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Hardly Strictly Bluegrass 2012: The Full, Final Lineup Is Gigantic

Hardly Strictly Bluegrass is the music festival that just won't stop growing. We've posted pieces of the lineup as they've become public -- and thought we'd seen most of it -- but it turns out there have been even more artists added. This week, though, organizers promise that they've finally release ... More >>

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Here's the Hardly Strictly Bluegrass Lineup, Or Most of It

The folks over at Hardly Strictly Bluegrass are such teases! They've been leaking the lineup for this year's free festival one song medley at a time since late July. And now, it looks like we've got the full lineup -- or at least most of it -- revealed. There are often late adds and sometimes change ... More >>

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

Hardly Strictly Bluegrass 2012 Lineup: Here's What We Know So Far

As we reminded you last week, the organizers of Hardly Strictly Bluegrass are once again unveiling the festival lineup as a kind of quiz, by posting medleys of this year's performers online and letting fans take a guess. With two sets of song clips out now -- and the official answers posted on the H ... More >>

The Hunger Games Soundtrack: Five Things You Need to Know

​As you may have gathered from all the relentless hype and advertising and media anticipation, The Hunger Games movie is finally out today. And, yes, despite our vaguely dismissive tone, we're actually thoroughly excited about the whole thing. Especially since Rolling Stone just told us to "relax" ... More >>

"The Swell Season": Jumbled Story of Two Musicians' Angst is Dully Banal

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Eddie Vedder Plays the Soulful Surfer Boy at the Paramount Theatre (Photos Setlist)

Christopher VictorioEddie Vedder at the Paramount Theatre last night.​ Eddie Vedder Glen Hansard July 11, 2011 @ Paramount Theatre, Oakland Way better than: Eddie Vedder's all-ukulele record (Ukulele Songs, it's called). Nothing against the four-stringed instrument that resulted when Portugu ... More >>

A Father's Day Wishlist: Kiss Hilarity, Glen Hansard Busking, My Bloody Valentine Humming, and More

Cake Picture Gallery​ Lou Reed set the bar rather low with his idea of the perfect day: sips of sangria in the park, a trip to the zoo, a movie. "It Was a Good Day" also kept it simple, with Ice Cube's ideal 24 hours consisting of mom's home cooking, playing craps, and a Lakers victory. Nigeri ... More >>

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Updated: Man Dives onto Stage in Suicide at Thursday's Swell Season Concert

theflirtyguide.blogspot.comThe stage at Mountain Winery​A man jumped from a roof onto the stage at the Swell Season concert at Mountain Winery in Saratoga tonight in an apparent suicide, according to news reports and witnesses.Several witnesses say that the man climbed up onto the roof, then ... More >>

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Busker Love

Once upon a time in Ireland, a girl met a guy and they made sweet music

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