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  • Blogs

    March 1, 2012

    Sebastian Janikowski: Are His Feet Deadly Weapons?

    ​Oakland Raiders place kicker Sebastian Janikowski is a man for the record books. Not only is he the co-holder of the longest field goal in National Football League history (63 yards), he seems hell-bent on becoming the league's most courtroom-savvy kicker. Yesterday Janikowski was sentenced to an ... More >>

  • Blogs

    January 26, 2012

    S.F. Trumpeter Bill Ortiz on Playing with Souls of Mischief, Covering Gil Scott-Heron, and Touring with Sheila E.

    "Souls of Mischief brought me in initially to replace a sample that was going to cost them too much to clear!" So says San Francisco-born trumpeter Bill Ortiz with a laugh as he recalls his contribution to the Bay Area rap quartet's cherished debut album '93 'Til Infinity. Ortiz's playing can be hea ... More >>

  • Blogs

    April 14, 2011

    S.F.'s Q Bar Plans LCD Soundsystem R.I.P. Party for Monday

    LCD is no more (tear) -- but you can still party to its music in S.F. (Photo by Joseph Schell)​  When LCD Soundsystem mastermind James Murphy announced his band's retirement, it signaled an end to the decade-long run that saw the project turn the worlds of independent and dance music on their ... More >>

  • Blogs

    February 16, 2011

    Yep, So Prince is Playing Two Shows in Oakland Next Week

    Nicole AnkowskiPrince performing in New York late last year.​Minneapolis' master of funk, the frequently androgynous yet fiercely masculine, I'm-so-badass-my-name-used-be-a-symbol one and only, Prince, announced two shows in Oakland today. And when are they? Oh, only next week.

  • Blogs

    October 5, 2010

    X Japan's Yoshiki on Touring the U.S., the Loss of Hide, and the Future of the Band

    Kirsty EvansYoshiki behind the piano.​ Shortly after X Japan's historic show at the Fox Theater last Tuesday, we got the chance to sit down with drummer, pianist, and band leader Yoshiki as he relaxed in his dressing room. A genuinely charming man, Yoshiki was friendly and remarkably frank about h ... More >>

  • News

    August 25, 2010

    Her House Divided

    The most powerful female politician in the country now teeters between long-term victory and instant defeat.

  • Blogs

    January 1, 2010

    Listomania: Top Latin Music Picks For 2009

    It's been a year of surprises in Latin music. Reggaetón continues fading, albeit slowly, and the industry's mainstays aren't garnering the attention they used to. Case in point: Don Omar's summer release iDon (no relation to your phone), which remained quiet after its first single, "Virtual Diva." ... More >>

  • Blogs

    August 11, 2009

    Q&A with VAMPS' Hyde and K.A.Z.

    ​VAMPS may well be the world's most unassuming supergroup. They consist of L'Arc En Ciel singer Hyde and guitarist K.A.Z, formerly of the (awesome, in my opinion) late 90s/early 2000s rockers Oblivion Dust. A superstar in Asia whose distinctive voice you'll certainly know if you're in the habit of ... More >>

  • Blogs

    March 3, 2009

    Interview with Van Morrison

    Listen to the Lion Films The Astral Travels of Van Morrison A brilliant and mercurial singer revisits perhaps his finest hour, 40 years later By Scott Foundas "I believe I've transcended," Van Morrison repeatedly incanted toward the end of the title track from his 1968 album, Astral Weeks, duri ... More >>

  • Blogs

    May 8, 2008

    Madonna' "Sticky & Sweet Tour" Visits Oakland's Oracle in Nov.

    Listen to the Lion Films The Astral Travels of Van Morrison A brilliant and mercurial singer revisits perhaps his finest hour, 40 years later By Scott Foundas "I believe I've transcended," Van Morrison repeatedly incanted toward the end of the title track from his 1968 album, Astral Weeks, duri ... More >>

  • Blogs

    January 3, 2008

    Interpol Streams Live EP

    Listen to the Lion Films The Astral Travels of Van Morrison A brilliant and mercurial singer revisits perhaps his finest hour, 40 years later By Scott Foundas "I believe I've transcended," Van Morrison repeatedly incanted toward the end of the title track from his 1968 album, Astral Weeks, duri ... More >>

  • Blogs

    December 14, 2007

    Liars Announce 2008 US Tour Dates

    Listen to the Lion Films The Astral Travels of Van Morrison A brilliant and mercurial singer revisits perhaps his finest hour, 40 years later By Scott Foundas "I believe I've transcended," Van Morrison repeatedly incanted toward the end of the title track from his 1968 album, Astral Weeks, duri ... More >>

  • Blogs

    November 27, 2007

    New Interpol Live EP Releases Today in Exclusive Stores

    Listen to the Lion Films The Astral Travels of Van Morrison A brilliant and mercurial singer revisits perhaps his finest hour, 40 years later By Scott Foundas "I believe I've transcended," Van Morrison repeatedly incanted toward the end of the title track from his 1968 album, Astral Weeks, duri ... More >>

  • Blogs

    August 20, 2007

    Van Halen in San Jo: Oh, God, the monster stirs

    Listen to the Lion Films The Astral Travels of Van Morrison A brilliant and mercurial singer revisits perhaps his finest hour, 40 years later By Scott Foundas "I believe I've transcended," Van Morrison repeatedly incanted toward the end of the title track from his 1968 album, Astral Weeks, duri ... More >>

  • Blogs

    July 20, 2007

    Interpol's Daniel Kessler talks about 'Our Love To Admire': the SF Weekly Q and A

    Listen to the Lion Films The Astral Travels of Van Morrison A brilliant and mercurial singer revisits perhaps his finest hour, 40 years later By Scott Foundas "I believe I've transcended," Van Morrison repeatedly incanted toward the end of the title track from his 1968 album, Astral Weeks, duri ... More >>

  • Music

    January 17, 2007

    Homeward Bound

    Growing up and settling down, Emily Haines—style

  • Film

    March 29, 2006

    Ch-Ch-Check It Out

    The Beasties' live music is Awesome, if not a little discombobulating

  • News

    March 8, 2006

    Hustle & Flow

    He can defend and fly with the best of them. But can the rookie straight out of high school stick in the NBA?

  • News

    June 1, 2005

    B.A.D. Girls

    Iva Vendetta, Miss Moxxxie, Ghoulina, and the other Bay Area Derby Girls are into piercings, tattoos, partying, sexual innuendo, and whatever they decide roller derby is going to be

  • Film

    April 6, 2005

    Reps Etc.

    Iva Vendetta, Miss Moxxxie, Ghoulina, and the other Bay Area Derby Girls are into piercings, tattoos, partying, sexual innuendo, and whatever they decide roller derby is going to be

  • News

    July 16, 2003

    It's the Economic Development, Stupid

    Our lefty supervisors need to remember: In an economic downturn, it's not smart or progressive to go around killing jobs

  • News

    March 5, 2003

    Contending With Life

    Years after Evander Holyfield clocked him, boxer-turned-shoeshine-man Seamus McDonagh struggles to conquer his fears -- and to confront Holyfield

  • Music

    November 20, 2002

    Johnny Cash|Various Artists

    At Madison Square Garden|American IV: The Man Comes Around|Dressed in Black|Kindred Spirits

  • Calendar

    April 3, 2002

    Hell on Wheels

    A documentary about legendary bad girl Ann Calvello, the undisputed Roller Derby Queen

  • Culture

    February 6, 2002

    Flame On

    Out of financial and creative bankruptcy, Marvel Comics is mighty once more

  • Culture

    December 5, 2001

    Hunger Strike

    Can a non-9/11 benefit album make any noise?

  • Culture

    November 7, 2001

    A New Tune

    After September 11, some new songs just don't sound the same

  • News

    August 15, 2001

    Boys' Band

    Pansy Division's all-gay punk was a shocking first. Will fans let the group escape its pioneering role and just make music?

  • Music

    September 8, 1999

    Commercial Success

    Off pop music's radar for eight years, San Francisco's Voice Farm has slipped into the background of background music

  • Calendar

    September 2, 1998

    Night Crawler

    Off pop music's radar for eight years, San Francisco's Voice Farm has slipped into the background of background music

  • Music

    February 25, 1998

    Love Hate

    Nick Broomfield's Courtney problem

  • News

    July 30, 1997

    Recycling America

    As the millennium approaches, the country is engulfed in a bicycling craze that's reminiscent of our last fin de siecle. A Bay Area street kid named George Mount helped start it all. Savior on Wheels

  • Music

    July 2, 1997

    Get It While You Can

    Jerry Ragavoy and the ghost of Janis Joplin

  • Music

    July 31, 1996

    SF Weekly Picks

    Jerry Ragavoy and the ghost of Janis Joplin

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