Raphael Saadiq, D’wayne Wiggins and Timothy Riley perform as Tony! Toni! Toné! at Ovens Auditorium in Charlotte, N.C. on Sept. 22, 2023. Courtesy David “Odiwams” Wright. OAKLAND — Raphael Saadiq, Dwayne Wiggins and Timothy Riley brought their Tony! Toni! Toné! reunion tour to the Paramount at the first of…

Editor Daniel J. Willis’ reaction to just about everything this year. Here’s his 2020 in review. The last couple years I’ve done a column of the Worst of the Year in Music. This is not a normal year. It’s been so bad that the worst of music is, at…

Raphael Saadiq. Courtesy of Sony Music. OAKLAND — Raphael Saadiq is from here. East Oakland, specifically. He’s an alum of Castlemont High, his mom worked at Highland Hospital. She and several of his siblings were in attendance at the show Noise Pop festival show Friday night. We know all…