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Friday Night: Coldplay at the HP Pavilion

Sun Jul 20, 1:29 PM

Coldplay HP Pavilion July 18, 2008 Review by Alan Mayer & Robin McCall Photos by Christopher Victorio As part of a tour to promote their newest album, Coldplay’s Viva La Vida concert Friday night the HP Pavilion did exactly... More >>

On Comics: How to Fight Criminals With Just 15 Years of Training!

Sat Jul 19, 9:20 AM

"Dark Knight" opens this weekend, and a lot of you are probably thinking about donning your own horns and cape and kicking a few local criminals in the balls. But be careful! A life of crime-fighting can only take... More >>

The Death Day Night (Shelby does Coltrane at Amnesia)

Fri Jul 18, 4:58 PM

Cursing the New York Times article that recently exposed MY bar to the world, (no, I'm not linking to it) I went to Marcus Shelby's musical tribute to John Coltrane last night. The band made everyone want safety goggles, obviously... More >>

Tupac’s 1995 Jaguar Up for Auction on eBay

Fri Jul 18, 2:59 PM

Thug Life Army, a go-to Web site for Tupac Shakur-related news, reports that the late rapper’s green convertible 1995 Jaguar XJS is up for auction on eBay. Opening bid is set at $40,000 for the vehicle, which has just... More >>

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Features

  • Survival of the fittest for the summer’s big music events
    By Ezra Gale
    Wednesday, July 16
    In the early 1990s, Lollapalooza's triumphant summertime tours were a victory lap for the Alternative Nation. So many teenagers clamored to spend... More >>
  • Singing bulls and Day-Glo tapestry: The spectacle of Caroliner Rainbow
    By Ross Simonini
    Wednesday, July 16
    The supposedly true story goes like this: In the late 19th century, on a Wisconsin ranch, there existed a singing bull named Caroliner. Like a... More >>
  • Mission Creek Music & Arts Festival shrinks but may still deliver
    By Jennifer Maerz
    Wednesday, July 16
    The arena-sized festival isn't the only music event feeling a crunch in these difficult economic times. San Francisco's Mission Creek Music &... More >>
  • Wolf Parade
    At Mount Zoomer (Sub Pop)
    By Ben Westhoff
    Wednesday, July 16
    Wolf Parade's debut, Apologies to the Queen Mary, received great reviews upon release, but it now seems unduly influenced by its producer, Modest... More >>
  • Balla et Ses Balladins
    The Syliphone Years (Sterns Africa)
    By Andy Beta
    Wednesday, July 16
    When Guinean President Sékou Touré, a huge music fan, was elected in 1958, he issued a decree for musicians to focus on... More >>
  • Earlimart
    Hymn and Her (Majordomo)
    By J. Pace
    Wednesday, July 16
    With its sixth full-length, L.A.'s Earlimart has perfected its brand of bipolar indie rock. Hymn and Her wallows in earnest heavy-heartedness... More >>
  • Gram Parson’s Nudie Blues
    By Justin F. Farrar
    Wednesday, July 16
    The Bay Area has adored rhinestone-studded country-rocker Gram Parsons since the late '60s. Last year Amoeba Music released the Flying Burrito... More >>
  • Jewish Mags and Marching Bands
    By Jennifer Maerz
    Wednesday, July 16
    One of the lasting selling points of Oakland's nightlife scene remains the cool warehouse show. Ghost Town Gallery (2519 San Pablo at Grand) is... More >>
  • Who's Your Daddy?
    By Ray Cummings
    Wednesday, July 16
    In the 1960s, the Zombies were among many post-Beatlemania groups attempting to ride the coattails of the so-called British Invasion alongside... More >>
  • InfectiousTechno
    By John Graham
    Wednesday, July 16
    No, Infected Mushroom isn't like tainted LSD — although surely hallucinogens will be frying some minds when these psychedelic trance stars... More >>
  • Dancefloor Carnage from Italy
    By Tony Ware
    Wednesday, July 16
    From ricotta and Sangiovese to impossibly buttery leather, there are certain arenas where the Italians reign supreme. Add to that list... More >>
  • Ms. Most Likely to Suck Ten Cocks
    By Katy St. Clair
    Wednesday, July 16
    Boy, the Marina sure does get a lot of crap. It's the whippin' boy of S.F., full of people we look down our noses at and see as one big... More >>
  • Matmos find inspiration in the Armpit, USA
    By Kurt B. Reighley
    Wednesday, July 09
    Electronic duo Matmos always seems to be switching gears. Supreme Balloon, its latest record, marks yet another departure. M.C. Schmidt and Drew... More >>
  • The Melvins continue to moon the music industry
    By Erin Broadley
    Wednesday, July 09
    Despite its slick vinyl interior, the Cha Cha Lounge in Los Angeles' Silver Lake neighborhood is still a gum-under-the-table kind of joint. Dale... More >>
  • Children’s music aims for the sophisticated tykes
    By Ryan Foley
    Wednesday, July 09
    The stigma that children's music is pure sonic piffle is going the way of Barney the purple dinosaur. The industry that once proffered artists... More >>
  • King Khan and the Shrines gorge on psychedelic soul
    By Jennifer Maerz
    Wednesday, July 09
    San Francisco has a mighty sweet tooth for vintage soul and R&B. The July calendar alone for the SF Soul Scene blog lists DJs serving up... More >>
  • Keak da Sneak
    Deified (Koch)
    By Eric K. Arnold
    Wednesday, July 09
    Apparently no one told Oakland's reigning hoodstar about hyphy's demise. Fashionably late — by about two years — for his own... More >>
  • Ratatat
    LP3 (XL Recordings)
    By Andrew Stout
    Wednesday, July 09
    True to guitarist Evan Mast's side career as a graphic designer, Ratatat's instrumental pop owes as much to the Photoshop ethic as it does to... More >>
  • Journey
    Revelation (Frontiers)
    By Tony Ware
    Wednesday, July 09
    The members of Journey must be feeling its name is more apt than ever these days. It's unlikely any band (Bay Area or otherwise) has as... More >>
  • Rachid the Casbah
    By Ernest Barteldes
    Wednesday, July 09
    As an Arab immigrant in Europe, Algeria-born, France-based Rachid Taha has faced plenty of intolerance and xenophobia, experiences he channels... More >>

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National

Music from Coast to Coast

Broward - Palm Beach

Bach and Ready to Rock

'80s hair-metal god Sebastian Bach keeps it transparent
By Michael Alan Goldberg
I've been singing 'We are the youth gone wild' for 20 years, man... I'm fuckin' 40!" Sebastian... More >>

Dallas

Money Talks

With Lil Wayne's latest single, Play-N-Skillz cements its reputation as a production team—and maybe Dallas' reputation as a source of hip-hop?
By Pete Freedman
The call came a while back now, but Play doesn't have a problem remembering it. After all, it... More >>

Denver

Rodrigo y Gabriela Prove Their Metal

Weaned on Metallica, this duo makes acoustic guitars sound heavy.
By Eryc Eyl
Rodrigo Sanchez really wants you to like heavy metal. "Sometimes people don't even have a... More >>

Houston

The Hacienda Brothers mourn fallen bandmate Chris Gaffney

Brothers in Arms
By William Michael Smith
After a blistering set about four years ago, Dave Alvin brought his band the Guilty Men back... More >>

Kansas City

As Diamond Hoo Ha proves, Supergrass is best served fun

By Jason Toon
"Rebel in You" by Supergrass, from Diamond Hoo Ha (Astralwerks): It's been said that Oasis... More >>

Miami

Blue-Eyed Soul Master Jamie Lidell Lands at Heathrow Lounge

By Michael Alan Goldberg
Berlin is gray, drizzly. Paris was clear-skied, beautiful. Fresh off a flight from the French... More >>

Phoenix

Americans recording Mexican songs: the bueno, the bad and the muy ugly

By John Nova Lomax
Mexican artists have recorded English-language songs for decades, but the opposite is rare.... More >>

Seattle

Sane in the Membrane

Despite drinking enough cough syrup to kill a small horse, Lil Wayne is actually quite calculated.
By Ben Westhoff
Lil Wayne is not batshit insane. Let's be clear about that. Despite the fact that he regularly... More >>

St. Louis

Hoo Do: As Diamond Hoo Ha proves, Supergrass is best served fun

By Jason Toon
It's been said that Oasis was the new Beatles and Supergrass was the new Monkees, but now it's... More >>
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