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England

  • Blogs

    December 14, 2012

    The Flamin' Groovies' Cyril Jordan on How the Movie Clueless Got Him Back into Music

    By KEVIN L. JONES Talking to Cyril Jordan is like chatting with a VH1 documentary on rock 'n' roll: he tells a lot of stories, and many of them make you say "Holy shit!" For a music journalist, he's a dream; every other sentence is a pull-quote. It's like interviewing Keith Richards if he didn't ha ... More >>

  • Blogs

    December 12, 2012

    Cozy Up With Some Hot Booze This Winter

    Recently, a British friend lamented to me about the lack of places in San Francisco to get what is apparently an English staple this time of year: mulled wine. I didn't apologize for our country mostly because I never got an apology for how horrid all the food in England was when I was there -- and ... More >>

  • Blogs

    December 4, 2012

    Gift Guide: Buy Framed Vintage Menus From Classic S.F. Spots

    All through December, SFoodie is bringing you local gift ideas for the food obsessives in your life. We've been fans of Cool Culinara, the online shop that sells framed and unframed prints of vintage menus, since it opened earlier in the summer -- along with the menus, the site gives some backgroun ... More >>

  • Blogs

    October 9, 2012

    Here Are 16 Photos of Ed Sheeran Fans Freaking Out at the Now & Zen Festival

    Now that our hearing has returned, a good week and a half after Alice's Now & Zen festival went down on Sept. 30 in Golden Gate Park, we take this time to present the reason for that loss of hearing: tens of thousands of teenagers freaking the eff out at the performance of Ed Sheeran, the lovable gi ... More >>

  • Calendar

    September 12, 2012

    Going Up

    Now that our hearing has returned, a good week and a half after Alice's Now & Zen festival went down on Sept. 30 in Golden Gate Park, we take this time to present the reason for that loss of hearing: tens of thousands of teenagers freaking the eff out at the performance of Ed Sheeran, the lovable gi ... More >>

  • Film

    August 15, 2012

    "The Awakening": The Haunting of Early 20-Century England

    Now that our hearing has returned, a good week and a half after Alice's Now & Zen festival went down on Sept. 30 in Golden Gate Park, we take this time to present the reason for that loss of hearing: tens of thousands of teenagers freaking the eff out at the performance of Ed Sheeran, the lovable gi ... More >>

  • Blogs

    July 11, 2012

    Celebrate Bastille Day -- Dine on French Food

    Le quatorze juillet is almost here! This Saturday celebrate the country that introduced us to Escargot, taught us how to kiss, and you know, helped our budding country fight for freedom from England. • The Commonwealth Club will host Bay Gourmet on July 13, where authors adept in French culture ... More >>

  • Blogs

    June 7, 2012

    Euro 2012: Why Lunatics Will Be Waking You Up Early in the Coming Weeks

    Perhaps it's happened to you. In the comfort of your own home, you switch on the television to watch a high-level soccer match being played on the other side of the world and being broadcast, live, at an ungodly local hour. Due to the darkness and your early morning stupor, it's only at halftime tha ... More >>

  • Blogs

    June 6, 2012

    Music at Queen Elizabeth's Jubilee Concert: Six Things All Americans Should Know

    Dear Americans, as a British person, I feel I ought to explain a few things about the lunacy of the last four days. If you watch any sort of news whatsoever, you saw a series of increasingly bizarre things taking place in London over the weekend -- including a concert outside Buckingham Palace on Mo ... More >>

  • Music

    May 30, 2012

    G.B.H.: Show Preview

    Dear Americans, as a British person, I feel I ought to explain a few things about the lunacy of the last four days. If you watch any sort of news whatsoever, you saw a series of increasingly bizarre things taking place in London over the weekend -- including a concert outside Buckingham Palace on Mo ... More >>

  • Blogs

    April 9, 2012

    Homophobia Is Probably Caused by Supressed Homosexuality, Study Says

    You know how people know you're gay? Because of your raging homophobia.At least that's what a new study by researchers at the University of Rochester, the University of Essex, England, and UC Santa Barbara suggests.Their paper, titled "Parental autonomy support and discrepancies between implicit and ... More >>

  • Blogs

    March 15, 2012

    Weekend Parties: Prefuse 73 at 1015 Folsom, Warm Leatherette at Sub/Mission, Lee Burridge at Public Works, and Daniel Bell at the EndUp

    Let's face it: It's St. Patrick's Day this weekend. An amateur hour if there ever was one, it's a rare holiday that compels even the most mild-mannered to get absolutely hammered. While there's nothing wrong with that, here are some non-St. Paddy's options that ought to keep you busy while the city' ... More >>

  • Blogs

    February 28, 2012

    The Dance-Punk Pioneers of ESG Are Calling It Quits: Their Journey Through the Bronx, the Haçienda, Paradise Garage, and S.F.

    It's 2006, electroclash is on its last legs, and Mezzanine is just three years settled into its locale on Jessie street. The buzzword on everyone's lips is no wave, a rediscovered genre of art music from '80s New York that plays with the form and structure of punk, disco, and hip-hop. Looking to cap ... More >>

  • Calendar

    January 4, 2012

    What a Boar

    It's 2006, electroclash is on its last legs, and Mezzanine is just three years settled into its locale on Jessie street. The buzzword on everyone's lips is no wave, a rediscovered genre of art music from '80s New York that plays with the form and structure of punk, disco, and hip-hop. Looking to cap ... More >>

  • Blogs

    November 23, 2011

    Plaid on Its New Album, the Persistent Influence of Detroit Techno, and How to Not Repeat Yourself Musically After 20 Years

    Plaid: Never a duo to get caught in a box.​ British electronic duo Plaid, made up of Ed Handley and Andy Turner, has been navigating the digital obliques of melodically askew, syncopated beats since 1991. This Friday, it will bring the music of its new album, Scintilli -- Plaid's first non-sou ... More >>

  • Dining

    November 2, 2011

    Fresh Eats: Drink of the Week: Moonraker at Bar Agricole

    Plaid: Never a duo to get caught in a box.​ British electronic duo Plaid, made up of Ed Handley and Andy Turner, has been navigating the digital obliques of melodically askew, syncopated beats since 1991. This Friday, it will bring the music of its new album, Scintilli -- Plaid's first non-sou ... More >>

  • Music

    October 26, 2011

    Sizzle & Fizzle: Highs and Lows from the Last Week in S.F. Music

    Plaid: Never a duo to get caught in a box.​ British electronic duo Plaid, made up of Ed Handley and Andy Turner, has been navigating the digital obliques of melodically askew, syncopated beats since 1991. This Friday, it will bring the music of its new album, Scintilli -- Plaid's first non-sou ... More >>

  • Blogs

    October 5, 2011

    Bouncer Finds Solace from the Weekend Apocalypse at Elephant and Castle

    From this week's Bouncer column: Rainy Sundays in San Francisco are always lonely. No one is out and about. Normally I would relish such times, but the older I get, the more my feelings are tied to the weather. The fog and drizzle can cover the whole city and my mood like a wet wool blanket. Even t ... More >>

  • Culture

    July 13, 2011

    "2012 — The Musical!": S.F. Mime Troupe Big on Idealogy, Short on Entertainment

    From this week's Bouncer column: Rainy Sundays in San Francisco are always lonely. No one is out and about. Normally I would relish such times, but the older I get, the more my feelings are tied to the weather. The fog and drizzle can cover the whole city and my mood like a wet wool blanket. Even t ... More >>

  • Film

    May 18, 2011

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

    From this week's Bouncer column: Rainy Sundays in San Francisco are always lonely. No one is out and about. Normally I would relish such times, but the older I get, the more my feelings are tied to the weather. The fog and drizzle can cover the whole city and my mood like a wet wool blanket. Even t ... More >>

  • Music

    April 20, 2011

    Go! Team: Show Preview

    From this week's Bouncer column: Rainy Sundays in San Francisco are always lonely. No one is out and about. Normally I would relish such times, but the older I get, the more my feelings are tied to the weather. The fog and drizzle can cover the whole city and my mood like a wet wool blanket. Even t ... More >>

  • Blogs

    February 2, 2011

    Bouncer Gets Robbed While Drinking at the Attic

    ​Here's another weird thing that went through my mind. With a little detective work, I figured out the break-in had happened about an hour earlier. I immediately tried to remember where I had been during that time, and what I was doing -- and, gentle reader, I was of course at a bar, for happy hou ... More >>

  • Blogs

    January 11, 2011

    The Best Barleywine? Our Panel Picks a Winner

    Jesse Friedman/Beer and NoshAmerican barleywine daddy Fritz Maytag, at the Anchor Brewery he once owned.​What began more than three decades ago as a small-batch specialty beer made by a local beer hero has grown thunderously into perhaps the most cult-acclaimed craft beer style in America: the ... More >>

  • Film

    December 8, 2010

    "The King's Speech": Colin Firth and Helena Bonham Carter humanize the House of Windsor

    Jesse Friedman/Beer and NoshAmerican barleywine daddy Fritz Maytag, at the Anchor Brewery he once owned.​What began more than three decades ago as a small-batch specialty beer made by a local beer hero has grown thunderously into perhaps the most cult-acclaimed craft beer style in America: the ... More >>

  • Blogs

    November 29, 2010

    In Which Nick Cave Humors One Terrified and Overcaffeinated Writer, Discusses Grinderman and Deep Fried Apple Pie

    Deirdre O'CallaghanThat's Nick on the left, with fangs put away for the moment.​Confession: We, like many others, are terrified of Nick Cave. As excited as one would be to interview the demon prince of Australian rock ahead of tonight's Grinderman show at the Warfield, we also ran into considerabl ... More >>

  • Culture

    November 10, 2010

    'Equus': Theater Review

    Deirdre O'CallaghanThat's Nick on the left, with fangs put away for the moment.​Confession: We, like many others, are terrified of Nick Cave. As excited as one would be to interview the demon prince of Australian rock ahead of tonight's Grinderman show at the Warfield, we also ran into considerabl ... More >>

  • Film

    October 13, 2010

    "Tamara Drew": Stephen Frears and Gemma Arterton go plastic in rural England

    Deirdre O'CallaghanThat's Nick on the left, with fangs put away for the moment.​Confession: We, like many others, are terrified of Nick Cave. As excited as one would be to interview the demon prince of Australian rock ahead of tonight's Grinderman show at the Warfield, we also ran into considerabl ... More >>

  • Blogs

    October 1, 2010

    Download A Rare!!! Mixtape!!! From Bay Area Crazy Person Lil B

    Just... wow.​I think we can all agree that Berkeley-based loudmouth Lil B is full of surprises: last week he released a splashy watercolor Hallmark card of an album called Rain In England; this week he's dropping MF Based, a "rare" (how does that work, exactly?) mixtape of half-baked freestyles de ... More >>

  • Music

    September 22, 2010

    The xx takes a victory-lap tour of the U.S.

    Just... wow.​I think we can all agree that Berkeley-based loudmouth Lil B is full of surprises: last week he released a splashy watercolor Hallmark card of an album called Rain In England; this week he's dropping MF Based, a "rare" (how does that work, exactly?) mixtape of half-baked freestyles de ... More >>

  • Calendar

    September 22, 2010

    Organ Donor

    Just... wow.​I think we can all agree that Berkeley-based loudmouth Lil B is full of surprises: last week he released a splashy watercolor Hallmark card of an album called Rain In England; this week he's dropping MF Based, a "rare" (how does that work, exactly?) mixtape of half-baked freestyles de ... More >>

  • Music

    June 30, 2010

    Sweet Relief from the Stink

    Bouncer drinks to forget the oil leak at Kezar Bar & Grill.

  • Calendar

    June 2, 2010

    Football, or Soccer, or Whatever

    Bouncer drinks to forget the oil leak at Kezar Bar & Grill.

  • Calendar

    May 5, 2010

    Africa Abroad

    Bouncer drinks to forget the oil leak at Kezar Bar & Grill.

  • Music

    March 24, 2010

    Field Music

    Bouncer drinks to forget the oil leak at Kezar Bar & Grill.

  • Music

    February 24, 2010

    The Strange Boys write another rough masterpiece

    Bouncer drinks to forget the oil leak at Kezar Bar & Grill.

  • Calendar

    September 9, 2009

    Murder Most Foul

    Bouncer drinks to forget the oil leak at Kezar Bar & Grill.

  • Calendar

    August 26, 2009

    All Town, No Gown

    Bouncer drinks to forget the oil leak at Kezar Bar & Grill.

  • Calendar

    July 22, 2009

    In the Loop

    Bouncer drinks to forget the oil leak at Kezar Bar & Grill.

  • Calendar

    September 17, 2008

    Prim, Proper, and Totally Perverted

    Bouncer drinks to forget the oil leak at Kezar Bar & Grill.

  • Calendar

    September 17, 2008

    And the Band Played On

    Bouncer drinks to forget the oil leak at Kezar Bar & Grill.

  • Calendar

    July 16, 2008

    Brideshead Revisited

    Bouncer drinks to forget the oil leak at Kezar Bar & Grill.

  • Calendar

    June 18, 2008

    Savage Grace

    Bouncer drinks to forget the oil leak at Kezar Bar & Grill.

  • Calendar

    January 23, 2008

    Bastard Out of England

    Bouncer drinks to forget the oil leak at Kezar Bar & Grill.

  • Calendar

    October 10, 2007

    So Not Dead

    Bouncer drinks to forget the oil leak at Kezar Bar & Grill.

  • Calendar

    August 8, 2007

    Career Opportunities

    Bouncer drinks to forget the oil leak at Kezar Bar & Grill.

  • Calendar

    July 25, 2007

    Poets Invade S.F.

    Bouncer drinks to forget the oil leak at Kezar Bar & Grill.

  • Music

    February 15, 2006

    Very Bad Things

    Bouncer contemplates the worst thing she's ever done at the Eagle Tavern

  • Dining

    May 17, 2000

    En Español

    B44

  • Dining

    March 19, 1997

    Two for Tea

    Afternoons spent on the English beat

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