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Billy Joel

  • Blogs

    May 23, 2012

    Lil B Issues Classical Album, Wants You to Actually Pay For It

    Having harangued the rap establishment to an extent that he could no longer be ignored or dismissed, Lil B is moving on to new territories. The next genre ripe for his ad-libbed, self-obsessed, endlessly positive brand of inquisition? Why, classical music, of course. Last night the Berkeley-bred h ... More >>

  • Blogs

    February 29, 2012

    Top 10 Songs No One Cares That You Know the Lyrics To

    ​You know who you are. You're that guy who starts bellowing in the middle of the bar while your friends pretend not to be with you. You're that girl who gets over-excited in the middle of Urban Outfitters and starts singing along to the song playing just loudly enough that everyone has to hear you ... More >>

  • Blogs

    January 24, 2012

    The 13 Worst Songs to Listen to While High

    In the world of random audio hallucination, there's the shit and then there's, well, shit. While I own some terrible stoner tunes, mere good taste, as everyone knows, goes for little in a world of thin walls, car audio, American Idol, and an ongoing '90s revival. Drunk or sober, bent or straight, l ... More >>

  • Blogs

    December 7, 2011

    Six Signs of Metallica's Pervasive Influence on Pop Culture

    ​ See more of our Metallica Week coverage: Metallica Kicks off Its 30th Anniversary Week with Notable Guests, Rare Songs, and Lots of Talking Sad But True: How the Black Album Both Made and Ruined Metallica Can't Make It to Metallica's 30th Anniversary Concerts? Celebrate at These Shows In ... More >>

  • Music

    July 27, 2011

    New Spell: Show Preview

    ​ See more of our Metallica Week coverage: Metallica Kicks off Its 30th Anniversary Week with Notable Guests, Rare Songs, and Lots of Talking Sad But True: How the Black Album Both Made and Ruined Metallica Can't Make It to Metallica's 30th Anniversary Concerts? Celebrate at These Shows In ... More >>

  • Blogs

    March 21, 2011

    Saturday Night: Greg Ginn, Big Scenic Nowhere, and Glitter Wizard Rattle Thee Parkside

    Romana MachadoGlitter Wizard​Greg Ginn, Big Scenic Nowhere, Glitter WizardMarch 19, 2011 @Thee Parkside Marginally better than: Listening to Billy Joel records in a Seattle parking garage. It's SXSW season, and few things are longer than the faces of Facebook non-attendees this year. My ne ... More >>

  • Blogs

    January 31, 2011

    Top 10 Awful Songs That Are Awesome for Karaoke

    Not sure if you've noticed yet, but this fair city of ours is awash with karaoke. All the way from the traditional joints in Japantown to the dive bars of the Mission (Sunday afternoons in The 500 Club are particularly noteworthy), people are volunteering to sing for their fellow patrons like nothi ... More >>

  • Blogs

    December 16, 2010

    Write A Colorful Song with This Inexplicably Soothing Elephant Paint Instrument Thing

    "We Didn't Start The Fire" by Billy Joel​You're probably not going to do any work today as it is, what with all the visions of sugarplums and such and such. Know what would be a more advantageous use of your time than drafting that missed connection mad lib for the holiday office party, or preten ... More >>

  • Blogs

    December 9, 2010

    Top Chef: All-Stars, Week 2: A Jonas, Dinos, and the Megabitch

    Examiner.comJonasaurus rex. ​Last night's Top Chef: All-Stars had some major attitude. It went from a rock star (okay, a Jonas brother) to children to dinosaurs to a former host to a megabitch. The Quickfire Challenge: Create a midnight snack for kids. Joe Jonas would be the judge, and later ... More >>

  • Music

    September 8, 2010

    Bouncer: Tender hospitality at Jonell’s Cocktail Lounge

    Examiner.comJonasaurus rex. ​Last night's Top Chef: All-Stars had some major attitude. It went from a rock star (okay, a Jonas brother) to children to dinosaurs to a former host to a megabitch. The Quickfire Challenge: Create a midnight snack for kids. Joe Jonas would be the judge, and later ... More >>

  • Music

    November 18, 2009

    The Irish and the Inventor

    Examiner.comJonasaurus rex. ​Last night's Top Chef: All-Stars had some major attitude. It went from a rock star (okay, a Jonas brother) to children to dinosaurs to a former host to a megabitch. The Quickfire Challenge: Create a midnight snack for kids. Joe Jonas would be the judge, and later ... More >>

  • Blogs

    September 16, 2009

    What Song Should Be the Giants' Late-Inning Theme? Your Input Is Requested.

    ​Yesterday, the Chronicle's Henry Schulman penned a truly entertaining article about how former Journey frontman Steve Perry is peeved because the Dodgers play "Don't Stop Believin'" when the team needs a rally in the bottom of the ninth -- and Perry is a Giants fan. Any article in which Perry utt ... More >>

  • Blogs

    July 15, 2009

    Rock On: Is Simplistic Smash 'n' Grab Robber Menacing Chinatown Again?

    The 'River Rock Burglar,' portrayed here by Billy Joel, has hit five San Francisco stores in the past two weeksIn the annals of criminality, there are numerous men and women who have earned dubious distinctions via decisions such as wearing paraphernalia emblazoned with their names or places of busi ... More >>

  • Music

    May 27, 2009

    Bouncer’s Highly Accurate Bar Quiz

    The 'River Rock Burglar,' portrayed here by Billy Joel, has hit five San Francisco stores in the past two weeksIn the annals of criminality, there are numerous men and women who have earned dubious distinctions via decisions such as wearing paraphernalia emblazoned with their names or places of busi ... More >>

  • Blogs

    December 31, 2008

    TiVo Alert: Dysfunctional Family Re-Opens Fancy-Schmancy Restaurant

    By Meredith Brody You may have noticed that there's precious little new stuff to watch during the holidays - a period which The New York Times describes as "a profound holiday slumber of repeats and musical specials." But we can't even find any musical specials, and are reduced to re-watching A Co ... More >>

  • Blogs

    December 3, 2008

    Last Night: Blitzen Trapper at the Independent

    Blitzen TrapperTuesday, Dec. 2, 2008The IndependentWords by Jennifer Maerz, photo by Chrissy LoaderBetter than: Seeing the Parson Red Heads alone.I recently read an interview with M.I.A. where she laughed off the fact that in the beginning, record labels had no idea where to place her music. Makes s ... More >>

  • Music

    July 30, 2008

    We Try Harder to Abide

    Blitzen TrapperTuesday, Dec. 2, 2008The IndependentWords by Jennifer Maerz, photo by Chrissy LoaderBetter than: Seeing the Parson Red Heads alone.I recently read an interview with M.I.A. where she laughed off the fact that in the beginning, record labels had no idea where to place her music. Makes s ... More >>

  • Culture

    June 4, 2008

    Also Playing

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    April 9, 2008

    In Good Company

    Our critics weigh in on local theater

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    March 14, 2008

    Just A City Boy, Looking For A Reasonably Priced Room

    Our critics weigh in on local theater

  • Home Entertainment

    January 9, 2008

    Shift Happens

    Indy Legends brings Brickyard history to life

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    January 7, 2008
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    December 21, 2007

    Year In Review: 2007, in Just Over Two Minutes

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    December 4, 2007

    'Here Comes Another Bubble': Babies Blogging in the Womb

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    November 19, 2007

    Man, What Are You Doing Here? New Oil Spill Culprit: Billy Joel

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    May 31, 2007

    Plugged in -- ASD's music picks for Thursday, May 31

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  • Music

    December 21, 2005

    Christmas for in-betweeners at the Black Magic Voodoo Lounge

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  • Music

    October 12, 2005

    Meet the New Boss

    The Hold Steady's version of classic rock is full of sex, drugs, and Jesus

  • News

    October 12, 2005

    My Life Is a Musical

    Infiltrator turns San Francisco into the backdrop of his very own Broadway production!

  • Music

    July 20, 2005

    Another Serene World

    The Most Serene Republic Underwater Cinematographer

  • Music

    June 1, 2005

    BeatBox

    The pioneering Platinum Pied Pipers give neo-soul its due; "The Club Scene" at the Endup is the real deal

  • Music

    October 13, 2004

    Hear This

    Monsters of mope come to Berkeley: M. Ward, Bright Eyes, and Jim James. Old 97's are hotter than Ryan Adams.

  • Culture

    August 18, 2004

    Encore

    Our critics weigh in on local theatre

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    August 11, 2004

    Encore

    Our critics weigh in on local theatre

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    July 21, 2004

    Movin' Out

    Is Billy Joel good enough to deserve imitation? We think not.

  • Culture

    July 14, 2004

    Encore

    Our critics weigh in on local theatre

  • Music

    December 24, 2003

    Various Artists

    Songs From the Street: 35 Years of Music

  • Music

    September 17, 2003

    Raw Sue-age

    Let us not squander the gift of mass lawsuits against average Joes: Fuck the RIAA!

  • Music

    August 20, 2003

    The Hunt Is On

    The clues to Belle & Sebastian's treasure hunt

  • Music

    December 4, 2002

    Punch-Drunk Love

    The Run For Cover Lovers walk the thin line between love and hate

  • Music

    February 27, 2002

    Cutting Edge

    With Knife Play, San Jose's Xiu Xiu carves cathartic music from traumatic experience

  • Culture

    December 5, 2001

    Hunger Strike

    Can a non-9/11 benefit album make any noise?

  • Culture

    November 7, 2001

    A New Tune

    After September 11, some new songs just don't sound the same

  • Best of San Francisco

    May 23, 2001

    Best Place to Buy Embarrassing Albums

    The Jazz/Classical Counter at Amoeba Music

  • Music

    December 27, 2000

    House Of Tudor

    O Brother, Where Art Thou?; "Biff! Bang! Pow!" ; Me First & the Gimme Gimmes; Hogmanay

  • Music

    June 7, 2000

    Riff Raff

    Not That Tired Old Business About Dot-Coms and Culture Again; Gone

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    December 2, 1998

    The Man Who Came to Dinner

    Not That Tired Old Business About Dot-Coms and Culture Again; Gone

  • Music

    October 14, 1998

    SF Weekly's Wammies '98

    Not That Tired Old Business About Dot-Coms and Culture Again; Gone

  • Music

    April 30, 1997

    The House of Tudor

    Not That Tired Old Business About Dot-Coms and Culture Again; Gone

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