Subject: Camper Van Beethoven

  • Calendar

    March 11, 2009
  • Blogs

    January 29, 2009

    MP3 of the Day: Kreamy 'Lectric Santa

    Santa's got the long beard, so you know a band named in his honor is gonna throw some jams in the bag. But the East Bay --my way of Miami--act Kreamy 'Lectric Santa isn't so straightforward as to sound like a bunch of holiday hippies hitting the bong. The group has been around the block a few times ... More >>

  • Calendar

    June 5, 1996

    Night+Day

    Santa's got the long beard, so you know a band named in his honor is gonna throw some jams in the bag. But the East Bay --my way of Miami--act Kreamy 'Lectric Santa isn't so straightforward as to sound like a bunch of holiday hippies hitting the bong. The group has been around the block a few times ... More >>

  • Music

    March 25, 2009

    Snapshots in time from the Nodzzz' phono album

    Santa's got the long beard, so you know a band named in his honor is gonna throw some jams in the bag. But the East Bay --my way of Miami--act Kreamy 'Lectric Santa isn't so straightforward as to sound like a bunch of holiday hippies hitting the bong. The group has been around the block a few times ... More >>

  • Music

    June 25, 2008

    Camper Van Beethoven at 25: from warm beer to funny ideas

    Santa's got the long beard, so you know a band named in his honor is gonna throw some jams in the bag. But the East Bay --my way of Miami--act Kreamy 'Lectric Santa isn't so straightforward as to sound like a bunch of holiday hippies hitting the bong. The group has been around the block a few times ... More >>

  • Music

    May 30, 2007

    Baseball season! San Francisco's musical farm team down south

    Santa's got the long beard, so you know a band named in his honor is gonna throw some jams in the bag. But the East Bay --my way of Miami--act Kreamy 'Lectric Santa isn't so straightforward as to sound like a bunch of holiday hippies hitting the bong. The group has been around the block a few times ... More >>

  • Listen Up

    March 15, 2006

    Some of My Best Friends Are Records

    SF Weekly writers pick their favorite Bay Area records of all time

  • Music

    January 18, 2006

    Roly-Poly Cat Heads

    Join local legends the Cat Heads, the (ex) Cat Heads, and It Thing for a trip down memory lane

  • Music

    September 14, 2005

    Go West

    Join Kanye and the rest of the music community in sharing your thoughts about Dubya's response to Katrina

  • Music

    January 5, 2005

    Meow Mix

    Tune in, turn on, say "fuck": This is the story of a man named Monkey and his very special Pirate Cat Radio

  • Music

    September 1, 2004

    Jacked Around

    Nick Tangborn's Jackpine Social Club label sells its CDs in stores across the country. When you buy one, he doesn't see a dime. Why?

  • Music

    May 12, 2004

    Hear This

    Break out the Pucker shots and vomit bags: Camper Van Beethoven is turning 21

  • Music

    January 7, 2004

    House of Tudor

    The godfather of hip hop graces S.F. with his presence, as do some Filthy Thieving Bastards

  • Music

    June 11, 2003

    Hear This

    Brooklyn's Mink Lungs exhale rock that suffers from a delightful identity crisis

  • Film

    May 28, 2003

    Think Different

    Could it be that this year's crop of summer movies actually requires a brain cell or two?

  • Music

    March 26, 2003

    Shock and Brouhaha

    Could it be that this year's crop of summer movies actually requires a brain cell or two?

  • Music

    November 13, 2002

    Land of the Lost

    After 13 years, Savage Republic returns to find its Middle Eastern post-punk world largely intact

  • Film

    November 6, 2002

    Out of Sight

    After 13 years, Savage Republic returns to find its Middle Eastern post-punk world largely intact

  • Music

    August 21, 2002

    Mac Attack

    After 13 years, Savage Republic returns to find its Middle Eastern post-punk world largely intact

  • Music

    July 24, 2002

    Laura Minor

    After 13 years, Savage Republic returns to find its Middle Eastern post-punk world largely intact

  • Music

    May 15, 2002

    Live Wires

    The subversive charms of Warm Wires' clever, strange, catchy rock

  • Music

    December 5, 2001

    Scott Tuma

    Hard Again (Truckstop)

  • Music

    June 27, 2001

    Shine a Light

    The Shimmer Kids Underpop Association may be ready to go aboveground

  • News

    February 7, 2001

    Projected, Not Stirred

    The Shimmer Kids Underpop Association may be ready to go aboveground

  • Music

    January 31, 2001

    Labor of Love

    For 10 years, Mike Levy led the local band the Sneetches. It took half that time to put out his first solo album.

  • Music

    December 6, 2000

    Meet the Foibles

    For 10 years, Mike Levy led the local band the Sneetches. It took half that time to put out his first solo album.

  • Culture

    May 31, 2000

    Stalker Fiction

    For 10 years, Mike Levy led the local band the Sneetches. It took half that time to put out his first solo album.

  • Music

    April 12, 2000

    The Last Party

    The members of San Francisco's Donner Party have moved on to other projects, but they couldn't resist the pull of one last hurrah

  • News

    February 23, 2000

    Letters

    The members of San Francisco's Donner Party have moved on to other projects, but they couldn't resist the pull of one last hurrah

  • Music

    February 9, 2000

    Happier Campers

    The members of San Francisco's Donner Party have moved on to other projects, but they couldn't resist the pull of one last hurrah

  • Culture

    June 16, 1999

    Stage

    The members of San Francisco's Donner Party have moved on to other projects, but they couldn't resist the pull of one last hurrah

  • Music

    June 16, 1999

    Those Who Dared

    Why the three San Francisco music scene vets who make up Virginia Dare have happily retired to home and hearth

  • Music

    September 23, 1998

    Riff Raff

    Why the three San Francisco music scene vets who make up Virginia Dare have happily retired to home and hearth

  • Music

    September 16, 1998

    Riff Raff

    Why the three San Francisco music scene vets who make up Virginia Dare have happily retired to home and hearth

  • Music

    September 9, 1998

    Take This Tradition and Shove It

    Experimentalist Eugene Chadbourne reworks country and jazz, sticks it to the KKK, makes guitars out of rakes and toasters -- and dreams of working with Willie Nelson

  • Music

    June 3, 1998

    House of Tudor

    Experimentalist Eugene Chadbourne reworks country and jazz, sticks it to the KKK, makes guitars out of rakes and toasters -- and dreams of working with Willie Nelson

  • Culture

    May 13, 1998

    Stage

    Experimentalist Eugene Chadbourne reworks country and jazz, sticks it to the KKK, makes guitars out of rakes and toasters -- and dreams of working with Willie Nelson

  • Music

    December 17, 1997

    Riff Raff

    Experimentalist Eugene Chadbourne reworks country and jazz, sticks it to the KKK, makes guitars out of rakes and toasters -- and dreams of working with Willie Nelson

  • Music

    December 3, 1997

    The Lonesome Death (and Life) of Souled American

    Dank, dark, and sad with Chicago's weird country band

  • Calendar

    October 1, 1997

    Night+Day

    Dank, dark, and sad with Chicago's weird country band

  • Calendar

    July 23, 1997

    REAL ASTROLOGY For an Unreal World

    Dank, dark, and sad with Chicago's weird country band

  • Calendar

    January 29, 1997

    Night+Day

    Dank, dark, and sad with Chicago's weird country band

  • Music

    November 13, 1996

    Wammies 1996

    Dank, dark, and sad with Chicago's weird country band

  • Music

    July 24, 1996

    SFO3 1996

    Dank, dark, and sad with Chicago's weird country band

  • Calendar

    March 13, 1996

    Night+Day

    Dank, dark, and sad with Chicago's weird country band

  • Calendar

    October 17, 2007

    The Hairy Man Group

    Dank, dark, and sad with Chicago's weird country band

  • Blogs

    January 5, 2010

    Video of the Day: McCabe and Mrs. Miller's Desert Drama

    Lonesome country duo McCabe and Mrs. Miller fled the city for the rundown motel rooms and expansive landscapes of Yucca Valley and Joshua Tree to film the video for "Time For Leaving," a Dear John letter wrapped in bittersweet harmonies. McCabe and Mrs. Miller is the pseudonym for the musical partne ... More >>

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