San Francisco 1999

Playground Pt. 1 – Holiday Listening Sampler '98 to '02

Greetings! This episode originally aired 11-28-25 as a musical interlude for the week,   Yours truly and potential guests were on holiday. So, I compiled a little mix of live recorded music from Playground. My band/project started in the late 1990s and put me and the group in the middle of the San Francisco Bay Area music scene at the turn of the millennium.   I unpublished this episode because it broke format (and felt somewhat self-indulgent). Due to popular demand though, I'm re-publishing it now for your continued Holiday listening pleasure. Thanks for the love. This is a linear progression of musical snippets of live Playground recordings from 1998 to 2002. I used to post these mp3s for free on the PlaygroundMuzik dot com website and we sold CDs at our gigs. More about Playground to come but you can find Playground (and Man From Playground aka MFP LIVE) music here: ThePlaygroundSound.com [https://ThePlaygroundSound.com] “there is a way” / “burnin” (1998): Robin Livingston (keys), Ian Herman (drums), Sam Guillisano (bass), Neiel (vocals) “creative expression” (1999): Robin Livingston, Ian Herman, Trevor Kinsel (upright bass), Swan (vox), Neil “saint Zakir” (2001): Noah Waldman (drums), Robin, Jomial Allen-Jones (bass), Neiel (sampler) “elements” (eve of 2002): JasWho? (beats), Noah (congas), Robin (keys, beats), Jomial, Neiel “the burner” (2002): Jay (beats/keys), Robin, Jomial, Neiel (vox, samples) Join the conversation at SanFran99.com [https://SanFran99.com]   IG: @Neiel7 [https://www.instagram.com/neiel7?igsh=NTc4MTIwNjQ2YQ%3D%3D&utm_source=qr] (Neil Cavin) Theme Music: "There Is A Way" by Playground [https://playground.bandcamp.com/] (1998)

JasWho? Pt. 2 – Live House Music, Soulmine Records, Dubtribe, DIY

In this episode, Part 2 of a conversation with Jason Williams a.k.a. JasWho? Jay has been foundational on the music scene of the San Francisco Bay Area since the late 1990s. Whether performing as a multi-instrumentalist in Bay Area and International music groups, performing his legendary solo live House music sets, releasing original vinyl on the label Soulmine records that he co-founded with Eileen Kaur Alden, recording and producing artists for Temple Music Group, or producing countless artists at his Berkeley recording studio, WhoVille, Jay has lived and breathed music since long before he even arrived on the SF Scene, long ago. You can currently find him running things at Temple SF nightclub, where he's been a crucial part of operations since day one. December 13, 2025 Here's JasWho's discogs: https://www.discogs.com/artist/182036-Jaswho [https://www.discogs.com/artist/182036-Jaswho] The music in this episode is from his 2000 to 2003 compilations of Soulmine 12"s "Simply Raw House" Volumes 1 and 2. And also, "Colour Dreamz" Also "Go" by Playground [https://playground.bandcamp.com] (2003) during the segment w/ C. Peck talking about sparking the embers for the Bay Area scene today. Join the conversation at SanFran99.com [https://SanFran99.com]   IG: @Neiel7 [https://www.instagram.com/neiel7?igsh=NTc4MTIwNjQ2YQ%3D%3D&utm_source=qr] (Neil Cavin) Theme Music: "There Is A Way" by Playground [https://playground.bandcamp.com/] (1998)

JasWho? Pt. 1 – 90s Haight Ashbury, SF House Music '97

In this episode, Part 1 of a conversation with Jason Williams a.k.a. JasWho? Jay has been foundational on the music scene of the San Francisco Bay Area since the late 1990s. Whether performing as a multi-instrumentalist in Bay Area and International music groups, performing his legendary solo live House music sets, releasing original vinyl on the label Soulmine records that he co-founded with Eileen Kaur Alden, recording and producing artists for Temple Music Group, or producing countless artists at his Berkeley recording studio, WhoVille, Jay has lived and breathed music since long before he even arrived on the SF Scene, long ago. You can currently find him running things at Temple SF nightclub, where he's been a crucial part of operations since day one. December 06, 2025 Here's JasWho's discogs: https://www.discogs.com/artist/182036-Jaswho [https://www.discogs.com/artist/182036-Jaswho] The music in this episode is from his 2000 to 2003 compilations of Soulmine 12"s "Simply Raw House" Volumes 1 and 2. And also, "Colour Dreamz" Also "Go" by Playground [https://playground.bandcamp.com] (2003) during the segment w/ C. Peck talking about sparking the embers for the Bay Area scene today. Join the conversation at SanFran99.com [https://SanFran99.com]   IG: @Neiel7 [https://www.instagram.com/neiel7?igsh=NTc4MTIwNjQ2YQ%3D%3D&utm_source=qr] (Neil Cavin) Theme Music: "There Is A Way" by Playground [https://playground.bandcamp.com/] (1998)

DJ Sep – Dub Mission SF, KUSF, Elbo Room, KPFA, Rough Trade Records

11-21-25 This week's SF 1999 podcast episode features a conversation with dj/promoter/producer Sep Ghadishah a.k.a. DJ Sep [https://djsep.com/], founder of the legendary Dub Mission SF, that ran every Sunday night for over 2 decades at The Elbo Room on Valencia Street in San Francisco's Mission District, and featured all of the greatest international dub/reggae/jungle djs, producers, and live acts.  DUB MISSION [https://djsep.com/dub_mission/] was one of the longest-running Reggae clubs in the world (1996-2019). This Sunday 11/23/25 you can catch Sep as part of Crucial Reggae Sundays season finale at the the Golden Gate Park Bandshell. 4:20pm. Sep is also a member of the DnB/Jungle crew, Rhythmic Remedies. She spins dub, reggae, dancehall, Jungle, DnB, and Afrobeats dance music. Sep has DJ’d in Spain, the U.K., Canada, Mexico, many cities in the U.S., and most venues in the greater Bay Area.  For years, she was also on Bay Area radio, first on the legendary college radio station, KUSF, and later on Berkeley’s public radio station, KPFA. Sep has presented and opened for a long list of reggae and electronic artists (see below), and has performed both solo and as Dub Mission Sound System with various MCs and musicians.  You can stay connected with DJ Sep via her Instagram: @dubmissionsf [https://www.instagram.com/dubmissionsf/] Go to https://djsep.com/ [https://djsep.com/] to find all her links, news, bio, and more. You can listen to an immense catalog of Dub Mission sets and shows, as well as DJ Sep's original productions on her Soundcloud https://soundcloud.com/djsep [https://soundcloud.com/djsep] You can also find her productions/remixes on her Bandcamp:  https://djsep.bandcamp.com/ [https://djsep.bandcamp.com/] Track IDs in the podcast episode: "Too Many Tomorrows" – DJ Sep [https://djsep.bandcamp.com/track/too-many-tomorrows]      "Awayway Riddim" – DJ Sep [https://djsep.bandcamp.com/track/awayway-riddim] "Dub Myoho" – MFP LIVE [https://playground.bandcamp.com/track/mfp-live-dub-myoho] SoulSalaam Celebration of Life  WED 11/26/25 [https://www.facebook.com/events/686826381150152/] Join the conversation at SanFran99.com [https://SanFran99.com]   IG: @Neiel7 [https://www.instagram.com/neiel7?igsh=NTc4MTIwNjQ2YQ%3D%3D&utm_source=qr] (Neil Cavin) Theme Music: "There Is A Way" by Playground [https://playground.bandcamp.com/] (1998)

Gabriel Harris - African Drumming Traditions and Community in SF

Happy Saturday (Yes, I promised new episodes on Fridays but here we are)! Today we feature a conversation my homie, Gabriel Harris! In the late 1980s, Gabriel began his African drumming tutelage with the legendary Babatunde Olatunji [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Babatunde_Olatunji],  We'll be talking with him about that and how he found a community of dedicated students, teachers including Mabiba Baegne [https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=d2krPzMCyE8], and performers of African drumming and dancing traditions in San Francisco in the 1990s. Gabriel is a native of the San Francisco Bay Area and son of folk music icon Joan Baez and political activist David Harris. Featured in this episode are tracks recorded with Gabriel's drum ensemble, Rhythm Village, as well as some of recent solo recordings, and a collaboration with Moses Sedler on Cello. you can find all of Gabriel Harris's music/collabs on his Soundcloud: https://soundcloud.com/gabriel-harris-2 [https://soundcloud.com/gabriel-harris-2] Website: https://gabeharris.com/ [https://gabeharris.com/] IG: @giftofgroove [https://www.instagram.com/giftofgroove?igsh=NTc4MTIwNjQ2YQ==] *New Segment Alert: SF 1999 Listener Vibes! This week feat, Chris Peck [https://peckthetowncrier.bandcamp.com/] (background music: Playground Live [https://playground.bandcamp.com/album/21st-century-classics-vol-i-ii] "Go" (2003) Soulsalaam Celebration of Life 11/26 Biergarten SF 4pm [https://m.facebook.com/events/686826381150152/?event_ref_surface=instagram_story&event_ref_mechanism=event_sticker] Join the conversation at SanFran99.com [https://SanFran99.com]   IG: @Neiel7 [https://www.instagram.com/neiel7?igsh=NTc4MTIwNjQ2YQ%3D%3D&utm_source=qr] (Neil Cavin) Theme Music: "There Is A Way" by Playground [https://playground.bandcamp.com/] (1998)