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  • Blogs

    November 7, 2012

    The Six Best Concerts in the Bay Area This Week

    6. A Place to Bury Strangers @ the Independent, Wednesday, Nov. 7 In a city overflowing with notable musicians, earning the informal title of "Loudest Band in New York" is no small potatoes. But that's what Brooklyn outfit A Place to Bury Strangers is often called, and it's an honorific the trio has ... More >>

  • Blogs

    May 9, 2012

    Live Review, 5/8/12: The Weeknd Shyly Seduces at the Fillmore

    The Weeknd May 8, 2012 The Fillmore Better than: Cuddling up to Soundcloud. "San Francisco, I want to hear you scream!" This repeated command was one of the few things the Toronto-bred singer Abel Tesfaye, better known as the Weeknd, said to the sold-out crowd at the Fillmore last night -- that, ... More >>

  • Blogs

    March 21, 2012

    Live Review, 3/20/12: Kaiser Chiefs Show They've Got More Than Singles at the Fillmore

    Kaiser Chiefs Walk The Moon Transfer March 20, 2012 The Fillmore Better than: What you'd expect from a band you thought had three singles. A band like the Kaiser Chiefs has it rough. Songs like "Oh My God" and "I Predict A Riot" are nearly eight years old now. When this group -- a rock act distinc ... More >>

  • Blogs

    February 21, 2012

    Fat Tuesday Comes to the Fillmore Tonight

    What: Fat Tuesday in the Fillmore Where: All over the Fillmore When: Tues., February 21, 6 p.m. Cost: Varies The rundown: Everyone loves a party, and no party is more insane than Fat Tuesday. The Fillmore plans to do it up right tonight with special deals on food and drink throughout the neighb ... More >>

  • Calendar

    February 15, 2012

    Show Us Your É Beads!

    What: Fat Tuesday in the Fillmore Where: All over the Fillmore When: Tues., February 21, 6 p.m. Cost: Varies The rundown: Everyone loves a party, and no party is more insane than Fat Tuesday. The Fillmore plans to do it up right tonight with special deals on food and drink throughout the neighb ... More >>

  • Music

    January 25, 2012

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

    What: Fat Tuesday in the Fillmore Where: All over the Fillmore When: Tues., February 21, 6 p.m. Cost: Varies The rundown: Everyone loves a party, and no party is more insane than Fat Tuesday. The Fillmore plans to do it up right tonight with special deals on food and drink throughout the neighb ... More >>

  • Dining

    January 25, 2012

    Recent Openers

    What: Fat Tuesday in the Fillmore Where: All over the Fillmore When: Tues., February 21, 6 p.m. Cost: Varies The rundown: Everyone loves a party, and no party is more insane than Fat Tuesday. The Fillmore plans to do it up right tonight with special deals on food and drink throughout the neighb ... More >>

  • Blogs

    January 12, 2012

    The Bay Area Has Only One Club in the World's Top 100, According to Pollstar. Huh?

    Update: Aaron Siuda, vice president of marketing at Live Nation Northern California, says that his firm generally does not report ticket sales to Pollstar. But he said if it had provided numbers, the Fillmore would have been in the Top 10 clubs on the Pollstar list. (Shoreline, also a Live Nation ve ... More >>

  • Blogs

    January 10, 2012

    Fauxchella: How to See Your Favorite Coachella Bands Without Leaving S.F.

    Christopher VictorioYou could see the Coachella artists... without seeing this.​ Maybe you hate traveling. Maybe you're broke. Or maybe you're allergic to waiting in long lines under the hot sun while privileged pre-teens gyrate to David Guetta. There are many, many good reasons not to go to ... More >>

  • Blogs

    November 15, 2011

    SF Rapper DaVinci Lists His Five Favorite Fillmore District Memories

    Ken TaylorDaVinci, in unmistakably San Francisco fog. ​ DaVinci represents the Fillmore passionately. The rapper claims roots in the area going back to his grandmother's time, and has traced the changes in the blocks he grew up on through songs like "What You Finna Do." So before he lights up ... More >>

  • Blogs

    November 3, 2011

    Live Review: Phantogram Makes a Beautiful Nightmare at the Fillmore

    Phantogram at the Fillmore last night.​ Phantogram Reptar November 2, 2011 The Fillmore Better than: Being stuck in a Phantogram music video. Having made the festival rounds this summer, Phantogram settled into the Fillmore last night just two years after it released its first album. The so ... More >>

  • Blogs

    September 15, 2011

    Broken Social Scene To Go on Hiatus After October S.F. Shows

    Broken Social Scene at Treasure Island last year.​ Canadian art-rock collective Broken Social Scene is coming to the Bay Area at the beginning of next month for two shows on Oct 1: One at the free Hardly Strictly Bluegrass festival, and one at the not-free Fillmore. But while we've grown used ... More >>

  • Blogs

    August 4, 2011

    Dubstep Takes Over the Fillmore District This Saturday, Rest of the World Soon After

    Irie Cartel is one of the DJ groups performing at the free Fillmore Dub Music Festival on Saturday.​If you're reading this blog, you've probably already heard of it -- it's heavy, it wobbles, and it's not the Bay Bridge. A fast-growing electronica genre with roots in reggae and dub music, du ... More >>

  • Dining

    June 29, 2011

    Recent Openers

    Irie Cartel is one of the DJ groups performing at the free Fillmore Dub Music Festival on Saturday.​If you're reading this blog, you've probably already heard of it -- it's heavy, it wobbles, and it's not the Bay Bridge. A fast-growing electronica genre with roots in reggae and dub music, du ... More >>

  • Dining

    June 22, 2011

    Recent Openers

    Irie Cartel is one of the DJ groups performing at the free Fillmore Dub Music Festival on Saturday.​If you're reading this blog, you've probably already heard of it -- it's heavy, it wobbles, and it's not the Bay Bridge. A fast-growing electronica genre with roots in reggae and dub music, du ... More >>

  • Blogs

    May 27, 2011

    Pear Flower, a Sweet and Sultry Charmer at 1300 On Fillmore

    Tamara Palmer​We tried to order a rather manly cocktail the other night at 1300 On Fillmore, but our server noticed our delicate femininity (or something) and steered us to something sweeter and more sultry. It was a good move: The Pear Flower (Grey Goose Poire vodka, St. Germain, lemon, and g ... More >>

  • Dining

    May 25, 2011

    Recent Openers

    Tamara Palmer​We tried to order a rather manly cocktail the other night at 1300 On Fillmore, but our server noticed our delicate femininity (or something) and steered us to something sweeter and more sultry. It was a good move: The Pear Flower (Grey Goose Poire vodka, St. Germain, lemon, and g ... More >>

  • Dining

    May 11, 2011

    Recent Openers

    Tamara Palmer​We tried to order a rather manly cocktail the other night at 1300 On Fillmore, but our server noticed our delicate femininity (or something) and steered us to something sweeter and more sultry. It was a good move: The Pear Flower (Grey Goose Poire vodka, St. Germain, lemon, and g ... More >>

  • Dining

    May 4, 2011

    Recent Openers

    Tamara Palmer​We tried to order a rather manly cocktail the other night at 1300 On Fillmore, but our server noticed our delicate femininity (or something) and steered us to something sweeter and more sultry. It was a good move: The Pear Flower (Grey Goose Poire vodka, St. Germain, lemon, and g ... More >>

  • Dining

    April 27, 2011

    Recent Openers

    Tamara Palmer​We tried to order a rather manly cocktail the other night at 1300 On Fillmore, but our server noticed our delicate femininity (or something) and steered us to something sweeter and more sultry. It was a good move: The Pear Flower (Grey Goose Poire vodka, St. Germain, lemon, and g ... More >>

  • Dining

    April 20, 2011

    Recent Openers

    Tamara Palmer​We tried to order a rather manly cocktail the other night at 1300 On Fillmore, but our server noticed our delicate femininity (or something) and steered us to something sweeter and more sultry. It was a good move: The Pear Flower (Grey Goose Poire vodka, St. Germain, lemon, and g ... More >>

  • Dining

    April 13, 2011

    Recent Openers

    Tamara Palmer​We tried to order a rather manly cocktail the other night at 1300 On Fillmore, but our server noticed our delicate femininity (or something) and steered us to something sweeter and more sultry. It was a good move: The Pear Flower (Grey Goose Poire vodka, St. Germain, lemon, and g ... More >>

  • Dining

    April 6, 2011

    Recent Openers

    Tamara Palmer​We tried to order a rather manly cocktail the other night at 1300 On Fillmore, but our server noticed our delicate femininity (or something) and steered us to something sweeter and more sultry. It was a good move: The Pear Flower (Grey Goose Poire vodka, St. Germain, lemon, and g ... More >>

  • Blogs

    April 5, 2011

    Dosa's Tuesdays for Tokyo

    peter_r/Flickr​Trendy South Indian Dosa has joined the wave of restaurants contributing to Japanese disaster relief, with a promotion called Tuesdays for Tokyo. Dine any Tuesday in April at either the Fillmore or Valencia Street locations and 100 percent of the profits will be donated to the J ... More >>

  • Blogs

    March 8, 2011

    Best Excuse Ever to Drink on a Tuesday

    philippe leroyer/FlickrOff with her ― top.​Fat Tuesday in the Fillmore Where: 1300 on Fillmore, 1300 Fillmore (at Eddy), 771-7100 When: Tonight, Mar. 8, 7:30-10:30 p.m. Cost: A la carte pricing The rundown: Maybe San Francisco isn't in the top tier of Mardi Gras cities. Our orgies of le ... More >>

  • Blogs

    March 2, 2011

    Video: Cake's John McCrea Talks Playing S.F., Leaving Columbia Records, and Building a Green Studio

    ​Perhaps you noticed that Sacramento's Cake recently played four sold-out nights at the Fillmore. Perhaps you noticed that Cake recently put out a new album, Showroom of Compassion, that ranks among its best. Well we did, and we got a chance to sit down with Cake singer John McCrea at the Fillmore ... More >>

  • Calendar

    February 23, 2011

    Dancing in the Streets

    ​Perhaps you noticed that Sacramento's Cake recently played four sold-out nights at the Fillmore. Perhaps you noticed that Cake recently put out a new album, Showroom of Compassion, that ranks among its best. Well we did, and we got a chance to sit down with Cake singer John McCrea at the Fillmore ... More >>

  • Blogs

    January 28, 2011

    Helpful Advice for Dealing with Security at S.F.'s Music Venues

    It's not easy working security. Your job basically entails keeping drunk people safe, keeping minors sober, patting down strangers you probably don't want to touch, enforcing trivial rules you didn't think up in the first place, and pretty much freezing your ass off all night. All of the above thing ... More >>

  • Blogs

    December 1, 2010

    A Reminder: You Will Not Be Seeing Einstürzende Neubauten in S.F. This Weekend

    Perhaps you would be wary of issuing visas to these youngsters as well​Bad 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 >>

  • Dining

    November 24, 2010

    Recent Openers

    Perhaps you would be wary of issuing visas to these youngsters as well​Bad 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 >>

  • Dining

    November 17, 2010

    Recent Openers

    Perhaps you would be wary of issuing visas to these youngsters as well​Bad 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 >>

  • Blogs

    November 17, 2010

    Last Night in Photos: A Perfect Circle at the Fillmore

    Calibree PhotographyA Perfect Circle at the first of three nights at the Fillmore.​A Perfect CircleNovember 16, 2010@ The FillmoreA Perfect Circle played debut album Mer De Noms at the first of three nights at the Fillmore last night. The diverse crowd included younger fans, experienced ones, alt ... More >>

  • Blogs

    November 11, 2010

    Last Night in Photos: Stars and Geographer at the Fillmore

    Calibree PhotographyStars at the Fillmore last night​StarsGeographerNovember 10, 2010@ The FillmoreMontreal's Stars met up with San Francisco's own Geographer for a show at the Fillmore last night. "Most I spoke with were there for the headliners, but were blown into a frenzy by the openers," phot ... More >>

  • Blogs

    August 25, 2010

    Fillmore MC DaVinci on the Mixed Bag of Gentrification, and Why His Music Isn't Throwback Rap

    Ken TaylorDaVinci​Easily the most surprising and refreshing hip-hop record to come out of the Bay Area this year is the first album from DaVinci, The Day the Turf Stood Still. Not only did that record revitalize this writer's faith in local hip-hop, but praise for the massive debut has come f ... More >>

  • Blogs

    May 3, 2010

    New Man/Miracle Video and MP3: "Pushing and Shoving"

    It's another blissed-out, barbecues-and-babes music video, this time from Oakland foursome Man/Miracle, who finished a big tour with Rogue Wave this past Saturday at the Fillmore. This new clip's for the song "Pushing and Shoving," and it's anything but violent. The boys bathe a house-painting par ... More >>

  • Music

    March 10, 2010

    Fillmore Rapper DaVinci's thoughtful 'hood parables

    It's another blissed-out, barbecues-and-babes music video, this time from Oakland foursome Man/Miracle, who finished a big tour with Rogue Wave this past Saturday at the Fillmore. This new clip's for the song "Pushing and Shoving," and it's anything but violent. The boys bathe a house-painting par ... More >>

  • Blogs

    December 24, 2009

    Hair of the Dog: Dosa's Vivid Homage to a Superstar of Cricket

    arioDosa's Frankie, named after West Indian cricketer Frank Worrell.​Most of us have our preferred poison -- be it PBR, Pinot, or mixology's latest love child. For mornings after one or 10 too many, SFoodie offers Hair of the Dog, our weekly recommendation on where to run when a hangover calls ... More >>

  • Dining

    December 2, 2009

    New Restaurants

    arioDosa's Frankie, named after West Indian cricketer Frank Worrell.​Most of us have our preferred poison -- be it PBR, Pinot, or mixology's latest love child. For mornings after one or 10 too many, SFoodie offers Hair of the Dog, our weekly recommendation on where to run when a hangover calls ... More >>

  • Blogs

    October 30, 2009

    That Meat-in-the-Teeth Feelin': A SFoodie Lunch Planner

    ​Friday, October 30, 2009 What, there's like a law that says you can't get a jump on weekend brunch? SF Weekly restaurant critic Meredith Brody suggests showing up for the New England flannel corn beef hash with a green onion cheese biscuit at cash-only Kate's Kitchen, 471 Haight (at Fillmore ... More >>

  • Blogs

    October 20, 2009

    Local Flavor: Shredded Pork Shoulder with Chá Truong Vit

    J. Birdsall​Dish: Shredded pork shoulder, served with Vietnamese pork quiche with duck egg (chá truong vit) ($12) Source: Out the Door, 2232 Bush (at Fillmore) Breakdown: This is two dishes in one: a tangle of cold pork and pork skin sanded with toasted rice powder, served with a wedge of col ... More >>

  • Blogs

    October 14, 2009

    Nothing Says Oktoberfest in the Fillmore Quite Like Andouille Hot Dogs and Beer

    Lea Suzuki/Chronicle via YelpThe $10 deal is available in the lounge at 1300 on Fillmore.​For the rest of the month, $10 will get you an ample dose of jazzy -- we'd even say sexy -- atmosphere, along with an andouille hot dog and Oktoberfest Spaten beer. The lounge at 1300 on Fillmore (1300 Fi ... More >>

  • Blogs

    October 2, 2009

    First-Ever Taste of Fillmore Drops Tomorrow

    ​Merchants and organizers are billing it as the First Annual Taste of Fillmore -- it comes to life tomorrow, noon-5 p.m., on Fillmore between Pine and California. Expects a fashion show, live jazz, and -- naturally - a semi-heavy restaurant presence. Corner of Fillmore and Pine, you'll be ab ... More >>

  • Dining

    September 23, 2009

    Coda gives us all that jazz, and food too

    ​Merchants and organizers are billing it as the First Annual Taste of Fillmore -- it comes to life tomorrow, noon-5 p.m., on Fillmore between Pine and California. Expects a fashion show, live jazz, and -- naturally - a semi-heavy restaurant presence. Corner of Fillmore and Pine, you'll be ab ... More >>

  • Dining

    August 19, 2009

    New Restaurants

    ​Merchants and organizers are billing it as the First Annual Taste of Fillmore -- it comes to life tomorrow, noon-5 p.m., on Fillmore between Pine and California. Expects a fashion show, live jazz, and -- naturally - a semi-heavy restaurant presence. Corner of Fillmore and Pine, you'll be ab ... More >>

  • Blogs

    August 12, 2009

    86ing the Burrito, Paying Pacifica Prices, and Bargain House Wines: A Foodie Day Planner

    ​Wednesday, August 12, 2009 Let's do lunch: No, do NOT get the same damn burrito you always end up with. Go all Yucatecan, says SF Weekly restaurant critic Meredith Brody, with panuchos and cochinita pibil at Mi Lindo Yucatan (401 Valencia at 15th St.). Drink therapy: It's dark and pubby, w ... More >>

  • Blogs

    March 11, 2009

    Cut Copy to DJ Popscene Afterparty

    If you think you're not gonna get enough Cut Copy at the Fillmore tomorrow night (or if you missed out on getting tickets to show) the Australian electro act will be manning the decks at Popscene later that night. The party starts as soon as the Fillmore's stops, with fellow Aussie DJ and remixer Mi ... More >>

  • Blogs

    March 6, 2009

    Drink of the Week: MatrixFillmore's Paniolo

    The cocktails at MatrixFillmore (3138 Fillmore) are seasonal, fresh and as lively as the house music that the DJs play there. The Paniolo (made with Corzo tequila, fresh muddled pineapple and serrano chili, hand pressed lime juice and agave nectar) is a tropical vacation in a glass with its sweet, ... More >>

  • Dining

    February 25, 2009

    New Restaurants

    The cocktails at MatrixFillmore (3138 Fillmore) are seasonal, fresh and as lively as the house music that the DJs play there. The Paniolo (made with Corzo tequila, fresh muddled pineapple and serrano chili, hand pressed lime juice and agave nectar) is a tropical vacation in a glass with its sweet, ... More >>

  • Blogs

    December 31, 2008

    Last Night: Butthole Surfers at the Fillmore

    Butthole SurfersTuesday, Dec. 30, 2008The FillmoreWords by Jennifer  Maerz, photos by Scott CarisBetter than: Taking enough acid to visualize an x-ray of a girl passing gas.The hippie geezers may get their acid flashbacks going to see Santana or Jefferson Starship, but for the punk geezers, the ... More >>

  • Blogs

    December 5, 2008

    Butthole Surfers Hit S.F. in Dec.

    After the reunited '80s Butthole Surfers lineup (Gibby Haynes, Paul Leary, Jeff Pinkus, King Coffey and Teresa Taylor) played Austin back in September, the group is now targeting San Francisco for two nights of Texas-tweaked psychedelic punk. That same linup will ring out the end of 2008 with a two ... More >>

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