Email Author Nate Cavalieri

Awards

• 2006 - National Council on Crime and Delinquency/Prevention for a Safer Society Award, published February 2, 2005

  "The Lifesaver"

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2004 Stories by Nate Cavalieri

• Pedro the Lion

  published June 2, 2004

  The cast of Pedro the Lion's latest seems lifted from a lost Arthur Miller tragedy. There are gambling-addict husbands, faithless lovers, and... More >>

• BeatBox

  published May 19, 2004

  1997 might as well be a lifetime ago. Back then we'd rake in piles of dot-com cash every week just to blow it every weekend on a fascination with... More >>

• Stairway to Heaven

  published May 19, 2004

  "Warning: People with severe heart conditions, arthritic knees, or two-pack-a-day smoking habits should participate at their own risk." Such a... More >>

• Pimp My Rock

  published May 12, 2004

  Beware the ugly lights. They come on after last call, when the weary bartender flips a switch. Just like that, the unforgiving, fluorescent glow... More >>

• Hear This

  published May 12, 2004

  More often than not, 21st birthdays are graceless disasters. Nine out of 10 of us suffer the final passage into adulthood with ghastly alcoholic... More >>

• BeatBox

  published May 12, 2004

  With the House of Shields' old-fashioned Victorian fixtures, glossy tiled floor, and ostentatious old bar, you might expect to hear, say, an easy... More >>

• BeatBox

  published May 5, 2004

  Something about DJ Zygote's mixed bag of melodic IDM and delicate indie rollicking gives "Under the Radar" the slightly dour charm of an... More >>

• Nash Bridges the Gap

  published April 28, 2004

  For once, judge the book entirely by its cover. The back cover. When you flip over Nash Kato's solo album, 2000's Debutante, the photo... More >>

• The Self-Loathing Hipster's Guide to [the Universe] S.F. Night Life

  published March 17, 2004

  There's a particular, self-inflicted torture of participating in hipster night life -- the elephantine dichotomy in the tiny scene that no one... More >>

• Karaoke Dreamin'

  published March 17, 2004

  I've had five vodka drinks and I'm channeling 1986 Lionel Richie. Not the badass who fronted the Commodores in 1975, not the face-lifted... More >>

• Darken the Corners

  published March 17, 2004

  Mike got a raw deal. Orphaned at an early age and raised in suburban hell by a hessian deadbeat of an older brother, life was less than rosy.... More >>

• Dog Bites Travel(TM) Reality Tours

  published March 10, 2004

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• BeatBox

  published February 25, 2004

  It's right to consider Gavin Cheung one of drum 'n' bass' most enduring hierarchs. More than a decade ago, he moved from pirate-radio experiments... More >>

• Noise Pop the Game

  published February 18, 2004

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• Hear This

  published February 4, 2004

  Pray that John Darnielle's friends don't crash your party. Pray that they won't show up on your doorstep all strung out, pissed off, and... More >>

• BeatBox

  published February 4, 2004

  For some time now, the hipster aristocracy has communicated solely through expressions of blissful irony. Yes, this is the age in which the... More >>

• T. Rex

  published January 14, 2004

  When it first hit the street three decades ago, Electric Warrior screamed one statement: T. Rex's Marc Bolan was born to be a... More >>

• BeatBox

  published January 14, 2004

  If you wake up on a Sunday morning with a splitting hangover and a hazy recollection of throwing back Mojitos while shaking a beaded gourd,... More >>

• Power Chord Broker

  published January 7, 2004

  Financial District Bob Dylan wannabes should take their first lesson from Chris Gallagher: "Writing a song is a lot more difficult than writing a... More >>