Brighton

Nick Cave’s Grinderman Live Tonight in SF (7/27)

Face Time: Local Man's Whiskers Named World's Best

Lost By a Whisker

Dead Meadow Announce Tour Dates and New Album

Wednesday Night: Macy's Passport Fashion Show

MP3 of the Day: Alice Russell

Hey DJ! Friday Q&A: Djunya

 San Francisco loves its dubstep DJs. The drum 'n' bass scene that packed the clubs a decade back is bringing out fans of the heavy beat at dubstep nights like Narco.Hz. Djunya spins there among his other gigs across the city and around globe. You think your favorite DJ brings the riot? Djunya ... More >>

Dark Hearts

Halfmoon keeps faith with Paul Bowles' vision of the horribly familiar

Gobbling Psychedelics with Stars of the Lid

Halfmoon keeps faith with Paul Bowles' vision of the horribly familiar

Repertory Film Listings

Halfmoon keeps faith with Paul Bowles' vision of the horribly familiar

Reggae, raw funk, and Afro-Latin grooves are "Hella Tight"

Halfmoon keeps faith with Paul Bowles' vision of the horribly familiar

Blue-Ballin' Blues

Nick Cave's Grinderman is a raucous ride

Scissors for Lefty bring back the fun

Nick Cave's Grinderman is a raucous ride

Detroit techno by way of Berlin: Magda

Nick Cave's Grinderman is a raucous ride

Bald is booty-ful: The Juan Maclean

Nick Cave's Grinderman is a raucous ride

Fujiya & Miyagi

Transparent Things (Deaf, Dumb & Blind)

The Kooks

Inside In Inside Out (Astralwerks)

Dark Side of the Songbird

Isobel Campbell sheds the twee and gets ballsy

Go! With the Spirit

For the six members of the U.K. indie-pop provocateurs the Go! Team, having fun is serious business

Urban Surfer, Urban One

Damn good surfing, 20 minutes from home. Or less.

The Icelander Cometh

For a few years, Emiliana Torrini wasn't sure she'd ever make music again. Then the phone started ringing.

British Sea Power

Open Season

Electrelane

The Power Out

Holiday Guide

The Power Out

Hear This

Amon Tobin's gorgeous, genre-mashing electronica

True is stranger than fiction

The loser now will be later to win

Holiday Highlights 2001

Holiday Event Lisitngs

Bizarre Bazaar

The Fringe Festival's 10th anniversary finds the Exit expanding its empire

The Closer

He's fallen off a third-story balcony, survived tuberculosis, and come back from four arm surgeries to lead the Oakland A's to the brink of post-season play. His name is Jason Isringhausen, and he IS the closer

Love Stings

He's fallen off a third-story balcony, survived tuberculosis, and come back from four arm surgeries to lead the Oakland A's to the brink of post-season play. His name is Jason Isringhausen, and he IS the closer

Mister Sandman

The Bay Area's most prolific beach artist steps forward after years of anonymity

Stage

The Bay Area's most prolific beach artist steps forward after years of anonymity

Riff Raff

The Bay Area's most prolific beach artist steps forward after years of anonymity

Hear This

The Bay Area's most prolific beach artist steps forward after years of anonymity

Hear This

The Bay Area's most prolific beach artist steps forward after years of anonymity

Night + Day

The Bay Area's most prolific beach artist steps forward after years of anonymity

If you go:

Cross the Golden Gate Bridge, exit Highway 1/Shoreline Highway, and head north. Don't forget to pack a book.

(100) Days of Summer Movies

Cross the Golden Gate Bridge, exit Highway 1/Shoreline Highway, and head north. Don't forget to pack a book.

In Which Nick Cave Humors One Terrified and Overcaffeinated Writer, Discusses Grinderman and Deep Fried Apple Pie

Deirdre O'CallaghanThat's Nick on the left, with fangs put away for the moment.​Confession: We, like many others, are terrified of Nick Cave. As excited as one would be to interview the demon prince of Australian rock ahead of tonight's Grinderman show at the Warfield, we also ran into considerabl ... More >>

New Year's Eve Guide 2011

Deirdre O'CallaghanThat's Nick on the left, with fangs put away for the moment.​Confession: We, like many others, are terrified of Nick Cave. As excited as one would be to interview the demon prince of Australian rock ahead of tonight's Grinderman show at the Warfield, we also ran into considerabl ... More >>

Go! Team: Show Preview

Deirdre O'CallaghanThat's Nick on the left, with fangs put away for the moment.​Confession: We, like many others, are terrified of Nick Cave. As excited as one would be to interview the demon prince of Australian rock ahead of tonight's Grinderman show at the Warfield, we also ran into considerabl ... More >>

Early Summer Movie Guide: What to See, When to See It

Deirdre O'CallaghanThat's Nick on the left, with fangs put away for the moment.​Confession: We, like many others, are terrified of Nick Cave. As excited as one would be to interview the demon prince of Australian rock ahead of tonight's Grinderman show at the Warfield, we also ran into considerabl ... More >>

Karl Henderson Killed in Ingleside; Homicide No. 29

man shot ​Medical authorities have identified the man who was shot to death in broad daylight this weekend as 23-year-old Karl Henderson. Henderson, a San Francisco resident, was shot in the chest Holloway and Brighton avenues sometime around 11:15 a.m. on Saturday, according to police.

Sean Everette Wilson Identified as Man Shot in Hayes Valley

Victim identified ​Medical authorities have released the name of the man who was shot to death Monday night as 20-year-old Sean Everette Wilson of San Francisco. Wilson was on the 500 block of Webster when he was shot in the head, according to police. No arrests have been made.

Tainted Saint: Mother Teresa Defended Pedophile Priest

Victim identified ​Medical authorities have released the name of the man who was shot to death Monday night as 20-year-old Sean Everette Wilson of San Francisco. Wilson was on the 500 block of Webster when he was shot in the head, according to police. No arrests have been made.

Fujiya & Miyagi on Writing Songs About Child Stars, Soccer Players, and Boredom

Fujiya & Miyagi​ By his own admission, David Best isn't all that great of a singer. As the voice of the Brighton, England-based four-piece Fujiya & Miyagi, Best provides a careful, static presence that works in conjunction with his band's Krautrock-indebted post-punk. He eschews wild notes or ... More >>