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    April 20, 2012

    Marijuana Day: San Francisco's Guide to Music, Comedy, and Protest on 4/20

    If you're reading this, it's arrived: The marijuana holiday, the tokiest of tokies, the Christmas/Chinese New Year/Yom Kippur of cannabis use. The 20th day of April, the beloved 420.Woot.Today, every medical cannabis dispensary in town will be offering specials and discounts, and many will be offeri ... More >>

  • News

    April 11, 2012

    Personal Needs: Tech Dude Seeks Young, Materialistic Women

    If you're reading this, it's arrived: The marijuana holiday, the tokiest of tokies, the Christmas/Chinese New Year/Yom Kippur of cannabis use. The 20th day of April, the beloved 420.Woot.Today, every medical cannabis dispensary in town will be offering specials and discounts, and many will be offeri ... More >>

  • Blogs

    February 21, 2012

    Copyright Owners Continue to Tilt at Windmills

    ​Given the intensity of the debates over digital piracy, you'd almost think that if one side or the other were to "win," the question would be decided: If critics of copyright holders were victorious, piracy would run rampant and the media industry would be brought to its knees; if the copyright o ... More >>

  • Blogs

    February 2, 2012

    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 >>

  • Blogs

    January 27, 2012

    Silent Dancing and $68,000 Sound Systems: The Music of Macworld

    There were more curious wallflowers than hula-hooping dancers yesterday as the wireless headphones-assisted dance party Silent Frisco took over the second floor of the Macworld conference. (It continues today from noon to 6 p.m. with DJs Motion Potion and u9lift). For Sunset Promotions, which takes ... More >>

  • Calendar

    December 28, 2011

    Proopsian Technology

    There were more curious wallflowers than hula-hooping dancers yesterday as the wireless headphones-assisted dance party Silent Frisco took over the second floor of the Macworld conference. (It continues today from noon to 6 p.m. with DJs Motion Potion and u9lift). For Sunset Promotions, which takes ... More >>

  • Blogs

    November 15, 2011

    Best Practices for Making a Hip Coffee Shop Your Office

    ​Yelp/ Lucy M.​For those of us who don't work in an office, and aren't rich or fancy enough to afford things like WiFi and coffee makers, there's always the options of setting up shop at nearby coffee shops and cafes. Sometimes a trip to our local cafe is the only thing that'll stop those of us ... More >>

  • Music

    October 12, 2011

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

    ​Yelp/ Lucy M.​For those of us who don't work in an office, and aren't rich or fancy enough to afford things like WiFi and coffee makers, there's always the options of setting up shop at nearby coffee shops and cafes. Sometimes a trip to our local cafe is the only thing that'll stop those of us ... More >>

  • Blogs

    September 14, 2011

    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 >>

  • Culture

    September 7, 2011

    Fall Arts: We Made Nato Green Fill Out a Questionnaire

    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 >>

  • Music

    August 31, 2011

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

    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 >>

  • Blogs

    August 2, 2011

    Gay Blogger Calls for Boycott of Retail Stores Supporting Christian Values Network

    Now gays are really going to be bad for business​It wasn't enough that Apple pulled its iTunes store from the Christian Values Network, which is decidedly antigay. A San Francisco blogger is now asking people everywhere to boycott those retailers that are still enrolled in the Christian shopping w ... More >>

  • Blogs

    August 2, 2011

    Jay-Z and Kanye West Reschedule Watch the Throne Tour

    You'll have to wait two more months to Watch the Throne.​Last week, Jay-Z and Kanye West announced their Watch the Throne Tour. It was scheduled to stop at San Jose's HP Pavilion on October 16, but apparently all royal marriages take time, and now there will be a two-month delay.

  • Blogs

    July 26, 2011

    Jay-Z and Kanye West Are Bringing the Throne to the Bay Area This Fall

    The Kings will cometh.​Now that the hype from the Royal Wedding has finally died down, it's time for the Kings to arrive. The self-proclaimed kings, that is -- Jay-Z and Kanye West, now collectively known as the Throne, will bring their upcoming joint tour through the Bay Area this fall. Will ... More >>

  • Blogs

    July 7, 2011

    Let the Cassette Tape Die Already

    And stay dead! (Photo via.)​ In its July issue, Wired magazine takes note of a disturbing trend: The apparent unwillingness among young, music-loving cool types to let the cassette tape die a complete and much-deserved death. Noting that 2010 saw both the last new car ship with a tape player ... More >>

  • Blogs

    June 14, 2011

    A B & The Sea Talk New Anthem, "In the Sunshine": All the Summer You Can Handle

    The summeriest video that has ever summered​ Surprise: They went with a beach theme! We're kidding, of course. You can practically hear the sound of frisbees and waves in local indie-pop outfit A B & the Sea's new single "In the Sunshine," so naturally, the band went full-on sun-and-sand for ... More >>

  • Blogs

    June 6, 2011

    Apple Introduces iCloud at WWDC

    What do you see in the iCloud?​As expected, Steve Jobs took the stage at Apple's Worldwide Developers Conference in San Francisco today, announcing the company's new iCloud product, which will allow users to upload and sync data across nearly every Apple device, for free. Jobs, who has been on me ... More >>

  • Blogs

    April 22, 2011

    Apple May (Finally) Launch Cloud Music Service Soon -- But Who's Excited?

    ​ Apple, the company that already makes 75 to 99 percent of the stuff you use to listen to, organize, and perhaps even make music, is ready to launch its cloud music service ahead of a similar service by Google, according to a report today from Reuters:  Apple's plans will allow iTunes custo ... More >>

  • Blogs

    March 24, 2011

    Find the Best of San Francisco on Your iPhone

    If you've ever been out and about and wondered where's the best place grab a good gin and tonic or get your bike fixed ― as chosen by seasoned pros like ourselves ― you're in luck. We've just launched a completely free iPhone app that takes all the goodness of our Best Of... issues and crams i ... More >>

  • Blogs

    March 24, 2011

    Find the Best of San Francisco on Your iPhone

    If you've ever been out and about and wondered where's the best place grab a good gin and tonic or get your bike fixed -- as chosen by seasoned pros like ourselves -- you're in luck. We've just launched a completely free iPhone app that takes all the goodness of our Best Of... issues and crams it ... More >>

  • Music

    January 5, 2011

    A Postcard from the Future

    Or, how 2011 was the year everything changed in music.

  • Blogs

    December 10, 2010

    Paris Surf Minstrels La Femme Talk Censored Cover Art and American Adventures

    ​Contrary to what you might quite reasonably expect, Parisian post-surf-rock outfit La Femme is, well, not very feminine at all. Besides a variable cast of sultry chanteuses, the group comprises three to four vaguely shadowy young Frenchmen who, to hear them tell it, spend most of their time in a ... More >>

  • Blogs

    November 9, 2010

    Watch YouTube Sensation Pomplamoose Perform IRL on NYE in SF

    It can weird be to see your favorite Internet stars in real life, and certainly, not all of the web-famous (especially among musicians) are ready for the live spotlight in a way that, say, Justin Bieber is (uh, debatable). That's a roundabout way of saying that we're especially curious to see ... More >>

  • Blogs

    September 1, 2010

    Is There Room Online For Apple's Ping Social Network to Succeed?

    Christopher VictorioPing will let Lady Gaga reach out to her fans in new ways.​Apple CEO Steve Jobs announced today that his company is hopping on the social network bandwagon with a service, called Ping, that will connect music fans, musicians, and their friends and followers. Jobs describes Ping ... More >>

  • Blogs

    August 31, 2010

    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 >>

  • Blogs

    June 7, 2010

    What Apple's Big Announcement Means for Music Fans

    How will this pretty little thing shake up the music world?​Yeah, yeah, the new iPhone 4 is slick and skinny and sports two video cameras. But will today's news shake up the music world as Apple developments have in the past? Our thoughts below:Mobile music videos: Get ready for a world of iPhone- ... More >>

  • Blogs

    March 24, 2010

    Tristram Stuart Traces Food Waste Back to the Source

    ​Our favorite morsel from the blogs.Waste not: Tristram Stuart, a young British historian, is making a career of writing erudite studies of timely food issues. His first book, The Bloodless Revolution, traced the history of vegetarianism in Europe from the 17th century on. The followup, Waste: Unc ... More >>

  • Blogs

    January 27, 2010

    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 >>

  • Blogs

    July 27, 2009

    Last Night: Vamps at the Grand

    ​ VAMPSJuly 25, 2009Regency CenterReview by Kirsty EvansBetter Than: A weekend vampire movie marathon. It was hard to tell what to expect from VAMPS before Saturday's show, as singer/guitarist Hyde (L'Arc en Ciel) and guitarist K.A.Z (Oblivion Dust) come from such different backgrounds. Wh ... More >>

  • Blogs

    May 11, 2009

    Track of the Day: Fischerspooner's R.E.M. Cover

    To help stoke the publicity fires before its May tour (which hits S.F. May 22 at the Fillmore), New York's arty glam-electro heads Fischerspooner announced they'd been given an unreleased R.E.M. song to cover. The tune, "Fascinating," was apparently written by Michael Stipe but never put on an R.E. ... More >>

  • Blogs

    January 19, 2009

    Sunday Night: Boyz II Men at Mezzanine

    Last Night: Boyz II Men Mezzanine January 18, 2009 Better than: All the Philly steaks you can eat It had been announced that, for this performance, the multiplatinum R&B superstars Boyz II Men would be performing tunes from their 2007 cover album Motown: A Journey Through Hitsville U.S.A., but I ha ... More >>

  • Music

    September 3, 2008

    Pretty cult machines: NIN and Deerhunter

    Last Night: Boyz II Men Mezzanine January 18, 2009 Better than: All the Philly steaks you can eat It had been announced that, for this performance, the multiplatinum R&B superstars Boyz II Men would be performing tunes from their 2007 cover album Motown: A Journey Through Hitsville U.S.A., but I ha ... More >>

  • Music

    August 27, 2008

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

    Last Night: Boyz II Men Mezzanine January 18, 2009 Better than: All the Philly steaks you can eat It had been announced that, for this performance, the multiplatinum R&B superstars Boyz II Men would be performing tunes from their 2007 cover album Motown: A Journey Through Hitsville U.S.A., but I ha ... More >>

  • Blogs

    August 14, 2008

    Q&A: Wednesday 13 at Slim's

    Last Night: Boyz II Men Mezzanine January 18, 2009 Better than: All the Philly steaks you can eat It had been announced that, for this performance, the multiplatinum R&B superstars Boyz II Men would be performing tunes from their 2007 cover album Motown: A Journey Through Hitsville U.S.A., but I ha ... More >>

  • Music

    May 28, 2008

    A heavy metal snob separates the shredders from the posers

    Last Night: Boyz II Men Mezzanine January 18, 2009 Better than: All the Philly steaks you can eat It had been announced that, for this performance, the multiplatinum R&B superstars Boyz II Men would be performing tunes from their 2007 cover album Motown: A Journey Through Hitsville U.S.A., but I ha ... More >>

  • Blogs

    May 6, 2008

    James Pants Drops Fresh Beats in SF

    Last Night: Boyz II Men Mezzanine January 18, 2009 Better than: All the Philly steaks you can eat It had been announced that, for this performance, the multiplatinum R&B superstars Boyz II Men would be performing tunes from their 2007 cover album Motown: A Journey Through Hitsville U.S.A., but I ha ... More >>

  • Music

    April 9, 2008

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

    Last Night: Boyz II Men Mezzanine January 18, 2009 Better than: All the Philly steaks you can eat It had been announced that, for this performance, the multiplatinum R&B superstars Boyz II Men would be performing tunes from their 2007 cover album Motown: A Journey Through Hitsville U.S.A., but I ha ... More >>

  • Blogs

    February 28, 2008

    Exclusive B-52's MP3 Free Download

    Last Night: Boyz II Men Mezzanine January 18, 2009 Better than: All the Philly steaks you can eat It had been announced that, for this performance, the multiplatinum R&B superstars Boyz II Men would be performing tunes from their 2007 cover album Motown: A Journey Through Hitsville U.S.A., but I ha ... More >>

  • Blogs

    February 5, 2008

    Lyrics Born Releases Digital Single in Feb.

    Last Night: Boyz II Men Mezzanine January 18, 2009 Better than: All the Philly steaks you can eat It had been announced that, for this performance, the multiplatinum R&B superstars Boyz II Men would be performing tunes from their 2007 cover album Motown: A Journey Through Hitsville U.S.A., but I ha ... More >>

  • Blogs

    February 4, 2008

    Flo Rida, Soulja Boy, Britney Spears Among Top Ten Downloads of the Week

    Last Night: Boyz II Men Mezzanine January 18, 2009 Better than: All the Philly steaks you can eat It had been announced that, for this performance, the multiplatinum R&B superstars Boyz II Men would be performing tunes from their 2007 cover album Motown: A Journey Through Hitsville U.S.A., but I ha ... More >>

  • Music

    October 17, 2007

    Make Some Noise

    Last Night: Boyz II Men Mezzanine January 18, 2009 Better than: All the Philly steaks you can eat It had been announced that, for this performance, the multiplatinum R&B superstars Boyz II Men would be performing tunes from their 2007 cover album Motown: A Journey Through Hitsville U.S.A., but I ha ... More >>

  • Blogs

    June 14, 2007

    Last Night: The Police at Oakland Coliseum

    Last Night: Boyz II Men Mezzanine January 18, 2009 Better than: All the Philly steaks you can eat It had been announced that, for this performance, the multiplatinum R&B superstars Boyz II Men would be performing tunes from their 2007 cover album Motown: A Journey Through Hitsville U.S.A., but I ha ... More >>

  • Music

    October 11, 2006

    New Wave Thuggin'

    Kirby Dominant brings together niggaz and white girlz

  • Music

    July 5, 2006

    '70s by the poolside

    Kirby Dominant brings together niggaz and white girlz

  • News

    June 28, 2006

    The Quiet Storm

    Kirby Dominant brings together niggaz and white girlz

  • Music

    May 24, 2006

    Unquiet Riot

    Youngblood Brass Band marches out the jams

  • Music

    December 21, 2005

    The Price Is Variable

    Would you pay as much for a good record as you would for a fine bottle of vino?

  • Music

    November 9, 2005

    Alvarius B

    Blood Operatives of the Barium Sunset

  • Music

    November 2, 2005

    Music videos: First they were all the rage, then they were all but dead. Thanks mainly to Apple, they're back.

    Blood Operatives of the Barium Sunset

  • Music

    March 3, 2004

    Polishing the Brass

    Judging from last week's Music Law Summit West, the future of the music biz is unclear – but that's not what the RIAA wants you to think

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