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LA producer Elusive steps into a fidgety ‘Ambient Void’

John-Paul Shiver - December 28, 2019

For his 20-plus year career and the latter part of this decade, Elusive—the Los Angeles based producer—has remained steadfast about that work. Making music with...

Review: Hanukkah with the Klezmatics? You bet your latkes.

Elaine Elinson - December 27, 2019

On December 22, The Klezmatics celebrated the first night of Hanukkah at the SFJAZZ but—unfortunately for San Franciscans—unlike the oil in the Macabees’ lamp,...

Our critic picks 2019’s Music of Note

John-Paul Shiver - December 18, 2019

There is no through-line to this 2019 Music of Note line-up. Just honest music that runs the gamut of progressive soul, breakbeat mayhem, a...

Kamaal Williams brings London’s nightlife jazz explosion to SF

John-Paul Shiver - December 9, 2019

When the South London artist Kamaal Williams, aka Henry Wu, comes to 1015 Folsom on Fri/13 (with Jazzy Jeff as part of the Motown on Mondays...

Onstage

Ana Gasteyer adds ‘Sugar & Booze’ to Symphony’s ‘Holiday Gaiety’

Joshua Rotter - December 2, 2019

Sugar, booze, and music — these are the things that Ana Gasteyer’s holidays are made of. Top on the comedian, actress, and singer’s list of...

Review: MF Robot’s ‘Finders Keepers’ pushes a rolling funk momentum

John-Paul Shiver - November 29, 2019

When Brand New Heavies burst on the scene in the late '80s appropriating fashion and funk music cues from the 60ʻs, they were part...

Talking beat evolution with SF native producer Dave Aju

John-Paul Shiver - November 28, 2019

For years, Marc Barrite built out his Dave Aju alias, a wordplay nom de plum for a San Francisco techno night in the early...

5 artists you can’t miss from Noise Pop’s second wave

John-Paul Shiver - November 25, 2019

Facilitators of Noise Pop, the annual independent music festival that takes place in San Francisco the week of February 24th-March 1st, just announced their...

Brittany Howard’s fearless ‘Jaime’ blasts racism’s specter

John-Paul Shiver - November 19, 2019

With "Jaime", a fearless debut solo album from Brittany Howard (appearing Fri/22 at the Fillmore, SF), the incendiary lead singer of Alabama Shakes, there...

Arts + Culture

Arts Forecast: And here’s the real kicker…

Marke B. - November 13, 2019

ARTS FORECAST The Stomp tour stomped into town for a very brief visit at ACT last weekend (why, when it could stay so much longer?)—and the...

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