Email Author Ian S. Port

Awards

• 2012 - Best of the West/First Amendment Funding, Inc., published February 23, 2011

  "The Pomplamoose Revolution"

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2010 Stories by Ian S. Port

• After Van Crash, Adam Haworth Stephens Needs Your Help

  published Dec 03, 2010

  We told you last week about the horrible, horrible tour van crash in a Wyoming snowstorm that dislocated S.F. troubadour Adam Haworth Stephens' shoulder, and broke some of bandmate Omar Cuellar's vete... More >>

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  Does Pandora Crush Your Soul, Or Free Your Mindr

  published Dec 03, 2010

  That's the question asked today in a New York Times piece by Virgina Heffernan, a self-described non-music-buff who finds the ability of Internet radio station Pandora to predict her tastes unnerving ... More >>

• Watch Bare Wires' 'Don't Ever Change' Video, Featuring Thee Oh Sees' John Dwyer, Smoking in the Bathroom, and Lots of Pizza

  published Dec 03, 2010

  Oakland's Bare Wires are one of our favorite garage-rock outfits right now, and this video for the song "Don't Ever Change" pretty much explains why. Sightings in the high school setting: Thee Oh Sees... More >>

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  Michael Cera Joins Mister Heavenly at Cafe Du Nord for Fractured Rock, Bad S.F. Jokes

  published Dec 03, 2010

  Mister HeavenlyJelHigh WindsDecember 2, 2010@ Cafe Du NordBetter than: [Insert witticism about Michael Cera playing bass in the movies.]And so it came to pass that last night, Michael Cera plucked a w... More >>

• Sonny Smith Pairs with the Sandwitches for New EP; Hear Their First Song Here

  published Dec 02, 2010

  Sonny Smith, artist, writer, recent Fat Possum Records recruit, and very, very nice guy, usually plays with a band called the Sunsets. But he's got a new project with another S.F. group you may know o... More >>

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  Hear Mistah Fab Attempt to Explain Why Hyphy Died

  published Dec 02, 2010

  Back in the mid-aughts, hyphy -- a Bay Area rap movement probably best known for its lines about "going dumb," and its proponents' fondness for standing atop slow-moving cars -- was poised to become t... More >>

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  Tonight Is Your Chance To See Michael Cera (Yes, the Actor!) Play a Real-Life Indie-Rocker

  published Dec 02, 2010

  This criterion would have made a fantastic addition to our investigation into what makes a "supergroup": Your impromptu bassist is a simmering teen hearthrob of the aw-shucks indie variety.Or, hell: Y... More >>

• Watch a Sultry, Slightly NSFW Short Film Set To Blackbird Blackbird's "Pure"

  published Dec 01, 2010

  "Pure," the ethereal beat-jam from S.F. producer Blackbird Blackbird, already has an eye-zapping official video. But that didn't stop Hannah Rosner and Drew King from directing this steamy short film ... More >>

• Watch Photographer Glen Friedman and Artist Shepard Fairey Discuss Punk and Hip-Hop in San Francisco

  published Dec 01, 2010

  We were pretty stoked about pioneering punk, hip-hop, and skate photographer Glen E. Friedman's current show at San Francisco's 941 Geary -- and we weren't the only ones. Burning Flags Press and direc... More >>

• Lazer Sword Is Ready To Impale, and the Cuban Cowboys' Punky Latin Grooves

  published Dec 01, 2010

  From SF Weekly's latest print music section:Lazer Sword: "Nov. 2, 2010, was an important day for many fans of electronic music across the globe. The events of this particular Tuesday were unknowi... More >>

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  Weezer Arouses Mass Catharsis With Pinkerton at Nob Hill Masonic Center

  published Dec 01, 2010

  WeezerLimousinesNovember 30, 2010@ The Nob Hill Masonic CenterBetter than: Singing along to every song on Pinkerton with a car full of your friends on a long road trip -- but only barely.Alright, Rive... More >>

• Painted Palms' Canopy EP = Dreamy Local Psych-Pop For Free

  published Nov 30, 2010

  Not sure if it's considered a pejorative to call a new band "chillwave" these days, so perhaps it's best to avoid that word when bringing up Painted Palms, a newish S.F. outfit whose upbeat electro-ps... More >>

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  How To Use Google Translate As a Beatbox: Sprechen Sie Deutschr

  published Nov 30, 2010

  Well, here's something that will surprise anyone familiar with the crisp austerities of the German language: It makes a great beat box palette when used in Google translate. In fact, there's a compreh... More >>

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  So, What Exactly Is A "Supergroup"r Some (Not Entirely Serious) Definitions

  published Nov 30, 2010

  The news today out of indieville is that Sub Pop has signed Mister Heavenly, a new group featuring Nick Diamonds from Islands, Honus Honus from Man Man, and Joe Plummer from Modest Mouse. (Can we paus... More >>

• Exclusive Premiere: Maus Haus and Exray's Peeps Collaborate as Videos

  published Nov 30, 2010

  So what do Jason Kick and Jon Bernson do when they're not playing in local synth-mischiefs Maus Haus and The Social Network-soundtrackers Exray's, respectivelyr Among other things, they have... More >>

• Win Tickets to the Final Performance of Jazz Mafia's Hip-Hop Symphony

  published Nov 30, 2010

  What's a hip-hop symphony, you askr Well for one thing, it's a major musical event -- Jazz Mafia mastermind Adam Theis premiered his Brass, Bows, & Beats at the Palace of Fine Arts in 2009, and la... More >>

• Pics: Supervisor Chris Daly Tended Bar at DNA Lounge's 25th Anniversary Party

  published Nov 29, 2010

  We couldn't make it to the DNA Lounge's 25th anniversary party this past Saturday, but that doesn't mean we weren't as excited as anyone to see photos of F-bomb-loving Supervisor Chris Daly mixing dri... More >>

• Not So Silent Night: Which One Of These Local Bands Should Share a Stage with the Smashing Pumpkinsr

  published Nov 29, 2010

  Live 105 recently announced a shortlist of local bands vying to perform at Not So Silent Night, the radio station's annual holiday concert, alongside the Smashing Pumpkins, the Black Keys, Phoenix, an... More >>

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  In Which Nick Cave Humors One Terrified and Overcaffeinated Writer, Discusses Grinderman and Deep Fried Apple Pie

  published Nov 29, 2010

  Confession: We, like many others, are terrified of Nick Cave. As excited as one would be to interview the demon prince of Australian rock ahead of tonight's Grinderman show at the Warfield, we also ra... More >>

• Hear Walking In Sunlight's Gorgeous, Haunting 'Backseat Lies'

  published Nov 24, 2010

  Throw your synthesizers out the window -- or at least turn them off for a while -- and remember how much roots music rules. When I first heard the self-titled debut from Walking In Sunlight, a ne... More >>

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  On the Oblivious Joy of A Muni Ride Home From Amoeba Music

  published Nov 24, 2010

  He sat there, legs crossed, large yellow bag splayed open on the empty seat next to him -- last night, on the inbound 6 Parnassus, around 8:20 p.m. -- and engaged in what must be a frequent ritual for... More >>

• Hilarious Pics: Kanye West's Dark Twisted Fantasy in LOLCats

  published Nov 24, 2010

  After what will be known in future years as The Week of Kanye -- "perfect" new album released, surprise NYC show packed with stars, signature rant caught on YouTube -- Kanye West has finally risen to ... More >>

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  Robyn Celebrates 'Dykes and Trannies' at the Warfield

  published Nov 24, 2010

  Robyn Maluca November 23, 2010 @ The Warfield Better than: Dancing on your own. So we know that Robyn is obsessed with robots, but it might be time to consider the possibility that she actually is o... More >>

• In Print: A Defense of Weezer, and the Books' Archivist Instincts

  published Nov 24, 2010

  From SF Weekly's latest print music section:In Defense of Weezer: Weezer reissued 1996's Pinkerton this month, and the glowing reviews -- including a Pitchfork 10.0 -- explain why. The accep... More >>

• Today, Celebrate the 121st Anniversary of the First Jukebox in SF -- And Anywhere

  published Nov 23, 2010

  The first jukebox ever was installed 121 years ago today in San Francisco. No, not that neon-trimmed Internet-connected behemoth you use to ironically download Garth Brooks songs and then play them fo... More >>