Birthdays

Bruce Roehrs' Birthday: Show Preview

The Top 5 Worst Birthday Songs Ever

So, 2 Chainz and Kanye West just saw fit to join forces to write a birthday song. Called "Birthday Song". What the ball-sack were they even thinking? It's a well known fact that there are only three birthday-related songs in the history of music that are actually good. One is Loretta Lynn's "Happy B ... More >>

"Pint-Sized Plays III": Cafe Royale Serves Theater and Beer

So, 2 Chainz and Kanye West just saw fit to join forces to write a birthday song. Called "Birthday Song". What the ball-sack were they even thinking? It's a well known fact that there are only three birthday-related songs in the history of music that are actually good. One is Loretta Lynn's "Happy B ... More >>

Celebrate Tupac's Birthday This Week With Digital Underground, Spice 1, Other Collaborators

Tupac Shakur would have turned 41 this June 16, and the occasion will be commemorated with two birthday celebrations in San Francisco featuring a number of his former colleagues and friends. Shakur was part of L.A.'s Death Row Records when he was killed, which helped cement his image of being a par ... More >>

Celebrate James Brown's Birthday at These Two S.F. Parties

The next two weekends in San Francisco feature parties in tribute to the late James Brown, who would have turned 79 on May 3. The entertainer had a long history performing for multiple generations in the Bay Area, perhaps most frequently at San Carlos' legendary (and now defunct) Circle Star Center, ... More >>

"Commie Girl" Rebecca Schoenkopf Promises a "Jollier" Wonkette

​Here's another reason Rick Santorum is wrong about college: When you go to school, you meet other people who have gone to school, and then later you can call them and interview them for blogs or whatever's left when they're suddenly in the news for doing something awesome. That's what happened to ... More >>

A Very Mary Christmas

​Here's another reason Rick Santorum is wrong about college: When you go to school, you meet other people who have gone to school, and then later you can call them and interview them for blogs or whatever's left when they're suddenly in the news for doing something awesome. That's what happened to ... More >>

The Old Gray Mare: At 75, the Bay Bridge Remains Hardworking and Overlooked

​Here's another reason Rick Santorum is wrong about college: When you go to school, you meet other people who have gone to school, and then later you can call them and interview them for blogs or whatever's left when they're suddenly in the news for doing something awesome. That's what happened to ... More >>

Baker and Banker Bakery Celebrate First Anniversary By Giving You Free Cake

This Saturday, Oct. 8, Baker and Banker is making a large sheet birthday cake to celebrate their bakery's first anniversary, and giving everyone who visits the bakery a free (FREE!) slice. It's a Guinness chocolate cake with Bailey's buttercream frosting, and I can't imagine it'll be there for long, ... More >>

Are Facebook Birthdays the Root of All Evil?

Your "friends" don't know shit about you​Facebook's birthday reminders have become an invaluable tool for the socially inattentive among us. If you're a person who has trouble remembering your son's birthday -- even when it's the same day as your own -- the periodic reminders that crop up beside y ... More >>

George Clinton: Show Preview

Your "friends" don't know shit about you​Facebook's birthday reminders have become an invaluable tool for the socially inattentive among us. If you're a person who has trouble remembering your son's birthday -- even when it's the same day as your own -- the periodic reminders that crop up beside y ... More >>

Mr. and Mrs. Miscellaneous Turns One: Free Ice Cream for All

Alex HochmanAnabelle Topacio and Ian Flores​Mr. and Mrs. Miscellaneous' First Birthday Party Where: Mr. and Mrs. Miscellaneous, 699 22nd St. (at Third St.), 970-0750 When: Fri., June 24th, 1-3 p.m. (the store will close at 3 p.m. sharp) Cost: Free The rundown: Though the actual date was on ... More >>

Peanut Butter Wolf: Show Preview

Alex HochmanAnabelle Topacio and Ian Flores​Mr. and Mrs. Miscellaneous' First Birthday Party Where: Mr. and Mrs. Miscellaneous, 699 22nd St. (at Third St.), 970-0750 When: Fri., June 24th, 1-3 p.m. (the store will close at 3 p.m. sharp) Cost: Free The rundown: Though the actual date was on ... More >>

Happy Birthday to Jonathan Richman, Who Turns 60 Today

Because he'd wish you a happy birthday.​ We're all fortunate to share an existence with Jonathan Richman, the songwriter/savant/funny guy best known for that song about being in love with Massachusetts and being in love with rock 'n' roll and being in the car with the radio on. "Roadrunner," ... More >>

Juliana Sofia, a Prickly Pear Stunner at Pasión

Tamara Palmer​Open nearly three months in the Inner Sunset, Pasión (which bills its offerings "modern Latin cuisine") already has the kind of bustle most restaurants dream of. It's a place where "Happy Birthday" is sung at multiple tables on any given night, and where an amuse bouche means ab ... More >>

Bouncer: A Solo Voyage at the Buccaneer

Tamara Palmer​Open nearly three months in the Inner Sunset, Pasión (which bills its offerings "modern Latin cuisine") already has the kind of bustle most restaurants dream of. It's a place where "Happy Birthday" is sung at multiple tables on any given night, and where an amuse bouche means ab ... More >>

Bouncer Takes a Solo Voyage at the Buccaneer

​From this week's Bouncer column: ... I thought it might be a good idea to spend my birthday alone here, lost in thought. This makes no sense, because that would make my birthday no different from any other night. But ideally, I would be contemplating the previous year and looking toward the upc ... More >>

Jack Davis Birthday Bash: Sodomized With a Whiskey Bottle, Who Could Forget

When vodka doesn't do it for you... ​It's hard to believe that the Examiner today reports on the "repercussions" of the 1997 Jack Davis birthday bash without mentioning the most damning of all the party antics: A man being sodomized with a Jack Daniel's bottle.Or is it hard to believe? After all, ... More >>

Mistah F.A.B. on Today's New Album and the Return of Music for Regular People

Mistah F.A.B.: "I'm tired of dealing with negativity."​Today Bay Area rap veteran Mistah F.A.B. is releasing a street album comprised of all original songs entitled I Found My Backpack. Headed up by the soulful, self-motivating single "Quest," the project sees the one-time hyphy talisman ... 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 >>

San Francisco's The Parties Party for the Right to Party

Abby Camaya​Dulcet-toned/floppy-haired locals The Parties released their second full-length album, Coast Garde, yesterday on Rainbow Quartz records, and they'll be celebrating the occasion this Friday at the Hemlock Tavern, along with The Love Dimension and Trevor Childs & The Beholders. The a ... More >>

Actress: Show Preview

Abby Camaya​Dulcet-toned/floppy-haired locals The Parties released their second full-length album, Coast Garde, yesterday on Rainbow Quartz records, and they'll be celebrating the occasion this Friday at the Hemlock Tavern, along with The Love Dimension and Trevor Childs & The Beholders. The a ... More >>

Best Coast Announced as Surprise Headliner for Aquarius Records' 40th Birthday Party

Best Coast's Bethany Cosentino​The landmark Mission District music retailer Aquarius Records -- home to fine local, weird, obscure, amazing music on vinyl and CD -- will celebrate its 40th birthday party with a big bash at Cafe Du Nord on Monday. At first, the lineup was local and none-too-shabby, ... More >>

Theresa Sparks and Jane Kim, Sisters of Secrecy

Photo of Jane Kim | Luke ThomasTheresa Sparks and Jane Kim would rather not receive your birthday greetings, it would seem​We weren't the only ones to notice something a bit odd in the most recent edition of the Central City Extra. In a two-page spread, a dozen would-be successors to District ... More >>

Dear Claaa-aude ...

Photo of Jane Kim | Luke ThomasTheresa Sparks and Jane Kim would rather not receive your birthday greetings, it would seem​We weren't the only ones to notice something a bit odd in the most recent edition of the Central City Extra. In a two-page spread, a dozen would-be successors to District ... More >>

Go-Gos' Jane Wiedlin Pays Tribute to Big Gay Ice Cream!

Jason O'Malley​We recently told you about a Tranny Smackdown sundae that will be created for one fleeting day when locals Humphry Slocombe will be visited by Doug Quint and Bryan Petroff of New York's Big Gay Ice Cream Truck, and that former Go-Gos guitarist and Mission resident Jane Wiedlin w ... More >>

Will Andrew Zimmern Show Up at Sunday's Precita Birthday Bash for Adobo Hobo?

jrodmanjr/FlickrAdobo Hobo, frying up sisig for tacos.​Against the glamour of the wrapped food truck, the humble cart ― not to mention the folding table ― seems human-sized. That can only add to the intimacy of Sunday's birthday party for charter members of the Mission's new-school vendors ... More >>

Total Date Night

jrodmanjr/FlickrAdobo Hobo, frying up sisig for tacos.​Against the glamour of the wrapped food truck, the humble cart ― not to mention the folding table ― seems human-sized. That can only add to the intimacy of Sunday's birthday party for charter members of the Mission's new-school vendors ... More >>

Hey DJ! Friday Q&A w/ DJ D Sharp (Lyrics Born, Lauryn Hill, Quannum)

​DJ D Sharp can hang with the big names--spinning at Dwayne Wade's birthday party, or as part of Kanye West's and Lauryn Hill's performances. But when he's not keeping the celebs happy at home or touring the world, he also holds down residencies on both sides of the Bay four nights a week, and tha ... More >>

Fitness Jock and S.F. Native Jack LaLanne Turns 95 Tomorrow. Toast Him with Cheap Wine and Salad

nathancremisino/FlickrLaLanne: Lack of birthday cake the secret to his longevity?​We feel healthier already. Tomorrow, for his 95th birthday, locally spawned ancient fitness guru Jack LaLanne gets his very own day at John's Grill (63 Ellis at Powell). According to SF City Dish, show up to toas ... More >>

New Videos: Jay Reatard, YACHT

Two new good lookin' new videos posted this week: Jay Reatard crashes a kid's birthday party, where water balloons and other weapons explode upon the suburbs. Check out "It Ain't Gonna Save Me." And then much tamer rituals are observed in the slick new clip from YACHT, who performed in San Fran ... More >>

Rearing and Bucking

Two new good lookin' new videos posted this week: Jay Reatard crashes a kid's birthday party, where water balloons and other weapons explode upon the suburbs. Check out "It Ain't Gonna Save Me." And then much tamer rituals are observed in the slick new clip from YACHT, who performed in San Fran ... More >>

J. Valentine

Two new good lookin' new videos posted this week: Jay Reatard crashes a kid's birthday party, where water balloons and other weapons explode upon the suburbs. Check out "It Ain't Gonna Save Me." And then much tamer rituals are observed in the slick new clip from YACHT, who performed in San Fran ... More >>

“I Wanna Get Famous"

Two new good lookin' new videos posted this week: Jay Reatard crashes a kid's birthday party, where water balloons and other weapons explode upon the suburbs. Check out "It Ain't Gonna Save Me." And then much tamer rituals are observed in the slick new clip from YACHT, who performed in San Fran ... More >>

Be His Valentine

Two new good lookin' new videos posted this week: Jay Reatard crashes a kid's birthday party, where water balloons and other weapons explode upon the suburbs. Check out "It Ain't Gonna Save Me." And then much tamer rituals are observed in the slick new clip from YACHT, who performed in San Fran ... More >>

Painting Tracts

Two new good lookin' new videos posted this week: Jay Reatard crashes a kid's birthday party, where water balloons and other weapons explode upon the suburbs. Check out "It Ain't Gonna Save Me." And then much tamer rituals are observed in the slick new clip from YACHT, who performed in San Fran ... More >>

Cinco, Not Drinko

Two new good lookin' new videos posted this week: Jay Reatard crashes a kid's birthday party, where water balloons and other weapons explode upon the suburbs. Check out "It Ain't Gonna Save Me." And then much tamer rituals are observed in the slick new clip from YACHT, who performed in San Fran ... More >>

Bird-Brained Beats

Two new good lookin' new videos posted this week: Jay Reatard crashes a kid's birthday party, where water balloons and other weapons explode upon the suburbs. Check out "It Ain't Gonna Save Me." And then much tamer rituals are observed in the slick new clip from YACHT, who performed in San Fran ... More >>

It’s Kafka-esque!

Two new good lookin' new videos posted this week: Jay Reatard crashes a kid's birthday party, where water balloons and other weapons explode upon the suburbs. Check out "It Ain't Gonna Save Me." And then much tamer rituals are observed in the slick new clip from YACHT, who performed in San Fran ... More >>

No Bottle of Rum, Though

Two new good lookin' new videos posted this week: Jay Reatard crashes a kid's birthday party, where water balloons and other weapons explode upon the suburbs. Check out "It Ain't Gonna Save Me." And then much tamer rituals are observed in the slick new clip from YACHT, who performed in San Fran ... More >>

The Music of the Night

Two new good lookin' new videos posted this week: Jay Reatard crashes a kid's birthday party, where water balloons and other weapons explode upon the suburbs. Check out "It Ain't Gonna Save Me." And then much tamer rituals are observed in the slick new clip from YACHT, who performed in San Fran ... More >>

Princess Lay-Ya

Two new good lookin' new videos posted this week: Jay Reatard crashes a kid's birthday party, where water balloons and other weapons explode upon the suburbs. Check out "It Ain't Gonna Save Me." And then much tamer rituals are observed in the slick new clip from YACHT, who performed in San Fran ... More >>

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