Email Author Silke Tudor

1996 Stories by Silke Tudor

• Night Crawler

  published September 25, 1996

  Sunday night and the Metronome Ballroom's City Lights Ball is a flurry of brightly colored tulle and billowing feathers. It's Strictly Ballroom... More >>

• SF Weekly Picks

  published September 18, 1996

  Wednesday, September 18 The Krinkles are something like demonic clowns standing on their heads singing into a running garbage disposal that... More >>

• Night Crawler

  published September 18, 1996

  The sweet, comforting scent of burning incense wafts through the door of Nickie's BBQ every Monday night. The aroma is Nag Champa, a fragrance... More >>

• SF Weekly Picks

  published September 11, 1996

  Wednesday, September 11 Bluetones Not sick of Britpop yet? Well, that's good because England's got plenty more where that came from. The... More >>

• Night Crawler

  published September 11, 1996

  Bundles of colorful balloons mark the entrance to Big Top 23, a dusty circus midway nestled in the heart of an industrial, waterside district... More >>

• SF Weekly Picks

  published September 4, 1996

  Wednesday, September 4 Angelique Kidjo With a muscular dancer's build and a shorn head, Kidjo radiates an unquestionable strength. It's the... More >>

• Night Crawler

  published September 4, 1996

  When James Gabbert bought KOFY TV 20 back in 1980, there was no Nick at Night, Bravo, or E! In fact there was barely cable television at all, and... More >>

• Night Crawler

  published August 28, 1996

  Outside the UC Theater, a line of boisterous but clean-cut kids stretches around the block waiting for the midnight screening of the Rocky Horror... More >>

• SF Weekly Picks

  published August 28, 1996

  Wednesday, August 28 Nas How nasty can a rapper be who transforms the wistful chorus from the Eurythmics' "Sweet Dreams" into an epic... More >>

• Night Crawler

  published August 21, 1996

  The way I hear it, there is going to be a "Mexican dwarf bullfight" at the Cow Palace. The box-office operator explains that the Sunday night... More >>

• SF Weekly Picks

  published August 21, 1996

  Wednesday, August 21 Kuntry Kunts These little ladies just plumb stole the hearts of each and every judge on the SFO demo listening panel... More >>

• SF Weekly Picks

  published August 14, 1996

  Wednesday, August 14 Imperial Drag This week is chock-full of royalty. Imperial Teen reigns at the Great American on Saturday and the kings... More >>

• Night Crawler

  published August 14, 1996

  Sunday night on the Trocadero stage Miss Birdie & the Love Bugs strut their stuff and adjust their wigs while performing a loungy version of... More >>

• Night Crawler

  published August 7, 1996

  Early Friday morning -- 6 a.m. to be exact -- several Lollapalooza tour buses sit cooling in front of Bimbo's 365 Club. The morning begins to... More >>

• SF Weekly Picks

  published August 7, 1996

  Wednesday, August 7 Ice-T Little Tracy Morrow lost his parents in an auto accident, moved to South Central, and grew up to be one of hip... More >>

• SF Weekly Picks

  published July 31, 1996

  Wednesday, July 31 Dick Gaughan A professional musician for over a quarter of a century and an acclaimed favorite of Billy Bragg, this... More >>

• SFO3 Diary

  published July 31, 1996

  Thursday Afternoon and evening, scruffy clusters of writers, musicians, and label reps filtered into the Press Club's Oak Bar, fishing... More >>

• SF Weekly Picks

  published July 24, 1996

  Wednesday, July 24 Cameo is not just about big glasses and gold lame. Don't get me wrong, funny shades have a lot to do with it, but... More >>

• SF Weekly Picks

  published July 17, 1996

  Wednesday, July 17 "downhear Lounge" How time flies when you're having fun .... San Francisco's favorite club series turns 1 this week.... More >>

• Night Crawler

  published July 17, 1996

  The large door swings open as if anticipating a new arrival. The doorman, a sleek black man in a cream-colored suit, smiles and with a gesture of... More >>

• Night Crawler

  published July 10, 1996

  Van Ness teems with humanity as folks in all their various guises make their way toward the waterfront. Buses packed to the gills careen down the... More >>

• SF Weekly Picks

  published July 10, 1996

  Wednesday, July 10 Jack Duval Combo Hey kitten, lookin' for something that's finger-snappin' cool? Every Wednesday night, this suave combo... More >>

• SF Weekly Picks

  published July 3, 1996

  Wednesday, July 3 Red Jazz & Blue II Last year at about this time BlueVision presented its first Independence Day Jazz Explosion. The vibe... More >>

• Night Crawler

  published July 3, 1996

  As many as a half a million people line Market Street for the annual San Francisco Lesbian, Gay, Bisexual, Transgender Pride Parade, sharing... More >>

• SF Weekly Picks

  published June 19, 1996

  Wednesday, June 19 Hayden A couple of years back, this Canadian performer began plucking at his guitar for the rock crowds around Toronto.... More >>