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June 1, 2011
Dine with Famous Dead Folks at the Contemporary Jewish Museum
WWBHE? (What Would Billie Holiday Eat?)Where: Contemporary Jewish Museum, 736 Mission. When: Thursday, June 2, 7:00-9:00 p.m., Sunday, June 5, 1:00-3:00 p.m. and 4:00-6:00 p.m. Cost: $10 CJM Members, $20 General The rundown: We had to read the event description three times to begin to und ... More >>
Music
April 6, 2011
Bouncer Ponders the N Word at the Mark Twain Hotel
WWBHE? (What Would Billie Holiday Eat?)Where: Contemporary Jewish Museum, 736 Mission. When: Thursday, June 2, 7:00-9:00 p.m., Sunday, June 5, 1:00-3:00 p.m. and 4:00-6:00 p.m. Cost: $10 CJM Members, $20 General The rundown: We had to read the event description three times to begin to und ... More >>
Blogs
April 6, 2011
Bouncer Ponders the N Word at the Mark Twain Hotel
From this week's Bouncer column: When you are from an area that is basically dull, you tend to latch on to any and all big personalities who spring from it. To his credit, Mark Twain seemed to make the Midwest sound beautiful, mysterious, and downright habitable -- enough that an entire tourism ... More >>
Blogs
March 22, 2011
Which Bar Has North Beach's Best Jukebox?
The juke at ToscaThe heyday of authentic jukeboxes is long over. With many bars installing those nasty touchscreen digital Internet boxes, the old school record-flipping kind of jukebox is a dying breed. And this is in the town that originated the concept of jukeboxes back in 1889. So what denote ... More >>
Blogs
September 16, 2010
The New Up: Sultry Psych-Pop Jams for the End of the World and Beyond
Hey, remember Garbage? No no, hear me out. If you go back and revisit their first album, the one with the pink feathers, I think you'll find time has proven them right about a few things: a balance between heavy-alternative jangle and fetching lead melodies, the virtue of buzzing guitars and a rh ... More >>
Blogs
September 2, 2010
Top Six Songs About Muni That We'd Love to Play on Muni
Okay, so none of these songs -- with the possible exception of one -- are technically about our transit system here in San Francisco. But this post on Muni Diaries got us thinking: What music would we play if we could be a Muni DJ for a day? And even better, what songs capture the essence of our ... More >>
Music
August 25, 2010
Exploring the Jewish influence on black American music
Okay, so none of these songs -- with the possible exception of one -- are technically about our transit system here in San Francisco. But this post on Muni Diaries got us thinking: What music would we play if we could be a Muni DJ for a day? And even better, what songs capture the essence of our ... More >>
Calendar
March 31, 2010
Cosmic Disco Dragons
Okay, so none of these songs -- with the possible exception of one -- are technically about our transit system here in San Francisco. But this post on Muni Diaries got us thinking: What music would we play if we could be a Muni DJ for a day? And even better, what songs capture the essence of our ... More >>
Calendar
March 24, 2010
Bebop Forever
Okay, so none of these songs -- with the possible exception of one -- are technically about our transit system here in San Francisco. But this post on Muni Diaries got us thinking: What music would we play if we could be a Muni DJ for a day? And even better, what songs capture the essence of our ... More >>
Calendar
December 16, 2009
Prewar Punk
Okay, so none of these songs -- with the possible exception of one -- are technically about our transit system here in San Francisco. But this post on Muni Diaries got us thinking: What music would we play if we could be a Muni DJ for a day? And even better, what songs capture the essence of our ... More >>
Calendar
December 9, 2009
Christ! Mas!
Okay, so none of these songs -- with the possible exception of one -- are technically about our transit system here in San Francisco. But this post on Muni Diaries got us thinking: What music would we play if we could be a Muni DJ for a day? And even better, what songs capture the essence of our ... More >>
Dining
September 23, 2009
Coda gives us all that jazz, and food too
Okay, so none of these songs -- with the possible exception of one -- are technically about our transit system here in San Francisco. But this post on Muni Diaries got us thinking: What music would we play if we could be a Muni DJ for a day? And even better, what songs capture the essence of our ... More >>
Music
October 8, 2008
Jolie Holland's storytelling grows in scope
Okay, so none of these songs -- with the possible exception of one -- are technically about our transit system here in San Francisco. But this post on Muni Diaries got us thinking: What music would we play if we could be a Muni DJ for a day? And even better, what songs capture the essence of our ... More >>
Blogs
September 27, 2008
A Great Jazz Singer’s Life on Film Debuts at SFFS at the Sundance Kabuki
Okay, so none of these songs -- with the possible exception of one -- are technically about our transit system here in San Francisco. But this post on Muni Diaries got us thinking: What music would we play if we could be a Muni DJ for a day? And even better, what songs capture the essence of our ... More >>
Dining
April 2, 2008
Refined on Fillmore
Creating new memories with French soul.
Blogs
July 5, 2007
Band of Horses, Talkdemonic, Squirrel Nut Zippers -- ASD's Live Music Picks, July 5
Creating new memories with French soul.
Music
November 15, 2006
Working out the balance of the universe in North Beach
Creating new memories with French soul.
Music
October 25, 2006
Bringing It All Back Home
The latest, greatest acid-folk reissues
Calendar
November 23, 2005
Clap Your Hands, Say "Ole!"
The gypsy heart of "Lamento"
Music
November 9, 2005
Patty Waters
Happiness Is a Thing Called Joe -- Live in San Francisco 2002
Calendar
September 14, 2005
Noh Goes Native
Mixing traditions for a Crazy tale
Calendar
June 8, 2005
Painted Ladies
Old and bold
Calendar
February 23, 2005
Noise in the 'Hood
Stroll through the Fillmore's past
Music
January 19, 2005
Lhasa
The Living Road
Film
November 17, 2004
Next Best Thing
If you weren't at this landmark blues concert, Lightning in a Bottle will do
Calendar
October 13, 2004
Jazzercizing
We're once again a great bastion of boogie for the S.F. Jazz Festival
Calendar
September 15, 2004
Holiday -- Celebrate
Finally, a revival of Ellington's opera
Calendar
June 30, 2004
Jazz Attack
Bop returns to the Fillmore
Best of San Francisco
May 19, 2004
Best Nouveau Old-Timey Musician
Jolie Holland
Music
May 12, 2004
Jolie Holland
Escondida
Music
September 10, 2003
Jeff Buckley
Live at Sin-é -- Legacy Edition
Calendar
April 2, 2003
This Week's Day-by-Day Picks
Live at Sin-é -- Legacy Edition
Music
February 19, 2003
The Littlest Songbird
Jolie Holland sings the prettiest tunes -- informed by ghosts, bayous, and a whole lot of traveling
Calendar
July 24, 2002
Films and Shooting
Two of the most powerful documentaries in this year's Jewish Film Festival are about ... Palestinians
Dining
January 2, 2002
You Shouldn't Go Hungry
East Coast West Delicatessen
Music
August 8, 2001
Hear This
Legendary jazz figure Sam Rivers links the old guard and the new wave
Best of San Francisco
May 23, 2001
Best Vocal Coach
Faith Winthrop
Dining
March 28, 2001
Ride the L Train
Gold Mirror Italian Restaurant
Music
April 26, 2000
Riff Raff
The Way You Wear Your Past
Calendar
May 5, 1999
The Revolution Will Not Be Televised
The Way You Wear Your Past
Music
March 3, 1999
The House of Tudor
The Way You Wear Your Past
Music
December 23, 1998
The House of Tudor
The Way You Wear Your Past
Calendar
June 24, 1998
Night + Day
The Way You Wear Your Past
Music
May 27, 1998
House of Tudor
The Way You Wear Your Past
Music
April 29, 1998
Nuthin' But a She Thing
The Way You Wear Your Past
Music
November 26, 1997
The Last of the Hipsters
The Way You Wear Your Past
Culture
May 21, 1997
Stage
The Way You Wear Your Past
Dining
October 30, 1996
Eastern Standard
Moxie gives a seductive bistro spin to the foods of Eastern Europe
Music
October 2, 1996
The House of Tudor
Moxie gives a seductive bistro spin to the foods of Eastern Europe
Music
January 3, 1996
The Book of Lists
SF Weekly contributors salute the best (and worst) music of 1995
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