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Hella Saucy: Bay Area Rap Dances Are Getting Harder

In advance of his Underground Celebrity EP, which will be available on iTunes and Amazon on April 16, rapper, dancer, and San Francisco State student Priceless Da Roc dropped an EA-Ski-produced single called "Hella Saucy" that features an accompanying dance video. Priceless and Richmond DJ J12 are ... More >>

Storytelling 10110001101: Comics and Novels Evolve

Swedish House Mafia's Final S.F. Show: Win Tickets Before They Go Onsale

As we mentioned lat week, EDM giant Swedish House Mafia is going on one last world tour before its three members hang up their headphones. The group's final run includes a stop here at San Francisco's Bill Graham Civic Auditorium on Feb. 16, 2012. Tickets for the last-ever S.F. show go onsale tomor ... More >>

Summer Audio Roundup: Headphones and Amps For Out-and-About Listening

Summer is the season of getting pumped, and that doesn't just mean showing off all the work you put into getting in swimsuit shape. Summer is the season of the pop song, of high energy exploding from every open window, of Carly Rae Jepsen and Japandroids and Rita Ora and Calvin Harris and Passion Pi ... More >>

Olympics 2012: Underworld and the Chemical Brothers Raise Hopes for Good Music at London Games

Having already established that official Olympics anthems are often tours de merde -- a reality that British maximalists Muse did more than their share to demonstrate with this year's contribution -- we'd all but given up hope for good tunes to soundtrack the sweat, tears, heartbreak, and triumph o ... More >>

Local Cyclists Croon Weird Ditty for Bike to Work Day

As if motorists aren't already annoyed by San Francisco cyclists enough, here's something that's sure to provoke local drivers even more.A group of San Francisco cyclists who swear by the city's Wiggle -- the 1-mile zig-zag route from Market to Golden Gate Park that minimizes the hills -- created th ... More >>

CopperWire: How Jam Sessions in Ethiopia Became a Hip-Hop Space Opera

CopperWire is a new hip-hop trio featuring S.F. R&B singer and prodigy Meklit Hadero, rapper Gabriel Teodros, and producer-rapper Burntface (government name: Ellias Fullmore). The group comes with its own mythology: Its debut album, Earthbound, tells the story of three renegades in the year 2089 who ... More >>

Happy Easter: New iPhone App Will Help You Find the Latest and Gayest Events in Town

We all know how colorful San Francisco is -- especially on Easter, when the much-anticipated Hunky Jesus contest takes over Dolores Park. Joining in the LGBT community's celebration of everything Easter and all things gay is Wsup Now, a local company offering a new iPhone app that will help queer Je ... More >>

Path Apps Being Sued for "Snooping" on Users

​As if Siri and her spying ways weren't disturbing enough, now a Texas man has filed a federal class action lawsuit against the popular Path app, claiming the San Francisco-based company is using its own app to pry into users' lives. Path's image was already tarnished last month when researchers b ... More >>

Music Labels Make Life Tough for Spotify

​Patrick Carney of the Black Keys is not a fan of Sean Parker, to say the least. Parker is an "asshole," Carney told NME.com on Monday. It's hard to blame Carney, though his rage might seem a bit misdirected -- or maybe just too concentrated on one person. Parker of course was the guy who brought ... More >>

Contraband Coffee Takes Online Orders With TapViva App

​The future of food ordering is upon us. New phone apps offer customers the chance to pre-order so that food and drink will waiting when they arrive. Large-scale Mexican chain Chipotle has been offering online ordering to its customers since 2009, and just last year San Francisco's grilled cheese ... More >>

Veteran Rappers: Do You Really Need to Continue Making New Records?

There was a time, back in the late '80s, when the legendary Bronx rapper KRS-One was a candidate for the title of Greatest Rapper of All Time. Twenty-five years later, though, the self-anointed Blastmaster's latest long-player, The B.D.P. Album, suggests that compulsory retirement from the recording ... More >>

Lana Del Rey's Disappeared Full-Length Debut: A First Listen

Lana Del Rey, aka Lizzy Grant​ Lana Del Rey, aka Lizzy Grant, might have had last year's then-obscure album as Lizzy Grant off the market after it floundered on iTunes for two months, but sure enough, it has resurfaced. And the record puts a lot more body under the myth and the controversy tha ... More >>

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

We Will Miss You Dearly, Steve Jobs

Steve Jobs, Apple founder, computer visionary, and music technology innovator, died today at age 56. His impact on many field of music technology is incalculable. Among many innovations, Jobs gave music fans the iPod, the iTunes store, the iPad, and the dedicated attention of one of the world's mos ... More >>

In Print: Unpacking the Awful Poetry of Train, One of S.F.'s Most Successful Recent Bands

Train​From SF Weekly's latest print edition: Derail the Train: You know the song. You'd recognize it from the gently rolling piano chords that start it off, or the opening lyric -- "Now that she's back in the atmosphere/ With drops of Jupiter in her hair," sung in Pat Monahan's signature nasa ... More >>

S.F. MusicTech Summit: Will People Still Pay for Songs in Five Years?

From left, J Sider of RootMusic, Jack Conte of Pomplamoose, Lincoln Parish of Cage the Elephant, and cellist Zoe Keating​ After spending all day at the S.F. MusicTech Summit, I'm sitting at my laptop, listening to an MP3 -- and not posting about it on any of a handful of social networks. Al ... More >>

DJ Excel on His Mixtape History, and Why Top 40 Clubs Suck

​ Philly-born DJ Excel started his DJ/musical career at just 11 years old and later sold mixtapes in high school. A turntabilist at heart, he became the founder of the Skratch Makaniks crew of DJs known for their legitimate turntable skills and ability to rock any club. Having moved to L.A.19 ... More >>

Watch This Now: LaTosha Brown's Voice Will Give You the Chills (In a Good Way)

​ Two days ago, LaTosha Brown probably wouldn't have considered herself famous. But that may change soon -- since YouTube featured her impromptu performance of the spiritual "I Know I've Been Changed" yesterday, the video has racked up almost 500,000 views (and counting). The video is part o ... More >>

Lil B's I'm Gay: More Bashful Than Expected

​ I love the idea of Lil B -- a member of Berkeley one-hit wonders the Pack who wasn't gonna go out like that, and has since thrown anything and everything at the wall via Twitter and Mediafire to keep attention, fans and fame -- yet I've scarcely heard a note of his music. Loved his stint on ... More >>

Check Out and Check In with Our Best Of... App

Our brand new Best Of... issue isn't just on newsstands. It's in the App Store. Our free iPhone app takes the Best Of... issue and crams it into your pants (or purse). You can find out which Best Of... spot is closest to you, check in via Facebook to let your friends know where you're at, and vo ... More >>

Check Out and Check In with Our Best Of... App

Our brand new Best Of... issue isn't just on newsstands. It's in the App Store. Our free iPhone app takes the Best Of... issue and crams it into your pants (or purse). You can find out which Best Of... spot is closest to you, check in via Facebook to let your friends know where you're at, and vo ... More >>

Check Out and Check In with Our Best Of... App

Our brand-new Best Of... issue isn't just on newsstands. It's in the App Store. Our free iPhone app takes the Best Of... issue and crams it into your pants (or purse). You can find out which Best Of... spot is closest to you, check in via Facebook to let your friends know where you're at, and vo ... More >>

Skrillex, Former S.F. Resident, Talks Free Music, the Origin of His Name, and What Movie He'd Soundtrack

He looks like a Skrillex, doesn't he?​With his newest EP shooting up the iTunes charts, many wonder where the phenomenon Sonny John Moore, better known as Skrillex, came from. But look into the barely 23-year-old former San Francisco resident and you'll realize he's been making music for over a de ... More >>

Think You Got Gonorhhea? There's An App For That.

​Looking to ward off burning, warts, or other troubling developments down in the nether regions? Well, now there's an app for that. Thanks to the city's Department of Public Health, you can use your cell phone.   STD411 -- available for download on iPhones -- will ale ... More >>

Bend Your Ears to a Brand-New Mix From S.F. Dubstepper Kush Arora

Kush Arora​Are the old beats getting, well, old? Are you craving some new musical mishmash? Well, check out a new dose of bass-leaning jams from San Francisco's tribally obsessed dubstep producer Kush Arora.

New Software May Help Technology Kill the DJ

Is Mixed in Key the death of DJing?​I'll be the first to admit it: when I was DJing regularly, I usually used a computer -- along with an effects box -- for mixing my jam selections. But that was purely out of necessity: buying records was far too costly, most of what I wanted to play wasn't readi ... More >>

Go-Gos' Jane Wiedlin Pays Tribute to Big Gay Ice Cream!

Jason O'Malley​We recently told you about a Tranny Smackdown sundae that will be created for one fleeting day when locals Humphry Slocombe will be visited by Doug Quint and Bryan Petroff of New York's Big Gay Ice Cream Truck, and that former Go-Gos guitarist and Mission resident Jane Wiedlin w ... More >>

Sketchfest Q&A: Comedian Matt Braunger

​The only cure for the crappy, rainy weather is comedy... well, comedy and beer. Luckily, the Punch Line not only sells booze, but the club will also host but the very funny Matt Braunger this week as part of SF Sketchfest. He'll be at the venue along with Kyle Kinane and Brendan Lynch this Thursd ... More >>

Total Drag: One of S.F.'s most famous drag queens protects her trademark

Track of the Day: Yet Another 'Heartbeats' Cover

​ We have at least four covers of The Knife's 'Heartbeats' in our iTunes library but that doesn't stop our heart from skipping a beat when Jose Gonzale's mellow version comes on our Quickmix Pandora station, as we're finishing the last of our work tonight, thinking about what we're going to wear ... More >>

Raphael Saadiq Announces Oakland Show

Retro Chic: Raphael Saadiq​ November 18th will be a homecoming of sorts for Oakland native Raphael Saadiq. Ray Ray, as he is known, is arguably the most prolific and talented male soul/R&B artist around today--equally seasoned at singing, playing several instruments, and producing. Saadiq has ... More >>

Bay Links: Public Art, Corporate Coffee and Sex Scandals

Rael Fratello Architects​Welcome to the inaugural post of Bay Links. Everyday we'll try to round up some of the most interesting, odd, and delightful San Francisco-related items on the internets. Because you don't spend enough time online.Rock climbing on the Bay Bridge? MTC spokesperson calls one ... More >>

New Single, Video from the Lovemakers

Love to Share: the Lovemakers​ Oakland's most romantic indie rock band, the Lovemakers, have just released a new digital single, "See What I Wanna See." The single is featured both on iTunes' "New and Noteworthy" and "What's Hot" lists, so ASD would like to extend a warm "congrats!" to the band-- ... More >>

Michael Franti Single Passes 120k Mark in Digital Sales

EKAphotographySay Hey: Michael Franti Digital downloads continue to become a larger and larger part of the music industry's overall sales. A good example of this is Michael Franti, whose iTunes Top Twenty single "Say Hey (I Love You)" recently passed the 120,000 mark - making it the biggest-selling ... More >>

Mom-and-Pop Record Stores Not Exactly Cheering Virgin's Demise

The Virgin megastore died? Drag. The plaintive statements from city officials when the Virgin megastore announced it was closing shop seemed slightly un-San Francisco. Isn't this the city that hates big box stores with such a vengeance that they're blocked from taking root by anti-corporate ... More >>

Boyz II Men, Willie Nelson, and Meat Puppets: Your Monday Morning Hangover

On Friday, Willie Nelson and son Lukas graced the Fillmore with their presence (they'll be doing so till tomorrow, Jan. 20, if you missed out). All Shook Down correspondent Jonathan Kiefer waxed poetic in his review of the evening, painting Nelson in red and blue lights such that he resembled Shepar ... More >>

Mix-CD fans take their hobbies public in bars and galleries

Q&A: Wednesday 13 at Slim's

Tuesday Night: The Faint at the Grand Ballroom

Cat Power Under the Covers: A Listening Party with Jukebox Muses

The Grouch Personifies the Hip-Hop Hustle

George Michael Visits HP Pavilion in June

SF Weekly Best Albums of 2007: Michael Leaverton Weighs In

Brooklyn Noise Addicts Black Dice Blow Your Mortal Coil

Slap that ass at Donkey Punch

One IODA

Welcome to the dark, scary forest of the digital music business. Here is your flashlight.

The Caged Bird Sings

The real story behind Fiona Apple's Extraordinary Machine isn't the label battles. It's how good the record is.

OK Then, 2004!

A dark year for America resulted in a great year for music

OK Then, 2004!

A dark year for America resulted in a great year for music