Souled American was one of the first three acts I interviewed professionally, way back in 1989 (maybe late 1988?) — that was in Manhattan, for Tower Records’ Pulse! magazine, before I moved to Sacramento to work for Pulse! full time — and tonight, May 18, 2026, I got to see them live at the 4 Star, mere blocks from where I live in San Francisco. I was stoked beyond belief, and the audience was treated to two sets, followed by two encores. They didn’t do “Soldier’s Joy,” and I wasn’t in the mood to call out for it, even the one time they (half-jokingly?) asked for requests; I just wanted to sit back and enjoy musical trip they took us on. The band, once a quartet, at this point is guitarist/singer Chris Grigoroff (center) and bassist/singer Joe Adducci (right), with guest guitarist Brian Smith, whose sonic beds reminded me of original member Scott Tuma. For a night, I was 22 again.
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