Bill Graham

Brian Jonestown Massacre Gripes

Artic Monkeys Get Better SF Sound, Smaller Crowd

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

WBC Muay Thai: Now Throwing 'Bows in SF

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

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

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

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

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

Another Planet expands booking reach to the Civic, the Fox

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 >>

Happy Greek Independence Day!

Opa! Opaaaaaaaa!!

Music Highlights

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

Independent Thinking

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

Light It Up

Bill Graham's "Mama"

Together at Last

Pizza combines with Indian food to form a more perfect union

Riff Raff

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

Tapped Out

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

Apocalypse Then

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

Hear This

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

Riff Raff

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

Riff Raff

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

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.

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.

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.

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.

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.

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 >>

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 >>

Sold, Soul, Rock, Roll

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 >>

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 >>

The Shape of Things

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 >>

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 >>

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 >>

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 >>

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 >>

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

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 >>

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 >>

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 >>

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 >>

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 >>

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 >>

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 >>

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

​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 >>

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]

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

Dan FongMick Jagger and the 320-lb. Barry Fey​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 Den ... More >>

In The Soul Kitchen's DJ Harry Duncan on Working With Bill Graham, His Show at Amoeba, and the Battle to Save KUSF

DJ Harry Duncan​ Harry Duncan has filled a lot of roles in his 61 years: Independent producer of black music for Bill Graham Presents; manager of artists like the Meters and Ornette Coleman, to name just a couple; original talent buyer at Slim's; and, currently, a consultant at Bimbo's 365 Clu ... More >>

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 >>

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

Steve Aoki plays the Bill Graham Civic Auditorium on Saturday​ 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 Frenc ... More >>

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

Kahley Avalon Emerson​ 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 ou ... More >>