
Music
October 14, 2009
Music Awards: Crown City Rockers
Legendary hip-hop emcee Guru passed away on April 19 at age 43 after a reportedly long battle with cancer that forced him to be hospitalized earlier this year. The news was posted to DJPremierblog.com, a fan site dedicated to Guru's former GangStarr partner, DJ Premier. Although the blog had been up ... More >>
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August 26, 2009
Martin Luther, Cody ChesnuTT Play Yoshi's
EKAphotography copyright 2007. all rights reservedSoul on a Roll: Martin Luther Is there life after neo-soul? The R&B subgenre, which enjoyed immense popularity in the late 90s-early 00s, long ago outlived its usefulness. The name--conceived, reportedly, in a marketing meeting by then-Motown ... More >>
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August 12, 2009
Om Records at 15
EKAphotography copyright 2007. all rights reservedSoul on a Roll: Martin Luther Is there life after neo-soul? The R&B subgenre, which enjoyed immense popularity in the late 90s-early 00s, long ago outlived its usefulness. The name--conceived, reportedly, in a marketing meeting by then-Motown ... More >>
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August 5, 2009
Rock the Bells
EKAphotography copyright 2007. all rights reservedSoul on a Roll: Martin Luther Is there life after neo-soul? The R&B subgenre, which enjoyed immense popularity in the late 90s-early 00s, long ago outlived its usefulness. The name--conceived, reportedly, in a marketing meeting by then-Motown ... More >>
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July 31, 2009
Mos Def and Erkyah Badu Davies Hall Show Announced
Baduizm: Erykah Badu If you missed your first chance to see hip-hop take over the normally-staid Davies Hall--home of the San Francisco Symphony, don't fret. Ankh Marketing and Guerilla Union (promoters of Rock the Bells) has just announced an upcoming performance by the mighty Mos Def and the di ... More >>
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June 8, 2009
Rock the Bells Announces Bay Area Dates
Rock the Bells 2007, San Francisco America's premier (and possibly only major) hip-hop touring festival, Rock the Bells, has announced the date and venue for the 2009 edition: August 9, at the Shoreline Auditorium in Mountain View. While ASD much prefers the parking lot of the stadium where the Gia ... More >>
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May 31, 2009
Last Night: The Roots at Davies Symphony Hall
The RootsDavies Symphony HallBetter than: Sitting still for an orchestraLocal music history was made last night as the Roots performed the first-ever hip-hop concert at Davies Symphony Hall as part of SFJAZZ's Spring season. The Philadelphia-bred, Grammy Award-winning group plays in your living room ... More >>
Music
May 27, 2009
The Roots discuss hip-hop’s second jazz age
The RootsDavies Symphony HallBetter than: Sitting still for an orchestraLocal music history was made last night as the Roots performed the first-ever hip-hop concert at Davies Symphony Hall as part of SFJAZZ's Spring season. The Philadelphia-bred, Grammy Award-winning group plays in your living room ... More >>
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May 28, 2008
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May 21, 2008
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February 20, 2008
2 Percent Jazz, 98 Percent Funky Stuff
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April 11, 2007
Choogle Your Own Adventure
The Assemble Head in Sunburst Sound paints a bright apocalypse
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April 24, 1996
Recordings
The Assemble Head in Sunburst Sound paints a bright apocalypse
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April 3, 1996
Recordings
The Assemble Head in Sunburst Sound paints a bright apocalypse
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January 31, 1996
The Men of la Mantra
San Francisco's OM Records foretells the future of enhanced CDs
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September 13, 1995
Slap Shots
San Francisco's OM Records foretells the future of enhanced CDs
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August 30, 1995
Recordings
San Francisco's OM Records foretells the future of enhanced CDs
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May 31, 1995
Schools of Thought
The Roots, the Nonce and DJ Hurricane take hip hop to the next level
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