Weekend wrap-up by Janine KahnSorry to shake you out of tryptophan-induced slothfulness, but it's Cyber Monday, kids. And that means you're supposed to blow what's left of the shopping dough you didn't honestly have last week on marginally-cheaper memory cards and online escorts or something. It's your duty to god and government! At least that's what we took away after running into these clever signs on Powell and Market streets last Friday (see above).
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By Kirsty Evans
Late on a cold November afternoon I had the opportunity to sit down with Dir en grey drummer Shinya (pictured) for a quick interview a few hours before their show at The Regency Center. Since I had been told to expect the guitar duo rather than the usually reclusive drummer the following interview isn't quite as targeted as I would have liked, but Shinya turned out to be more talkative than previously advertised and we managed to cover a fair amount of ground. An odd man, perhap
VAMPSJuly 25, 2009Regency CenterReview by Kirsty EvansBetter Than: A weekend vampire movie marathon.
It was hard to tell what to expect from VAMPS before Saturday's show, as singer/guitarist Hyde (L'Arc en Ciel) and guitarist K.A.Z (Oblivion Dust) come from such different backgrounds. What kind of music would this collision of radio-friendly poppiness and straight-ahead rock spawn?
Dirty sexy rock and roll, as it turns out. A little bit of punk, too, and the occasional nod to the so
Kirsty EvansOMODAKAJapan Nite Special
Girls Rock Explosion! August 16, 2009
at Yoshi's
Better Than: The previous day's outdoor performance by the same bands. By a long shot.
Sunday night's invasion by the The Japan Nite Special: Girls Rock Explosion tour brought both a crowd and a sound that you wouldn't normally expect to find at Yoshi's.
Opening act OMODAKA were just plain weird. With a sound that's a mix of techno and ambient, complete with a masked man who carries aro
Kirsty EvansThe New People World center, which just opened with much fanfare in Japantown this last weekend, is a monument to the increasing American interest in Japanese pop culture. This modernistic glass and steel structure houses two clothing boutiques, a shoe store, a gallery, a store selling all kinds of cool toys and housewares, a coffee shop, and the brand new Viz cinema in the basement.Kirsty EvansThe mall opened on Saturday with a huge street fair centered around two stages, one
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