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"The Fairy": Slapstick Comedy Runs Stale

"Bullhead": Testosterone Stunts Plot Development

Q&A: Motörhead's Lemmy Kilmister on Touring with Megadeth and His Forthcoming Solo Album

Rightfully worshipped by headbangers and punks alike, Motörhead and its iconic founder, bassist and principle songwriter Ian "Lemmy" Kilmister, have been grinding out their influential brand of balls-out rock for nearly four decades. Founded after Lemmy was fired from British space-rock outfit Hawk ... More >>

Weekend Parties: Back2Back Celebrates Seven Years of Raving, Optimo Returns, and More

Well, it's February, and you know what that means: Valentine's Day is rapidly approaching. Yet, while the floral industry's favorite holiday lies on the horizon, that's no excuse for staying in, drinking wine, and "watching movies." Truth is that this weekend has quite a few options for those invest ... More >>

One of the World's Most Sought Cult Beers Arrives Here Saturday

High/Low Food/DrinkEvery year's issue of Cantillon Zwanze is an event​Cantillon Zwanze Day When: Saturday, Sept. 17, 11 a.m. Where: Russian River Brewery Cost: "We won't know until they deliver it on Saturday," they told us on the phone. Attention PBR-swilling hipsters: sour beer is the cool ... More >>

Fresh Eats: Deciphering the Wine List at Bar Tartine

High/Low Food/DrinkEvery year's issue of Cantillon Zwanze is an event​Cantillon Zwanze Day When: Saturday, Sept. 17, 11 a.m. Where: Russian River Brewery Cost: "We won't know until they deliver it on Saturday," they told us on the phone. Attention PBR-swilling hipsters: sour beer is the cool ... More >>

The 'Homebrew Chef' Brews Up 12 Courses at the Toronado Belgian Beer Dinner

​There's beer dinners, and then there's Sean Paxton's beer dinners. Paxton (aka, The Homebrew Chef), started preaching the gospel of beer and food pairing well before the trend entered our public consciousness. When not recording his "Home Brewed Chef" show for the Brewing Network/, Paxton d ... More >>

What to Do This Weekend, Mar. 25-27

jrodmanjr/FlickrThe final Outside In party happens Sun., Mar. 27.​Craving more? Scroll through additional listings here. Fri., Mar. 25: Queen of the Sun Filmmaker Screenings Roxie Theater, 3117 16th St. (at Valencia), 7 and 9 p.m. Director Taggart Siegel will be on hand for two screenings of ... More >>

Sunday, Beery Sunday: Day 3 of SF Beer Week

Annie&John/FlickrWake and slake: Beer brunch at 21st Amendment.​Sunday, Feb. 13 Onward, soldiers! Day Three awaits, and we're going for the trifecta. Pickle your liver at these lazy Sunday events: ​Start bright and early this morning with some hair of the dog at 21st Amendment: Big Be ... More >>

Today: Organic Brewers Converge on Ferry Building for Eco Tasting

MateVeza's organic India Pale Ale.​Between the World Series and Halloween we've got a lot to be excited about 'round here. If you have time between getting your Snooki or The Situation costume together and painting a sign with clever wordplay involving Jonathan Sanchez, take a moment to celebr ... More >>

Tonight: Launch Party for Nirvino Beer-Rating iPhone App

​We knew we wanted to join the legion of smartphone users when we discovered Shazam, the application which tells you what song you're hearing so you never again have to say, "Oh man, I wish I knew who sings this song." For oenophiles, perhaps the must-have app is Nirvino, the best selling wine ... More >>

Presenting the All Shook Down Music Festival Schedule

​Here you have it, San Francisco (and Bay Area) music fans: the long-awaited schedule for this year's All Shook Down Music Festival. As you've probably heard by now, the All Shook Down Festival will bring a boatload of local musical talent to stages in North Beach on July 25. Neon Indian, Janelle ... More >>

Ask a Brewer: Speakeasy's Kushal Hall

Brian YaegerKushal Hall.​Speakeasy Lagers and Ales is San Francisco's other packaging brewery (besides Anchor). Founded in 1997, this Bayview/Hunters Point brewery is responsible for Big Daddy IPA along with several other beers you'll find bottled and on draft around town. Speakeasy's weekly o ... More >>

ASD Lineup Expanded: Sonny & the Sunsets, Ty Segall, Disco Shawn, the Park, Many More

Tanit SakakiniSantero and band perform at the All Shook Down fest on July 25​It is with great (and, yes, self-promotional) pleasure that we announced a wildly expanded lineup for the All Shook Down music festival in North Beach on July 25. In addition to our national headliners -- Janelle Monae an ... More >>

Spaghetti Western

Tanit SakakiniSantero and band perform at the All Shook Down fest on July 25​It is with great (and, yes, self-promotional) pleasure that we announced a wildly expanded lineup for the All Shook Down music festival in North Beach on July 25. In addition to our national headliners -- Janelle Monae an ... More >>

Alembic Rolling Out Barrel-Aged Beer Menu

::novocainated::The menu will gradually add all manner of wood-aged and wood-finished beers.​The Alembic is a respite from Upper Haight's head shops and spare changers with adorable pit bull mutts. But the bar known primarily for distinguished cocktails and tasty vittles will soon be offering ... More >>

Oakland's Month-Old Beer Revolution Inspired by SOMA's City Beer Store

Push/FacebookFeel free to order in vegan soul food from the restaurant next door.​Napoleon said, "In revolution there are only two sorts of men, those who cause them and those who profit by them." A man like Fritz Maytag, who resurrected S.F.'s Anchor Brewing in 1965, is the former. A man like ... More >>

Moscow, Belgium

Push/FacebookFeel free to order in vegan soul food from the restaurant next door.​Napoleon said, "In revolution there are only two sorts of men, those who cause them and those who profit by them." A man like Fritz Maytag, who resurrected S.F.'s Anchor Brewing in 1965, is the former. A man like ... More >>

Crabby in Winter?

We prescribe fresh shellfish and other seasonal delights from the sea.

Toronto International Film Festival: Day 3

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Saturday: World Naked Bike Ride

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Judge Orders ISP to Freeze WikiLeaks' Domain Name

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Metalocalypse Takes an Adult Swim in Blood

We prescribe fresh shellfish and other seasonal delights from the sea.

Zap Mama

Supermoon (Heads Up)

Creepy Brilliance

The Pillowman is playwright Martin McDonagh at his best

Gypsy Jams

Django Reinhardt comes alive

Christopher Willits' subtle soundtracks

Django Reinhardt comes alive

BeatBox

Stacey Pullen headlines "The San Francisco-Detroit Connection." "Feather" breathes new life into disco

Hear This

Nomeansno means hardcore fury; OCS's ADD is B-A-D

San Francisco on $36.82 a Day

Feeding four hungry Spring Break-ers on Pittsburgh-style sandwiches and Singaporean street food

Reps Etc.

Feeding four hungry Spring Break-ers on Pittsburgh-style sandwiches and Singaporean street food

Hear This

Django Reinhardt Project takes on the Gypsy jazz master; the 60-piece Dakah Hip Hop Orchestra makes its SF debut

Sprung

A Manila-folder galleon, catered edamame at camp, and a Q&A with Dr. Beer: It must be spring

House of Tudor

A baptism of Firewater, some animated animators, and The Adventures of Prince Achmed

Best Chocolate Orgasm

Angelina Rumpelmayer Hot Chocolate and Neuhaus Chocolates

Real to Reel

Week 2 of the 46th San Francisco International Film Festival

A Twelfth Night Tradition

Hoop skirts, satin finery, bonfires, and knowledge of the order in which we shall die

It's Not the Cheese

Luzern

Out of Africa

Lumumba delivers a thrilling, if necessarily simplified, history lesson

Electro-Porn

Lords of Acid

From the Missing Persons File

"The Search for Survivors of the St. Louis"

The House of Tudor

"The Search for Survivors of the St. Louis"

The House of Tudor

"The Search for Survivors of the St. Louis"

REAL ASTROLOGY For an Unreal World

"The Search for Survivors of the St. Louis"

Night+Day

"The Search for Survivors of the St. Louis"

Past Forward

For its 40th year, the San Francisco International Film Festival boldly goes where it has gone before

Slap Shots

For its 40th year, the San Francisco International Film Festival boldly goes where it has gone before

Dish

For its 40th year, the San Francisco International Film Festival boldly goes where it has gone before

Samples

For its 40th year, the San Francisco International Film Festival boldly goes where it has gone before