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The Top Five Parties in San Francisco This Weekend

Did you know that both Ronald Reagan and John McCain both opposed the creation of a federal holiday for Martin Luther King? It's something of an inconsequential fact, but we thought you might like to think about that while you're busy celebrating the good reverend's legacy this Monday. To get you in ... More >>

Kid Koala Has Turned His DJ Concert Into a Vaudeville Show

Eric San is best known as Kid Koala, an adorable DJ, producer, and author who hails from Montreal and is signed to the Ninja Tune label. He renders himself even cuter by turning the idea of what a mixmaster can do on its ear. While many DJs are pretty boring to watch, Kid Koala has the staggering te ... More >>

Amon Tobin on Writing Music in the Marin Woods and His Bigger, Bolder ISAM 2.0 Show

Brazilian electronic music producer Amon Tobin grew up in England, moved to Montreal in 2002, and quietly moved to Marin County almost three and a half years ago. He hasn't had much time to get acquainted with Bay Area life, however, since he's spent half of his time as a local resident touring the ... More >>

Bill Lee: 65-Year-Old Pitcher to Start in Ballpark Where 50-Year-Old Boxed

Perhaps Ponce de Leon chose the wrong coast to search for the Fountain of Youth. Based on the sporting exploits emanating from the North Bay, it seems the fountain may be trickling through the drinking fountains at San Rafael's Albert Field. A delightful Scott Ostler column in today's Chronicle note ... More >>

Animal Collective's Centipede Hz: A First Listen

I'm not an Animal Collective fan. I like Strawberry Jam a lot, and I cherish a few individual songs elsewhere, particularly "Summertime Clothes" (not least because it sounds just like the theme from Snoopy Come Home, which I loved as a kid). But their rhythms are so clumpy, melodies so soupy, and "i ... More >>

"Beloved": Songs Sung Blah

No Joy: Show Preview

Live Review, 4/25/12: Chromeo Moves the Crowd at SFMOMA's Modern Ball

By JULIA B. CHAN Chromeo Poolside Vin Sol San Francisco Museum of Modern Art Wednesday, April 25, 2012 Better than: Your local high school's Spring Fling. If revelers at the San Francisco Museum of Modern Art's annual Modern Ball wanted to make it rain Wednesday, they got their wish both figurati ... More >>

The Evolution of A-Trak: From Scratch Nerd To Dance Tastemaker In Five Steps

A-Trak is one of the world's most effective musical tastemakers. These days, the Montreal-born DJ and producer is part of the braintrust behind the Fool's Gold label, which has a proven record of picking up artists like Danny Brown, The Cool Kids, and Kid Sister long before larger labels show intere ... More >>

49ers' Michael Crabtree Says Raiders-Loving Cop Pulled Him Over

Being a Niner's fan (or player) is apparently violating the penal code ​It's not unheard of for officials to exercise their sporting allegiances where they can. Remember how broadcasters would claim the Giants were delayed until well after midnight by Canadian customs officials back when the Expos ... More >>

New King of Currywurst Cart: Now with Chilean Veg Dogs

Jonathan KauffmanKing of Currywurst's Chilean hot dog, $6.25.​King of Cürrywurst's Dirk Adolphs has been working on getting his food cart permitted for quite some time. SFoodie first wrote about Adolphs in November, when he started selling his sausages in curry ketchup -- a street snack as adored ... More >>

What to Do This Weekend, Mar. 25-27

jrodmanjr/FlickrThe final Outside In party happens Sun., Mar. 27.​Craving more? Scroll through additional listings here. Fri., Mar. 25: Queen of the Sun Filmmaker Screenings Roxie Theater, 3117 16th St. (at Valencia), 7 and 9 p.m. Director Taggart Siegel will be on hand for two screenings of ... More >>

The Jealous Guys and Lunice Link Up for Some Throwback Hip-Hop

​While Montreal's Lunice has spent the past four years quietly building his rep with a flurry of futuristic remixes, edits, and original productions, S.F.'s The Jealous Guys have spent the past year quickly making a name for themselves around the city. Now the two are linking up for some golden-e ... More >>

BT Magnum's Advice: 'Do Loads of Drugs and Have as Much Sex as Possible'

BT Magnum​The man behind the excellent events curated at our city's (arguably) best dance venue, Mezzanine, and the Internet's go-to blog for old-school dance jams is one Brian Tarney. Party goers and vintage-tune seekers may know him better as BT Magnum, Tarney's alter-ego, who runs about S.F. DJ ... More >>

Sugar & Gold Talk Favorite Music, Touring Horrors, and Their Trippy 'Salty Seraphim' Video

​ Since before 2007, Sugar & Gold has remained one of my all-time favorite bands in San Francisco. Not only does the funky quintet know how to write and perform amazing dance grooves and unforgettable pop hooks, but within everything they do lies an inherent sense of fun and devil-may-care att ... More >>

Sketchfest Q&A: Brent Weinbach

​SF Sketchfest brings together amazing comics in from all over the U.S., but the best news is we also get a couple of locally-grown superstars this weekend at the Punch Line when Brent Weinbach and Moshe Kasher take the stage (Thursday 8 p.m.; Friday and Saturday 8 p.m. and 10 p.m. joined by comed ... More >>

Last Night: Mission Street Food Mash-Up Night

(Palermo vs. Tokyo by Chef Ian Muntzert)Notes and Photos by Tamara Palmer We've written previously of our love of Mission Street Food, the brainchild of Bar Tartine line chef Anthony Myint that began life as a truck in October and now takes place most Thursday nights at Lung Shan (2234 Mission). G ... More >>

Print is dying, but Chron gets glossy new press

LastNight: Arcade Fire Ignites Indie-Rockalypse at Shoreline Amphitheatre, CA.

AFI Spinoff Blaqk Audio Sells Out Popscene

LastNight: Menomena at the Independent Friday, June 8, 2007

Two! Hyped! Bands! In! One! Week!

Share the Love

Two massive electronic music events, one small spotlight

Get Outta Here

Two big fests to get you off your ass and outta town

XLR8R magazine celebrates its lucky 13

Let's get Physical; hip-hop you can cuddle

Videogames and Stevie Wonder compliments of Amon Tobin, RJD2, and "Wonder-Full 2"

Maple Leaf Boogie-Woogie

A cheat sheet of bands from the new Seattle -- that's right, Canada!

Protest Song

What Are Words For?

Film Feast

American independent cinema is alive and well at IndieFest

Hits and Myths

A fancy Greek restaurant explodes our expectations of cheap, unmemorable fare

Dark Horse

The Unicorns strike it rich with their unique brand of sullied indie-pop

Zine Stealers

The Alternative Press Expo offers lots to look at -- but little to read

Feta (Not Quite) Accompli

Our second meal isn't as dazzling as our first at a new Greek eatery

Handy Dandy

A seven-person circus troupe puts on a dazzling, surprisingly coherent show

Hear This

Kid Koala's self-described "vinyl vaudeville" breaks records

This Week's Day-by-Day Picks

O, Happy Dagger

Shonen Knife returns

Out of the Passé

A Québécoise becomes a choreographer

Various Activists

On the local compilation Azadi!, the music matters almost as much as the cause itself

Postcards From the Edge

Pat Boone and Billy Bob Thornton in Namibia: No wonder it's called Levity

House of Tudor

Japanese ukulele ladies, a Canadian electro androgyne, and Iraq's most popular singer

House Of Tudor

Tranny punks, Nico tributes, floating gender illusionists, and more

The Whee Design

Call and Response updates the West Coast sound for the new millennium

Personal Best

What the world needs now is a wholly subjective, occasionally snarky awards ceremony

Tales of the Circuit

We follow three San Franciscans to the White Party, one in a continent-spanning series of huge, controversial, dance-filled, and drug-doused "circuit parties" for gay men

Night + Day

Tibetmania!

Evolution Revolution

The Apples pop in all the right places

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