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Cold War Kids Back for ColdWinterSF

Brother Ali's 'Truth Is Here' Tour Reaches SF in March

Reel World

Cougar

Law (Layered Music)

Unquiet Riot

Youngblood Brass Band marches out the jams

The Smoking Gun

A treasure trove of damning evidence against Big Tobacco has been unearthed at UCSF

Send in the Clones

Infiltrator chooses a veeeeery witty headline for his story about pet cloning

One Step Beyond

A Greek legend made modern traces a miniature map of the female psyche

This Week's Day-by-Day Picks

A Greek legend made modern traces a miniature map of the female psyche

Roots Radical

Rocker-T wants to unite roots reggae's spirituality with dancehall's hedonistic swagger

Spade Work

Putting the lessons of Dashiell Hammett's San Francisco life and art to practical use

Scouts' Honors

What does it mean when your documentary wins at Sundance? It means schoolyard bullies and Hollywood producers treat you nicer.

Night Crawler

What does it mean when your documentary wins at Sundance? It means schoolyard bullies and Hollywood producers treat you nicer.

Savage Love

What does it mean when your documentary wins at Sundance? It means schoolyard bullies and Hollywood producers treat you nicer.

The House of Tudor

What does it mean when your documentary wins at Sundance? It means schoolyard bullies and Hollywood producers treat you nicer.

Country Rogue

Mendocino publisher Bruce Anderson is smart, sophisticated, and savage

Documentary Tracks the Birth of the Modern Home-Grown Chicken Movement

Mad City Chickens Mmm, chicken-y.The folks at Slow Food on Film continue to spread the local-farm-to-table word with a screening this weekend of the fascinating documentary Mad City Chickens at the Delancey Street Theater (600 Embarcadero at Brannan). The film tells the story of the so-called ... More >>

SF Gov InAction: Supes Vote to Give Cats, Entertainment Commission Claws

  I'm worried about the supes. Are they feeling all right? Are they eating enough protein? Are they celebrating legal weed a little too early?I'm concerned because there's a federal holiday -- Veteran's Day -- right in the middle of the week, and it's the only day the supervisors are takin ... More >>

"Treme": New HBO series from "The Wire" creators

  I'm worried about the supes. Are they feeling all right? Are they eating enough protein? Are they celebrating legal weed a little too early?I'm concerned because there's a federal holiday -- Veteran's Day -- right in the middle of the week, and it's the only day the supervisors are takin ... More >>

Local Dirt Lets Small Farms Sell Direct on the Web

Hook up with small farms anywhere in the country.​Every week it seems we hear about another website designed to make our pre-industrialized, corporation-free eating habits easier to come by. The irony of marrying design strategy and high-tech to bring folks closer to the land is always palpabl ... More >>

Wisconsin Union Battle Resonates in S.F.

Wisconsin Gov. Scott Walker​It was only a matter of time before San Francisco politicians and activists began weighing in on the pitched battle over union power in Wisconsin. Even more so here than in most states and cities, labor is an essential factor in all political equations. So is it that un ... More >>

Friday at Noise Pop: Battlehooch and Nobunny Barrage Bottom of the Hill

Romana MachadoBattlehooch at Bottom of the Hill Friday night.​Battlehooch Nobunny Exray's The Downer Party Friday, February 25, 2011 @ Bottom of the Hill Better than: Ice-skating down Lombard Street. Word from various authoritative sources assured me this all-ages show would be a rowdy stain ... More >>

Zola Jesus Sings About the End of the World, Hates Upbeat Indie Rock

​Twenty-two-year-old Nika Roza Danilova is not a goth -- at least that's what she told Q Magazine earlier this year. But you can see how people might be confused given the operatic vocals and dark, reverb-soaked synths in the music this Wisconsin native releases as Zola Jesus. Although her hau ... More >>

Young Widows Talk Recording in a Funeral Home, and Why Experimentation is Necssary

Nick ThienemanYoung Widows perform Friday at Thee Parkside​ An unusual recording environment helps add mystique and character to a record. Nine Inch Nails made The Downward Spiral in the Beverly Hills house where the Sharon Tate murders happened. Bon Iver fans have that great visual of Justin ... More >>

2011 SF Street Food Festival Lineup Firms Up

Chris MacArthurThe 2010 Street Food Festival.​ Even though the 2011 SF Street Food Festival isn't taking place until Saturday, August 20, organizer Caleb Zigas says the lineup of vendors is "98 percent firm." This year, as SFoodie reported in April, the festival is significantly bigger -- there's ... More >>

In The Soul Kitchen's DJ Harry Duncan on Working With Bill Graham, His Show at Amoeba, and the Battle to Save KUSF

DJ Harry Duncan​ Harry Duncan has filled a lot of roles in his 61 years: Independent producer of black music for Bill Graham Presents; manager of artists like the Meters and Ornette Coleman, to name just a couple; original talent buyer at Slim's; and, currently, a consultant at Bimbo's 365 Clu ... More >>