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Skip The Needle
CONTINUUM OF COURAGE: AFROFUTURISM THEN AND NOW (PART II)
SFJAZZ Center
201 Franklin St
San Francisco, CA 94102
Mar 19, 2025
7:00 PM PDT
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The More Things Change: Afrofuturist Literature & Music w/ Skip the Needle
Discover Jazz journeys into the realm of truly transcendent artists, creatives and game changers, highlighting the intersection between art, culture and technology at the center of Black identity. For this special season’s pairing we illuminate Afrofuturists whose vision and work defy categorization, invite curiosity, and celebrate the promise of a better world.
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Michaela
January 7th 2024
amazing show! I was new to Cris Williamson, and I’m now a huge fan! the women from Skip the Needle showcased their virtuosic musicianship reinterpreting Williamson‘s classic songs, and backing her up with a rich tapestry of instrumental glory.
Berkeley, CA@Freight & Salvage
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Skip The Needle Biography
The formidable female powerhouse known as Skip The Needle bring a depth of personal insight and performing experience to their politically astute hard rock/funk songcraft.
The Oakland-based quartet—featuring bassist/vocalist Vicki Randle, guitarist/vocalists Katie Cash and Shelley Doty, and drummer/vocalist Kofy Brown—deliver impressionable original tunes which reflect the musicians’ deeply-held ideals and wide-ranging musical aesthetic, with tight harmonies, shredding guitar solos and searing lead vocals.
Upon seeing Skip The Needle’s live performance video for the title track “We Ain’t Never Going Back,” legendary bass phenom Bootsy Collins shared the video on Facebook commenting, “Are Women Rockin’ Harder now?”
Or, as one observer recently said, “If Sly Stone, Jimi Hendrix, Chrissie Hynde, and Chaka Khan all jammed together, this band would be the result. Skip The Needle is reckless, eclectic, fearless and fun, dedicated to love, and like nothing you’ve ever heard before.” Skip The Needle Rocks the Love.
Read MoreThe Oakland-based quartet—featuring bassist/vocalist Vicki Randle, guitarist/vocalists Katie Cash and Shelley Doty, and drummer/vocalist Kofy Brown—deliver impressionable original tunes which reflect the musicians’ deeply-held ideals and wide-ranging musical aesthetic, with tight harmonies, shredding guitar solos and searing lead vocals.
Upon seeing Skip The Needle’s live performance video for the title track “We Ain’t Never Going Back,” legendary bass phenom Bootsy Collins shared the video on Facebook commenting, “Are Women Rockin’ Harder now?”
Or, as one observer recently said, “If Sly Stone, Jimi Hendrix, Chrissie Hynde, and Chaka Khan all jammed together, this band would be the result. Skip The Needle is reckless, eclectic, fearless and fun, dedicated to love, and like nothing you’ve ever heard before.” Skip The Needle Rocks the Love.
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Rock N Soul
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