plucchesi/FlickrEpic Roasthouse and Waterbar: The fireworks may move indoors this year.Toasting and noshing on the town can be the tastiest way to enjoy this Fourth of July. Here are some SFoodie recommended spots to hit before -- or instead of -- the usual fireworks or fog.
El Rio (3158 Mission at Precita): From 1:30 to 8 p.m., eight smackers (aka $8) gets you an afternoon of traditional BBQ, drink specials, and live music ... from eight bands. Outdoor patio seating is available, and the sign
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Slim news: In its piece on Larry Bain and Let's Be Frank at the Aspen Ideas Festival, 7x7 does stretches worthy of a bikram class. There are ... rumors that the White House could be serving the LBF dogs for their annual Fourth of July picnic. As Bain put it: "I'm not allowed to say, but people are talking to people who are talking to people." Not a lot to wrap your lips around there. But it allows Bain an opening to flog LBF as perhaps the ul
Who doesn't love sunsets, right? Especially in San Francisco, where things take on a pastel hue no matter the season. DJ Galen seems to dig sunsets a little more than most: he's planned huge parties for the past 15 years aimed, in part, at watching the sun go down and the dancefloor temperature rise. Whether he's promoting parties on hills, boats, or at regular old clubs, his Pacificsound crew's gained lots of Sunset worshipers over the years.For 4th of July, Galen helps host Sunset Independance
Red MeatIf you're planning an all American staycation this weekend, there's still plenty to do in the (very 2009) American spirit of staying thrifty. Below, a couple choice selections for the long Independence Day(s)...and nights.Panama! 2 with DJ Beto (Friday)DJ Beto traveled all through the bug-filled bodegas of Panama to dig for the finest in funk-infested, Latin- and African- influenced combos sweatin' out the late '60 through the late '70s. The local writer/DJ/crate digger edited down his f
EKAphotographyAnti-Flag: Everything Must Go
I have seen the future and its name is Everything Must Go. The Oakland quartet, fronted by the irascible Jake Hout, is quite possibly the Bay Area punk rock's scene's next breakout act-proud heirs to the legacy of such legendary groups as the Dead Kennedys, Flipper, Green Day, Rancid, A.F.I., and Neurosis. Maximum Rock & Roll called them "Oakland's best band in years," and I tend to agree.
To be honest, I never really paid much attention to the u
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