Conan O'Brien

NOFX at 30: The Band's 10 Craziest Moments

Reassuring us once and for all that turning 30 doesn't mean you have to start behaving like an adult, NOFX -- the West Coast punk icon/touring kegger that never winds down -- announced this week that they'll mark the end of their third decade in existence with a limited edition box set of deluxe LPs ... More >>

The 10 Best San Francisco Indie Rock Records of 2012

Well, it was another solid year for loud guitar music from the Bay Area. And out of the dozens of worthy releases this year, we've culled these 10 picks for the best rock albums from San Francisco in 2012. Here they are, in no particular order: Two Gallants The Bloom and the Blight [ATO] After a br ... More >>

DJ Apollo on DJ Contests and the Positive Vibes of the Free Doin' It In The Park Party This Weekend

As a pioneer of the turntablism movement, which in the '90s redefined what it means to be a disc jockey, DJ Apollo's numerous accolades include membership in the first DJ team to ever win the 1992 DMC world DJ championships, as well as founding the famous turntable-band Invisibl Skratch Piklz with f ... More >>

Live Review, 6/23/12: The Avett Brothers Lead a Family Singalong at the Greek Theatre

The Avett Brothers Jackie Greene June 23, 2012 The Greek Theatre, Berkeley Better than: Nearly every other folk-rock family act you'll see this year. North Carolina's Avett Brothers, arguably the most ubiquitous folk rock act in the country right now, kicked off the Greek Theatre's summer season o ... More >>

Sam Wo Is Closing? The Heartbreak.

Inside Scoop just broke the news that the beloved, ancient, and wretchedly constructed Sam Wo, subject of this week's Rice Plate Journal, is closing after tomorrow night. Permanently.What are all the late-night drinkers going to do? SFoodie was just talking to a friend who once set himself on fire d ... More >>

It's St. Patrick's Day; Drink a Guinness or Two

​This Saturday is St Patrick's Day, so,  yes,  you have a really good excuse to get wasted and be hungover Sunday. But if you aren't into celebrating the Irish saints by pounding Guinness and other Irish libations, there's some sober fun to be had.The city is hosting its161st Saint Patri ... More >>

Tea Party Princess: Victoria Jackson and the Rabid Right

"Conan O'Brien Can't Stop": Warts-and-All Tour Doc

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

'Bikini Traveler' Corinne Theile Strips Again at Sonoma Airport

​Corinne Theile, the woman who got everyone's attention (including Conan O'Brien's) on Thanksgiving day by stripping down to a black bikini when gallivanting through a TSA security checkpoint at LAX, repeated her stunt Monday. Theile tweeted on Sunday to the 1,794 followers of her @Super_Hera acco ... More >>

Director Judd Apatow Talks Filmmaking, Pee Wee Herman, and S.F. (VIDEO)

​Back in September, we gave our readers a chance to interview director Judd Apatow-- the man behind the TV show Freaks and Geeks, and director of movies like Knocked Up and The Forty Year Old Virgin. Readers sent in three sample questions they would ask Apatow, and we picked the ones we liked best ... More >>

Bitchin Kitchen's Nadia G, the Punk-Rock Julia Child

Bitchin Kitchen/FacebookNadia G's Bitchin Kitchen cooking show reecently debuted in the U.S. ​We had the pleasure of meeting a very bitchin' gal last week. Nadia G had just arrived in town from Montreal for BlogHer Food, where she was speaking on a panel called Be Your Own Food Network. You mi ... More >>

This month's literary events

A B & The Sea Think the Morning Benders Are Hot (Literally)

myspace.com/abthesea​In 2008, two students at the University of Wisconsin-Oshkosh packed up their life, bid farewell to a lifestyle of cheese, beer, bratwurst -- and a favorite local band called Cheeseheads With Attitude -- and drove west to San Francisco. The two guitarists, Koley O'Brien and Joe ... More >>

Junk Portraitist

Conan O'Brien at Google: The World Has Completely Changed

Rounding out an unofficial tour of Silicon Valley, Conan O'Brien visited Google's Mountain View headquarters on Wednesday, ribbing Google CIO Vivek Kundra about the company's infamous aloofness: "You guys are so power mad here at Google, You're such entitled A-holes. Hey, Conan's in the area, make ... More >>

Free Tastes of New Bonnaroo Ice Cream at Ben & Jerry's

Mmmm... Kings of Leon​Bonnaroo, the giant Manchester, Tennessee music festival in mid-June, just got a little tastier. You can now count down the days until Stevie Wonder, Jay-Z, Conan O'Brien, The Flaming Lips, and a billion other marquee names take multiple stages down south by licking your way ... More >>

Baylinks: Conan, Cats, & Dogs

​How to use your cat as an iPad stand. [Laughing Squid]Even MORE Banksy in San Francisco! [Uptown Almanac]Conan O'Brien pays a visit to Twitter. [SFist]A uniquely San Franciscan budget dilemma. [City Insider]If your dog isn't licensed, he's costing the city money. [Pawesome]

Dramatic Comedy: Conan O'Brien Pulls Out of SF Sketchfest

Pic via Scrapetv​Tonight Show Host Conan O'Brien just pulled out from what was sure to be a very special tribute to his career at this weekend's SF Sketchfest. The sold out show was going to be held at the Herbst Theatre this Sunday at 2 pm. Ticket holders received the following email this afterno ... More >>

What To Do? Thursday's Pick: Sketchfest Opens w/ Tim and Eric

​SF Sketchfest Opening Night w/ Tim and Eric @ Mezzanine Tim Heidecker and Eric Wareheim, the wicked talent behind Adult Swim's Tim and Eric Awesome Show, Great Job!, swan dive into bizarre and unproven comedy waters (the obvious choices being topics like uptight women and awkward donkey-faced dud ... More >>

The Insiders Guide to SF Sketchfest: 8 Picks

Paul F. Tompkins ​If you've never checked out SF Sketchfest (Jan. 14- Feb. 2) then you need to pinky promise us that this is your year to head to one of these shows, or we will never speak to you again. We were lucky enough to get tips on 2010's lineup directly from founders David Owen, Cole St ... More >>

The Force Was Not With Them

News Flash: San Francisco Menaced By 'Fog'

In other news: Soylent Green is peopleBy Fake Ward Bushee Editor, Fake San Francisco Chronicle When I first came to San Francisco after spending many years as editor of the Arizona Republic, the first thing that struck me - literally -- was Frank Vega's 7-iron (he insisted it was a tradition at the ... More >>

Teenage Balloon Animal Prodigy Hopes To Put Himself Through College -- One Balloon Monkey at a Time

Joe EskenaziJonathan Zambole and some of his creationsThere's no way around it -- Jonathan Zambole's reputation is inflated. That's not a knock on him; the kid is a balloon animal -- and mineral and vegetable -- prodigy. The 18-year-old Burlingame man is skinny as one of his balloons, and Conan O'Br ... More >>

Separated at Birth? Possible Future Spymaster and Current E-Street Drummer

Call us crazy, but does quasi-local congressman-turned-CIA head nominee Leon Panetta look more than a little like former Conan O'Brien and current Bruce Springsteen drummer Max Weinberg? Got a better suggestion? How about "Luis" (center) from Sesame Street? -- Joe Eskenazi

Jimmy Fallon to Replace Conan O'Brien on 'Late Night'

Conan O'Brien Builds His Wine Palate The Hard Way

Abe Vigoda Plays SF's ATA Tonight

Honest Abe

Imposter Impersonator

Things get ugly when Infiltrator is unmasked at a celebrity impersonator convention, but all ends well when fake Arnold Schwarzenegger marries faux Shania Twain

OK Then

Isn't it Ironic? No. Believe it or not, the gaudy Christian rock of the Knights of the New Crusade is meant to be taken seriously

That '60s Show

Oliver Beene goes against fake millionaires and phony idols

Richter's Scale

Andy Richter deserves to control the universe, if only Fox would let him

Asking for It

Storytelling continues Todd Solondz's bluster of sex, rage, and insanity

Drag King

Actor-comic Eddie Izzard just wants to be loved

Going Pubic

Live Nude Bands

A Night at the Webbys

Backstage, Mistress Tiffany takes the prize

Genuine Artlessness

NorCal transplant Jonathan Richman finds the words

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