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5 Coloring Books for Grown-Up Music Nerds

Those piles of aggravating hula-hoopers in Dolores Park every weekend are proof positive that childhood activities can be major stress relievers for grown-ups. A much less annoying way to indulge your inner kid is simple and equally as easy to do in the park -- coloring. Adult coloring books are on ... More >>

Hate the Killers? Here's Why You Shouldn't

Outside Lands 2012 Lineup: Neil Young and Crazy Horse, Stevie Wonder, Metallica, Skrillex, Jack White, Foo Fighters, and More

Outside Lands just released the lineup for 2012, its fifth year -- and it's a big one. Headliners include Neil Young and Crazy Horse, Stevie Wonder, Metallica, Skrillex, Jack White, Foo Fighters, Justice, Beck, Sigur Ros, and more. The festival takes place in Golden Gate Park Friday through Sunday, ... More >>

We Read the Arcade Fire Reviews (And Collected Their Best Lines) So You Don't Have To

Are you a yea, or nay?​I came this close (<-->) to committing my own gushing, laudatory thoughts on the Arcade Fire's new album The Suburbs (out today) to type. Then I saw how many other gushing, laudatory thoughts had already been published, blogged and tweeted. So rather than walk you ... More >>

Last Night: Live 105's Battle of the Opening Bands

(Dizzy Balloon gets crafty with the merch setup)Live 105's Not So Silent Night Local Band Competition Finals with: Picture Atlantic, Please Do Not Fight, Go Kart Mozart, Music For Animals, and Dizzy BalloonMonday, Dec. 7, 2008Cafe du NordWords and images by Jennifer MaerzLast night, Live 105-suppor ... More >>

Last Night: KMEL Block Party at Oracle Arena

Hey DJ! Friday Q&A: Rebel Girl's DJ China G

Clipped Tones and Casios

Bloc Party to play Fillmore in July

R.E.M. and Modest Mouse Perform in Berkeley 5/31

Iceland Airwaves Festival: Notes from Bjork Island

Kings of Leon Roared at the Warfield Last Night

Film School, Deep Purple, Magic Numbers -- ASD's Live Music Picks for Wednesday, August 15

The Death of a Party by Mike Munz

LastNight: Social D, Interpol and the Faint Duke It Out at BFD 2007

BFD Tonight Muthafuckazzzz!

Scissors for Lefty bring back the fun

Bloc Party

A Weekend in the City Vice Records

Mixtape Shmixtape

Wherein we review Yay Area mixes of the day

It Was a Year Of ...

Well, lots of things, actually

Hitting the MAN-sion for Playboy

Shifty Kids

Playing detective with the Rakes

Music Live, Worth the Drive

Hot summer concerts for tastes all along the codger spectrum

MSTRKRFT

The Looks

Ask a Track Bike!

Smash your head on the noise rock; Another! Big! Buzz! Band!

Zach's got a macho Posse; getting caught "Dead" with Robbie Rivera

Tom Vek

We Have Sound

Maple Leaf Boogie-Woogie

A cheat sheet of bands from the new Seattle -- that's right, Canada!

Various Artists

Wedding Crashers: Music From and Inspired by the Film

Hipster San Diego

It's not all surf and silicone in America's Finest City

In the Year 2005

Like killer bees and cheap labor, this year's music and fashion trends are charging up from the South (by Southwest)

Sunshine, Lollipops

The future's so bright, we've got to wear shades to this week's assortment of great shows

The Chemical Brothers

Push the Button

Hyooj in '05

Behold! A handful of bands to keep an eye on in the coming year

The Futureheads

The Futureheads