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Bruce Springsteen

  • Blogs

    March 21, 2012

    Springsteen Says Rockers Are Thieves: Five Songs You May Not Know Were Stolen

    ​Last Thursday, Bruce Springsteen made the keynote speech at South By Southwest. He was funny, he was heartfelt, he was informative and -- dang, Boss! -- he was ridiculously honest. So honest in fact, that he picked up a guitar, played the opening riff from The Animals' "We Gotta Get Out of this P ... More >>

  • Blogs

    March 19, 2012

    Live Review, 3/16/12: Drive-By Truckers Are Pretty Much Why We Bothered Having Rock 'n' Roll in the First Place

    ​Drive-By TruckersFriday, March 16, 2012The FillmoreSomewhere out there in the multiverse, on Earth 2 or some damn place, opening for what's left of Lynyrd Skynyrd back in '02 brought Drive-By Truckers to the attention of a clutch classic rock and AOR program directors. A little embarrassed&n ... More >>

  • Blogs

    March 16, 2012

    The Best of SXSW Music: Thursday 3/15/2012

    If you're familiar with chaos theory, which in its basic form is the attempt to find patterns in the random acts of shit on Earth, then you may understand the difficulty that comes with describing a full day at SXSW. To break down the bright, scintillating chaos, Village Voice Media's roving music e ... More >>

  • Blogs

    March 12, 2012

    Alert: SXSW Coverage Ahead

    "What I want from each and every one of you is a hard-target search of every gas station, residence, warehouse, farmhouse, henhouse, outhouse and doghouse in that area." -- Tommy Lee Jones, The Fugitive You don't have to spend much time at South By Southwest to know that all of the above building ... More >>

  • Blogs

    March 6, 2012

    The Top 5 Weirdest Woody Guthrie Covers

    By DAVE GIL DE RUBIO When Woody Guthrie's daughter Nora opened up the archives of her father's copious amounts of unreleased material to Billy Bragg and Wilco back in the late '90s, the union produced two Mermaid Avenue albums chock full of the late Okie's unrecorded lyrics set to new music. The re ... More >>

  • Music

    February 15, 2012

    Garland Jeffreys: Show Preview

    By DAVE GIL DE RUBIO When Woody Guthrie's daughter Nora opened up the archives of her father's copious amounts of unreleased material to Billy Bragg and Wilco back in the late '90s, the union produced two Mermaid Avenue albums chock full of the late Okie's unrecorded lyrics set to new music. The re ... More >>

  • Music

    November 23, 2011

    Crooked Fingers: Show Preview

    By DAVE GIL DE RUBIO When Woody Guthrie's daughter Nora opened up the archives of her father's copious amounts of unreleased material to Billy Bragg and Wilco back in the late '90s, the union produced two Mermaid Avenue albums chock full of the late Okie's unrecorded lyrics set to new music. The re ... More >>

  • Blogs

    September 21, 2011

    In Print: Jimmy Eat World Revisits Bleed American, and More

    Jimmy Eat World​Jimmy Eat World: In 2001, four friends from Mesa, Ariz., made an album called Bleed American -- a set of sentimental, earnest, and immensely relatable pop-punk anthems. Teenagers everywhere shoved the CD into their car stereos as they snuck out past curfew; the album went plati ... More >>

  • Blogs

    September 9, 2011

    An Albany Kid Reflects on Hometown Punks Rancid: "That's My America"

    Rachel TejadaRancid​ It's probably no coincidence that it began two years ago, when I was living in New York and constantly homesick for the West Coast. Someone would put a Rancid song, generally "Roots Radicals" or "Time Bomb," on the odd punk-heavy bar jukebox, and a wave of pure, adolescent ... More >>

  • Music

    June 22, 2011

    Sizzle & Fizzle: Highs and Lows from the Last Week in S.F. Music

    Rachel TejadaRancid​ It's probably no coincidence that it began two years ago, when I was living in New York and constantly homesick for the West Coast. Someone would put a Rancid song, generally "Roots Radicals" or "Time Bomb," on the odd punk-heavy bar jukebox, and a wave of pure, adolescent ... More >>

  • Blogs

    May 27, 2011

    Noah & The Whale, Bahamas Charm The Independent

    Romana MachadoCharle Fink of Noah and the Whale​Noah & The WhaleBahamasMay 26, 2011@ The IndependentBetter than: Standing in front of any other amplifiers south of Lombard Street. At twenty after eight, I was attempting some wiseass remark to my photographer about Thursday crowds when the firs ... More >>

  • Blogs

    May 27, 2011

    Tom Jones Appears On American Idol Finale To Zero Fanfare. We Call BS.

    Last Wednesday, the masochists amongst you may have caught the American Idol grand finale, during which baby-face baritone Scotty McCreery was crowned champion. The build-up to the announcement was nothing short of epic, featuring, as it did, performances from Lady Gaga (who's on the show so much at ... More >>

  • Music

    April 20, 2011

    Kurt Vile: Show Preview

    Last Wednesday, the masochists amongst you may have caught the American Idol grand finale, during which baby-face baritone Scotty McCreery was crowned champion. The build-up to the announcement was nothing short of epic, featuring, as it did, performances from Lady Gaga (who's on the show so much at ... More >>

  • Blogs

    February 17, 2011

    Mark Growden's New Traditionalism, and What Green Day's Mike Dirnt Does On His Days Off

    ​Local jazzman-turned-folkie Mark Growden: There are many ways to interpret and preserve the traditions of musical Americana. One is treat it like a museum piece, with pious reverence -- thereby sucking the fun clean out of it. Another is to revamp it, keep its mannerisms, but supercharge it, muck ... More >>

  • Dining

    December 15, 2010

    Grub and Citizen's Band try to reinvent comfort food

    ​Local jazzman-turned-folkie Mark Growden: There are many ways to interpret and preserve the traditions of musical Americana. One is treat it like a museum piece, with pious reverence -- thereby sucking the fun clean out of it. Another is to revamp it, keep its mannerisms, but supercharge it, muck ... More >>

  • Music

    November 10, 2010

    Bouncer: Hanging with drunk folks on the 38 Geary

    ​Local jazzman-turned-folkie Mark Growden: There are many ways to interpret and preserve the traditions of musical Americana. One is treat it like a museum piece, with pious reverence -- thereby sucking the fun clean out of it. Another is to revamp it, keep its mannerisms, but supercharge it, muck ... More >>

  • Music

    April 15, 2009

    Mastodon exposes its inner prog

    ​Local jazzman-turned-folkie Mark Growden: There are many ways to interpret and preserve the traditions of musical Americana. One is treat it like a museum piece, with pious reverence -- thereby sucking the fun clean out of it. Another is to revamp it, keep its mannerisms, but supercharge it, muck ... More >>

  • News

    December 24, 2008

    Our critics name the best films of 2008

    ​Local jazzman-turned-folkie Mark Growden: There are many ways to interpret and preserve the traditions of musical Americana. One is treat it like a museum piece, with pious reverence -- thereby sucking the fun clean out of it. Another is to revamp it, keep its mannerisms, but supercharge it, muck ... More >>

  • Blogs

    September 3, 2008

    Last Night: Matt & Kim at Bottom of the Hill

    ​Local jazzman-turned-folkie Mark Growden: There are many ways to interpret and preserve the traditions of musical Americana. One is treat it like a museum piece, with pious reverence -- thereby sucking the fun clean out of it. Another is to revamp it, keep its mannerisms, but supercharge it, muck ... More >>

  • Music

    June 11, 2008

    Donna Summer

    Crayons (Burgundy S)

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    May 1, 2008
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    April 28, 2008
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    February 13, 2008
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    November 21, 2007

    Romance & Cigarettes

    Crayons (Burgundy S)

  • Calendar

    October 10, 2007

    He's No Dummy

    Crayons (Burgundy S)

  • Home Entertainment

    October 10, 2007
  • Calendar

    July 25, 2007

    Going Batty

    Crayons (Burgundy S)

  • Home Entertainment

    June 6, 2007
  • Film

    March 21, 2007

    Again With the Serious Face?

    Adam Sandler plays a 9/11 widower and finally nails a somber role

  • Music

    February 1, 2006
  • Calendar

    September 28, 2005

    This Week's Day-by-Day Picks

    The Brave and the Bold

  • Home Entertainment

    September 7, 2005
  • Music

    August 3, 2005

    A Very Special Concert

    The enduring bond between Huey Lewis and the developmentally disabled

  • Music

    April 27, 2005

    Getting Blown

    The sights, sounds, and sensory overload of last weekend's first annual Mind Zap

  • Music

    September 15, 2004

    Bouncer

    Big boobs abound as "Stinky's Peep Show" finds a new home at Cafe Du Nord

  • Listen Up

    March 17, 2004

    Band Directory

    Big boobs abound as "Stinky's Peep Show" finds a new home at Cafe Du Nord

  • Music

    August 27, 2003

    Through the Cracks

    There are some benefits of big-city gentrification. Jesse Malin's brilliant new record is one of them.

  • Culture

    April 23, 2003

    The Vampires

    A nice family-argument satire, but where are the undertones of evil?

  • Culture

    April 16, 2003

    Blue Surge

    No, it's not misspelled: An otherwise melancholy rush seems a bit unsettled

  • Culture

    December 5, 2001

    Hunger Strike

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

  • Music

    November 28, 2001

    Pop Philosophy

    Everything tastes better with Gravy (Train); the plot to get rid of Dave Emory

  • Dining

    November 14, 2001

    Chef's Choice

    Women think Auberge du Soleil's cook is a pretty tasty morsel

  • Music

    May 30, 2001

    Down So Long

    Morose singer/ songwriter Mark Eitzel delivers his best solo record, informed by -- gasp! -- upbeat electronica

  • Music

    November 22, 2000

    Behind the Music

    Damien Jurado's life is nothing like the bleak, miserable landscape he depicts

  • Calendar

    May 19, 1999

    Night & Day

    Damien Jurado's life is nothing like the bleak, miserable landscape he depicts

  • Music

    May 5, 1999

    The House of Tudor

    Damien Jurado's life is nothing like the bleak, miserable landscape he depicts

  • Music

    May 14, 1997

    Racket

    Damien Jurado's life is nothing like the bleak, miserable landscape he depicts

  • Music

    March 26, 1997

    The House of Tudor

    Damien Jurado's life is nothing like the bleak, miserable landscape he depicts

  • Calendar

    November 13, 1996

    Unspun

    Damien Jurado's life is nothing like the bleak, miserable landscape he depicts

  • Calendar

    June 14, 1995

    Night+Day

    Damien Jurado's life is nothing like the bleak, miserable landscape he depicts

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