Email Author Silke Tudor

1995 Stories by Silke Tudor

• Night Crawler

  published December 27, 1995

  Gilbert, a 32-year-old security guard originally from Lebanon, stands outside Big Heart City. Hands tucked in the pockets of his tailored slacks,... More >>

• Samples

  published December 20, 1995

  On Broadway Despite the dangers of entering an oversaturated jazz club market, Max Young, owner of the Desert Moon and Blue's, and his... More >>

• Night Crawler

  published December 20, 1995

  "How do you miss a gang of a hundred marauding Santas?" my photographer asks incredulously as we circle Union Square on his motorcycle. We've... More >>

• Recordings

  published December 20, 1995

  Various Artists American Rumble Volume One (Schizmatic) Cashing in on the second coming of rockabilly, American Rumble is a... More >>

• Night Crawler

  published December 13, 1995

  "I'm stuck in the '80s," laughs Krista, a 26-year-old sporting a shaved head and combat boots. It's Saturday night at the Cat's Grill & Alley Club... More >>

• Night Crawler

  published December 6, 1995

  The stage lights fade until the Trocadero goes dark. Several employees clutching pin lights scurry through the building, extinguishing the red... More >>

• Samples

  published November 29, 1995

  Desert Oasis The sprawling fortress at the corner of 11th and Folsom has a long history of short-lived incarnations (the Oasis, Club O, 278... More >>

• Night Crawler

  published November 29, 1995

  Great pillars of smoke shoot into the night air, blanketing a two-block radius near Folsom and Main with an ominous cloud of gray-black soot. For... More >>

• Night Crawler

  published November 15, 1995

  One lazy afternoon in 1989, Steve Sparks, an Englishman from Birmingham, sat around half-drunk with his British partner, Roger Howell, as they... More >>

• Night Crawler

  published November 8, 1995

  No Smoking No Talking No Drinking No Getting Up From Seats During Performance The sign hanging on the Trocadero door... More >>

• Orange Crush

  published November 1, 1995

  There are few things more entertaining than watching the Oranj Mancinis throw themselves to the ground possessed by the spirit of Pharaoh Sanders... More >>

• Night Crawler

  published November 1, 1995

  The Saturday afternoon sky is surprisingly clear as we sit outside on Pier 32, breathing in the greasy fumes of deep-fried food and sugary snacks... More >>

• Nightcrawler

  published October 25, 1995

  "I enjoy being able to custom design my body," Midori Herring explains as she delicately nibbles at a tea sandwich in the City of Paris dining... More >>

• Night Crawler

  published October 18, 1995

  The early morning air is brisk, a welcome relief to the jumble of Latino clubbers standing outside the sweaty environs of Esta Noche last Sunday.... More >>

• Night Crawler

  published October 11, 1995

  "What is 10,000 accordions at the bottom of the ocean?" asks a beaming accordion sage. The riddle's obvious conclusion: A good start. ... More >>

• Night Crawler

  published October 4, 1995

  Friday morning, Sept. 29. Seated in a corner of the posh Benson Hotel lobby in Portland, Ore., two gentlemen in tailored suits leisurely... More >>

• Night Crawler

  published September 27, 1995

  It's Saturday night in the SOMA district, and there's an unmistakable energy in the air: People are counting down the hours until morning, when... More >>

• Night Crawler

  published September 20, 1995

  It's 10 o'clock on a Sunday morning. The fog has already burned away, and the morning air is surprisingly warm, a token Indian summer before the... More >>

• Night Crawler

  published September 13, 1995

  Seven cop cars sit in front of the Cow Palace on Sunday afternoon. Taunting them directly across the street is a group of 40 or so red-clad... More >>

• Night Crawler

  published September 6, 1995

  Three black beasts glide down 11th Street, taking their own sweet time. Badass red and yellow flames emblazon each sleek body; the lines are... More >>

• Samples

  published September 6, 1995

  R.I.P. Last week, former Velvet Underground guitarist Sterling Morrison died of cancer in Poughkeepsie, N.Y. He was 53. Along with Lou... More >>

• Night Crawler

  published August 30, 1995

  Last Thursday night, the Paradise Lounge really lived up to its name, playing host to the premier San Francisco cocktail nation event:... More >>

• Recordings

  published August 23, 1995

  John Coltrane The Heavyweight Champion: The Complete Atlantic Recordings (Rhino/Atlantic) I'm a bit amazed at my own reaction... More >>

• Night Crawler

  published August 16, 1995

  M. Gira's venomous, rumbling voice spreads along the floorboards at the Great American Music Hall last Friday, and seems to seep through the soles... More >>

• Night Crawler

  published August 9, 1995

  Star Trek: The Next Generation, Deep Space Nine, Babylon Five ... the list of sci-fi television goes on and on. The genre has experienced quite an... More >>