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Bill Graham

  • Blogs

    April 18, 2012

    I Got Five On It: Weighing Out San Francisco's Stoniest 4/20 Parties

    Rest assured, attending any of these S.F. parties held on the marijuana smoker's unofficial holiday of April 20 should result in a world-class contact high -- not to mention beats worthy of holding a limited attention span. There are no seeds or stems in the bunch. But in order to wager on which gre ... More >>

  • Music

    April 11, 2012

    Coachella in Your Backyard: Nine Good Local Shows That Aren't Sold Out

    Rest assured, attending any of these S.F. parties held on the marijuana smoker's unofficial holiday of April 20 should result in a world-class contact high -- not to mention beats worthy of holding a limited attention span. There are no seeds or stems in the bunch. But in order to wager on which gre ... More >>

  • Music

    March 28, 2012

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

    Rest assured, attending any of these S.F. parties held on the marijuana smoker's unofficial holiday of April 20 should result in a world-class contact high -- not to mention beats worthy of holding a limited attention span. There are no seeds or stems in the bunch. But in order to wager on which gre ... More >>

  • Blogs

    March 22, 2012

    How Big Is Gotye? His S.F. Show Just Got 16 Times Larger

    There's no doubt that Gotye is on a big rise: The video for "Somebody That I Used to Know," the first single off the Australian pop artist's latest album, is going gangbusters, racking up more than 121 million views on YouTube since it was posted last year. Yesterday brought another indication of t ... More >>

  • Blogs

    January 23, 2012

    Steve Aoki at Bill Graham Civic Auditorium: The Next Generation of Ravers Gets Down

    DEADMEAT TOUR featuring Steve Aoki and Datsik Bill Graham Civic Auditorium Jan 21, 2012 Better than: Being slowly asphyxiated by menthol cigarettes and Vick's Vaporub. First silence, and then it hit. The subwoofers setup just a foot in front of me began to pump air out into the 7,000-capacity Bill ... More >>

  • Blogs

    January 19, 2012

    Weekend Parties: Laurent Garnier, Octave One, Steve Aoki, and More

    There's so much going on in San Francisco these days that it can sometimes be hard to keep track of it all. This weekend is no exception, with a whole crop of alluring events. We've got a big party tonight (Jan. 19) featuring French techno mastermind Laurent Garnier, a performance on Friday by class ... More >>

  • Blogs

    December 5, 2011

    Live Review: The National Converts to Arena Mode at Bill Graham Civic

    Matt SmithThe National at Bill Graham Civic Auditorium on Saturday night. ​ The National Local Natives Wye Oak Dec. 3, 2011 Bill Graham Civic Auditorium Better than: Seeing any other American rock band. "Anyone got extras? [To his partner] Hey, whatcha got?" "Just a hard dick and some bub ... More >>

  • Blogs

    November 22, 2011

    Five Shocking Claims About Bill Graham From Rock Promoter Barry Fey's New Memoir, Backstage Past

    In the late '60s, Barry Fey became of one of America's biggest rock music promoters. He says he was the first to book Led Zeppelin in this country, and claims to have sold more concert tickets than any other independent promoter in history. The Denver-based Fey is out of the live music game now, but ... More >>

  • Blogs

    October 28, 2011

    Music Links: The Night 20 Years Ago That Bill Graham Died, Tim Armstrong Working with Jimmy Cliff, and More

    Ken ReganBill Graham​ A chilling first-person account of the night, 20 years ago, that Bay Area concert promoter Bill Graham died in a helicopter crash. [SF Gate] Rancid's Tim Armstrong is producing the next Jimmy Cliff EP. [SF Examiner]

  • Music

    July 27, 2011

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

    Ken ReganBill Graham​ A chilling first-person account of the night, 20 years ago, that Bay Area concert promoter Bill Graham died in a helicopter crash. [SF Gate] Rancid's Tim Armstrong is producing the next Jimmy Cliff EP. [SF Examiner]

  • Blogs

    July 19, 2011

    Bake on with Soundgarden's Badmotorfinger

    ​Listen to this while high: Soundgarden's Badmotorfinger ​Behind the buzz: Thursday's upcoming S.F. stop on the Soundgarden reunion tour will no doubt kick a groaning board of ass, so anyone desirous of a preliminary bombardment would do well to crank up this third album and sophomore effort on ... More >>

  • Blogs

    July 11, 2011

    The Best of SF Weekly June Concert Photography

    You know it's going to be a good month of concerts when the lineup starts with U2 and ends with Rihanna. Whether small or large, sweet and soulful or eardrum-piercing, you can be sure that SF Weekly was at the concert. Here are the best of the Bay Area June concerts in photos. Christopher Victorio ... More >>

  • Blogs

    July 5, 2011

    Friday Is the S.F. Giants' Bill Graham Tribute Night

    This could be yours.​Who's your baseball bobblehead collection missing? Well, howabout Bill Graham, the legendary and controversial S.F. concert promoter/music executive? If you're scratching your head right now, don't worry. We kinda are, too. But you will really have a chance to snag a Bi ... More >>

  • Blogs

    June 23, 2011

    Wiz Khalifa Sends Smoke Signals Through Bill Graham Civic Auditorium

    Wiz Khalifa at Bill Graham Civic last night. All photos by Calibree Photography.​ Wiz Khalifa Big Sean June 22, 2011 @ Bill Graham Civic Auditorium Better than: The other kind of secondhand smoke Pittsburgh MC Wiz Khalifa (government name Cameron Thomaz) takes his moniker from an abbreviatio ... More >>

  • Blogs

    May 4, 2011

    Learn Promoter Bill Graham's Surprising Story at a New Exhibit on His Life and Work

    Ken ReganBill Graham​ He was born to Jewish parents in 1930s Germany, escaped the Holocaust to New York City (his mother died at Auschwitz), and later moved to San Francisco, where he helped foster a historic and still-thriving rock 'n' roll scene. So there's pretty much no disputing that conc ... More >>

  • Blogs

    March 28, 2011

    Sunday: Britney Spears Plays God (For Some, Anyway) at Bill Graham Civic Auditorium

    Britney at Bill Graham Civic yesterday. Photos by Joseph Schell.​Britney Spears March 27, 2011 @Bill Graham Civic Auditorium Better than: Dashing to Vegas for a 55-hour marriage. Sunday at around 10 a.m., a man carrying a tray of giant "Britney Spears Is God" buttons shuffled past another man ho ... More >>

  • Music

    January 12, 2011

    Sizzle & Fizzle: Highs and lows from the last several weeks in S.F. music.

    Britney at Bill Graham Civic yesterday. Photos by Joseph Schell.​Britney Spears March 27, 2011 @Bill Graham Civic Auditorium Better than: Dashing to Vegas for a 55-hour marriage. Sunday at around 10 a.m., a man carrying a tray of giant "Britney Spears Is God" buttons shuffled past another man ho ... More >>

  • Blogs

    January 10, 2011

    Saturday Night: Los Lobos Rings in Bill Graham's 80th Birthday at the Fillmore

    Los Lobos and Jackie Greene, through a birthday ballon. Pics by Romana Machado​Bill Graham's 80th Birthday Party BenefitLos LobosJackie GreenePoor Man's WhiskeyJanuary 8, 2010@ The FillmoreAs much fun as: Two straws in a malted mushroom.Bill Graham was due to turn eighty the same day Elvis would'v ... More >>

  • Blogs

    January 6, 2011

    Celebrate Bill Graham's 80th Birthday with Los Lobos and Jackie Green at the Fillmore this Saturday -- It's For a Good Cause

    Jan SimmonsBill Graham driving across the Golden Gate Bridge in 1983​There are a lot of good reasons to go see concerts -- music being generally foremost among them. But there's also the supporting of good causes through benefit shows, something that the legendary Bay Area concert promoter Bill Gr ... More >>

  • Blogs

    December 8, 2010

    New Year's Eve 2011: 10 Ways To Celebrate in S.F.

    Calibree PhotographyThey think you should make those NYE plans early​No one will fault you on New Years Eve for being too glitzy, too loud, or too boozy. It's the one time of the year we're pretty much required to celebrate to excess -- there's even a mandatory beverage (champagne) and sexual acti ... More >>

  • Blogs

    December 3, 2010

    SantaCon, Noise Pop Holiday Shop, Midnite Snaxxx, Menorah Lighting, Violent Anime, and More

    Chrissy PiperTim Kerr plays Needles Pens this Friday​Can you feel it? The holidays are coming. Well, the oily latke meals of Chanukah are already in full swing, and Christmas decorations began to sparkle throughout the city last week. Want a fine way to celebrate this chilly first weekend of Decem ... More >>

  • Calendar

    November 24, 2010

    The Shape of Things

    Chrissy PiperTim Kerr plays Needles Pens this Friday​Can you feel it? The holidays are coming. Well, the oily latke meals of Chanukah are already in full swing, and Christmas decorations began to sparkle throughout the city last week. Want a fine way to celebrate this chilly first weekend of Decem ... More >>

  • Blogs

    October 29, 2010

    Bill Graham's Sons Sue Over Lost Dylan, Aretha, and Stones Posters

    Bill Graham​Legendary local concert promoter Bill Graham's sons are suing the man left in charge of his estate for allegedly selling valuable music memorabilia without informing them, the Chron reports.The suit concerns 100 sets of posters advertising shows by the Rolling Stones, Aretha Franklin, ... More >>

  • Blogs

    May 7, 2010

    Best Argument for the '90s Nostalgia Invasion of San Francisco

    Is it...A) Hole headlining Live 105's big summer music event, BFD?B) Tool at the Bill Graham Civic in July?C) Club nights like Debaser and Club 1994?D) The new Dr. Martens store on Haight St.? (Which, it should be noted, is next door to that outpost of '80s gear, American Apparel).​  Follow u ... More >>

  • Blogs

    April 20, 2009

    Win Our Kings of Leon Prize Pack

    In case you missed the e-mail blast: SF Weekly is giving away four tickets to the Kings of Leon show with The Walkmen at the Bill Graham Civic on May 21. But wait -- there's more. The winner of this contest also gets hotel accommodations for four, a $175 dinner at Colibri, and a Bauer's Limousine f ... More >>

  • Blogs

    March 25, 2009

    Happy Greek Independence Day!

    Opa! Opaaaaaaaa!!

  • Blogs

    February 23, 2009

    Illustrious S.F. Rock Photographer Profoundly -- and Profanely -- Glad to Settle Lawsuit Over Million-Dollar Archive

    Late last month, we wrote about how San Francisco photographer Jim Marshall -- whose cry of "Hey, Johnny, how 'bout one for the warden?" resulted in the above iconic shot of the Man in Black -- filed suit in S.F. federal court against Bill Graham Archives to recover 656 of his prints of rock and jaz ... More >>

  • Blogs

    April 3, 2008

    Another Planet expands booking reach to the Civic, the Fox

    Late last month, we wrote about how San Francisco photographer Jim Marshall -- whose cry of "Hey, Johnny, how 'bout one for the warden?" resulted in the above iconic shot of the Man in Black -- filed suit in S.F. federal court against Bill Graham Archives to recover 656 of his prints of rock and jaz ... More >>

  • Blogs

    March 3, 2008

    LastNight: The Mountain Goats Record for Daytrotter and a Tour of the Wolfgang Vault

    Late last month, we wrote about how San Francisco photographer Jim Marshall -- whose cry of "Hey, Johnny, how 'bout one for the warden?" resulted in the above iconic shot of the Man in Black -- filed suit in S.F. federal court against Bill Graham Archives to recover 656 of his prints of rock and jaz ... More >>

  • Blogs

    December 12, 2007

    LastNight: Tool at Bill Graham Civic Includes Jello Biafra, Primus

    Late last month, we wrote about how San Francisco photographer Jim Marshall -- whose cry of "Hey, Johnny, how 'bout one for the warden?" resulted in the above iconic shot of the Man in Black -- filed suit in S.F. federal court against Bill Graham Archives to recover 656 of his prints of rock and jaz ... More >>

  • Blogs

    November 26, 2007

    New Year's Eve in SF: Cake vs. Seas of Cheese; White Comedy vs. Black Comedy

    Late last month, we wrote about how San Francisco photographer Jim Marshall -- whose cry of "Hey, Johnny, how 'bout one for the warden?" resulted in the above iconic shot of the Man in Black -- filed suit in S.F. federal court against Bill Graham Archives to recover 656 of his prints of rock and jaz ... More >>

  • Blogs

    November 10, 2007

    Where the Wild Things Are: Oil spill clean-up volunteer opportunities

    Late last month, we wrote about how San Francisco photographer Jim Marshall -- whose cry of "Hey, Johnny, how 'bout one for the warden?" resulted in the above iconic shot of the Man in Black -- filed suit in S.F. federal court against Bill Graham Archives to recover 656 of his prints of rock and jaz ... More >>

  • Blogs

    October 25, 2007

    Tool Brings Xmas Early to Bill Graham Civic: Presents include Stinkfist, Prison Sex and Child Abuse

    Late last month, we wrote about how San Francisco photographer Jim Marshall -- whose cry of "Hey, Johnny, how 'bout one for the warden?" resulted in the above iconic shot of the Man in Black -- filed suit in S.F. federal court against Bill Graham Archives to recover 656 of his prints of rock and jaz ... More >>

  • Blogs

    October 15, 2007

    Mars Volta to Ring In Bill Graham Civic New Year with Tinnitus

    Late last month, we wrote about how San Francisco photographer Jim Marshall -- whose cry of "Hey, Johnny, how 'bout one for the warden?" resulted in the above iconic shot of the Man in Black -- filed suit in S.F. federal court against Bill Graham Archives to recover 656 of his prints of rock and jaz ... More >>

  • Blogs

    September 19, 2007

    Artic Monkeys Get Better SF Sound, Smaller Crowd

    Late last month, we wrote about how San Francisco photographer Jim Marshall -- whose cry of "Hey, Johnny, how 'bout one for the warden?" resulted in the above iconic shot of the Man in Black -- filed suit in S.F. federal court against Bill Graham Archives to recover 656 of his prints of rock and jaz ... More >>

  • Summer Guide

    June 23, 2004

    Music Highlights

    From Mahler to Morrissey, the Bay Area has it all this summer.

  • Music

    March 10, 2004

    Independent Thinking

    Two new high-class local venues. Bruce Springsteen concerts. Sounds like the work of Clear Channel. But it's not.

  • Calendar

    December 17, 2003

    Light It Up

    Bill Graham's "Mama"

  • Dining

    November 5, 2003

    Together at Last

    Pizza combines with Indian food to form a more perfect union

  • Music

    April 19, 2000

    Riff Raff

    Everything I Ever Needed to Know About the Music Business I Learned From Eddie Money, etc...

  • News

    January 19, 2000

    Tapped Out

    There're not enough buglers and honor guards to keep pace with dying vets

  • Music

    December 29, 1999

    Apocalypse Then

    Altamont slammed the door on rock 'n' roll's dream of peace and love. An insider remembers.

  • Music

    June 30, 1999

    Hear This

    Altamont slammed the door on rock 'n' roll's dream of peace and love. An insider remembers.

  • Music

    October 7, 1998

    Riff Raff

    Altamont slammed the door on rock 'n' roll's dream of peace and love. An insider remembers.

  • Music

    January 7, 1998

    Riff Raff

    Altamont slammed the door on rock 'n' roll's dream of peace and love. An insider remembers.

  • News

    August 13, 1997

    The Fall of Love

    Chet Helms and his Avalon Ballroom were the heart and soul of the Summer of Love. Thirty years of stupid business moves later, love is all that's left.

  • Music

    June 18, 1997

    Riff Raff

    Chet Helms and his Avalon Ballroom were the heart and soul of the Summer of Love. Thirty years of stupid business moves later, love is all that's left.

  • Music

    April 9, 1997

    Riff Raff

    Chet Helms and his Avalon Ballroom were the heart and soul of the Summer of Love. Thirty years of stupid business moves later, love is all that's left.

  • Music

    March 5, 1997

    Riff Raff

    Chet Helms and his Avalon Ballroom were the heart and soul of the Summer of Love. Thirty years of stupid business moves later, love is all that's left.

  • Music

    December 11, 1996

    Samples

    Chet Helms and his Avalon Ballroom were the heart and soul of the Summer of Love. Thirty years of stupid business moves later, love is all that's left.

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