EKAphotographyLila DownsThe FillmoreApril 4, 2009Lila Downs took her commanding, enchanting post behind the mic at the Fillmore Saturday night, weaving her arms like a serpent amid the dry ice smoke as the tom-toms played the opening strains of "Black Magic Woman." You could already smell the pot.
"Que pasa, San Francisco?" she greeted her audience. "I'd like to dedicate this next song to the beautiful spirits of this amazing Bay Area. You changed the world, man!"
Downs and her eight back-
Thomas LevinsonAll Shook Down's weekend kicked off with a facebook-and-Twitter-orchestrated flash rave, which drove hundreds of kiddies to the section of Golden Gate Park next to the Conservatory of Flowers Friday night. The party started at around 8:30 p.m. and went on for an hour, at which point the boys in blue (pictured standing awkwardly behind the impromptu DJ booth above) broke it up. Our man on the street, Thomas Levinson, shares some photos. Calibree PhotographyOn Saturday night, trusty
Soren Solkaer StarbirdSan Francisco's giant music marathon, Outside Lands, announced its lineup this morning, capping its press release with headliners like Pearl Jam, Beastie Boys, Black Eyed Peas, Modest Mouse, and, yes, Dave Matthews Band hitting Golden Gate Park between August 28-30. Also in there--Tom freakin' Jones! So far we're impressed with the artistic spread. Any festival that includes Lila Downs, Mars Volta, TV on the Radio, Mastodon, and one of our favorites, the Dirtbombs, on one b
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