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| Ellen Allien, Modeselektor, Safety Scissors, Lemonade, Disco Shawn, Shane King Mighty | Fri., September 5, 10:00pm | South of Market | |
The concept-driven queen of mnml the bastard genre of Detroit techno, European microhouse, New Yorks avant garde, and oven-baked tranquilizers Berlins Ellen Allien came up in a warehouse party scene of unfettered curiosity. Now with 15 years as a DJ and latest album... More >> |
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| "B.O.D.Y.H.E.A.T." Elbo Room | Fri., September 5, 10:00pm | Mission/Bernal Heights | |
On Love to Make Music To, Daedelus point of departure is the early 90s specifically, rave cultures big awakening and the last of hip-hops golden age. The dandified Los Angeles DJ establishes the albums breakbeat fixation with opener Fair Weather... More >> |
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| "Get Freaky" Ten 15 Folsom | Fri., September 5, 9:00pm | South of Market | |
Youll have a choice among three dubstep thoroughbreds when the UKs Milanese, Distance, and Boxcutter gallop into SOMA this week. Of these, Milanese is the warhorse, his beats all stompers, his bass menacing and heavy, and the distorted ragga vocal samples disturbed and unnerving.... More >> |
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| "The Late Show with David Letterman Auditions" San Francisco Comedy College |
Fri., September 5, 7:00pm more dates/times |
Hayes Valley/Tenderloin | |
Pity the stand-up comedian. Every performance, its as if some giant comedy god is standing behind his or her shoulder, screaming, Be funny! Be funny now! For many comedians, the god looks a lot like Eddie Brill, talent coordinator for The Late Show with David Letterman. This... More >> |
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| Nine Inch Nails, Deerhunter Oracle Arena | Fri., September 5, 7:30pm | East Oakland | |
Nine Inch Nails and Deerhunter are two ensembles operating in the eclipse of their shamanistic frontmen. For NIN, that singular personality is Trent Reznor, who has been dosing his cults Kool-Aid since 1989. Some seriously heinous fashion has been committed in the name of this... More >> |
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| Brian Wilson Paramount Theatre | Fri., September 5, 8:00pm | Downtown Oakland | |
After Brian Wilsons notorious 30-year lost weekend, few could have expected this decade to be so triumphant for him. But after the successes of his Pet Sounds tours and his 2004 Smile album, Wilson is poised to release his first collection of truly new material since his much-lauded... More >> |
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| Beautiful Losers Lumiere Theatre | Daily from Fri., September 5 until Thu., September 11 | Nob Hill/Russian Hill | |
The ongoing trouble with docs about artists is that too few are very artfully made themselves, or else they flat out fail to demonstrate any insight into their subjects' impulses, goals, or creative processes. Displaying artwork on-screen and interpreting it via talking-head sound bites has... More >> |
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| When Doilies Go Bad Soap Gallery | Daily from Fri., September 5 until Sat., September 27 | South of Market | |
Doilies are synonymous with fussiness. Gaining popularity during the Victorian era, the frothy decorations protected armchairs from icky, greasy men and kept crockery from violating tabletops. Crocheting doilies was considered a genteel hobby reserved for the wealthy. Upper-crust single ladies... More >> |
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| Working for the Weakened Dark Room Theater |
Daily from Fri., September 5 until Sat., September 6, 10:00pm more dates/times |
Mission/Bernal Heights | |
We were lucky, and we had some very nice jobs before the dream of working for SF Weekly finally became reality: Peach seller at a farmers' market was one of our favorites. Young gentlemen often complimented us on our peaches, and we replied that it took many men to tend them properly, but that... More >> |
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| "Goldmine Shithouse Residency" McCaig, Welles, and Rosenthal | Daily from Wed., September 3 until Sat., September 13 | Mission/Bernal Heights | |
David Hochbaum, Travis Linquist, and Colin Burns are living in an art gallery. They're just kinda in there, making art, scratching themselves, doing whatever artists do. Not unlike the zoo, the gallery invites you to watch and perhaps interact with them, at the "Goldmine Shithouse Residency,"... More >> |
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| San Francisco Fringe Festival Multiple San Francisco locations | Daily from Wed., September 3 until Sun., September 14 | Union Square/Financial District | |
If we have to tell you how the Fringe Festival works, you're either very young or a dipwad. Some of both of you are out there, so here's how it goes. There are lots of plays. They are in theaters close to each other. You can walk from one to the other, then go get dinner, and then come back to... More >> |
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| More Events | |||
| After-School Program LYRIC | Every week Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday, Friday, 3:00pm | Castro/Noe Valley | |
| AIDS/HIV/Hepatitis C Nightline Multiple San Francisco locations | Daily | Union Square/Financial District | |
| "In a New Light: The Asian Art Museum Collection" Asian Art Museum | Daily | Hayes Valley/Tenderloin | |
| Gallery Tours Asian Art Museum |
Every week Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday, Friday, Saturday, Sunday, 1:00pm more dates/times |
Hayes Valley/Tenderloin | |
| Architectural Tours Asian Art Museum |
Every week Tuesday, Wednesday, Friday, Saturday, Sunday, 12:00pm more dates/times |
Hayes Valley/Tenderloin | |
| The Audre & Langston Salon Black Coalition on AIDS | First Friday of every month, 7:00pm | Potrero Hill | |
| Ballroom Dance Lesson and Dance Party Cheryl Burke Dance | Every week Friday, 8:00pm | South of Market | |
| Basic Brown Bear Factory Tour Basic Brown Bear Factory | Daily, 10:00am | Potrero Hill | |
| Beginning East Coast Swing Lessons Cheryl Burke Dance | Every week Friday, 8:00pm | South of Market | |
| Belly Dancing Casablanca Cafe |
Every week Friday, 8:00pm more dates/times |
Nob Hill/Russian Hill | |
| Big City Improv Shelton Theater | Every week Friday, 10:00pm | Hayes Valley/Tenderloin | |
| Permanent Exhibit Cable Car Museum | Daily | North Beach/Chinatown | |
| Carla Cruz Café Arguello | Every week Friday, Saturday, Sunday, 7:00pm | Mission/Bernal Heights | |
| "Destination Universe" Chabot Space & Science Center | Daily | East Oakland | |