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

San Francisco 1999 is a history podcast hosted by Neiel Cavin, with 12 episodes on record and a Required Pod Score of 80. PitchCentric scores this show on Booking Probability, Listen Score, and live audience signals refreshed every 24 hours.

Neiel Cavin hosts San Francisco 1999, a history show with 12 episodes published.

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  Episode #12

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

  Dec 14, 202515 minS1

  <p>Greetings!</p><p>This episode originally aired 11-28-25 as a musical interlude for the week,  </p><p>Yours truly and potential guests were on holiday. So, I compiled a little mix of live recorded music from Playground.</p><p>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.  </p><p>I unpublished this episode because it broke format (and felt somewhat self-indulgent).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 pl...

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  Episode #12

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

  Dec 13, 202518 minS1

  <p>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...

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  Episode #11

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

  Dec 6, 202512 minS1

  <p>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...

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  Episode #9

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

  Nov 22, 202523 minS1

  <p>11-21-25</p><p>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).</p><p>This Sunday 11/23/25 you can catch Sep as part of Crucial Reggae Sundays season finale at the the Golden Gate P...

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  Episode #8

  Gabriel Harris - African Drumming Traditions and Community in SF

  Nov 15, 202523 minS1

  <p>Happy Saturday (Yes, I promised new episodes on Fridays but here we are)!</p><p>Today we feature a conversation my homie, Gabriel Harris!</p><p>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.</p><p>Gabriel is a native of the San Francisco Bay Area and son of folk music icon Joan Baez and political activist David H...

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