Subject: The Temptations

• Last Night: Al Green at Sleep Train Pavilion

  September 20, 2008

• Sunday Night: Boyz II Men at Mezzanine

  Last Night: Boyz II Men Mezzanine January 18, 2009 Better than: All the Philly steaks you can eat It had been announced that, for this performance, the multiplatinum R&B superstars Boyz II Men would be performing tunes from their 2007 cover album Motown: A Journey Through Hitsville U.S.A., but I had vowed to raise holy heck if they didn't sing the group's classic debut single, "Motownphilly." I needn't have worried, for Boyz II Men know exactly what their audience wants, and "Motownphilly" kic

  January 19, 2009

• Slap Shots

  June 14, 1995

• Funk, Revisited

  Luv 'n' Haight's 50th release adds to local music lore

  April 12, 2006

• P Is for Paradox

  September 7, 2005

• Singing Praises

  Are you there, God?

  April 14, 2004

• Doctor's Appointment

  Commemorate a Seussian century

  March 3, 2004

• A Fan's Notes

  If you've ever wondered what it means to obsess about music, you must visit Jonathan Lethem's Fortress of Solitude

  October 15, 2003

• Boogie for a New Millennium

  Zakiya Hooker preserves the legacy of her father, blues legend John Lee Hooker, plans her own musical career -- and tries to keep tradition from suffocating both

  April 23, 2003

• Mickey and the Soul Generation

  Iron Leg: The Complete Mickey and the Soul Generation

  January 29, 2003

• House of Tudor

  Horror heaven, soulful documentaries, and organ-drenched boogie

  January 8, 2003

• Preaching to the Unconverted

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

  January 1, 2003

• Jon Dee Graham

  February 6, 2002

• He'll Be There

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

  November 11, 1998

• Night Crawler

  August 26, 1998

• The Rhythm Method

  Andre Williams is still doing down and dirty

  July 8, 1998

• Being Country

  Guitarist Bill Frisell and jazz's move away from the city

  March 25, 1998

• The House of Tudor

  July 2, 1997

• Recordings

  December 6, 1995

• Race to Fame

  May 13, 2009

• Raphael Saadiq

  November 11, 2009

• 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 he has always been considered an old soul in a fresh body with his unique, nimble vocal tone, Saadiq's most recent album, The Way I See It, draws a heavy influence from such Motown greats as the Temp

  November 18, 2009