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NIN, Lebowski Fest, Ghirardelli Chocolate Fest and Sarah Silverman: Your Monday Morning Hangover
Mon Sep 8, 6:29 AM
Here it is, another post-nonstop-weekend Monday. This time we ignored the beckoning of the cool old junk that must be bought for our ever-expanding home wall installation at Sunday's Alameda Flea Market. But there were other things that lured... More >>
Last Night: Sarah Silverman at Nob Hill Masonic Center
Mon Sep 8, 5:06 AM
Sarah Silverman Nob Hill Masonic Center, San Francisco September 7, 2008 by Oscar Pascual Better than: Watching "Jesus is Magic" on DVD. It’s really easy to hate Sarah Silverman, and that’s exactly the point. The average person... More >>
Saturday Night: Lebowski Fest San Francisco Bowling Party
Mon Sep 8, 1:18 AM
(Click the image for a full Lebowski Fest slideshow.) Lebowski Fest San Francisco Bowling Party Classic Bowling Center, Daly City September 6, 2008 Notes and Photos by Masha Rumer Better than: Soiling a rug that ties the room together.... More >>
Saturday: Power to the Peaceful at Golden Gate Park
Mon Sep 8, 12:55 AM
Power to the Peaceful Golden Gate Park September 6, 2008 Notes and Photos by Jackie Lopez Better Than: Going down Haight Street and having those so-called hippies with the guitars sing to you about being lonely and how messed... More >>
Features
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Mexican bribes and high gas prices: The May Fire's tour diaryBy The May FireWednesday, September 03After hearing repeated newscasts about the ways high gas prices are affecting four-wheeled travelers of all income levels, we asked local indie... More >> -
From hair gel to guitar picks, musician necessities in price bindBy Ryan FoleyWednesday, September 03Portland, Ore.'s Blind Pilot garnered headlines this summer when the band announced its members would be traveling by bicycle this fall. Having... More >>
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Gettin' brassy with the Hornucopia FestivalBy Kurt B. ReighleyWednesday, September 03Music is entering a new Brass Age. French horns and trumpets are stepping out of symphony orchestras and jazz combos, adding oomph everywhere... More >> -
Hair metal fantasies realized at Rock 'n' Roll Fantasy CampBy Jennifer MaerzWednesday, September 03It was barely 10 a.m., and '80s rock stud Kip Winger was winking at me for the second time as he played bass. He was making me blush profusely. I... More >> -
BirdmonsterFrom the Mountain to the Sea (FADER)By Doug WallenWednesday, September 03For a magazine touting itself as an adventurous tastemaker, Fader has settled on a surprisingly safe choice for its label arm with Birdmonster.... More >> -
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Pretty cult machines: NIN and DeerhunterBy Tony WareWednesday, September 03Nine Inch Nails and Deerhunter are two ensembles operating in the eclipse of their shamanistic frontmen. For NIN, that singular personality is... More >> -
A Perfect PerformanceBy Michael Alan GoldbergWednesday, September 03The recent trend of bands performing classic albums in their entirety generates mixed feelings. The concept can be a gimmicky nostalgia trip,... More >> -
Mogging for the CameraBy Ron NachmannWednesday, September 03Many have heard guitar-heavy instrumental band Mogwai without knowing it. By the time the Scots had released their soaring 2006 album Mr. Beast,... More >> -
Midnight SunshineBy John GarmonWednesday, September 03After Brian Wilson's notorious 30-year lost weekend, few could have expected this decade to be so triumphant for him. But after the successes of... More >> -
Dubstep TrifectaBy John GrahamWednesday, September 03You'll have a choice among three dubstep thoroughbreds when the UK's Milanese, Distance, and Boxcutter gallop into SOMA this week. Of these,... More >> -
Allien InvasionBy Tony WareWednesday, September 03The concept-driven queen of mnml — the bastard genre of Detroit techno, European microhouse, New York's avant-garde, and oven-baked... More >> -
CHiPs and ShieldsBy Katy St. ClairWednesday, September 03Folks who know me know that I am a driver. I take my car everywhere. The Critical Mass people probably have me on a dart board in their club... More >>
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Tussle offers up the cream of the beatBy Ron NachmannWednesday, August 27Tussle's willingness to break rules isn't the only thing that makes it a bona fide San Francisco band. Although their music could be lumped into... More >> -
Judas Priest plods through historyBy Dave PehlingWednesday, August 27With its fellow Birmingham brethren Black Sabbath, Judas Priest has exerted a powerful influence on modern metal. Among lead singer Rob Halford's... More >> -
Love as Laughter gets a boost from Modest MouseBy Jonah FlickerWednesday, August 27Sam Jayne, the architect behind Brooklyn's Love as Laughter, has been toiling away at this rock 'n' roll thing for a long time. The story begins... More >> -
Mix-CD fans take their hobbies public in bars and galleriesBy Jennifer MaerzWednesday, August 27Despite all the peaking and plummeting of trends in recorded music, compact discs have to stick around for one main reason: mix CDs. Making... More >>
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Lee "Scratch" PerryRepentance (Narnack)By Phil FreemanWednesday, August 27Onstage and in interviews, Lee "Scratch" Perry's persona is a mix of giddy surrealism, folk wisdom, apocalyptic theology, and simple crudity... More >>
Slideshows >
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Mogwai, Fuck Buttons The Regency Center
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"Volume One Showcase" Blondie's Bar & No Grill
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Ratatat, Panther, E*Rock The Fillmore
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Tim Hockenberry The Rrazz Room
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Black Rebel Motorcycle Club Great American Music Hall
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"The Monster Show: After-Birth" Underground SF
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"French Kiss vs. Sucker-Punch" The Transfer
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Plastic Fantastic Lover, Jugtown Pirates, Jazzman James & the Ralph Dungeon Family Orchestra, Honeybody Moonbee Bottom of the Hill
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Penelope Houston, Colin Gilmore Café Du Nord
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Mirah & Spectratone International: <i>Share This Place</i> Swedish American Hall
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Freezepop, Electric Valentine, Lilofee, DJ Nako Elbo Room
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Hey Sunshine, Camp Out, The High Life El Rio
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Mo’Fone Yoshi's
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Kristi Martel Yoshi's SF
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Jock Rockenbach Lou's Pier 47
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David Landon Biscuits & Blues
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Matt Baxter 101 California
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"¡Feliz Cumpleaños a Margarita y Jacob!" Casanova Lounge
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Toshio Hirano The Rite Spot Cafe
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"Stand-Up Showcase" Club Deluxe
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National
Music from Coast to Coast
Broward - Palm Beach
The Gentleman Classicist
Chris Isaak keeps his croon intact
By John Hood
It's been almost 25 years since Chris Isaak slipped his debut album, Silvertone, on to the pop... More >>
Dallas
Dirty Talk
Twenty years later, the godfathers of grunge in Mudhoney still remember their roots
By Darryl Smyers
You'd think that, after 20 years of hearing his band described as the quintessential grunge... More >>
Denver
Next to Ryan Adams or Jason Molina, Centro-Matic frontman Will Johnson is as prolific a songwriter as they come.
By Jon Solomon
Texas in June is great. There's a certain romance to it. By August, though, the romance is... More >>
Houston
Houston's Nigerian-Born Battle-Rapper Godwon
Balls and His Word
By Shea Serrano
Competition drives hip-hop culture. Whether it be reputation, jewelry, cars or whatever, it... More >>
Kansas City
D-Locc da Chop remembers coming up on the East side and envisions taking over the KC hip-hop crown
By Nadia Pflaum
"Text Message," by D-Locc da Chop, from King Me (Van Brunt Entertainment):
The core acts from... More >>
Miami
Luther Campbell Talks 2 Live Crew, Rick Ross, and His New VH1 Reality Series
He wants to set the record straight.
By Jason Handelsman
Luther Campbell is a serious businessman. "Everyone in Miami who does rap music has worked for... More >>
Phoenix
Where Counting Crows’ August and Everything After was a touchstone, Saturday Nights & Sunday Mornings is only another tear in the bucket
By Martina Kominiarek
I spent the winter of 1994 through the summer of 1995 soaking myself in the Counting Crows... More >>
St. Louis
Two writers debate the pros and cons of indie-rock/Afropop sensations Vampire Weekend, who are making their St. Louis debut on September 10
By Ryan Wasoba
The pace of the blog-driven indie-rock world has reached a point where sometimes a backlash... More >>
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