“We’re gonna ask you to do just one thing, all right? And that’s just to relax, loan your soul to us for a few minutes, I promise you we’ll give it back. … I promise you when you leave here, you will ...

SAN FRANCISCO (KPIX 5) -- A former concert venue for some of the biggest rock stars of the 1960s could soon become condominiums in San Francisco. The notice out front of 10 South Van Ness Avenue says ...

A piece of San Francisco musical history will be brought back to life at the end of the month, at least temporarily. The historic Fillmore West—most recently the site of a Honda dealership on the ...

The Fillmore West in San Francisco hosted The Grateful Dead, Jefferson Airplane and other bands in the 1960s. As NPR celebrates its 50th anniversary, we look back on important events of that year.

On the third night of a three-night stint at San Francisco's Fillmore West in 1971, Aretha Franklin pulled an "impeccably dressed" man from the audience onto the stage. He was dressed in "charcoal ...

When it came time for the Who to stage the rock opera “Tommy,” it had to be a Fillmore. Live at the Fillmore East and West: Getting Backstage and Personal with Rock’s Greatest Legends by John Glatt ...

Nearly 40 years after it closed for good, famed San Francisco concert venue the Fillmore West will be back in the spotlight this fall via the documentary "Fillmore: The Last Days." By Katie Hasty ...

The Allman Brothers Band's 50th anniversary celebration continues with the release of the four-CD set "Fillmore West '71," a freshly unearthed collection of music every bit as rich, rewarding and ...

In 1969, at the height of the Grateful Dead's rise from the San Francisco ballroom scene, the band recorded a live album over four nights at the Fillmore West, "Live/Dead," that's considered not only ...

Highlights from Aretha Franklin's three-night season at San Francisco's Fillmore West in March 1971 were originally released as the Live at Fillmore West album, but this four-disc juggernaut presents ...

This coming weekend, it'll be 50 years since an iconic rock 'n' roll venue went silent. (SOUNDBITE OF ARCHIVED RECORDING) BILL GRAHAM: I can guarantee you it's not a nice thing to say on the air, but ...