Asia (Band)

"Stoker": Gothic Teen Meets Creepy Uncle

The Postman Rings

"The Man with the Iron Fists": The RZA Gets Good and Weird

Usher Eats Vegan, Mickey D's Opens Veg Location, and Tater Tot Casserole Looks Lovely and Amazing!

​Guys, guys, guys--biggest news ever! R&B superstar Usher is eating vegan! And he wants the Biebs to go vegan too! I effing love Usher like whoa so I'm super pleased. Hopefully he will make the whole leap once he gets a little further into veganhood. And then JB will go vegan and make a line of ve ... More >>

Put Your Hands in the Air

Zombie Disco Squad on Starting a Cantonese Rap Band and His Love for Prince

Full of house, tech-house, and elements of nu-disco, the first full-length release from Nat "Zombie Disco Squad" Self, Brains, is probably not the soundtrack you'd imagine accompanying a zombie invasion. It sounds like it would better suit a night out with your friends in a seedy European club. As ... More >>

"Patang": A Live-Action Travel Brochure

Hot to Trot

Let the Spirit Move You

Bouncer Hangs with Regulars and Hobos at Pittsburgh's Pub

Arthouse Movie Listings March 21-27, 2012

Eastern Stars

Happiness Economics Says: Quit Your Job and Start Pickling

Every decade has its cult occupations, the subject of a million daydreams​ of the "I'm going to tell my boss to shove it and go [become a DJ / start catering / set up a used-book stall on the banks of the Seine]" variety. In San Francisco, at least, right now the fantasy job seems to involve ... More >>

Ron Paul Says He Didn't Create Offensive "China Jon" YouTube Video

GOP presidential hopeful has done some crazy shit in his past, as we've noted here before, but his campaign claims he never released this offensive YouTube video about ex-Utah Gov. Jon Hunstman, showing him dressed as the Communist leader Mao Zedong. Paul's campaign filed a lawsuit in San Francisco ... More >>

Pulling Out of Nazareth

Resistance Movements

J-Boogie Gets Down Like an Indian John Travolta in New "Undercover" Video

Yup.​Local DJ and All Shook Down 2011 alumnus J-Boogie has explored many genres, including reggae, Latin, funk, disco, and house. His new video for "Undercover," the single from his upcoming album of the same name, adds one more to the list -- Bollywood disco inferno. Using what can only (we' ... More >>

The Eels' Mr. E on Becoming Jimmy Page's Hero, Playing in China, and Making Difficult Albums

Eels​ Before Girls' Christopher Owens, there was another rock star whose curiously tragic backstory prefaced any mention of his name. Mark E Everett, or Mr. E, of The Eels is undoubtedly one of the most interesting rock stars around. Despite his reclusive demeanor, often hiding like the Unabo ... More >>

The 6 Best Ways to Get Kicked Out a Turntable.fm Room

Welcome to your new home.​If you're like half the Internet (the lame half), you're currently infatuated with the newest reason the USA will soon only be known as China's once-great fallen rival: Turntable. This is the website that lets you DJ with friends and strangers instead of working, walk ... More >>

Free Cupcakes, Gastropub Debut, and Two New Bars Saddle Up

The past 24 hours in gossip, innuendo, and cold hard facts about the San Francisco food scene. A sweet opening for Let's Cupcake (2255 Judah at 28th Ave.). The Feast reports the Sunset cupcake shop is celebrating its pre-opening by offering a free cupcake to those who stop by today (11 a.m.-9 p.m.) ... More >>

Blow Smoke with Ancestors' Invisible White EP

​ This week: Blow smoke with Ancestors' Invisible White EP.​ Behind the buzz: The exciting new release finds SoCal's reigning kings of heavy psych in a neither lighthearted nor frolicsome mood. Weightier than Tee Pee labelmates Night Horse or The Warlocks, this quintet specializes in a dro ... More >>

Tune-Yards, Citay, Among DIY Artists Who Celebrate Our Band Could Be Your Life Anniversary: Listen

​ Local DIY acts tUnE-yArDs and Citay joined up with other indie acts at the Bowery Ballroom on Sunday to celebrate the 20th anniversary of indie/punk bible Our Band Could Be Your Life. In order to give a proper homage to the revered tome, and the bands that inspired it, each artist covered so ... More >>

Bouncer: Probing the Origins of Mao Worship and MacBooks at Red's Place

The Mad Quest of Mr. Wu

How a wannabe banking magnate from S.F. built an empire on deception.

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Outside India: Recurring Street-Food Party Returns This Weekend

djrajah/FlickrSoul Cocina's Roger Feely​The ninth installment of the Outside In street-food and music parties has been dubbed Outside India: not only Indian-inspired cooking, but beats from DJs Amar, Jimmy Love, and Suresh from popular monthly club Non-Stop Bhangra. Body movements courtesy of ... More >>

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Ten holiday shows to suit any mood or creed

Last Call for the Chinatown Night Market

Luis ChongSmaller than some night markets, but a good source for boba teas and knickknacks.​October 9 is the last scheduled evening for the Chinatown Night Market Fair. This small night market pales in comparison to the huge multiblock events of Vancouver, Hong Kong, mainland China, and many o ... More >>

Long Time No See

The Outsider Is In

Grab A Bat-Ass Beat Tape From SF Producer Edison at 900Bats

What's new in the Bat Area -- excuse me, the Bay Area -- right now? Enclosed find some new sounds for the weekend courtesy of Frisco beatsmith Edison, who peddles grimy skip-hop jams made from a monome done up like a lunchbox. Here he/it is in action: Not that Edison needs any particular reason t ... More >>

Thursday's Pick: VidyA -- Free Lunchtime Concert

​VidyAYerba Buena Gardens12:30 p.m., freeDowntown office drones know that one of the best pick-me-ups during the workday is some free outdoor music. This year's Yerba Buena Gardens Festival in SOMA has been presenting its Thursday Lunchtime Concert series since early June, which continues today wi ... More >>

Tomorrow: Speakeasy Turns Lucky 13. Touch the Magic

phil h./YelpThere'll be a new brew to mark Speakeasy's 2,500th batch.​Even though 21st Amendment didn't go off for its 10th anniversary a few days ago, that doesn't mean fellow SF Brewers Guild member Speakeasy Ales and Lagers won't. Tomorrow, visit the brewers where they work (and bottle) the ... More >>

Calling Out Around the World

Show preview: Kronos Quartet

Kung fu hustle: Karate Kid remake is too cynical

Behind the Beat w/ Kush Arora

​Local dubstep/bass music producer Kush Arora has long had his eyes and ears set far from standard American music. Throughout the four-plus years Kush has been crafting his eclectic tunes, he has kept a strong focus on the international styles and instruments from such locales as Jamaica, Africa, ... More >>

Noodle Fest: Bringing Black Bean Sauce and Bolognese Together

​On Sunday, North Beach and Chinatown restaurants come together to honor Marco Polo's putative gift from China to Italy: the noodle. Two full blocks on the border between the two neighborhoods will be blocked off to traffic, and 30 participating restaurants will set up stands to demonstrate their ... More >>

Rupa and the Multimedia Project

Near and Far

Old Is New Again

Don’t Call it a Genre

The Gods Must Be Angry

Strong Kung Fu

Poets Invade S.F.

After the Moguls

River of Dreams