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101. Let's Get Killed

     Girls Rock! hits nerves of the teen psyche variety

     By Jennifer Maerz

     Published: March 5, 2008

     I'd like to think gender dynamics enter my work sphere as rarely as holiday bonuses do. I'm not a "female" music critic, just a music critic. I'm not keeping any quotas on boy...

102. Music

     Rick Rubin Digs Howlin Rain's Distorted View of the '70s

     By Jennifer Maerz

     Published: February 27, 2008

     The best artistic creations spring from dualities. There Will Be Blood's villainous oil baron vs. the naive preacher kid. The Road's barren apocalypse vs. the tender father-son...

103. Let's Get Killed

     Noise Pop Preview: Film fest spotlights a headbutter, headbangers, and Hollywood punks

     By Jennifer Maerz

     Published: February 20, 2008

     This week SF Weekly takes a close look at Noise Pop. The 15-year-old festival is a chance to hear indie acts hot on the heels of their spring releases; it's also an opportunity...

104. Let's Get Killed

     Twelve Ways the Hives Could've Made a Better Record for Interscope

     By Jennifer Maerz

     Published: February 13, 2008

     "[Interscope Records head Jimmy] Iovine is asked about one of his big disappointments of recent years: the Hives. 'They just didn't come up with the songs,' he says bluntly of...

105. Let's Get Killed

     Weimar New York Variety Show Encompasses Drag Queens, Divas, and Artistic Derelicts

     By Jennifer Maerz

     Published: February 6, 2008

     New York theater producer Earl Dax is what you might call emotional. Almost anything can set him off on a crying jag, whether it's talking about his recent split with his...

106. Let's Get Killed

     Vallejo Rapper Soldier Hard Brings Home Iraq's Harsh Realities

     By Jennifer Maerz

     Published: January 30, 2008

     It's no secret that mainstream rap is unapologetically bravado-based: The big stars get their street cred, get their shawties, and get themselves a record deal. Vallejo rapper...

107. Let's Get Killed

     1015 Folsom edges toward the live rock market

     By Jennifer Maerz

     Published: January 23, 2008

     Without any signage on its plain gray facade, 1015 Folsom has attracted innumerable club kids over the years, revelers congregating for international turntable icons like DJs...

108. Let's Get Killed

     Sketchfest stokes the musician-comedian love affair

     By Jennifer Maerz

     Published: January 16, 2008

     Let's face it: There are far too few laughs to be had at rock shows these days. The last musical performer who had me doubled over was David Lee Roth (mostly in spite of...

109. Let's Get Killed

     Tormenta Tropical and Bersa Discos bring Buenos Aires cumbia to the clubs

     By Jennifer Maerz

     Published: January 9, 2008

     It's a Saturday night in early January and the promoters of Tormenta Tropical have prepped the Rickshaw Stop for a big Latin-America-meets-North-America fiesta. DJ Oro11 (aka...

110. Hear This

     Get your gloom on with the Black Heart Procession

     By John Graham, Jennifer Maerz, Dave Pehling and Ernest Barteldes

     Published: January 9, 2008

     Just because it's a brand-new year doesn't mean you have to suddenly act all optimistic and shit — at least not with The Black Heart Procession coming to town. These...

111. Music

     The new Fox Theater, the arty Red Poppy, and the hustlin' Demolition Men

     The Bay is looking up in 2008

     By Jennifer Maerz, Eric K. Arnold, Ezra Gale, David Downs, J. Pace and John Graham

     Published: January 2, 2008

     After a month of looking backward, it's time we started moving forward. This week we offer a survey of organizations that will help inspire the local music landscape in 2008;...

112. Let's Get Killed

     Van Halen live: Diamond Dave is back! As Dr. Teeth!

     By Jennifer Maerz

     Published: December 26, 2007

     In the early '80s, Van Halen always seemed like the dudes you'd want cracking jokes at your house party. They made weekend-ready hard rock without all the tough meathead...

113. Books

     The Gift of Reading

     Still have people to buy for? Consider these books as last-minute stocking stuffers.

     By Eliza Strickland, Will Harper, Aaron Farmer, Michael Fox, Meredith Brody, Talia Kennedy, Anneli Rufus, Jennifer Maerz and Joe Eskenazi

     Published: December 19, 2007

     Shortcomings By Adrian Tomine ($19.95) Bay Area comic artist Adrian Tomine collected a fan base over the past 15 years with his Optic Nerve series, first published in zine...

114. Let's Get Killed

     Walk Hard: The first biopic to address bad tripping with the Beatles and slicing your sibling in half

     By Jennifer Maerz

     Published: December 19, 2007

     This has been the year of the high-concept music movie. The last quarter of 2007 alone gave us a mixed bag of Ian Curtis' photogenic emotional crash (Anton Corbijn's...

115. Reviewed

     Clockcleaner

     Babylon Rules (Load)

     By Jennifer Maerz

     Published: December 19, 2007

     Clockcleaner's second full-length album came out in the late fall, just in time to purge the last of 2007's positivity. The Philly trio spews bilious cynicism and doomy bass...

116. Let's Get Killed

     Hesher battles, Anti-Feminism, and Village People singalongs: gifts that keep on giving

     By Jennifer Maerz

     Published: December 12, 2007

     There's a big calendar on the front window of the downtown Old Navy store. I know its sole purpose is to pressure procrastinators like myself into getting our holiday shopping...

117. Feature

     My Tunes: Kronos Quartet

     David Harrington of the internationally respected string quartet

     By Jennifer Maerz

     Published: December 5, 2007

     San Francisco's world-renowned Kronos Quartet has charted an impressive course around the globe, commissioning more than 600 works — and releasing more than 45 records...

118. Let's Get Killed

     Best CDs of 2007

     By Jennifer Maerz

     Published: December 5, 2007

     I'm really not ready for 2007 to end. Any year that starts out in January with garage-punk great Jay Reatard smashing a clock with his face at the Hemlock is gonna be one for...

119. Let's Get Killed

     Rademacher Alchemizes Arcade Fire and Modest Mouse for Pure Indie-Pop Gold

     By Jennifer Maerz

     Published: November 28, 2007

     "You can always tell if a band is good or not," my musician pal Sean says on a recent Wednesday night at the Knockout. "You look at the crowd's reaction. The proof is in the...

120. Let's Get Killed

     The Fears of a Clown: MC Frontalot Gets Trapped in Unfunny Nerdspeak

     By Jennifer Maerz

     Published: November 21, 2007

     With regular old bad songwriting, at least there's the occasional hooky melody or propulsive beat listeners can grab on to. With bad comedy bands, the demands are much higher....