There are stories -- half-lies, probably -- that seem to stir each time the Jesus and Mary Chain pack the van up for another tour. (The band plays the Fillmore tonight.) They tell of the violence that used to stalk the Glasgow band back in the early days. You won't find these details in press releas ... More >>
From SF Weekly's latest print music section:Lazer Sword: "Nov. 2, 2010, was an important day for many fans of electronic music across the globe. The events of this particular Tuesday were unknowingly conceived in 2004, when two beat fiends met while digging for vinyl at Amoeba Music in San Fran ... More >>
Perhaps you would be wary of issuing visas to these youngsters as wellBad news for fans of the sound of collapsing new buildings: West Berlin experimental noise stalwart Einstürzende Neubauten (which is German for "collapsing new buildings") has had to cancel its 30th anniversary tour of th ... More >>
Our critics weigh in on local theater
Hurra Torpedo's kitchens of distinction
SF Weekly writers pick their favorite Bay Area records of all time
In Cod We Trust
Abattoir Blues / The Lyre of Orpheus
With its array of homemade instruments, Sleepytime Gorilla Museum makes Futurism fun again.
Psychic TV's long-awaited reunion pales in comparison to singer Genesis P-Orridge's odd transformation
After 13 years, Savage Republic returns to find its Middle Eastern post-punk world largely intact
Gogol Bordello's debauched Gypsy ferocities, and the Transcinema Festival's mind-altering new media
Compulsive Numbers, retro-refracted Flaming Stars, and filmmaker Peter Sempel
Chock full of nuts
Malcolm Mooney & the 10th Planet
Hammertoes; Jucifer; Duncan Wilder Johnson; Jump Up! Records Showcase; Einstürzende Neubauten; Who Wants to Shag to Be a Millionaire
Verehrt und Angespien
