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Friday Night: Rufus Wainwright Does Shakespeare at Davies Symphony Hall

Rufus Wainwright​Five Shakespeare Sonnets  Rufus Wainwright and the San Francisco Symphony November 13, 2010 @ Davies Symphony Hall Better than: Rufus Wainwright sings Dante's Interno. All right, I'll just say it: most of my knowledge of classical music comes from honking "Flight of ... More >>

'In a Cloud' Captures SF's Best Folk Pop Freaks. We Q&A its Mastermind.

​Man, San Francisco is so strong on the indie music front these days. And that's not just empty cheerleading. Our pop bands (Girls, The Dodos) are getting prime festival slots and lots of press love, while experimental psych-garage act Sic Alps has been asked by industry heavies (Sonic Youth and Y ... More >>

Beware of the real Will Oldham

Jonathan Richman finds more dry humor in the simplest situations

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Song Sung Blue

Making music has allowed Randy Cordeiro to quit his job, travel the world, and buy a nice car. If only it were his music that Randy Cordeiro was making.

Look Inward Voyager

L.A. buzz-band Midnight Movies stands out from the pack with its love of '60s rock and spiritual themes

Voodoo Chile

Through his solo work and new band the Gris Gris, Oakland's Greg Ashley explores the freaky side of '60s psychedelia

Karmic Chameleon

Kelley Stoltz's Antique Glow shines with a voice both familiar and unique

Ecstasy Is an Art Car

Philo Northrup and his wacky automotive tribe take a road trip to places in California you can't even imagine

Always Be Drunk

Mellow Drunk's Leigh Gregory gets wasted on poetry and the apocalypse

House Of Tudor

Sleazy Parisian electro, noirish Australian folk-rock, and intoxicating Turkish world beat

The Silent Type

Mark Lanegan's downbeat folk-rock speaks volumes -- without resorting to a whole lot of noise

Change of Heart

M. Ward's new album is damn fine folk -- from a guy who used to ignore folk music

Dark Stars

For Stars' slow and steady trip up the coast to San Francisco inspired a life in somber, beatific pop

Night + Day

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