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2011 Stories by Emily Savage

• Chelsea Wolfe, Demon Girl

  published July 20, 2011

  Chelsea Wolfe's newest album, Apokalypsis, begins with a bang. But it's not so much a literal bang as an otherworldly howl. It's like... More >>

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  Queercore Band Limp Wrist on Playing Live Again and Life as a Gay Punk

  published Jul 07, 2011

  The song "I Love Hardcore Boys, I Love Boys Hardcore" is a given at most Limp Wrist shows. The brief, screamy hardcore anthem was written early in the band's career (late '90s) but it remains a mainst... More >>

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  Seaweed Sway's Jessie Woletz on Seven Years of Putting on S.F. Shows

  published Jul 05, 2011

  Local promoter and show booker Jessie Woletz is sort of an oxymoron. She's a powerhouse hippie. She's constantly in motion -- booking, presenting, and promoting two to eight eclectic new weird fo... More >>

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  Cibo Matto on Returning to Music, Its Unorthodox Sound, and the Joys of Food

  published Jun 21, 2011

  After a decade apart, Yuka Honda and Miho Hatori, founders of art-pop outfit Cibo Matto, are reuniting for a minitour that includes at stop at Bimbo's this Saturday. The Japanese expats began playing ... More >>

• Q+A with Owners of Indie Publisher Little Otsu -- Back in S.F. in Rare Device Gallery

  published Jun 20, 2011

  Little Otsu was a favorite seller of paper products in the Mission for the greater part of the past decade. The independent publishing company sold beautiful illustrated paper, "uncommon illustrated ... More >>

• Cibo Matto: Show Preview

  published June 22, 2011

  If you were only a casual listener, you may remember Cibo Matto — which means "crazy food" in Italian — from the... More >>

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  Q+A with Found Editor Davy Rothbart on Why His Heart Is an Idiot

  published Jun 10, 2011

  Never underestimate the human interest in the intimate details of other people's lives. It's not all voyeurism and reality television, it's also the desire to relate, on the most basic level, to the w... More >>

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  Gayngs at the Independent: Sexier (and Obviously Weirder) Than Your Prom

  published Jun 02, 2011

  Gayngs White Hinterland June 1, 2011 @ The Independent Better than: Your actual prom, including the hotel room afterparty Picture a prom night in the early 1990s, in a glittering hall with a live ba... More >>

• Noise Pop and GraffEats Offer a Culinary Tribute to the Art of the Cover Song

  published May 24, 2011

  There's a shared culture between musicians and chefs, says Noise Pop Industries marketing manager Dawson Ludwig, ticking off concrete examples, like getting off work at 2 a.m., and the more esoteric s... More >>

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  Juke Hunt Finale: The Best Jukeboxes in San Francisco

  published May 17, 2011

  Over the past few months, we've found treasures and trash in San Francisco bars: Old-school jukeboxes with surprisingly sincere music picks, and sad little boxes we  urge you to skip. It's all co... More >>

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  Cat Art Exhibit 'Apocalypse Meow' Excites Feline Desires

  published May 16, 2011

  San Francisco's beloved Kittenzilla has returned. At least, it's back in gallery form. The massive mixed-media mural is the main attraction in catcentric group show, "Apocalypse Meow," which debuted a... More >>

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  A Hunt for Good Jukeboxes in the Dogpatch, Nob Hill, and the Marina

  published May 03, 2011

  Some jukeboxes in this town -- and by extension, the bars that house them -- don't fit neatly into a neighborhood bar scene flush with musical options. Maybe there isn't a clump of musty bars sporting... More >>

• Friday Night: Mike Watt Plays the Grizzled Natural at Bottom of the Hill

  published May 02, 2011

  Mike Watt April 29, 2011 @ Bottom of the Hill Better than: Listening to the words without the face. If such a thing were possible, I'd believe, without hyperbole or winking wit, that Mike Watt was ... More >>

• Oh Cancer, Up Yours: Appreciating Poly Styrene

  published Apr 26, 2011

  A tiny, curly-haired creature pressed into a life-size test tube, smiling just slightly with braces and wrapped in a bright yellow coat with dark tights. Posing on the cover of the landmark X-Ray Spe... More >>

• Crass' Steve Ignorant Explains the S.F. Origins of the Anarchopunk Band's Iconic Logo

  published Apr 25, 2011

  The Crass logo is iconic. The songs are military-beat memorable, with lyrics about anarchy, environmentalism, and animal rights. The duo that formed the band -- vocalist Steve Ignorant and drum... More >>

• Steve Ignorant: Show Preview

  published April 27, 2011

  With its rapidfire military drumming, ferocious political ideology, and Steve Ignorant's unforgettable snarl, the seminal punk act Crass... More >>

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  On the Hunt for the Best Jukebox in Bernal Heights

  published Apr 19, 2011

  Bernal Heights is often unfairly lumped in with the Mission as a whole. While it is backed up against the Mission, Bernal has its own plentiful offerings -- Indian pizza, indoor street food, and lesbi... More >>

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  Cults Play a Short, Sweet Set at the Independent

  published Apr 15, 2011

  Cults Magic Kids April 14, 2011 @ The Independent Better than: Joining the punchline. It was short but sweet. Like most, I went into the Cults show at the Independent last night kno... More >>

• On the Hunt for the Best Jukebox in S.F.'s Richmond District

  published Apr 05, 2011

  The heyday of authentic jukeboxes is long over. With many bars installing those nasty touchscreen digital Internet boxes, the old school record-flipping kind of jukebox is a dying breed. And this is i... More >>

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  Which Bar Has North Beach's Best Jukeboxr

  published Mar 22, 2011

  The heyday of authentic jukeboxes is long over. With many bars installing those nasty touchscreen digital Internet boxes, the old school record-flipping kind of jukebox is a dying breed. And this is i... More >>

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  The Tenderloin's Best Jukeboxr We Go on the Hunt at 21 Club, Hemlock Tavern, and Geary Club

  published Mar 08, 2011

  The heyday of authentic jukeboxes is long over. With many bars installing those nasty touchscreen digital Internet boxes, the old school record-flipping kind of jukebox is a dying breed. And this is i... More >>

• The Sway Machinery Captures Malian Adventures on Its New Album

  published March 9, 2011

  Barreling down the dusty roads of the West African country of Mali in January 2010, Jeremiah Lockwood and his Brooklyn-based band the Sway... More >>

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  No Age, Grass Widow, and Rank/Xerox Bring the Ruckus at the Rickshaw

  published Feb 28, 2011

  No AgeGrass WidowRank/XeroxCrazy Band February 26, 2011 @ Rickshaw Stop Better than: Standing still at Best Coast/Wavves. I have a thing for drummers who sing. There's something about it that trigge... More >>

• Prince in Oakland, Night 3: The White-Suited Spectacle Comes to Its Finale

  published Feb 25, 2011

  Prince Larry Graham February 24, 2011 Oracle Arena Better than: Purifying yourself in Lake Minnetonka Luminescent in draped white clothes, with jewel-encrusted accessories and slick black hair, Prin... More >>

• On the Hunt for the Best Jukebox in the Castro

  published Feb 22, 2011

  The heyday of authentic jukeboxes is long over. With many bars installing those nasty touchscreen digital Internet boxes, the old school record-flipping kind of jukebox is a dying breed. And this is i... More >>