Stories about Hip-hop
Kamaal Williams brings London’s nightlife jazz explosion to SF
'70s funk and fusion meet contemporary hip-hop and electronics in the DJ's work, representative of a massive scene.
Goldie returns to revive SF’s golden age of drum and bass
The dance music style he pioneered is back in vogue: Here's a walk down memory lane of the SF scene in the 1990s.
Arts Forecast: Drag Queens on Ice, Burning Man: The Musical, more
Heiroglyphics, Krampus Pageant, Paranoid London, Sophie, Go Bang!, a couple great art walks, and more this week.
Review: MF Robot’s ‘Finders Keepers’ pushes a rolling funk momentum
A soulful new single from founders of the Brand New Heavies is good, real good.
Talking beat evolution with SF native producer Dave Aju
New album 'TXLAX' arrives, loaded from tip to tail with deep house cuts and future funk darts.
5 artists you can’t miss from Noise Pop’s second wave
For 2020, the 28-year-old festival shows a renewed emphasis on diverse offerings.
Arts Forecast: Hip-Hop (Dance Fest) hurray! + more
Agent Orange, Dolly Night, Bay Area Record Fest, Mr. Brightside Indie Ball, Frankie Night, Lil Louie Vega, and lots else to do.
Kumail’s ‘Yasmin’ tunes into a celestial radio show
A lush mood-board of seductive beats from Bombay to Istanbul, on the wide-ranging producer's latest.
At Dirtybird Campout, chasing summer’s waggling tail-feather
20 years in, SF-based techno label still throws an exceptional festival, 'White Clawdes' and all.
Monophonics return with chest-out soul ‘Changes’
New single mixes Stax and Funk Brothers feel with modern effects and powerhouse vocals from Kelly Finnigan.