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Picán Royale Bourbon Society Kicks Off

When Picán in Oakland opened up back in 2009, it was pioneering the Southern-cuisine-with-a-twist movement, but it was also one of the only bars with a big focus on bourbon and rye whiskies. With a sizable collection of whiskey on its bar, including some rare and custom bottles, restaurant owner Mi ... More >>

Number 23: The 2 A.M. Apple Fritter at Bob's Donuts

SFoodie's countdown of our favorite 50 things to eat and drink, 2012 edition ​At 2 a.m., belly full of Jack Daniels and hair reeking of stale cigarette smoke, you're not so concerned that sustenance is organic, vegan, or pedigreed. No, at two o'clock you need a gut bomb. Something that seems deli ... More >>

The Annotated Robert Christgau: A Public Service

Seriously, the b-side was called "I Killed Christgau With My Big Fucking Dick."​Robert Christgau has long been held as the dean of rock criticism and perhaps the discipline's greatest practitioner. He listens widely, with an open mind, and has over his 40 years in the business been bang-on righ ... More >>

Eric Church's Front Porch Breakbeats: Nashville at Last Fully Integrates Hip Hop

"Dig my beats, but pull your pants up."​Eric Church is the first country star to fully incorporate hip hop into country hits. He's not the first to incorporate it, of course. "Honky Tonk Badonkadonk," "Save a Horse, Ride a Cowboy," and "Stuck Like Glue" -- that glitterbomb Sugarland single wit ... More >>

How To Be a Band's Tour Manager (Without Murdering Anyone)

Casey Schafer is an ex-tour manager with more than a decade of on-the-road experience, working with a variety of artists, including pop-punk bands (MxPx) and rap superstars (Lil Wayne). He now owns and operates the North Beach-based record label Burning House, and manages artists with whom he n ... More >>

The Tenderloin's Best Jukebox? We Go on the Hunt at 21 Club, Hemlock Tavern, and Geary Club

Derrick LowThe pretty much amazing jukebox at Hemlock Tavern​The heyday of authentic jukeboxes is long over. With many bars installing those nasty touchscreen digital Internet boxes, the old school record-flipping kind of jukebox is a dying breed. And this is in the town that originated the concep ... More >>

Oh, Like You Needed to Be at That Meeting: Guide to Day 7 of SF Beer Week

Barbary Coast Ranger/FlickrPi Bar, site of your 3 o'clock "appointment."​Thursday, Feb. 17 We advised you to play hooky yesterday, so we'll assume you're gracing the office with your hungover presence on Day Seven of SF Beer Week. That doesn't mean you can't "have an appointment" that causes ... More >>

Jack Davis Birthday Bash: Sodomized With a Whiskey Bottle, Who Could Forget

When vodka doesn't do it for you... ​It's hard to believe that the Examiner today reports on the "repercussions" of the 1997 Jack Davis birthday bash without mentioning the most damning of all the party antics: A man being sodomized with a Jack Daniel's bottle.Or is it hard to believe? After all, ... More >>

Jack Daniel's Files Suit -- Aims to Jack Up Competition

Time for a Lynchburg lawsuit...​The makers of America's most ubiquitous bourbon, Jack Daniel's, have poured out a legal shot at a competitor. Their argument in San Francisco District Court: When it comes to marketing liquor, you don't know Jack. While even teetotalers know Jack Daniel's distillery ... More >>

Want to Adopt One of These Adorable Kittens? Name Your Price.

Jack Daniels the wonderkitty​The miraculous return of Jack Daniels, the bi-coastal, visually impaired kitty has brought plenty of press attention to the San Francisco's SPCA. Adoption applications for Jack Daniels -- who was abducted from San Francisco last year, then identified by a microchip in ... More >>

'Jack Daniels,' SPCA's Stolen Kitten, Arriving from New York Today

Jack Daniels, like his namesake, has matured well with age​No one knows how "Jack Daniels," the partially blind kitten stolen last year from the San Francisco SPCA, made it all the way to New York. But we do know how he's coming back: On a big ol' jet airliner. The cat, now 13-months-old, is arriv ... More >>

'Jack Daniels,' Blind Kitten Stolen From S.F. SPCA, Turns Up -- In New York

Jack Daniels, found in NYC​Don't you just love it when you find your lost Jack Daniels? A partially blind three-month-old kitten named after the Tennessee bourbon, who was stolen in July of last year from the San Francisco SPCA, has turned up -- safe, sound, and 11 pounds -- in New York City.

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Ten Gourmet Hot Dogs That'll Make You Sit Up and Beg

A dog with ketchup and mustard? Nothing wrong with that, but sometimes you crave a bit more refinement than the classic red hot provides. There's a whole of craving going on these days -- gourmet wieners are poised to become a national (even an international) phenom, and that's just fine with u ... More >>

Willie's Birthday Plans

Fire, Water, Firewater

Your Friday Morning Pre-Party: Tegan & Sarah, Tori Amos, and Tool

Your Friday Morning Pre-Party: Tegan & Sarah, Tori Amos, and Tool

Your Friday Morning Pre-Party: Tegan & Sarah, Tori Amos, and Tool

Your Monday Morning Hangover: Hanukkah, Holiday Parties, and Hotties

Your Monday Morning Hangover: Hanukkah, Holiday Parties, and Hotties

Top 5 Music Turkeys of 2007: Britney Spears, Amy Winehouse ...

Yankin' Our Chains

A list of the aliases N.Y. Yankees players use at their hotel when they come to town

But Now I See

The Mime Troupe makes us laugh and think

Best Sissy-Drink Bar

Indecent Disposal

James Toback wastes an uninhibited Neve on a cheesy Adrian Lyne rip-off

Right Now

Older, wiser, and a little less drunk, Sammy Hagar and Van Halen trudge on

A Bacon and Ants Sandwich, Please

With a side order of sweet and sour silkworms

FhREaKin' Outside

A perfect San Francisco day, Candlestick Point, and the Cyberbuss FhREaK Olympics. Does it get any better than this?

Best Jukebox

The Ha-Ra

We're Going Down the Pub

House Of Tudor

Anti-fascist Satanists, tabla beat scientists, and a Raye of hope

Cottontales

A week of hare-raising adventures with the rabbit people and the bunny lady

Side Dish

A Bad Mix

Club Car

Gold Coast

Side Dish

Hang the DJ, Eat It and Beat It, and A Toast

Blues in the Night

REAL ASTROLOGY For an Unreal World

The House of Tudor

Night Crawler

REAL ASTROLOGY For an Unreal World

Night Crawler

Riff Raff

Night + Day

Night Crawler

Slap Shots

Slap Shots

Slap Shots