Trevor TraynorKaz-Well aka Kazu One of the the Bay's most promising up-and-coming hip-hoppers, Kaz-Well , has the record release party for his new joint Fish Outta Water tonight at club Horizon. The title is both a reference to Kaz-Well's ethnicity--he's Japanese-American--and his often-experimenta ... More >>
The film snob's guide to the best cinema the season has to offer.
Skoolin: Ren the Vinyl Archaeologist works a crowdKeeping hip-hop culture alive isn't an easy thing. That's why props are due to Ren the Vinyl Archaeologist, SF's foremost preservationist of hip-hop ideals and its underground sensibilities. Ren's nomadic True Skool showcases have been one of the c ... More >>
Texicali Roads: Keelay & Zaire We're still checking whether it's possible to ghost-ride a tumbleweed (we'll get back to you on that), but here's one thing we do know: Bay Area hip hop will be in the, er, prairie, at SXSW. MYX label artists Keelay & Zaire perform at four--count 'em--showcase ... More >>
Yet another line between web project and live show will be blurred on Tuesday, December 9, as the Keys to the City online imeem series on hip-hop culture with a street perspective comes to the Independent (628 Divisadero Street). The concert will feature U-N-I (who was recently awarded MTV Video Mus ... More >>
Supermoon (Heads Up)
Mixing traditions for a Crazy tale
Mark Brecke photographs the worst of the world's conflicts in his own way, and for his own reasons
Nuclear subs, gothic hip hop, and a world-traveled septet's motley musical influences
Darkness descends at City Hall as supervisors argue ceaselessly over dogs and apartment size
Lumumba delivers a thrilling, if necessarily simplified, history lesson
This year's Black Film Festival ranges from the controversial and political to the sordid and hysterical
Funnyhouse of a Negro & Virtual Motion
Angoras, Ricardo Lemvo, Knoxville Girls
DJ Spooky That Subliminal Kid's Subliminal Minded -- The EP
A neo-noir, an Ur-neo-noir, and a black political satire color a pallid year of retreads, bogus events, and charity cases.
The Flaming Lips want you to play all four of their new CDs -- at the same time
