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No Pleasure in the Spotlight

By Maura Johnston

Lana Del Rey's debut arrives, shaky and grim. More >>

No Pleasure in the Spotlight
Lana Del Rey's debut arrives, shaky and grim. More >>
Sizzle & Fizzle
Highs and lows from the last week in S.F. music. More >>
Bouncer: ING Cafe
In the lion’s coffee house. More >>
V-Nasty, as She Wanna Be
Vanessa Reece aims to flip her rough Oakland background into a rap career. More >>

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1:24 pm
Feb. 13, 2012

Adele's Grammy Performance: A Reminder of the Scary Power of an Honest, Gorgeous Song

By Ian S. Port

Every once in a while, you come across a performance that reaches into your body, grabs your soul with two hands, and shakes you back into full awareness of the seriously insane power of music.... More >>

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9:42 am
Feb. 13, 2012

The Grammys: A Timeline of Madness and Misery

By Rae Alexandra

The 54th Annual Grammy Awards happened yesterday. Which we're sure you know already. If you missed it, however, you may have missed some of the weirdest details. So here, for your convenience, is... More >>

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8:54 am
Feb. 13, 2012

Live Review, 2/11/12: Uli Jon Roth Dazzles the Shred-Heads at Oakland Metro Operahouse

By Dave Pehling

Uli Jon Roth, The Golden Ghosts, Tony MacAlpine, LoNero, FlaMetal Feb. 11, 2012 Oakland Metro Better than: Being forced to listen to The Scorpions farewell tour cash-grab covers album, Comebl... More >>

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8:28 am
Feb. 13, 2012

Lost in the Night: Back 2 Back Provides a Wicked Good Time at Mighty

By Derek Opperman

Back 2 Back Seven-Year Anniversary Mighty Feb. 10, 2012 Better than: Mr. Peabody's time machine. San Francisco has a long history of nightlife and vice. Take a walk through the city, and the... More >>

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6:33 pm
Feb. 11, 2012

Five of Whitney Houston's Greatest Musical Moments

By Rae Alexandra

As the music world continues to reel after the shocking, sudden death of Whitney Houston on Saturday afternoon, at just age 48, we wanted to take a moment to remember her true legacy and pay trib... More >>

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5:18 pm
Feb. 11, 2012

R.I.P. Whitney Houston, 1963-2012

By Ian S. Port

Whitney Houston, the era-defining superstar who was the first woman to have an album debut at No. 1 on the Billboard charts, died Saturday afternoon, according to the AP. Houston was 48. Houst... More >>

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12:30 pm
Feb. 10, 2012

Local Rap Video Roundup: Too $hort Clowns around with Wallpaper. and More

By Tamara Palmer

Too $hort is firing off a battery of new videos to support his forthcoming No Trespassing album. The first, "Money On The Floor" (with E-40) revisits a familiar booty-shaking theme (albeit with ... More >>

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11:19 am
Feb. 10, 2012

No Tickets? Nine Ways You Can Still Get Into Burning Man 2012

By Ron Garmon

Whatever else history might say of the Burning Man Ticket Fiasco of 2012, it offers the community that puts on the festival one more brute lesson in market economics. For attendees at the long... More >>

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9:51 am
Feb. 10, 2012

The Park on Drinking Baileys with Wallpaper., Appearing on Carson Daly's TV Show, and What Song They'd Play for Mitt Romney

By Phillip Mlynar

You've heard The Park, even if you don't recognize the name. As the Bay Area's most in-demand rhythm section, the trio of Derek Taylor (drums), Josh Lippi (bass), and Ben Schwier (keys) has lai... More >>

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8:25 am
Feb. 10, 2012

Awkward! The Top Five Most Uncomfortable Grammy Moments

By Rae Alexandra

This Sunday, Rihanna and Chris Brown are both going to be present at the always-prestigious Grammy Awards ceremony in Los Angeles. It's been just three years since they both were forced to drop ... More >>

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7:59 am
Feb. 10, 2012

Live Review, 2/9/12: Lana Del Rey Impresses Skeptics, Delights Fans at Amoeba S.F.

By Chloe Roth

Lana Del Rey Feb. 9, 2012 Amoeba Music Better than: Going to class, according to teenage fans. "I only sing for you," Lana Del Rey said to the throng of screaming fans at Amoeba Music yeste... More >>

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3:30 am
Feb. 10, 2012

Meet Linda Chorney, the Unknown Singer-Songwriter Who Got a Grammy Nomination

By SF Weekly

By J. POET The Grammy Awards usually generate an tidal wave of press releases aimed at congratulating the usual superstars for their achievements. This year, there was a refreshing bit of cont... More >>

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4:08 pm
Feb. 9, 2012

Help S.F. Band Dominant Legs Recover Their Stolen Gear (and Lucky Giants Sweatshirt)

By Ian S. Port

One of our favorite local guitar-pop bands, Dominant Legs, is on tour now with Eleanor Friedberger. Unfortunately, on Wednesday, while the band was in Portland, a large amount of musical instr... More >>

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10:41 am
Feb. 9, 2012

Reminder: Free Party Tonight With the Jealous Guys, DJ Dials, and Yr Skull

By Ian S. Port

My, my, it's been a big week, what with M.I.A.'s middle finger, that new Jay-Z and Kanye video, the quickly sold-out Hot Snakes show, and what else? We forgot already. Point is, you should come... More >>

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5:30 am
Feb. 9, 2012

Lana Del Rey Arrives, Shaky and a Little Grim

By SF Weekly

From the latest edition of SF Weekly: No Pleasure in the Spotlight: "Feet don't fail me now," Lana Del Rey groans as her debut album, Born to Die, ushers itself in with a flourish of strings a... More >>

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5:00 am
Feb. 9, 2012

Weekend Parties: Back2Back Celebrates Seven Years of Raving, Optimo Returns, and More

By Derek Opperman

Well, it's February, and you know what that means: Valentine's Day is rapidly approaching. Yet, while the floral industry's favorite holiday lies on the horizon, that's no excuse for staying in... More >>

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4:30 am
Feb. 9, 2012

Van Halen's A Different Kind of Truth: A First Listen

By Dan Weiss

Van Halen is about one thing: revenge. Eddie brought in Sammy to get rid of Dave, flirted with Dave again to get rid of Sammy, brought in Gary Cherone to clear out the building, trained his own ... More >>

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4:00 am
Feb. 9, 2012

Ensemble Parallèle's The Great Gatsby: A Newly Accessible Opera About Striving for the American Dream

By Jessica Hilo

Contrary to popular belief, the American dream is alive and well. Sure, we might abuse it now and then to move cars during the Super Bowl; but come hell or high water, our faith that hard work... More >>

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3:30 am
Feb. 9, 2012

Jillionaire on the Rise of Tropical Bass, Playing Outside Lands, and His Favorite Ice Cream in S.F.

By Christina Li

Having grown up on the islands of Trinidad and Tobago, DJ/producer Jillionaire made a name for himself by showcasing his Caribbean roots with soca beats and dancehall mixes. He began his career... More >>

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11:30 am
Feb. 8, 2012

Blahna Del Rey or Lana Del Rage? Local Ladies Weigh In on Lana Del Rey

By Chloe Roth

The women of the Bay Area music scene are breaking rules and defying expectations. Lass Out Loud is a new column exploring their lives and work. For an artist who often seems like she's taken ... More >>

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Lana Del Rey: No Pleasure in the Spotlight

By Maura Johnston

"Feet don't fail me now," Lana Del Rey groans as her debut album, Born to Die, ushers itself in with a flourish of strings and sampled moans. It's a curiously… More >>

Sizzle & Fizzle: Highs and Lows from the Last Week in S.F. Music

By SF Weekly Staff

Sizzle • To help kick off Noise Pop's 20th Anniversary festival, we're throwing a free party on Thursday, Feb. 9, at the Noise Pop Pop-Up Shop at 34 Page (at Franklin).… More >>

Los Campesinos!: Show Preview

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Los Campesinos! have been fighting the descriptor "twee" since their beginnings at university together in Cardiff, Wales. That's a common problem for bands that deal in dancey, confessional, sugar-fueled indie… More >>

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Well before British divas Adele and the late Amy Winehouse scored critical and commercial success for their takes on retro R&B, fiery American soul siren Nikka Costa had already blazed… More >>

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As some of the leading misfits of the Oakland garage-pop scene, Bare Wires meld timeless hooks and a quasi-teenage sensibility with propulsive guitar rock. As the brainchild of lanky Memphis… More >>

Bouncer Visits the Lion's Den: ING Cafe

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I have found Noam Chomsky's hell on earth. I have located purgatory for Occupiers. I have discovered Karl Marx's Hieronymus Bosch oil-painted nightmare. It is an investment bank cleverly disguised… More >>

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V-Nasty Wants to Flip Her Rough Background into a Rap Career

By Phillip Mlynar

"He got shot." Blunt but with a quiver in her voice, V-Nasty recalls the day her best friend died in her arms. The grisly incident happened on Coolidge Avenue in… More >>

Sizzle & Fizzle: Highs and Lows from the Last Week in S.F. Music

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Sizzle • Wilco played a gorgeously melancholic set at the Warfield, reminding a sold-out crowd of the magic that happens when a masterful rock band's fantastic songs sound as good onstage… More >>

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Fans of long-dormant S.F. avant-rock band Mr. Bungle may long for a reunion, but some consolation can be found in its members' prodigious output. While not quite as prolific as… More >>

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