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Crash Worship

The good-time ska of Berkeley's Dance Hall Crashers

Nu Shooz

Film School grows better as it grows older -- shoegazer comparisons be damned

Encore

Our critics weigh in on local theater

Encore

Our critics weigh in on local theater

Cherry Docs

A powerful emotional struggle can't make up for a monotonous rhythm

Marrying the Mainstream

White men learned to dance, and the emoting was as thick as the eyeliner on the year's best pop-rock records.

Sunrise on a Green Day

Green Day's latest proves that a punk band can be popular and relevant, even in the Bay Area

The Women

Empowerment a go-go

The Great Left Hope

Matt Gonzalez wants to be mayor. And he doesn't mind climbing over fellow progressives to get the gig.

Aural Borealis

Norway's Röyksopp shines the northern lights on downtempo electronica

Various Artists; Dan Zanes and Friends; Tom Paxton

The Bottle Let Me Down (Bloodshot)

Family Dance (Festival Five)

Your Shoes, My Shoes (Red House)

Pop Philosophy

Hip hop show in memory of Ken Hamilton; music in Matt Gonzalez's office

Dog Bites

Where Have All the Doc Martens Gone?; Special: IKEA Labor Unrest!; Silicon Valley Gold Digger: "I 'Fess Up."

The Art of the Steal

Harcourts Gallery was at the center of S.F.'s serious art scene for decades. Now, with serious money missing, the gallery's at the center of a criminal investigation.

Night Crawler

Harcourts Gallery was at the center of S.F.'s serious art scene for decades. Now, with serious money missing, the gallery's at the center of a criminal investigation.

Hannah Montana gets upstaged by sea turtles in "The Last Song"

Harcourts Gallery was at the center of S.F.'s serious art scene for decades. Now, with serious money missing, the gallery's at the center of a criminal investigation.

Best Argument for the '90s Nostalgia Invasion of San Francisco

Is it...A) Hole headlining Live 105's big summer music event, BFD?B) Tool at the Bill Graham Civic in July?C) Club nights like Debaser and Club 1994?D) The new Dr. Martens store on Haight St.? (Which, it should be noted, is next door to that outpost of '80s gear, American Apparel).​  Follow u ... More >>

The Raveonettes' Free In-Store Friday Afternoon

Soeren Solkaer Starbird​As if you needed an excuse to call in sick tomorrow. It's probably gonna be sunny, and who couldn't use a three-day weekend? If you're a Raveonettes fan, here's a third reason to let someone else handle your workload: the band is doing a free in-store from 1-2 p.m. to help ... More >>

Dâm-Funk "Surprise" SF Performance at Dr. Martens Store

​Shoe hoarders and electro-funk fans alike can catch DJ, artist and producer Dâm-Funk spinning records at the Dr. Martens store in Upper Haight tonight -- a "surprise" performance so secret that the Bay Area media were notified days in advance. The one-hour set at 6:30 p.m. will be followed by a ... More >>

Dâm-Funk @ Mezzanine

Daniel Levin Becker​ Dâm-Funk, Nite Jewel & Jonas Reinhardt July 1, 2010 Mezzanine By Daniel Levin Becker Best Overheard Line: "You know what, God? You're the person with the most homes in the universe." Better than: Listening to Dâm-Funk under any other circumstances So where exactly doe ... More >>

Squeeze and the English Beat at the Fillmore

Wade GrubbsSqueeze​Squeeze The English Beat August 1, 2010@The Fillmore Better than: Staying home for the second episode of the new series of Mad Men. Yes, I said it. All human life is here at a completely sold-out Fillmore. There were many variations of New Wave chic, includin ... More >>

La Torta Gorda: See what the fuss about Puebla cuisine is about

Wade GrubbsSqueeze​Squeeze The English Beat August 1, 2010@The Fillmore Better than: Staying home for the second episode of the new series of Mad Men. Yes, I said it. All human life is here at a completely sold-out Fillmore. There were many variations of New Wave chic, includin ... More >>

Top 5 Songs To Help You Survive Christmas Shopping

We feel your pain. We know what's going on. Christmas is bearing down on all of us, and gift-purchasing season is kicking our asses this week. It's the same every year: It creeps up like a post-Thanksgiving death knell, and if we don't submit, our entire family and most of our social circle will de ... More >>

Five Amazing Grunge Artifacts That Time (and You) Forgot

​You stopped scrawling "World Domination" on the backs of school notebooks. You swapped your Pearl Jam Christmas singles for some Warp Records vinyl when you were graciously informed that this was the next big thing. You didn't recognize Kim Thayil in that recent photograph, what with his nav ... More >>

Bouncer Meets the Panhandlers Outside Hobson's Choice

​You stopped scrawling "World Domination" on the backs of school notebooks. You swapped your Pearl Jam Christmas singles for some Warp Records vinyl when you were graciously informed that this was the next big thing. You didn't recognize Kim Thayil in that recent photograph, what with his nav ... More >>

Britney and Rihanna Debut New Videos -- and Anti-English Sentiments

​This week, both Rihanna and Britney Spears debuted gritty videos for their latest singles. In Rihanna's "We Found Love", we see the singer exploring sex, drugs, and horrible apartments. In Britney's "Criminal," we see her slapped in the face by a dude, shot at by cops, and naked in a shower with ... More >>