Fleet Week

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Steve Fabus on the Liberated Early Days of SF Disco, and the Spirit of the Go Bang! Party

Stacy Lucier​ Chicago-born DJ Steve Fabus started his musical career in the early '70s, after being inspired by the soulful sounds of Etta James and Stevie Wonder. Moving to San Francisco in 1974, he found himself in the center of one of America's counter culture capitals, where disco, drugs, ... More >>

Overheard in S.F.: Woman Demands Street Preacher Stop Damning Sailors

Stacy Lucier​ Chicago-born DJ Steve Fabus started his musical career in the early '70s, after being inspired by the soulful sounds of Etta James and Stevie Wonder. Moving to San Francisco in 1974, he found himself in the center of one of America's counter culture capitals, where disco, drugs, ... More >>

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

Stacy Lucier​ Chicago-born DJ Steve Fabus started his musical career in the early '70s, after being inspired by the soulful sounds of Etta James and Stevie Wonder. Moving to San Francisco in 1974, he found himself in the center of one of America's counter culture capitals, where disco, drugs, ... More >>

Blue Angels Are Awesomely Divisive: SF Weekly Called 'Liberal Doosh'

​The only thing more entertaining than lamenting the very loud roar of the Blue Angels is the hate you earn for doing so. On Friday, we penned a diatribe against the "seagulls from hell" interrupting newsroom activity at the SF Weekly office from our front-row seat of the deafening Fleet Week ... More >>

Blue Angels Noise Level Is Somewhere Between Annoying and Buzz Saw -- Are You Deaf Yet?

​Our view here at the SF Weekly office usually offers a calming view of Alcatraz, sailboats cutting through the surf, and the Yang Ming cargo ship making its way into the bay each afternoon. Coworkers have mentioned the dramatic view could be mistaken for a giant screensaver. But this week, o ... More >>

Mission: Battleship Puts the 'Eat' in Fleet Week

Where: S.S. Jeremiah O'Brien, Pier 45, Embarcadero (at Taylor) When: Thurs., Oct. 6th, 5 p.m. - 10 p.m. Cost: $30 online; 21 and over. Food and drink not included in entry price. The rundown: Fleet Week docks in San Francisco and kicking the party off like a bottle of champagne on a new ship is Mis ... More >>

The Pride of Flint, Mich.

Where: S.S. Jeremiah O'Brien, Pier 45, Embarcadero (at Taylor) When: Thurs., Oct. 6th, 5 p.m. - 10 p.m. Cost: $30 online; 21 and over. Food and drink not included in entry price. The rundown: Fleet Week docks in San Francisco and kicking the party off like a bottle of champagne on a new ship is Mis ... More >>

Brandon Lee Starred in Gay Porn While Serving in Navy

All hands on deck!​A Pentagon study released last month urged repealing the military's Don't Ask, Don't Tell policy, revealing that a majority of servicemen and women had no problems working alongside people who are openly gay. Just ask porn star Brandon Lee. He says he served in the Navy from 19 ... More >>

New My First Earthquake Gets Wet and Flirty for Fleet Week

Guess these sailor boys got a bit too fresh with the onshore attractions​"You came off the ship looking way too hip/ in your tight white pants and your navy blue bib," gushes My First Earthquake's Rebecca Bortman at the opening of salty love ballad "Sleep in the Sea," whose new video makes fl ... More >>

The Week In Event Names: The Good, The Bad, The WTF

South Carolina death metallurgists Lecherous Nocturne play Wednesday at the DNA Lounge​This post-Fleet Week week should be a good one for concerts around here. Below, for your consideration, are some upcoming shows whose names (or participants' names) tickle the imagination, the gag reflex, or the ... More >>

Do Pets, Terrified By Fleet Week, Enrich Carpet Cleaners?

Yep, blame that one on the Blue Angels​The spectacle of a jet screeching over one's domicile can be terrifying. And human beings, ostensibly, can rationalize, "oh, it's a jet." Your dogs and cats cannot. Therefore, they go on the carpet. So, does Fleet Week lead to a bonanza for San Francisco carp ... More >>

No Ticket to BlogHer Food 2010? You Can Still Take Part

​Over the next couple of days San Francisco plays to the second annual BlogHer Food conference, headquartered at the gorgeous InterContinental and featuring a jam-packed schedule. Big-name food bloggers will be speaking (Food Gal Carolyn Jung, Steamy Kitchen's Jaden Hair), including SFoodie's ... More >>

Like Blogs, Only Paperier

​Over the next couple of days San Francisco plays to the second annual BlogHer Food conference, headquartered at the gorgeous InterContinental and featuring a jam-packed schedule. Big-name food bloggers will be speaking (Food Gal Carolyn Jung, Steamy Kitchen's Jaden Hair), including SFoodie's ... More >>

New Navy

​Over the next couple of days San Francisco plays to the second annual BlogHer Food conference, headquartered at the gorgeous InterContinental and featuring a jam-packed schedule. Big-name food bloggers will be speaking (Food Gal Carolyn Jung, Steamy Kitchen's Jaden Hair), including SFoodie's ... More >>

Stars in Our Eyes

Our selections from the new and controversial Michelin restaurant guide garner mixed reviews