- 03/13/2009 Ranking Joe
When mentioning the pioneering DJ's of the 70's, usually the names U-Roy, Prince Jazzbo, King Stitt, Dennis Alcapone, and others are herald most. Ranking Joe is another of these artist that deserves the recognition of their talents and contribution to reggae music over the years. He made a rare appearance in Long Beach, California, with singer Michael Palmer last November, and these two tore down the house with hit after
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- 07/21/2005 Kaki King
How in the world is she doing that? It's a common reaction to the unconventional acoustic guitar wizardry of Kaki King. A self-taught musician, the 24-year-old Atlanta native mesmerizes audiences with her riveting instrumental performances. Thumping basslines, intricate tunings, fluid melodies, and slapping percussion abound in her unique compositions that walk an edgy line between funk, flamenco, and jazz. She's our
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- 03/15/2004 Kelly Joe Phelps
Kelly Joe Phelps is a haunting blues slide guitarist with strong, smoky vocals. It may be Monday, but the Freight is sure to be packed for this gifted master. He holds his audience spellbound with the astoundingly pure intensity of his music. A soulful, gravelly singer, Kelly Joe's haunting lyrics weave in and out through his superbly understated slide guitar, raising echoes in the deepest shade of blue and ringing with
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- 01/09/2004 Cartoon Jazz w/Jeff Sanford
13-piece band performs the music of legendary jazz composer Raymond Scott. Scott's zany, wildly colored compositions have appeared on numerous animated TV programs since 1943, from Looney Tunes and Merrie Melodies to Ren and Stimpy and the Simpsons. Led by highly regarded jazz musician and educator Jeff Sanford, tonight some of the Bay Area's finest players.
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- 11/20/2003 Jackie Greene
Youthful troubadour Jackie Greene has been setting jaws a-dropping since appearing on the Sacramento music scene a few years ago, with his awesome talents and irresistable amalgam of American roots music. A singer-songwriter with one foot firmly in the folk traditions of the 1960's and one foot deep in the electric blues, Jackie performs original tunes that run the gamut from rambling Dylan-esque ballads to
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- 09/16/2003 Open Mic
Open Mic at the Freight is not the usual noisy bar with that line of nervous, self-obsessed fools. No, these acoustic, folk and random performers are the only acceptable Open Mic pro-am's in the Bay Area - it's where we found Shawn Colvin & Dana Carvey.
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