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Eastern Europe

  • Blogs

    May 14, 2012

    Live Review, 5/11/12: S.F. Symphony Looks Back at the City's Colorful Past in 'Barbary Coast'

    San Francisco Symphony: Barbary Coast and Beyond Friday, May 11, 2012 Davies Symphony Hall Better than: Your grandparents' (but maybe not your great-great grandparents') symphony. When you hear there are gonna be banjo pickers and fiddlers on the stage, you tend to expect a high-lonesome hoedown o ... More >>

  • Calendar

    April 18, 2012

    Much Ado About the Planet

    San Francisco Symphony: Barbary Coast and Beyond Friday, May 11, 2012 Davies Symphony Hall Better than: Your grandparents' (but maybe not your great-great grandparents') symphony. When you hear there are gonna be banjo pickers and fiddlers on the stage, you tend to expect a high-lonesome hoedown o ... More >>

  • Calendar

    April 11, 2012

    Eat, Write, Leap

    San Francisco Symphony: Barbary Coast and Beyond Friday, May 11, 2012 Davies Symphony Hall Better than: Your grandparents' (but maybe not your great-great grandparents') symphony. When you hear there are gonna be banjo pickers and fiddlers on the stage, you tend to expect a high-lonesome hoedown o ... More >>

  • Film

    March 14, 2012

    "Kill List": Domestic Drama Turns Disturbingly Bloody

    San Francisco Symphony: Barbary Coast and Beyond Friday, May 11, 2012 Davies Symphony Hall Better than: Your grandparents' (but maybe not your great-great grandparents') symphony. When you hear there are gonna be banjo pickers and fiddlers on the stage, you tend to expect a high-lonesome hoedown o ... More >>

  • Film

    February 22, 2012

    "Ghost Rider: Spirit of Vengeance" is a Demonic Dud

    San Francisco Symphony: Barbary Coast and Beyond Friday, May 11, 2012 Davies Symphony Hall Better than: Your grandparents' (but maybe not your great-great grandparents') symphony. When you hear there are gonna be banjo pickers and fiddlers on the stage, you tend to expect a high-lonesome hoedown o ... More >>

  • Blogs

    February 7, 2012

    Meet Heather Meader-McCausland, Whose Alaskan Photos Make SFO Less Depressing

    Heather Meader-McCausland grew up in rural Alaska, 100 miles above the Arctic Circle, and in Sonoma County, Calif. She was born to Elaine and Fred Meader, the filmmakers who produced the Alaskan documentary "Year of the Caribou," so nobody was surprised when she picked up a camera. Her photo exhibit ... More >>

  • Blogs

    September 20, 2011

    Low: Big in S.F. and in ... Poland?

    Low​ The long-running slowcore trio Low -- which has a great reputation for live performances -- played Great American Music Hall last night. It was a beautiful 90-minute set, with all the best songs from the band's latest album C'mon (see below), and a bunch of back-catalog tunes that our f ... More >>

  • Blogs

    June 29, 2011

    S.F. Producers DJG, Dials, and Jus Wan on the Local Bass Music Scene and Their New Compilation

    ​ There really is something in the water here. At least that's what it seems like, judging by the number of San Francisco electronic music producers touring across the Atlantic and releasing tracks on U.K. and European labels. Dubstep and bass-driven club music producers have been especially p ... More >>

  • Blogs

    February 4, 2011

    Man Busted For Smuggling Whale Teeth

    What a smile​Here is a story that involve both sperm and teeth -- and it's still G rated.James Saunders was convicted yesterday in a San Francisco courtroom for scheming to illegally buy, sell, and smuggle sperm whale teeth from the far away country of Ukraine. The conviction was a crack in an nat ... More >>

  • Culture

    January 5, 2011

    January's Literary Events

    What a smile​Here is a story that involve both sperm and teeth -- and it's still G rated.James Saunders was convicted yesterday in a San Francisco courtroom for scheming to illegally buy, sell, and smuggle sperm whale teeth from the far away country of Ukraine. The conviction was a crack in an nat ... More >>

  • Blogs

    August 11, 2010

    We Evolved to Eat Processed Food. No, Really

    mooshee85/Flickr​Our favorite morsel from the Web. Historian Rachel Laudan has a prescription for eating better: Demand more industrial foods. Laudan's essay "In Praise of Fast Food" (it originally appeared under a different title in The Gastronomica Reader) feels as provocative in the Utne ... More >>

  • Dining

    August 4, 2010

    At Thermidor, fine dining dishes from another era work best when updated

    mooshee85/Flickr​Our favorite morsel from the Web. Historian Rachel Laudan has a prescription for eating better: Demand more industrial foods. Laudan's essay "In Praise of Fast Food" (it originally appeared under a different title in The Gastronomica Reader) feels as provocative in the Utne ... More >>

  • Blogs

    August 4, 2010

    Thermidor: Can Retro Succeed Without Kitsch?

    Lara HataLobster Thermidor: Maybe there's a reason we all stopped eating this?​Thermidor can feel as hard to penetrate as Don Draper's psyche. On one hand, chef Bruce Binn's dinner rolls and baked Alaska and pommes dauphine leave a buttery trail through memory, depositing you smack in the midd ... More >>

  • Blogs

    July 16, 2010

    Belarus Communists, Like San Francisco Communists, Hate Pillow Fights

    Fight the power -- with pillows!​Kidding! We know that, no matter what Bill O'Reilly thinks, San Francisco isn't really run by communists. At least not exclusively.Still, after the travails our fair city has been through with irresponsible flash mobs converging on Justin Herman Plaza for massive p ... More >>

  • Blogs

    January 28, 2010

    Last Night: Nneka at Red Devil Lounge

    ​Nneka January 27, 2010 Red Devil Lounge Better Than: the State of the Union, or the Nigerian underwear bomber Berlin-based Nigerian Nneka delivered an intimate scolding to the crowd Wednesday, while moving them to jerk knees and hips to her radical Afro-funk ballads and ciphers. The chiseled-fac ... More >>

  • News

    January 20, 2010

    Happy New Ear

    Give a listen to this city's wide array of authentic music.

  • Calendar

    September 9, 2009

    Slavic Soul Party

    Give a listen to this city's wide array of authentic music.

  • Calendar

    July 15, 2009

    Rock the Shul

    Give a listen to this city's wide array of authentic music.

  • Blogs

    December 22, 2008

    Saturday Night: Afrotek Festival at the Dark Room

    Afrotek Festival The Dark Room December 20, 2008 Review by Eric K. Arnold; Photos by EKAphotography Better Than: A typically clichéd hip-hop club. Arriving at Club Six's "Dark Room" at around 11 p.m., I overhear a group of about seven people with Eastern European accents. Where are they from, I ... More >>

  • Blogs

    December 22, 2008

    Metallica, Afrotek Festival and New College's Blowout Sale: Your Monday Morning Hangover

    Weekend recap by Janine KahnWe're running on a skeleton crew here at All Shook Down this week with most of the usual suspects home for the holidays. Fortunately, our friends at sister blogs The Snitch and SFoodie were out and about this weekend, so our wrap-up won't be too terribly bare bones.On Sat ... More >>

  • Calendar

    April 23, 2008

    Old-World Voices

    Weekend recap by Janine KahnWe're running on a skeleton crew here at All Shook Down this week with most of the usual suspects home for the holidays. Fortunately, our friends at sister blogs The Snitch and SFoodie were out and about this weekend, so our wrap-up won't be too terribly bare bones.On Sat ... More >>

  • Blogs

    March 14, 2008

    LastNight: Gogol Bordello at the Warfield

    Weekend recap by Janine KahnWe're running on a skeleton crew here at All Shook Down this week with most of the usual suspects home for the holidays. Fortunately, our friends at sister blogs The Snitch and SFoodie were out and about this weekend, so our wrap-up won't be too terribly bare bones.On Sat ... More >>

  • Home Entertainment

    January 23, 2008

    Super, Thanks for Asking

    Weekend recap by Janine KahnWe're running on a skeleton crew here at All Shook Down this week with most of the usual suspects home for the holidays. Fortunately, our friends at sister blogs The Snitch and SFoodie were out and about this weekend, so our wrap-up won't be too terribly bare bones.On Sat ... More >>

  • Calendar

    January 2, 2008

    The Great Beyond

    Weekend recap by Janine KahnWe're running on a skeleton crew here at All Shook Down this week with most of the usual suspects home for the holidays. Fortunately, our friends at sister blogs The Snitch and SFoodie were out and about this weekend, so our wrap-up won't be too terribly bare bones.On Sat ... More >>

  • Music

    December 19, 2007

    Greed catches up with the major labels

    Weekend recap by Janine KahnWe're running on a skeleton crew here at All Shook Down this week with most of the usual suspects home for the holidays. Fortunately, our friends at sister blogs The Snitch and SFoodie were out and about this weekend, so our wrap-up won't be too terribly bare bones.On Sat ... More >>

  • Blogs

    July 28, 2007

    The 12th Annual San Francisco Silent Film Festival: Day three

    Weekend recap by Janine KahnWe're running on a skeleton crew here at All Shook Down this week with most of the usual suspects home for the holidays. Fortunately, our friends at sister blogs The Snitch and SFoodie were out and about this weekend, so our wrap-up won't be too terribly bare bones.On Sat ... More >>

  • Calendar

    July 18, 2007

    Feed Your Hed

    Weekend recap by Janine KahnWe're running on a skeleton crew here at All Shook Down this week with most of the usual suspects home for the holidays. Fortunately, our friends at sister blogs The Snitch and SFoodie were out and about this weekend, so our wrap-up won't be too terribly bare bones.On Sat ... More >>

  • Blogs

    June 15, 2007

    The Blahg: La Plebe, the Impalers and 'Why Faggots Are So Afraid of Faggots'

    Weekend recap by Janine KahnWe're running on a skeleton crew here at All Shook Down this week with most of the usual suspects home for the holidays. Fortunately, our friends at sister blogs The Snitch and SFoodie were out and about this weekend, so our wrap-up won't be too terribly bare bones.On Sat ... More >>

  • Dining

    November 29, 2006

    Bewiched

    A top chef expands his brand, and we follow

  • Dining

    August 16, 2006

    Love Shack

    Find excellent New England seafood in a little place on Market

  • Film

    January 11, 2006

    God Save the Queen

    A talented rapper narrowly survives another lousy movie

  • Dining

    June 29, 2005

    Red Square Meals

    Urges awakened by a trip to Russia are satisfied locally at the Cinderella Bakery and Café

  • News

    August 4, 2004

    Countdown to Burlingame

    A guide to television coverage of the enhanced drama and athleticism of the 2004 Alternolympics

  • Calendar

    September 3, 2003

    Feed Your Head

    The San Francisco International Arts Festival now rocks with world music

  • Film

    September 3, 2003

    Time of the Gypsies

    The S.F. International Film Festival loses a programming director

  • Music

    March 26, 2003

    Jou Jou

    Lilt

  • News

    January 22, 2003

    Tanks for the Memories

    Reconnoitering the Military Vehicle Technology Foundation and its 205 military vehicles. In Portola Valley.

  • Culture

    December 18, 2002

    Moonwatcher: A New Tale of Chelm for Chanukah

    Three bumbling, stone-broke idiots trying to scrape up the dough to fight "weapons of mass aggravation"

  • Dining

    April 11, 2001

    When in Romany

    Bistro E Europe

  • Dining

    August 23, 2000

    The Son and Heir

    Cosmopolitan Cafe

  • Best of San Francisco

    May 17, 2000

    Most Intrepid Theater Company

    The Shotgun Players

  • Music

    May 3, 2000

    House Of Tudor

    The Gory Wake; Muzsikás; Bitch Fest; Big Love; James Intveld

  • Calendar

    June 30, 1999

    Night & Day

    The Gory Wake; Muzsikás; Bitch Fest; Big Love; James Intveld

  • Calendar

    May 19, 1999

    Glass Slipper Sister

    The Gory Wake; Muzsikás; Bitch Fest; Big Love; James Intveld

  • Music

    April 14, 1999

    The House of Tudor

    The Gory Wake; Muzsikás; Bitch Fest; Big Love; James Intveld

  • News

    January 20, 1999

    Telling Fortunes

    A San Francisco firm rolls the dice in the multibillion-dollar game of global finance

  • News

    July 8, 1998

    By George!

    A forgotten San Francisco economist survives, barely, in his adopted city

  • Film

    March 12, 1997

    Second Time Around

    A forgotten San Francisco economist survives, barely, in his adopted city

  • Dining

    October 30, 1996

    Eastern Standard

    Moxie gives a seductive bistro spin to the foods of Eastern Europe

  • Music

    March 20, 1996

    Recordings

    Moxie gives a seductive bistro spin to the foods of Eastern Europe

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