Legendary soul/jazz musician and spoken word artist Gil Scott-Heron performs tonight at Yoshi's SF, and so we bring you this awesome video from the 70s featuring Gil performing his song "The Bottle" live, as well as clips of drunk people and images from the economically depressed New York City of the late 70s. more ›

In what might be a much-needed boost for the troubled Yoshi's franchise, hip hop artist and sometime actor Mos Def, the well-heeled man's rapper of choice, has lined up a three-night stint at Yoshi's Oakland spot, April 14-16. Accustomed to larger venues, Def's intimate club nights will sellout fast, so get your ($55 apiece!) tickets now. more ›

BeyondChron has a civil point/counter-point debate going on about Yoshi's SF, which opens its doors today. But let's go back a bit, shall we? If you didn't know, San Francisco has the most cheery pockmark on its record: the "Negro removal" period. During this time historic buildings were torn down and black Western Addition residents were shooed out of the city. A movement that "never succeeded in driving all blacks from the Fillmore," but... more ›