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The Top Five Parties in San Francisco This Weekend

Prep the tequila, Coronas, and kitschy Mexican apparel -- this Sunday is Cinco De Mayo! Unfortunately, it's a little awkwardly placed this year, so we imagine a lot of you will be "enjoying your beverages responsibly" during the middle of the day. Should that be the case, we recommend you keep this ... More >>

5 Reasons Why Drunken British Musicians Are the Best Drunken Musicians

Why is it that when British people drink too much, they become 10 times funnier? It's not just the accents (though that does definitely help). There is just something specific to coming from that island -- and we have no idea what it is -- that inspires a special next-level of unhindered glee and co ... More >>

Writing in Accents

Mighty Says Goodbye to Its Beloved RLA Soundsystem

Potrero Hill nightclub Mighty has just announced that March will mark the last month it will feature the iconic towers of its famous and historic Richard Long Associates soundsystem. Starting March 30, the club will carry the distinction of being the first place in the world to have a permanently in ... More >>

Ben UFO: Show Preview

Eat and Drink Your Way Through Victorian London at Dickens Fair

Looking for a holiday escape with exotic people, colorful language, music, shows and some tasty food and drink? You don't need to go to the airport -- just head to the Cow Palace for the 34th annual Great Dickens Christmas Fair. Every holiday season, the fair transforms the erstwhile hockey and rode ... More >>

L.A. Producer Urulu on His Favorite Soft Rock Jams and Moving to Europe

When one listens to the soulful house sounds of producer Urulu, they might feel as if they've been transported back to the early '90s and the beginnings of the rave era. It's hard to believe then, that Urulu was born just when this new wave of electronic dance music was beginning. His 2011 introduct ... More >>

The xx Return to Headline Treasure Island

"The Awakening": The Haunting of Early 20-Century England

Five Olympics Theme Songs That Are Especially Terrible (Because Most Are Fairly Terrible)

Originally, we were going to do this list as a top five. But then it became apparent that Olympic theme songs are always so incredibly awful, it becomes difficult to figure out who did the worst job. When we started compiling this, in honor of the fact that the Olympics start in London at the end of ... More >>

Weekend Party Preview: Horse Meat Disco at Mezzanine, Lights Down Low at 222 Hyde, Go Bang at Deco, and More

Few weekends spent in San Francisco feature as manic an energy as San Francisco's annual Gay Pride celebration. Nonstop disco mixes takes over the airwaves, rainbow flags are flown high, and tourists from all over the country flock to the city. For many, this is a date to look forward to year round: ... More >>

Nancy Whang and Pat Mahoney of LCD Soundsystem on Their Favorite Record Stores Around the World

A deep collective sigh could be heard from the world's indie music fans last year when LCD Soundsystem announced its breakup. The decision left many wondering where members like James Murphy, Nancy Whang, and Pat Mahoney were going to take their careers next. While some joined bands such as !!!, oth ... More >>

"Salmon Fishing in the Yemen": Romance Diverts Humor

Signal To Noise: Five New Tracks You'll Be Hearing on San Francisco Dancefloors

Twenty-twelve has been a good year for dance music so far. It's only March, and San Francisco's club scene has been moved by a variety of new sounds coming from all over the world. This week we're taking a look at some of the finest new releases of the past couple weeks. Here are five cuts that we t ... More >>

No More Sporks, Tell Tale's William Werner's New Start, and More Rotisserie

The past 24 hours in gossip, innuendo, and cold hard facts about the San Francisco food scene. Back to forks and spoons: After five years, Spork is readying to close at the end of the month. Tablehopper reveals that the owners will focus on new projects and their other restaurant, Thermidor. If you ... More >>

As You Like It & Heidi: Show Preview

Working-Class Heroine

House Producer MK on Sharing the Stage with a Sibling, His New Record Label, and Producing for Pitbull

​DJ/producer Marc Kinchen, aka MK, aka the 4th Measure Man, has been topping charts since the early 90s, with his signature vocal house tracks and remixes for artists including Betty Boo and Celine Dion. Though he is mostly known as a house producer, Kinchen has also shaped the dark sounds of ... More >>

"Attack the Block": Pitch-Perfect Sci-Fi Indie Is a Summer Delight

This Saturday: Make (and Drink!) Gin Cocktails with Scott Beattie

Lou BustamanteOld World Distillers' Davorin Kuchan will help Scott Beattie school you on gin.​Where: Ferry Building Marketplace, 1 Ferry Building (at Embarcadero)When: Sat., May 28, 2 p.m.-4 p.m.Cost: $50 online via Eventbrite; 21 and overThe rundown: Scott Beattie returns to the Ferry Building to ... More >>

It’s the Only Thing That There’s Just Too Little Of

Pairing

No Boundaries

Dirty Vegas on Coming Back After a Commercial Hit, and Why an Ocean Is Not a Recording Barrier

James GoodingBack with a dance fueled vengeance. ​It's the year 2002, and a man clad in a business suit with faded red Converse shows up everyday to breakdance in front of a sandwich shop to the same beat for his long lost love. Today, it's still hard to forget the video and beat of the infectious ... More >>

A Man of Letters

Commercial Interests

Sea of Dreams: Show Preview

Oceans of Bass

Ninja Tune celebrates 20 years of influential electronica

In Other News: Hell Freezes Over

Been a Long Time, Been a Long Time

This Is the Situation

Burning Man 2010: A Freakishly Cold Fish Barrel for Cops?

Taymar Richard Gillmore​"Hell," as P.B. Shelley wanly admitted, "is a city very much like London," but it's hard to imagine this simile gaining much traction at this year's Burning Man. The theme for the 2010 installment of the gigantic annual art party held in the Nevada desert was "Metropolis: ... More >>

Last Night: Gappy Ranks at Paradise Lounge's Cooyah!

Gappy Ranks​Gappy RanksJuly 14, 2010 Cooyah at Paradise Lounge Better than: A gap year in Thailand after college With camera flashes blasting, and a 150 or so amped reggae fans thrusting hands in the air, British reggae artist Gappy Ranks (the stage name of Jacob Lee Williams) got his first tast ... More >>

Behind the Beat w/ Kush Arora

​Local dubstep/bass music producer Kush Arora has long had his eyes and ears set far from standard American music. Throughout the four-plus years Kush has been crafting his eclectic tunes, he has kept a strong focus on the international styles and instruments from such locales as Jamaica, Africa, ... More >>

Fergus Henderson, London's Guru of Animal Parts, Slices into Town Next Month

nymag.comFergus Henderson.​Fergus Henderson of London's St. Johns crafting ― and then tucking into ― a special menu at Incanto should shake up the local school of offal appreciation. Imagining Henderson and Cosentino, side by side, perhaps carving up a fat Duroc gives us the shivers ― li ... More >>

When a Sunflower Is Not a Sunflower

The Slits continue giving wild women a place in punk

Aunt Charlie and Uncle Newsom

Refined on Fillmore

Creating new memories with French soul.

Holy Christi

Slip of the Tunng

Almost Gold

The Jesus and Mary Chain: From required records to artificial rip-offs

Career Opportunities

In Their Element

Dancing King

Banquet de Luxe

The grand French tradition, updated, at a redecorated temple of cuisine

Noises Off

The triumphant revival of Michael Frayn's 20-year-old London hit

Here's Looking at You

Hospitality's Sweet