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San Francisco 1999

Was urban culture really more vibrant and engaging before social media, Silicon Valley, and smart phones?Join host Neiel Cavin and his special guests as they recollect and reminisce in conversations about art, music, culture, collectives, and creativity in the the San Francisco Bay Area circa 1995 to 2005 and whether we agree on how things were different in the “before times.” San Francisco 1999 is on all your favorite podcast destinations and you can join the conversation at SanFran99.com

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17:30

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

San Francisco 1999 ·

2025/12/13

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 art...

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38:59

JasWho? – House Music, Soulmine Records, Dubtribe,...

San Francisco 1999 ·

2025/12/06

In this episode, I'm in 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 ...

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15:01

SF 1999 Holiday Listening: Playground 1998–2002 Mini...

San Francisco 1999 ·

2025/11/28

Greetings! No guest conversation this week. It's Friday November 28, 2025 and not only was this a busy holiday week for potential guests, but I was also working on a research proposal that was due this week (I'm a full-time grad student in the midst of a Master's program at Cal State Northridge – Mass Communications). Cool thing to note is that my research proposal involves the topics and conversations of the San Francisco 1999 Podcast! But, I couldn't just leave you with nothing this week, s...

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23:04

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

San Francisco 1999 ·

2025/11/22

11-21-25 This week's SF 1999 podcast episode features a conversation with dj/promoter/producer Sep Ghadishah a.k.a. DJ Sep, 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 was one of the longest-running Reggae clubs in the world (1996-2019). This Sunday 11/23/25 you can...

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22:51

Gabriel Harris - African Drumming Traditions and...

San Francisco 1999 ·

2025/11/16

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, We'll be talking with him about that and how he found a community of dedicated students, teachers including Mabiba Baegne, and performers of African drumming and dancing traditions in San Francisco in the 1990s. Gabriel is a native of the San Francisco Bay ...

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19:15

DJ M3 – SF Underground House, Green Gorilla Lounge,...

San Francisco 1999 ·

2025/11/08

November 7th 2025 Today's conversation is with the legendary DJ M3 "Makes Me Move," Manny Alfarez. Manny's San Francisco history is a continuum of musical successes. He is the co-owner of monarchsf.com and thegreatnorthernsf.com - two of SFs most popular dj and live music destinations. He's an internationally reknowned House Music DJ. He's one half of the House duo, Sleight of Hands. And he's the founder of Green Gorilla Lounge, which has been an integral part of the SF Underground scene sinc...

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18:55

Jeffrey Alphonsus Mooney – Rituals, Drumming,...

San Francisco 1999 ·

2025/10/31

Happy Halloween, Blessed Samhain, and a Deep and Meaningful Dia De Los Muertos to you! This episode features a timely conversation with Jeffrey Alphonsus Mooney: Artist/Ritualist/Musician/Teacher/Master of Ceremonies If you've ever been a part of San Francisco's Mission District Dia De Los Muertos procession in the past few decades, you likely found yourself dancing to Jeff and crew's ritual drumming, and were inspired to join in one of his sacred chants. Since the late-1980s, Jeffrey has bee...

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22:30

Vinnie Esparza – SF Record Shops, SF Radio, SF...

San Francisco 1999 ·

2025/10/24

A conversation with Long time SF Bay Area DJ, Vinnie Esparza about being a music director at KZSC, his Spanish Grease show on KUSF, Love N' Haight and Ubiquity record labels, Djaying in SF Bars and Clubs in the 1990s and early 2000s, the multi-genre music scene in SF, and a shout out to our brother Randall Kress a.k.a. DJ SoulSalaam. Vinnie and his wife (a renowned pastry chef) just opened a new bakery in Emmeryville, CA called Honey and Pearl: https://honeyandpearl.com IG: @honey...

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19:52

Artivism, The Legacy of Community Art Spaces, and the...

San Francisco 1999 ·

2025/10/17

We are joined in conversation once again with Jonathan Youtt talking about CELL Space's history in the context of San Francisco Community Art Spaces. Moreover, and entirely relevant to current events, Jonathan reflects on the integral role that CELL Space maintained in the cross section of Art and Activism (Artivism) at the turn of the Millennium, both before and after 9/11/2001. Youtt recalls Julia Butterfly, the WTO protests, and the impact that the Patriot Act had on Community Art Spaces t...

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12:08

John Schroeder – Jingle Town Gallery Warehouse

San Francisco 1999 ·

2025/10/10

Today's guest is John Schroeder: multi-instrumentalist/composer/producer (synthesizer, sax, flute, clarinet, guitar, bass, etc), filmmaker/documentarian, writer, painter, international music educator, and one of the founders of Jingletown Gallery, an artists' warehouse space in Oakland in the late 1990s. John shares some stories about the what and whys of the artists "warehouse movement" in the San Francisco Bay Area during the rise of the first Dot Com era. You can catch John in the ba...

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15:30

Jonathan Youtt – The Origins of CELL Space SF 1996...

San Francisco 1999 ·

2025/10/03

Here we go! Welcome to the very first episode of San Francisco 1999. Thanks for tuning in! Today we are in conversation with Jonathan Youtt, Co-Director of PLACE for Sustainable Living in Oakland, CA “A public serving experiential learning center showcasing and fostering sustainable living practices, urban gardening & homesteading, community resiliency & preparedness, social justice, food security and artistic expression.” Jonathan also co-founded the Sustainable Living R...

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SF1999 Trailer

San Francisco 1999 ·

2025/09/26

San Francisco 1999 is a show featuring conversations about Arts and Culture in the San Francisco Bay Area from roughly 1995 to 2005. Each episode, different special guests will recollect what it was like living, creating and converging in the city in the last days before smart phones, silicon valley and social media. You can follow me at IG @neiel7 and get updates about the podcast at SanFran99.com IG: @neiel7

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