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Cyril Neville’s “Soul Junction Tour” brought a potent blend of New Orleans traditions, soul, funk and rock to Berkeley’s Freight & Salvage on February 17, 2026.
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On a day many of us thought might never come, a city gathered one final time to say sayonara to a favorite son.
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Prolific San Francisco composer, producer, vocalist, and multi-instrumentalist OTIS McDONALD is finally here. BG also checks back in with Derrick ‘Smoker’ Freeman [SOUL Brass Band, Shadow People Podcast]; and introduces rising NorCal guitarist/solo artist Piet Dalmolen.
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9th annual year-end favorite records extravaganza! 25 album reviews, plus dozens more inspired, eccentric, essential recommendations, DJ mixes, playlists & beyond. ~ Curated by B.Getz ~
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Orgōne returned to SF to remind us why they remain heavyweight champions of West Coast funk.
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Checking in with Melbourne, AUS subatomic sorcerer whose sterling reputation precedes him on the other side of the globe. [Feature/Interview]
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Billy Strings unveils a brutally honest, delicately disarming, and ultimately heart-warming conversation on Dopey, unpacking a lifetime of colossal trauma in unprecedented depth.
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An afghan of reverential storytelling. Memories, love letters, gratitude reflections from a blessed n’ benevolent collection of souls who all share a profound reverence for D’Angelo.
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A dynamic innovator, humble spirit, once-in-a-lifetime creator, and cosmic funk Jedi who consistently mystified and effortlessly mesmerized, channeling the pioneering Yodas that paved the path for him to soar. Now, D’Angelo flies away to be with the ancestors himself.
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Episode 093 welcomes back POLYRHYTHMICS, the fantastically-funky septet primarily based in Seattle, but these days steadily spreading their net further and wider than ever before.
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