Lazer SwordOur picks for cheap arts, bands, and farts that won't break the bank. L.O.W.'s One-Year Anniversary w/ Bar Crudo (Fri)We don't remember our first birthdays being this extravagant (then again, we don't remember much about them at all). But hey, Look Out Weekend has been hosting semi-high-c ... More >>
Past-Present-Future
Get the scoop on SF's Emperor Norton
Musicians share their memories -- and music -- in honor of a fallen friend
Sicilian saxophonist Gianni Gebbia knocks out local improv fans
Cowboy musicals, found-sound cacophony, and Beatnik Burlesque
Myles Boisen
Using everything from kotos to cockroaches, synthesizers to strippers, Miya Masaoka is redefining the musician's creative process
Gino Robair is living proof that anything -- anything -- can be turned into a percussion instrument
Peter Kowald Festival: A Future Retrospective
Gianni Gebbia
Mark Eitzel at Hotel Utah, Clit Stop, Arhoolie Records' 40th Birthday
The Rova Saxophone Quartet once again honors the freewheeling spirit of Bay Area jazz improvisers
Gianni Gebbia's out-there saxophone mastery masks a deep and surprising respect for all musical genres
Freaks and friends explain why the Residents still matter
A guide to the explosive new avant-jazz scene
A visit to (dull) Camp Shakespeare
