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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Playground Pt. 1 – Holiday Listening Sampler '98 to '02
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JasWho? Pt. 2 – Live House Music, Soulmine Records, Dubtribe, DIY
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17:30In 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 l…
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JasWho? Pt. 1 – 90s Haight Ashbury, SF House Music '97
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12:03In 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 l…
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DJ Sep – Dub Mission SF, KUSF, Elbo Room, KPFA, Rough Trade Records
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23:0411-21-25 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 …
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Gabriel Harris - African Drumming Traditions and Community in SF
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22:51Happy 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 B…
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DJ M3 – SF Underground House, Green Gorilla Lounge, The Velvet Shop San Jose, Pirate Radio
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19:15November 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…
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Jeff A. Mooney – Reclaiming Collective, Sacred Rituals, Experimental Theater
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18:55This episode features a conversation with Jeffrey Alphonsus Mooney: Artist/Ritualist/Musician/Teacher/Master of Ceremonies Since the late-1980s, Jeffrey has been an integral part of the Reclaiming Collective (which began in SF) and through ritual, music, drumming, and performance art, he teaches and facilitates self-transformation and community-con…
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Vinnie Esparza – SF Record Shops, SF Radio, SF Labels, SF DJ Nights
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22:30A 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, Groove Merchant Records, 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 S…
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Jonathan Youtt Pt. 2 – Artivism, The Legacy of Community Art Spaces, and the History of CELL Space
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19:52We 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, …
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John Schroeder – SF Bay Warehouse Spaces: JingleTown Art Gallery
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12:08Today'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 …
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Jonathan Youtt Pt. 1 – The Origins of CELL Space SF 1996
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15:30Here 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 resili…
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