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Last Night: The Horrors and the Kills at the Fillmore

The HorrorsThe Horrors, the KillsTuesday, May 19, 2009The FillmoreBetter than: Seeing the Psychedelic Furs in 2009. Walking into the Fillmore before either the Horrors or the Kills had set up on stage, two things were clear about the crowd: they were young, and they were very enthusiastic. You were ... More >>

Outside Lands Picks Part 2: Dead Weather

The HorrorsThe Horrors, the KillsTuesday, May 19, 2009The FillmoreBetter than: Seeing the Psychedelic Furs in 2009. Walking into the Fillmore before either the Horrors or the Kills had set up on stage, two things were clear about the crowd: they were young, and they were very enthusiastic. You were ... More >>

Going to Coachella vs. the S.F. staycation

The HorrorsThe Horrors, the KillsTuesday, May 19, 2009The FillmoreBetter than: Seeing the Psychedelic Furs in 2009. Walking into the Fillmore before either the Horrors or the Kills had set up on stage, two things were clear about the crowd: they were young, and they were very enthusiastic. You were ... More >>

Q&A w/ The Dead Weather's Jack Lawrence

Timothy NorrisThe Dead Weather​Jack Lawrence is a hard working rock 'n' roller. He's so busy with his bands--The Dead Weather, The Raconteurs, and The Greenhornes--that he he hardly has the time to sleep. The Dead Weather, who are coming to town this week to play two shows at the Fillmore on ... More >>

Friday Night: The Dead Weather at the Fillmore

​The Dead Weather Friday, April 16, 2010 The Fillmore Better Than: Watching the new White Stripes concert DVD cranked up to 11. When The Dead Weather made its Bay Area debut at last year's Outside Lands festival, modern guitar giant Jack White's latest project offered one of th ... More >>

'Fuck Zoe Deschanel': 10 Great Quotes From SXSW 2011

Jim Jones wants those fucking transistors out of his amplifier.​ No surprise that SXSW -- a four-day confab of cool kids, corporate sleaze, would-be famous people, and free booze -- leads to some pretty outrageous jaw-flapping. Here, 10 of the most memorable quotes we heard at SXSW this year."I im ... More >>

The Kills: Show Preview

Jim Jones wants those fucking transistors out of his amplifier.​ No surprise that SXSW -- a four-day confab of cool kids, corporate sleaze, would-be famous people, and free booze -- leads to some pretty outrageous jaw-flapping. Here, 10 of the most memorable quotes we heard at SXSW this year."I im ... More >>

The Kills at the Fillmore: Looking for Real Drama in the Darkness

Kevin HendersonThe Kills at the Fillmore last night.​ The Kills Cold Cave The Entrance Band Wednesday, May 10, 2011 @ The Fillmore Better than: Clothes shopping on Melrose Ave. The Kills are to actual rock 'n' roll what a pair of distressed designer jeans is to those tattered Levi's you've o ... More >>

Friday: The Kills Keep Their Distance at Oakland's Fox Theater

Christopher VictorioThe Kills at the Fox Theater​The KillsSeptember 9, 2011Fox Theater, OaklandBetter Than: Being at an actual fashion show."Is it me, or were they coked up to the eyeballs? I thought he was gonna keel over and die."These are the first thoughts of a woman exiting Oakland's Fox Thea ... More >>

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

Christopher VictorioThe Kills at the Fox Theater​The KillsSeptember 9, 2011Fox Theater, OaklandBetter Than: Being at an actual fashion show."Is it me, or were they coked up to the eyeballs? I thought he was gonna keel over and die."These are the first thoughts of a woman exiting Oakland's Fox Thea ... More >>