El GuinchoFriday, Nov. 21, 2008The Independent ( 628 Divisadero St.)Review by Jennifer MaerzBetter than: Watching your friends play Guitar Hero to Animal Collective. I imagine that being a one-man band is pretty sweet in a lot of ways. You never have to argue with your bandmates about what ... More >>
Weekend recap by Janine KahnThe bad news is, it's Monday. The good news? This is bound to be one short week! All Shook Down will likely be mostly crickets and echoes this Thursday and Friday as our crew heads out to spend time with their respective clans, so we overdid it this past weekend to make i ... More >>
From Barcelona, Spain by way of Toulousse, France, Miss Van brings her iconic images of "poupees," -- dolls with wide eyes and luscious curves -- to our very own Fifty24SF Gallery this winter. Miss Van's latest solo showing, Still a Little Magic, presents a collection of her trademark poupee imager ... More >>
"Singularities" by Barcelona-based globetripper Filastine is an evocative track, stirring up cinematic images of emotional worlds crashing to a disastrous, beautiful collapse. There's an evil edge to the stuttered string samples and scattering beats in the song, similar to the soundtrack Kronos Quar ... More >>
"Singularities" by Barcelona-based globetripper Filastine is an evocative track, stirring up cinematic images of emotional worlds crashing to a disastrous, beautiful collapse. There's an evil edge to the stuttered string samples and scattering beats in the song, similar to the soundtrack Kronos Quar ... More >>
"Singularities" by Barcelona-based globetripper Filastine is an evocative track, stirring up cinematic images of emotional worlds crashing to a disastrous, beautiful collapse. There's an evil edge to the stuttered string samples and scattering beats in the song, similar to the soundtrack Kronos Quar ... More >>
"Singularities" by Barcelona-based globetripper Filastine is an evocative track, stirring up cinematic images of emotional worlds crashing to a disastrous, beautiful collapse. There's an evil edge to the stuttered string samples and scattering beats in the song, similar to the soundtrack Kronos Quar ... More >>
"Singularities" by Barcelona-based globetripper Filastine is an evocative track, stirring up cinematic images of emotional worlds crashing to a disastrous, beautiful collapse. There's an evil edge to the stuttered string samples and scattering beats in the song, similar to the soundtrack Kronos Quar ... More >>
Woody Allen is back from his European vacation. Next, he directs Larry David in N.Y.C. and Puccini for L.A. Opera.
Woody Allen is back from his European vacation. Next, he directs Larry David in N.Y.C. and Puccini for L.A. Opera.
Penélope Cruz and Scarlett Johansson join forces in Woody Allen's (winning!) latest.
Penélope Cruz and Scarlett Johansson join forces in Woody Allen's (winning!) latest.
Penélope Cruz and Scarlett Johansson join forces in Woody Allen's (winning!) latest.
Penélope Cruz and Scarlett Johansson join forces in Woody Allen's (winning!) latest.
In the restaurant-happy Presidio, you'll find global cuisine and an impressive wine selection
In the restaurant-happy Presidio, you'll find global cuisine and an impressive wine selection
In the restaurant-happy Presidio, you'll find global cuisine and an impressive wine selection
In the restaurant-happy Presidio, you'll find global cuisine and an impressive wine selection
When you're in the mood for eating — rather than fine dining — we've got three new neighborhood ethnic spots for you
When you're in the mood for eating — rather than fine dining — we've got three new neighborhood ethnic spots for you
When you're in the mood for eating — rather than fine dining — we've got three new neighborhood ethnic spots for you
Week of Wednesday, July 6, 2005
Week of Wednesday, July 6, 2005
Week of Wednesday, July 6, 2005
Week 2 of the 46th San Francisco International Film Festival
Week 2 of the 46th San Francisco International Film Festival
Rock Soup
Experimental composer Koji Asano explores the beauty and terror of electronic sound
Experimental composer Koji Asano explores the beauty and terror of electronic sound
Experimental composer Koji Asano explores the beauty and terror of electronic sound
Experimental composer Koji Asano explores the beauty and terror of electronic sound
Experimental composer Koji Asano explores the beauty and terror of electronic sound
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Jen SiskaContigoAfter scarfing pork-belly bocaditos and octopus salad at Contigo in Noe Valley, SF Weekly food critic Matthew Stafford gets all dreamy thinking about the vacay he took in Barcelona. Stafford thinks chef-owner Brett Emerson gets all the details right in this local simulacrum of the Ca ... More >>
Jen SiskaContigoAfter scarfing pork-belly bocaditos and octopus salad at Contigo in Noe Valley, SF Weekly food critic Matthew Stafford gets all dreamy thinking about the vacay he took in Barcelona. Stafford thinks chef-owner Brett Emerson gets all the details right in this local simulacrum of the Ca ... More >>
A couple weeks ago I was walking around Valencia, Spain, looking for street art, when I came across an ancient Roman bridge with graffiti all over it. First it struck me as offensive, like who would dare deface something so old and hallowed? But then I started thinking about the ep ... More >>
As you know, I've taken a number of trips in recent weeks. Valencia, Barcelona, Berlin, Memphis. But none so foreign a destination as Sunnyside. Sunnyside is a sunny San Francisco neighborhood somewhere between Glen Park and City College -- clean, quiet, residential. Not a lot of street art. Except ... More >>
​There are DJs who log a lotta miles, and then there's Nisus. While other vinyl slingers rack up passenger time on airlines, this guy has spent the summer getting between gigs in Germany, France, Spain, and Switzerland by bike. Overall he traveled, (two wheel-style), across 1,300 miles, and ... More >>
K. Todd Storch/FlickrBelden Alley: S.F.'s urban Epcot now has an American place.An early nibble of the Weekly's Wednesday food review. Like some urban, particularly fragrant Epcot Center, Belden Alley has long offered the city a taste of global cuisines. Well, recognizably Euro cuisines, wh ... More >>
K. Todd Storch/FlickrBelden Alley: S.F.'s urban Epcot now has an American place.An early nibble of the Weekly's Wednesday food review. Like some urban, particularly fragrant Epcot Center, Belden Alley has long offered the city a taste of global cuisines. Well, recognizably Euro cuisines, wh ... More >>
Can you see the happiness? If ever there were an inane list of cities that place well in inane lists -- San Francisco would, inanely, make a hell of a showing. And there's something seemingly even more inane than normal about the latest elite list the city has found itself on -- apparently, D ... More >>
San Francisco may be the food capital of the United States (at least in our minds), but that doesn't mean there aren't plenty of other destinations worthy of gastro-tourism this fall. Fasten your seat belt (and undo the top button of your jeans) as we take you to some of our global favorites.​1. B ... More >>
We'll admit there's more than a little schadenfreude going on in this list of the best onstage gaffes of 2009. But why else would Al Gore have invented YouTube if not to feed our obsessive need to see celebrities get taken down a peg? Here with, our favorite of the year's music-related missteps, cau ... More >>
