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Author: Jennifer Maerz
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267 stories found - 101 through 120
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  1. 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...

  2. 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...

  3. 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...

  4. 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...

  5. 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...

  6. 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...

  7. 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...

  8. 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...

  9. 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...

  10. 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...

  11. 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;...

  12. 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...

  13. 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...

  14. 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...

  15. 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...

  16. 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...

  17. 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...

  18. 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...

  19. 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...

  20. 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....

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