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  • Blogs

    May 11, 2012

    Inside Slumberland Records, Berkeley's Legendary Indie Pop Label

    Name: Slumberland Records Owner: Mike Schulman Founded: 1989 Headquarters: West Berkeley Creation story: Inspired by mid-80's Lower East Side noise rock artists like Swans and Sonic Youth, Schulman formed Big Jesus Trash Can without any prior musical experience in Washington, D.C., where he was ... More >>

  • Film

    April 18, 2012

    "4:44 Last Days on Earth": How We Lived at the End

    Name: Slumberland Records Owner: Mike Schulman Founded: 1989 Headquarters: West Berkeley Creation story: Inspired by mid-80's Lower East Side noise rock artists like Swans and Sonic Youth, Schulman formed Big Jesus Trash Can without any prior musical experience in Washington, D.C., where he was ... More >>

  • Blogs

    February 17, 2012

    Q&A: How Howlin' Rain Survived a Four-Year Hiatus, Worked with Rick Rubin, and Finished The Russian Wilds

    Howlin' Rain​ By DAVE GIL DE RUBIO When Howlin' Rain's Ethan Miller answers the door of the Brooklyn flat he's borrowing from a friend, the disheveled hair and wildly scraggly beard he's sporting gives him the look of a modern-day Rip Van Winkle. In many ways, the analogy fits, given that it' ... More >>

  • Music

    January 25, 2012

    Tom Tom Club: Show Preview

    Howlin' Rain​ By DAVE GIL DE RUBIO When Howlin' Rain's Ethan Miller answers the door of the Brooklyn flat he's borrowing from a friend, the disheveled hair and wildly scraggly beard he's sporting gives him the look of a modern-day Rip Van Winkle. In many ways, the analogy fits, given that it' ... More >>

  • Film

    May 18, 2011

    Early Summer Movie Guide: What to See, When to See It

    Howlin' Rain​ By DAVE GIL DE RUBIO When Howlin' Rain's Ethan Miller answers the door of the Brooklyn flat he's borrowing from a friend, the disheveled hair and wildly scraggly beard he's sporting gives him the look of a modern-day Rip Van Winkle. In many ways, the analogy fits, given that it' ... More >>

  • Calendar

    January 5, 2011

    Blurring the Line Between Fiction and Documentary

    Howlin' Rain​ By DAVE GIL DE RUBIO When Howlin' Rain's Ethan Miller answers the door of the Brooklyn flat he's borrowing from a friend, the disheveled hair and wildly scraggly beard he's sporting gives him the look of a modern-day Rip Van Winkle. In many ways, the analogy fits, given that it' ... More >>

  • Music

    October 13, 2010

    San Francisco Love Story

    Before founding Belle and Sebastian, Stuart Murdoch came here to get healthy. He left with songs, skills, and a promise to return with a band.

  • Blogs

    April 20, 2010

    Whole Foods Now Offering Kombucha on Tap in S.F.

    vegnewspresspass.blogspot.comWhole Foods rolled out kombucha on tap here at the 2009 Outside Lands festival.​Don't hurl expensive half-green Mexican cherry tomatoes at us because we stopped by the Whole Foods in Potrero Hill to buy some grass-fed steak and salad fixings. As we approached caut ... More >>

  • Film

    April 7, 2010

    Bad marriage: Lowbrow and chemistry-free in "Date Night"

    vegnewspresspass.blogspot.comWhole Foods rolled out kombucha on tap here at the 2009 Outside Lands festival.​Don't hurl expensive half-green Mexican cherry tomatoes at us because we stopped by the Whole Foods in Potrero Hill to buy some grass-fed steak and salad fixings. As we approached caut ... More >>

  • Calendar

    March 17, 2010

    All Tangeled Up

    vegnewspresspass.blogspot.comWhole Foods rolled out kombucha on tap here at the 2009 Outside Lands festival.​Don't hurl expensive half-green Mexican cherry tomatoes at us because we stopped by the Whole Foods in Potrero Hill to buy some grass-fed steak and salad fixings. As we approached caut ... More >>

  • Blogs

    December 13, 2009

    Last Night: Fool's Gold at Great American Music Hall

    ​Fool's Gold December 12, 2009 Great American Music Hall Better Than: Fool's Gold Loaf, a sandwich Elvis ate 18 months before he died. Frontman Luke Top has lately extinguished rumors that Fool's Gold is specifically a West Coast highlife ensemble. (Highlife is the speedy, gurgling guitar rhythm ... More >>

  • Calendar

    March 11, 2009

    Get Higher, Baby

    ​Fool's Gold December 12, 2009 Great American Music Hall Better Than: Fool's Gold Loaf, a sandwich Elvis ate 18 months before he died. Frontman Luke Top has lately extinguished rumors that Fool's Gold is specifically a West Coast highlife ensemble. (Highlife is the speedy, gurgling guitar rhythm ... More >>

  • Calendar

    July 18, 2007

    Soul and Body

    ​Fool's Gold December 12, 2009 Great American Music Hall Better Than: Fool's Gold Loaf, a sandwich Elvis ate 18 months before he died. Frontman Luke Top has lately extinguished rumors that Fool's Gold is specifically a West Coast highlife ensemble. (Highlife is the speedy, gurgling guitar rhythm ... More >>

  • Dining

    January 10, 2007

    Hungry for More

    Resolutions are easy to keep at the Mission District's delightful Weird Fish

  • News

    September 6, 2006

    Writing His Future

    Vulcan, the erstwhile king of spray can art, wants to leave the streets behind without losing his soul

  • Dining

    July 13, 2005

    Not Really a Deli

    But discovering a great deli sandwich during a great summer festival is quite nice

  • Listen Up

    March 17, 2004

    The Self-Loathing Hipster's Guide to [the Universe] S.F. Night Life

    But discovering a great deli sandwich during a great summer festival is quite nice

  • Dining

    December 11, 2002

    A-List

    As he moves to N.Y., our reviewer reveals an S.F. treasure

  • Dining

    January 2, 2002

    You Shouldn't Go Hungry

    East Coast West Delicatessen

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