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Another Volcanic Ash Travel Casualty: No Gary Numan Shows

 With 17,000 flights canceled because of the volcanic ash clouds that traveled from Iceland over much of Europe, UK acts are having a very difficult time making their shows here in the States. It's still unclear when air travel will be able to resume, and in the meantime, more shows have b ... More >>

Rolling From S.F. to L.A. on Seatless Bicycle Even Stupider Than it Looks

Stand up young man! California laws encourage seatless cycling, discourage seated kind.What could possibly be more inane than a publicity stunt in which an ultra-marathon runner rides from San Francisco to LA on a bicycle with no seat?How about California state legislation passed especially to enabl ... More >>

City of Night

Stand up young man! California laws encourage seatless cycling, discourage seated kind.What could possibly be more inane than a publicity stunt in which an ultra-marathon runner rides from San Francisco to LA on a bicycle with no seat?How about California state legislation passed especially to enabl ... More >>

That's My Jam!: Devonwho Keeps the Funk Alive

Devonwho​I don't know about the rest of you, but I'm completely down with the future-boogie/wonky soul thing going on right now. While it's not central to the Los Angeles area--B. Bravo reps San Francisco and artists like Krystal Klear doing the thing out in Europe--many of these producers appear ... More >>

Valentine's Day: So many stars, so many story lines

Devonwho​I don't know about the rest of you, but I'm completely down with the future-boogie/wonky soul thing going on right now. While it's not central to the Los Angeles area--B. Bravo reps San Francisco and artists like Krystal Klear doing the thing out in Europe--many of these producers appear ... More >>

Court Ruling Can't Save L.A. Pot Dispensaries

Win some, lose some​A victory for medical marijuana here, a defeat there. While the California Supreme Court this morning struck down limits on the amount of medical marijuana a licensed user can posses or cultivate, it seems Los Angeles users will soon have a smaller selection of places to&n ... More >>

Shlohmo gives S.F. a taste of L.A.’s abstract beat scene

Win some, lose some​A victory for medical marijuana here, a defeat there. While the California Supreme Court this morning struck down limits on the amount of medical marijuana a licensed user can posses or cultivate, it seems Los Angeles users will soon have a smaller selection of places to&n ... More >>

Weed Takes Root

Marijuana's steady creep toward legalization nationwide

Video of the Day: Candy's .22 gets Barfly w/ Hip-Hop

Los Angeles hip-hop act Candy's .22 doesn't sport your typical rapper style. These dudes have a lotta hair and tattoos covering their necks, their look more grunge than gangsta. But they're good with the lyrics, and there's a darkness to their stories that's fitting of an emcee named Barfly. He an ... More >>

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Los Angeles hip-hop act Candy's .22 doesn't sport your typical rapper style. These dudes have a lotta hair and tattoos covering their necks, their look more grunge than gangsta. But they're good with the lyrics, and there's a darkness to their stories that's fitting of an emcee named Barfly. He an ... More >>

Track of the Day: Dam-Funk Remixes Animal Collective

​​I'm still on a high (or, is it that I'm still high) from the Dam-Funk show at Poleng over the weekend, so today's Track of the Day is related to the modern funk maestro. The Los Angeles keytar king remixed Animal Collective's "Summertime Clothes" for RCRDLBL, adding a little bit of cosmic grin ... More >>

Dam-Funk's dancefloor manifesto

​​I'm still on a high (or, is it that I'm still high) from the Dam-Funk show at Poleng over the weekend, so today's Track of the Day is related to the modern funk maestro. The Los Angeles keytar king remixed Animal Collective's "Summertime Clothes" for RCRDLBL, adding a little bit of cosmic grin ... More >>

Chronic City: L.A.'s Marijuana Dispensary Ban Could Cost City Millions

Los Angeles' proposed medical marijuana ordinance -- which would ban the sale of pot at dispensaries -- could cost the city $36 million to $74 million in lost sales tax, according to a marijuana advocacy group.Photo by lavocado, Wikimedia CommonsOpen for business on L.A.'s Ventura Boulevard... but f ... More >>

Tocadisco

Los Angeles' proposed medical marijuana ordinance -- which would ban the sale of pot at dispensaries -- could cost the city $36 million to $74 million in lost sales tax, according to a marijuana advocacy group.Photo by lavocado, Wikimedia CommonsOpen for business on L.A.'s Ventura Boulevard... but f ... More >>

Glitch Mob

Los Angeles' proposed medical marijuana ordinance -- which would ban the sale of pot at dispensaries -- could cost the city $36 million to $74 million in lost sales tax, according to a marijuana advocacy group.Photo by lavocado, Wikimedia CommonsOpen for business on L.A.'s Ventura Boulevard... but f ... More >>

Rainbow Arabia

Los Angeles' proposed medical marijuana ordinance -- which would ban the sale of pot at dispensaries -- could cost the city $36 million to $74 million in lost sales tax, according to a marijuana advocacy group.Photo by lavocado, Wikimedia CommonsOpen for business on L.A.'s Ventura Boulevard... but f ... More >>

Chronic City: To Tax Pot, Or Not? Oakland Votes Tuesday

Photo: chron.ronThe color of moneyMail-in voting closes Tuesday on Measure F, a new ordinance in Oakland which would impose a special tax on sales of medical marijuana in the city's dispensaries. The measure would make Oakland the first city in the United States to have a business tax category for m ... More >>

Doggy Bag: Today's Odds and Ends

Our favorite morsels from the food blogs and beyond. Riding is thirsty work: You know how it is: Sometimes you gotta pop a cold one just to get the smell of those greasy blue seats out of your nose. Read the blog Beer by BART and you can be tickling your nostrils with IPA foam within minutes of lea ... More >>

Michael Jackson R.I.P.

Grim news in celebrity deaths today. Looks like Michael Jackson died of a heart attack in Los Angeles after being rushed to the hospital in a coma. The King of Pop was 50 years old. Along with today's news about Farrah Fawcett's death, we can now officially say a little part of our youth has gone to ... More >>

Track of the Day: Jan & Dean

I've listened to this track multiple times and I still don't understand what a "Fan Tan" is exactly. With all the drugs going around Los Angeles between 1965 and 1968, though, is it any wonder singers Jan & Dean don't make a whole lotta sense? The song is just one of many "rainbow-wrapped" ditti ... More >>

Mogwai

I've listened to this track multiple times and I still don't understand what a "Fan Tan" is exactly. With all the drugs going around Los Angeles between 1965 and 1968, though, is it any wonder singers Jan & Dean don't make a whole lotta sense? The song is just one of many "rainbow-wrapped" ditti ... More >>

No Joke: Onion Confirms It's Peeling Out of San Francisco, Los Angeles

The Onion Newspaper -- self-billed as "America's Finest News Source" -- is proof positive that, in this business, "quality" is no guarantee against failure. The paper's Chicago corporate office today released a statement confirming Web reports that the San Francisco and Los Angeles print editions ha ... More >>

SFashionista: Shopping For Work Play at Mankind's New Union Square Store

Most people rummage through their closets for something to wear for work, then run back home and change into something for happy hour -- then they might just have to have that third look when happy hour turns into an all-night thing.Well, what if you could combine everything into one look so you do ... More >>

Seen in San Francisco: Canine Boozer Orders Hair of the Dog That Bit Him

Don't worry: The greyhound was 21 (in dog years). Apparently, the effects of the recession have trickled down to man's best friend, who feels the need for a bracer or two at the end of a long day -- though the animal tells us it's just to "take the edge off."San Francisco dogs don't go in for your ... More >>

Pop residencies gain traction in S.F.

Don't worry: The greyhound was 21 (in dog years). Apparently, the effects of the recession have trickled down to man's best friend, who feels the need for a bracer or two at the end of a long day -- though the animal tells us it's just to "take the edge off."San Francisco dogs don't go in for your ... More >>

A Strand in Time

Don't worry: The greyhound was 21 (in dog years). Apparently, the effects of the recession have trickled down to man's best friend, who feels the need for a bracer or two at the end of a long day -- though the animal tells us it's just to "take the edge off."San Francisco dogs don't go in for your ... More >>

The City of Industry 49ers? Don't Laugh -- The Team has Done Stranger Things (See: Smith, Alex)

Both of these teams have been bandied about as potential L.A. franchisesMost San Franciscans know City of Industry as the oddly named Los Angeles suburb where we send the monthly checks for our Capital One cards. But, in the near future, we may be sending them something else -- the 49ers. If anyone ... More >>

The Lowbrow Art Sale: Mia, Amy Sol, and Brandt Peters

"Anatomy of a Somnambulist" by Mia An artist out of Los Angeles, Mia's work is inspired by animation, silent cinema, and world cultures. This particular print is based on a painting she had at the "Illuminate" show at the Corey Helford Gallery. The print, which is 16x20, signed, and numbered in an e ... More >>

Ron English Welcomes Our New President

Ron English's new solo exhibit is currently on view at Fifty24SF this month, so we saw fit to show you his latest work from our lovely neighbors in So Cal. English's iconic Abraham Obama image now takes presidence over a huge Clear Channel billboard in Los Angeles, celebrating our new president and ... More >>

Low and Slow

Ron English's new solo exhibit is currently on view at Fifty24SF this month, so we saw fit to show you his latest work from our lovely neighbors in So Cal. English's iconic Abraham Obama image now takes presidence over a huge Clear Channel billboard in Los Angeles, celebrating our new president and ... More >>

Oakland Museum's "L.A. Paint" Slideshow from KQED

The Oakland Museum is showing off the best art that Los Angeles has to offer in their current L.A. Paint exhibit. Normally haters of all things L.A., the Bay Area can't hate on these amazing works from Esther Pearl Watson, Juxtapoz founder Robert Williams, and the Date Farmers, to name a few. Check ... More >>

The Big Studio Slump

The body count of legendary recording studios that have gone silent is undeniable.

MP3 of the Day: Rainbow Arabia

The body count of legendary recording studios that have gone silent is undeniable.

Fools and Urinals

The body count of legendary recording studios that have gone silent is undeniable.

Dropping the H(ipster) Bomb

The body count of legendary recording studios that have gone silent is undeniable.

MP3 of the Day: Everest

The body count of legendary recording studios that have gone silent is undeniable.

Dub from Day One

The body count of legendary recording studios that have gone silent is undeniable.

Native L.A.

The body count of legendary recording studios that have gone silent is undeniable.

The Melvins continue to moon the music industry

The body count of legendary recording studios that have gone silent is undeniable.

Fresh Rhymes Dope Tour

The body count of legendary recording studios that have gone silent is undeniable.

Sex and Violence

The body count of legendary recording studios that have gone silent is undeniable.

American Chopper

The body count of legendary recording studios that have gone silent is undeniable.

Hollywood's bad b-boys: Dirt Nasty and Andre Legacy

The body count of legendary recording studios that have gone silent is undeniable.

Hey DJ! Friday Q&A: Baron Von Luxxury

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Earlimart Play SF Date in July

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Get It While You Can

The body count of legendary recording studios that have gone silent is undeniable.

YBCA women's show revives the F word

The body count of legendary recording studios that have gone silent is undeniable.

Medusa: The Stone-Cold Rapper Is L.A.'s Best-Kept Secret

The body count of legendary recording studios that have gone silent is undeniable.

Improv Everywhere's Food Court Musical

The body count of legendary recording studios that have gone silent is undeniable.