Chrissy LoaderDuran DuranTuesday, July 7, 2009The FillmoreBetter than: Watching Michael Jackson's memorial service on your laptop.Last night, the Fillmore felt like a giant bachelorette party that just happened to have some dudes at it. Women in their 30s and 40s were pressed in toward the stage in packs of four and five, passing the time before Duran Duran stood before them by clinking together plastic cocktail cups, taking photos of their entourages, singing along to the piped-in Cars and Powe
Chrissy Loader​John PrineHardly Strictly Bluegrass, Golden Gate ParkFriday, Oct. 2, 2009Better than: Listening to John Prine indoors, minus a box of cold beers and the scent of funnel cakes around you. Golden Gate Park has played host to numerous music events over the summer, from the gigantic Outside Lands to the smaller radio station and hiphop concerts. But the season of outdoor shows is fading like evening sunlight, the change notable in the chill creeping into the air in the middle of Joh