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

  "The Pomplamoose Revolution"

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2011 Stories by Ian S. Port

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  DJ Qbert, the Jimi Hendrix of DJs, to Play Free Show at SFO

  published Nov 29, 2011

  SFO's newishly remodeled Terminal 2 is supposed to be an outpost of Bay Area arty/foodie/boho heaven specially for the jet-setter class, rightr In addition to its airy design and Hayes Valley-worthy ... More >>

• Cass McCombs: Show Preview

  published November 30, 2011

  It tells you something about Cass McCombs' ambition and talent that the lauded singer-songwriter released not one but two full-length... More >>

• So There Might Be a New Movie About the Haight-Ashbury in the '60s, Featuring Actual Grateful Dead Songs

  published Nov 28, 2011

  A new itch for merchandising, a fanbase now on the side of life that comes with plenty of cash to spend on nostalgia, and a poverty of original ideas coming out of Hollywood: What's a hugely adored b... More >>

• Watch Kapowski's 'Section 8' Video: Old Age, Robot Rebellion, and Some Strange Iced Tea

  published Nov 28, 2011

  Kapowski is a newish four-piece indie pop band from Oakland that has no guitars and may (or may not) be named after a certain cheerleader from Saved By The Bell. But regardless of its high school sit... More >>

• Five Shocking Claims About Bill Graham From Rock Promoter Barry Fey's New Memoir, Backstage Past

  published Nov 22, 2011

  In the late '60s, Barry Fey became of one of America's biggest rock music promoters. He says he was the first to book Led Zeppelin in this country, and claims to have sold more concert tickets than an... More >>

• Mistah FAB Is Giving Away Turkeys in Oakland This Week

  published Nov 22, 2011

  It's the week of Thanksgiving. You're shopping, steeling yourself to visit family, wrapping up things at work before a long weekend. Meanwhile, Oakland rapper Mistah FAB will be on the streets of Oak... More >>

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  Katy Perry Plays the Everyday Sweet Treat at Oracle Arena

  published Nov 22, 2011

  Katy Perry Monday, Nov. 21, 2011 Oracle Arena Better than: Cavities. Katy Perry is a piece of candy. Or perhaps a cupcake. She's a short, sweet, delicious treat that you can have every day, or at l... More >>

• Girl in a Coma: Show Preview

  published November 23, 2011

  Smart" is the fourth track on Girl in a Coma's new album, Exits and All the Rest, but it's the first time the record feels like... More >>

• IFC's Portlandia Is Coming to San Francisco with Carrie Brownstein and Fred Armisen

  published Nov 21, 2011

  Any of you eco-conscious hippies, fem-lit-reading bookstore owners, and musician-politicians find that IFC's West Coast bohemia-skewering Portlandia doesn't hit close enough to your S.F. homer Since,... More >>

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  Live Review: Noel Gallagher Soars at the Orpheum Theatre

  published Nov 21, 2011

  Noel Gallagher's High Flying Birds The Hours Saturday, Nov. 19, 2011 The Orpheum Theatre Better than: Standing among shouty drunks at a European soccer match. Since Oasis' Gallagher brothers are ap... More >>

• Music Links: Hear the New Wax Idols Record, Kreayshawn Draws the VIPs, and Pondering the Future of Google Music

  published Nov 18, 2011

  Hear No Future, the new album from SF's Wax Idols, and check out their release show at Vitus in Oakland. [The Bay Bridged] You didn't sleep through it: Feist didn't actually play "1 2 3 4" at the Wa... More >>

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  Occupy the Pop Charts: Five Reasons Why We Like Third Eye Blind's Stephan Jenkins

  published Nov 18, 2011

  Yesterday, San Francisco's own Third Eye Blind released "If There Ever Was a Time," a new song in support of Occupy Wall Street. Penned by frontman Stephan Jenkins, the song's lyrics are a cheery enc... More >>

• Berkeley High Students Set a New World Record for Longest 'Soul Train' Line

  published Nov 17, 2011

  From the department of educationally awesome: Berkeleyside reports that this past Monday, about 300 Berkeley High School students, faculty, and alumni danced down an after-school Soul Train line --... More >>

• Exclusive Premiere: Lateef The Truthspeaker and DJ Shadow Team Up for "Say What You Want"

  published Nov 17, 2011

  Lateef the Truthspeaker is a prince of Bay Area hip-hop -- as a member of the Quannum collective, he's worked with DJ Shadow, Lyrics Born, Del the Funky Homosapien, Dan the Automator, and numerous ot... More >>

• You May Consider "Firetruck" a New Kreayshawn Song

  published Nov 17, 2011

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  Things Music Critics Hate: Foster the People, Cage the Elephant, Young the Giant, Portugal. The Man, Etc.

  published Nov 16, 2011

  Music criticism is as much an affliction as an occupation -- especially these days, it's far more reliable as a sickness than a paycheck. Things Music Critics Hate is an occasional series that will a... More >>

• Mission Label Porto Franco Plans to Stop Releasing New Records Next Year

  published Nov 16, 2011

  Bon Voyage, Porto Franco: Big-time success was never a likelihood for Porto Franco, a family-run Mission District record label that prides itself on championing local artists, rather than ones working... More >>

• Last Night in Photos: Feist at the Warfield

  published Nov 15, 2011

  Feist Chili Gonzales Nov. 14, 2011 The Warfield Feist brought the quiet solitude of her new album, Metals, to a packed house at the Warfield last night. SF Weekly photographer Christopher Victorio w... More >>

• Mission Label Porto Franco Plans to Stop New Releases

  published November 16, 2011

  Big-time success was never a likelihood for Porto Franco, a family-run Mission District record label that prides itself on championing local... More >>

• Lil B Drops "I Got AIDS," Wants You to Get Tested, Lies About "Having Sex With 40 Girls"

  published Nov 14, 2011

  One of the most important things about Lil B is his doe-eyed earnestness. Dude claims he's gay, claims he's God, claims he's deeply concerned about the state of the world, and he puts those soft-bell... More >>

• Music Links: Talking to Noel Gallagher About the Bay Area, Evaluating the City's Entertainment Commission, and More

  published Nov 11, 2011

  Is SF nightlife safer after the Entertainment Commissionr [SF Gate] Live 105 Music Director Aaron Axelsen interviews Noel Gallagher, gets him telling good old Bay Area rock stories. [Live 105] Turns... More >>

• Bay Area Rapper Killa Keise Was Found Shot to Death by the Side of Interstate 80 Last Night

  published Nov 11, 2011

  Vallejo police are saying today that a 28-year-old man found shot to death in a car on Interstate 80 last night is S.F. rapper Markeise "Killa Keise" Henry. According to this Vallejo Times Herald sto... More >>

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  The Days of Live Rock 'n' Roll at Kimo's on Polk Street Are Numbered

  published Nov 11, 2011

  Rock 'n' roll types who like their dives better get in their time at Kimo's now -- after this year, the longtime Polk Street bar and rock venue probably won't be a rock venue anymore. The 34-year-ol... More >>

• Take a Ride on Muni with SF Rapper Richie Cunning in "The Station"

  published Nov 10, 2011

  Regular readers of this blog will know we've got a big thing for the city-centric boom-bap of Richie Cunning, an S.F. native and rapper extraordinaire. The man builds classic jazz and soul samples in... More >>

• GWAR Cancels Friday, Nov. 11, Show at Regency Ballroom

  published Nov 09, 2011

  Looks like there'll be no onstage dismemberment for you, Bay Area metalheads: Not even a week after GWAR's guitarist, Cory Smoot, died suddenly in his tour bus bunk, the venerable costumed metal band... More >>