Marshall

Last Night: Redd Kross at Slim's

Outrider Valets Head Into the Sunset

Last Night: Cat Power at the Warfield

Free Panel Discussion on Hip-Hop Today

Saturday: Download Festival at the Shoreline Amphitheatre

Snacktion: 18 Rabbits' Nibble a Sultana Granola Bar

Name: Nibble a Sultana Brand: 18 Rabbits Origin: San Francisco Found at: Bi-Rite Market (3639 18th St.) Cost: $2.99 Ingredients: Veritas granola (oats, unsweetened coconut, maple syrup, ground flax seed, sunflower or safflower oil, walnuts, Marshall's Farm honey, hazelnuts, pumpkin seeds, se ... More >>

Fire Trek

Why do San Francisco emergency workers live so far away?

Gettin' brassy with the Hornucopia Festival

Why do San Francisco emergency workers live so far away?

Matador Records Skips Important Credit on Cat Power's Jukebox

Why do San Francisco emergency workers live so far away?

Cat Power Under the Covers: A Listening Party with Jukebox Muses

Why do San Francisco emergency workers live so far away?

Reader Quiz: Which Willie Brown Quotes Are Stranger Than Fiction?

Why do San Francisco emergency workers live so far away?

Cat Power

Jukebox (Matador)

A New Moon Rises

Jukebox (Matador)

Seasoned Cat

Jukebox (Matador)

Brooks Bothers

Lame psych thriller another low point for Mr. Costner

Underground Conspiracies

Mission Creek Music Festival is a must-hear

Caught in a Mosh

System of a Down's Fillmore show was the bee's knees. The proof was in the mosh pit.

American Idols

They won't quit their day jobs, but the members of Kill Your Idols can still set an example of what hardcore's all about

In the Year 2005

Like killer bees and cheap labor, this year's music and fashion trends are charging up from the South (by Southwest)

The Soft Pink Truth

Do You Want New Wave or Do You Want the Soft Pink Truth?

The Art of Reuniting

Once upon a time, S.F.'s Death Angel was poised to bring thrash metal to the mainstream. Then its bus crashed. Now the band is back to finish the job.

To Hell and Back

There's no way to show all the deviltry from this year's SF Weekly Music Awards gala. But here's a hot peek.

Feline Fatale

Enchanting songstress Cat Power flashes her Cheshire grin -- and her newfound strength

Girl, Interrupted

Alanna Krause believes that much of her hellish childhood could have been avoided. Now she's suing her father, her therapist, and her lawyer in an effort to prove it. How did it come to this?

Best Outdoor Market

Ferry Plaza Farmers' Market

Photographic Memories

A few of the pictures that document a few of the moments that made the SF Weekly Music Awards 2001 memorable. In one way or another.

Back to School

Judd Apatow's Freaks and Geeks grow up, more or less, and move to a dorm

Rock Star or Celebrity Chef: That Is the Question

Perhaps you are considering a career as a rock star or a celebrity chef. Or perhaps you encounter one or the other in daily life but have difficulty telling which is which. Here are a few quick pointers for distinguishing the two.

Night + Day

Perhaps you are considering a career as a rock star or a celebrity chef. Or perhaps you encounter one or the other in daily life but have difficulty telling which is which. Here are a few quick pointers for distinguishing the two.

Quiet, Please -- We're Rocking

The American Analog Set, and how quiet may be the last place for rock to go

Recordings

The American Analog Set, and how quiet may be the last place for rock to go

For the Love of Cheese

The American Analog Set, and how quiet may be the last place for rock to go

Night+Day

The American Analog Set, and how quiet may be the last place for rock to go

UFL's 'Premiere' Player Draft Slips Beneath Media's Radar -- Were *You* Taken?

What if you had a pro football draft and nobody came?We're not talking about players here, but the media. The NFL draft has turned into an all-day -- and we really do mean all-day -- bonanza for anyone who's ever toted a microphone to report from parts unknown and describe each player in one of thre ... More >>

Cali Cheeses Rack Up Awards, But the Real Winners Might Be Ones You've Never Heard Of

Gordonzola.netGordon Edgar, Rainbow's cheesemonger: New California artisans are making magic.​A half dozen California cow's milk cheeses snagged more than a dozen awards at the 2009 World Cheese Awards earlier this month in Las Palmas, Gran Canaria. The annual event is a slugfest of more than ... More >>

It's a Family Affair

Gordonzola.netGordon Edgar, Rainbow's cheesemonger: New California artisans are making magic.​A half dozen California cow's milk cheeses snagged more than a dozen awards at the 2009 World Cheese Awards earlier this month in Las Palmas, Gran Canaria. The annual event is a slugfest of more than ... More >>

What To Do? Wednesday's Pick: Mt. St. Helens Vietnam Band

​Mt. St. Helens Vietnam Band @ Rickshaw Stop Boasting a drummer in his early teens and the unusual name he dreamed up, Seattle five-piece Mt. St. Helens Vietnam Band has enough quirks to reference most of indie rock. The band does sweeping hugeness, yelped vocals, a few nonsense refrains ("Albatr ... More >>

Massive Attack documents moods

​Mt. St. Helens Vietnam Band @ Rickshaw Stop Boasting a drummer in his early teens and the unusual name he dreamed up, Seattle five-piece Mt. St. Helens Vietnam Band has enough quirks to reference most of indie rock. The band does sweeping hugeness, yelped vocals, a few nonsense refrains ("Albatr ... More >>

10 Signs the Band You Are About to See is Going to Suck

Fuckthatband.com​Sometimes at a show you have a feeling -- a hunch, a gut instinct, a fucking prejudice -- and the feeling is right. "This show is going to suck," you think, when some greasy waif takes the stage wearing rhinestone-studded shades and a turquoise-sequined cumberbund, then yanks a po ... More >>

Waterbar Adopted a Peach Tree. So Can You

benketaro/FlickrPeach tree at Masumoto Family Farm, making "take me home" eyes at you.​In the grand tradition of adoption ― highways, children ― Embarcadero restaurant Waterbar has assumed responsibility for a tree, a lovely Elberta peach ensconced at Masumoto Family Farm south of Fresno. ... More >>

We Fantasize a Mignonette Contest

benketaro/FlickrPeach tree at Masumoto Family Farm, making "take me home" eyes at you.​In the grand tradition of adoption ― highways, children ― Embarcadero restaurant Waterbar has assumed responsibility for a tree, a lovely Elberta peach ensconced at Masumoto Family Farm south of Fresno. ... More >>

Top 10 Weirdest Recent Couples in Music

We found out last week, from a variety of tabloidy sources, that 50 Cent and Chelsea Handler are currently -- well, not exactly hooking up, but having intimate conversations in a bar and talking about maybe hooking up. W.T.F. people? We'd like to take this opportunity to pat Chelsea on the back for ... More >>

Good Foods Catering Does Subterranean Cal-Ital

Good Foods Catering​Good Foods Catering Urban Kitchen Italian Winter Dinner Where: Somewhere in S.F.; exact location revealed after you make a reservation When: Sat., Jan. 22, 8 p.m. Cost: $45; $65 with optional wine pairing The rundown: Chef Dontaye Ball, 2010 winner of SF Weekly's "B ... More >>

It's Always Sexy Time: Sassy Explains How to Be a Garage Rock Goddess

​Photo by Neil MotteramTrixie Delicious and Kitty Largewood of Sassy have traveled the world, getting by on their sultry rock 'n' roll sass and raw talent. But between road stints, they're always happy to boom-swagger-swagger-boom back to Oakland and San Francisco, respectively. On the eve of the ... More >>

Lisa Ligon, S.F. CEO of Playful Life Inc., Is Missing

Lisa Ligon ​Police are looking for 44-year-old Lisa Ligon, who hasn't been seen since leaving a friend's wedding this weekend in Marshall, California, about 50 miles from San Francisco in unincorporated Marin. Ligon's friends filed a missing persons report after the San Francisco resident and CEO ... More >>

Quince's Rum and Cheese Pairing Is Good for the Rum

Ben Narasin​Quince restaurant continues its series of cheese and spirit pairings this week with rum and artisan cheese ($36, available only in the bar and lounge). While Quince's first effort, Scotch and cheese, is a somewhat established coupling, rum and cheese is far more esoteric. That make ... More >>

Tornado Rider Shreds the Cello, Reality at Great American Music Hall

Tornado Rider last night at Great American Music Hall. Pics by Ian, more after the jump.​ Tornado Rider The Phenomenauts Judgement Day August 4, 2011 @ Great American Music Hall Better than: Your last teddy bear-murdering party. So there is a guy, a medium-height, long-haired guy, and he is ... More >>

Pentagram's Bobby Liebling on His New Music, Living Sober, and Playing with Odd Future

Pentagram: the classic lineup.​ Inspired by iconic pioneers Black Sabbath, Blue Cheer, and the Stooges, as well as unsung hard-rock heroes like Sir Lord Baltimore, Dust, and Bang, Virginia-based band Pentagram forged a dark, foreboding sound in the early 1970s that should have made founding le ... More >>

"The Future": Latest Flick from Miranda July, the Annoying High Priestess of Quirk

Pentagram: the classic lineup.​ Inspired by iconic pioneers Black Sabbath, Blue Cheer, and the Stooges, as well as unsung hard-rock heroes like Sir Lord Baltimore, Dust, and Bang, Virginia-based band Pentagram forged a dark, foreboding sound in the early 1970s that should have made founding le ... More >>

Bouncer Goes Apiary at the Fairmont

Pentagram: the classic lineup.​ Inspired by iconic pioneers Black Sabbath, Blue Cheer, and the Stooges, as well as unsung hard-rock heroes like Sir Lord Baltimore, Dust, and Bang, Virginia-based band Pentagram forged a dark, foreboding sound in the early 1970s that should have made founding le ... More >>