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Every Tuesday, as the 12 members of Soltrón begin their weekly rehearsal at a house in Bernal Heights, they pause for a few minutes to check out the breathtaking views, talk about everyone's day, maybe even vent a bit. They…
by Gary Moskowitz
April 13, 2016
Tags: Feature
Music,
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At 1015 Folsom, electronic dance music and international music can be heard in five rooms that, in total, can hold roughly 1500 people. The South of Market dance club has been at the same location for 30 years and…
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by Gary Moskowitz
January 4, 2016 @ 9:34 am
Tags: music venues, development, the Independent, 1015 Folsom, Jocelyn Kane, Video
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The song starts with a patter of drum taps. Then comes a guttural yawp from every member of the band. Then more taps, another yell, and the sequence starts anew. This is the 1927 jazz composition "Black and Tan Fantasy,"…
by Gary Moskowitz
December 16, 2015
Tags: Music
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This August, after opening for Alabama Shakes in Boise, Idaho, Chicano Batman was approached by a white codger who told the band it reminded him of music he'd heard in the '60s and '70s. "I get what you're doing," the…
by Gary Moskowitz
September 30, 2015
Tags: Feature
Music,
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You cannot play jazz without playing standards. They form the bedrock of American music, and therefore must be listened to and learned. But standards can easily feel tired and uninspired in the wrong hands. Because it's jazz, an art form…
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by Gary Moskowitz
August 19, 2015 @ 11:59 am
Tags: Show To Know, Ethan Iverson
Music,
It's impossible to think of the animatedPeanutstelevision show without also thinking of the music of Vince Guaraldi. His pensive bossa nova-inspired piano playing provides melancholy but sweet backdrop (and theme song) for Charlie Brown, a child protagonist with adult-sized portions…
by Gary Moskowitz
August 12, 2015
Tags: Music
Music,
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It's impossible today to think of the animated Peanuts television shows without also thinking of the music of Vince Guaraldi: his pensive but accessible bossa nova-inspired piano playing provides an appropriately melancholy but sweet backdrop for Charlie Brown, a…
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by Gary Moskowitz
August 7, 2015 @ 10:20 am
Tags: Show To Know, Vince Guaraldi, Video
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A video screen mounted on a pink wall at San Francisco's Contemporary Jewish Museum screens a loop of British retro soul singer Amy Winehouse performing a stripped-down version of her hit song, "Back to Black" alongside a guitarist and bass…
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by Gary Moskowitz
July 31, 2015 @ 9:56 am
Tags: Film, amy winhouse
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The Coup's 1998 release, Steal This Album, was once called the best hip-hop record of that decade, and yet frontman Boots Riley never really identified with rap music from that era. Riley has always had his hand in a range…
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by Gary Moskowitz
July 14, 2015 @ 1:32 pm
Tags: Show To Know
Music,
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In a thousand years, people will still be listening to the music of jazz artist Louis Armstrong. At least, so says singer and bandleader Catherine Russell, who will perform Armstrong's music with her band for four nights at the SFJAZZ…
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by Gary Moskowitz
July 14, 2015 @ 9:25 am
Tags: Show To Know, jazz, SFJAZZ, satchmo, Louis Armstrong, Catherine Russell, Staff Pick
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San Francisco may be a world-class city, but its public transportation system is showing its age — especially after dark. A recent survey about the city's transit options found that 92 percent of people polled named lack of late-night BART…
by Gary Moskowitz
June 3, 2015
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