Last night's show was amazing. Damon & the Heathens were a perfect opener. Morning 40 played two full sets, including a couple of Dead Kennedy's covers with special guest frontman, Jello Biafra.
Want to capture soul music in one word? Well, here you go: authenticity. If you're looking for good, shirt-soaking, life-affirming soul music that you feel all the way down to your spine, stay clear of today's glossy, melisma-overloaded R&B charts - they'll just leave you hollow and queasy. A better bet would be local soul revolutionaries Her Grace the Duchess. Boasting four Etta James- and Tina Turner-inspired vocalists, a pulsing rhythm section, and three fireball horn players, this 10-piece sweat syndicate is the Bay Area's answer to Sharon Jones and the Dap-Kings: faithful, genuine, electrifying soul revivalists eager to remind us why the Stax and Motown sounds remain as perfect as ever. (Todd Lavoie)
Want to capture soul music in one word? Well, here you go: authenticity. If you're looking for good, shirt-soaking, life-affirming soul music that you feel all the way down to your spine, stay clear of today's glossy, melisma-overloaded R&B charts - they'll just leave you hollow and queasy. A better bet would be local soul revolutionaries Her Grace the Duchess. Boasting four Etta James- and Tina Turner-inspired vocalists, a pulsing rhythm section, and three fireball horn players, this 10-piece sweat syndicate is the Bay Area's answer to Sharon Jones and the Dap-Kings: faithful, genuine, electrifying soul revivalists eager to remind us why the Stax and Motown sounds remain as perfect as ever. (Todd Lavoie)