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Music Awards

  • Blogs

    February 13, 2012

    The Grammys: A Timeline of Madness and Misery

    The 54th Annual Grammy Awards happened yesterday. Which we're sure you know already. If you missed it, however, you may have missed some of the weirdest details. So here, for your convenience, is a timeline of events. Get comfortable, 'cause this thing was a three-and-a-half-hour carnival of absurdi ... More >>

  • Blogs

    February 10, 2012

    Awkward! The Top Five Most Uncomfortable Grammy Moments

    ​This Sunday, Rihanna and Chris Brown are both going to be present at the always-prestigious Grammy Awards ceremony in Los Angeles. It's been just three years since they both were forced to drop out of the show last minute, due to Brown having beaten the crap out of Ri-Ri on their way over. We kno ... More >>

  • Blogs

    December 28, 2011

    The Top Five Pop Songs of 2011

    2011 was the year Beyonce got knocked up, Lady Gaga arrived at the Grammys in an egg, and a soul singer from London took over the world. Tomorrow we'll be bitching about the worst pop moments of the year, but today, here are our favorite pop hits from 2011. 5. "Till The World Ends," Britney Spears ... More >>

  • Blogs

    September 1, 2011

    BAM Magazine Is Coming Back -- As a Website

    BAM's July 7, 1978 issue​Remember BAM? If you followed By Area music between, oh, 1976 and 1999, you probably read it all the time. And if you didn't, you'll get a chance to -- there's a revived version coming to the web in a couple of weeks. Some background: BAM was a free biweekly print mag ... More >>

  • Blogs

    August 15, 2011

    Grammy-Winning Arcade Fire Singer Win Butler Thinks S.F. Is Too Expensive

    Christopher VictorioButler: Apparently not moving to S.F. anytime soon.​ About halfway through Arcade Fire's set at Outside Lands on Sunday, frontman Win Butler paused to regard the evening: The massive crowd, the rising moon, the immaculate weather (although it had turned a bit crisp by then) ... More >>

  • Blogs

    July 25, 2011

    R.I.P. Amy Winehouse, 1983-2011

    ​Beloved English singer-songwriter Amy Winehouse died in her London home on Saturday at the age of 27. Police have not yet determined the cause of death, but several outlets have reported that there were no signs of foul play. Winehouse enjoyed a brutally short legacy akin to that of several ... More >>

  • Music

    February 16, 2011

    Sizzle & Fizzle: Highs and lows from the last week in S.F. music

    ​Beloved English singer-songwriter Amy Winehouse died in her London home on Saturday at the age of 27. Police have not yet determined the cause of death, but several outlets have reported that there were no signs of foul play. Winehouse enjoyed a brutally short legacy akin to that of several ... More >>

  • Blogs

    February 14, 2011

    Arcade Fire's Grammy Upset: Indie Kids Win the Big Award

    ​When Arcade Fire, led by gregarious frontman Win Butler, won Album Of The Year at the 53rd Grammys in an upset last night, it sparked a firestorm of online discussion and sent the indie community, led by tastemaker publication Pitchfork, into a virtual priapism. The Best Album Grammy usually ... More >>

  • Blogs

    February 11, 2011

    The Grammys Are Coming. Here's a Drinking Game to Get You Through Them

    ​Yes, the Grammys are nothing more than a promo summit for what remains of our broken conglomerate record labels of yore. Columbia, EMI, Warner Bros., Capitol, Atlantic, Interscope, et al. like to believe they still hold some influence over the masses, and as long as we can sit here comfortably an ... More >>

  • Music

    December 8, 2010

    Sizzle & Fizzle: Highs and lows from this week in S.F. music

    ​Yes, the Grammys are nothing more than a promo summit for what remains of our broken conglomerate record labels of yore. Columbia, EMI, Warner Bros., Capitol, Atlantic, Interscope, et al. like to believe they still hold some influence over the masses, and as long as we can sit here comfortably an ... More >>

  • Blogs

    October 6, 2010

    Meet Local Guitar God Joe Satriani in S.F. This Saturday

    Satriani: Not the first to shave his head after balding set in.​Nowadays, with Guitar Hero turning everyday basement dwellers into rock gods, and electronica granting everyone with a laptop the ability to make impossible masterpieces, a skilled technician like Joe Satriani must feel left behind. ... More >>

  • Blogs

    October 30, 2009

    Halloween Tricks: The 10 Creepiest Singers of All Time

    For all of America's pretty pop idols, we also have a healthy appreciation for singers who make us really uncomfortable. Who give us the creeps, if you will. As a special Halloween treat, here are the top ten performers who give us that special form of skeeves:1. Corey Taylor bill from jersey city†... More >>

  • Music

    October 14, 2009

    Music Awards: Jukebox Roundtable by Dan Strachota

    For all of America's pretty pop idols, we also have a healthy appreciation for singers who make us really uncomfortable. Who give us the creeps, if you will. As a special Halloween treat, here are the top ten performers who give us that special form of skeeves:1. Corey Taylor bill from jersey city†... More >>

  • Blogs

    October 14, 2009

    Track(s) of the Day: Music Awards Nominees ( Metal/Psych/|Punk)

    ​Tomorrow's the big night. SF Weekly's 2009 Music Award winners will be announced at a blowout party at Ruby Skye. We'll have a host--Alex Koll--who's a combination air guitar champ/comedian. We'll have performances by acts that mix their hip-hop with funk, dubstep, and live drums (Wallpaper., L ... More >>

  • Blogs

    October 15, 2008

    SF Weekly Music Awards Nominee: Arp

    ​Tomorrow's the big night. SF Weekly's 2009 Music Award winners will be announced at a blowout party at Ruby Skye. We'll have a host--Alex Koll--who's a combination air guitar champ/comedian. We'll have performances by acts that mix their hip-hop with funk, dubstep, and live drums (Wallpaper., L ... More >>

  • Music

    October 15, 2008

    2008 Music Awards Program

    ​Tomorrow's the big night. SF Weekly's 2009 Music Award winners will be announced at a blowout party at Ruby Skye. We'll have a host--Alex Koll--who's a combination air guitar champ/comedian. We'll have performances by acts that mix their hip-hop with funk, dubstep, and live drums (Wallpaper., L ... More >>

  • Music

    October 15, 2008

    Casting Votes: Music Awards 2008

    ​Tomorrow's the big night. SF Weekly's 2009 Music Award winners will be announced at a blowout party at Ruby Skye. We'll have a host--Alex Koll--who's a combination air guitar champ/comedian. We'll have performances by acts that mix their hip-hop with funk, dubstep, and live drums (Wallpaper., L ... More >>

  • Music

    October 15, 2008

    The Maverick MC, the Studio Mess, and the Sturdy Indie Label

    The 2008 local music landscape in three parts.

  • Music

    October 15, 2008

    Tina Turner

    The 2008 local music landscape in three parts.

  • Blogs

    July 3, 2008

    Last Night: George Carlin Tribute at the San Jose Improv

    The 2008 local music landscape in three parts.

  • Blogs

    March 18, 2008

    Fox to FCC: Fuck You and Your Fleeting Expletive Rules

    The 2008 local music landscape in three parts.

  • Blogs

    February 28, 2008

    R.E.M. and Modest Mouse Perform in Berkeley 5/31

    The 2008 local music landscape in three parts.

  • Calendar

    February 20, 2008

    Up Yours

    The 2008 local music landscape in three parts.

  • Music

    October 17, 2007

    Make Some Noise

    The 2008 local music landscape in three parts.

  • Music

    October 17, 2007

    Singer-Songwriter Joe Henry Captures Civilians at GAMH

    The 2008 local music landscape in three parts.

  • Blogs

    October 16, 2007

    It's Snowing OUTSIDE Ruby Skye, For Once: ICER AIR Plans Event

    The 2008 local music landscape in three parts.

  • Music

    September 13, 2006

    Diva Dumbdown

    The 2008 local music landscape in three parts.

  • Film

    March 1, 2006

    Get Down With Dave

    Chappelle returns with a raucous Block Party

  • Music

    February 22, 2006

    Transfer

    Faded Signal

  • Music Awards

    October 19, 2005

    The 16th Annual SF Weekly Music Awards

    Thursday, Oct. 20, 2005, at 8 p.m. at the SF Weekly Warfield

  • Home Entertainment

    September 28, 2005

    Big Fun, Even Small

    New releases available this week

  • Music

    April 6, 2005

    Plushy

    And now we present a boring interview with a big-time rock star: Scott Weiland of Velvet Revolver

  • Music

    February 23, 2005

    Bootyology 101

    Discussing chest-buns, the Baboon's Ass, and furniture moving at the Monkey Club

  • Music

    September 22, 2004

    Love on the Rocks

    The story of a doomed relationship makes up Album of the Year, the Good Life's absorbing new record

  • News

    October 22, 2003

    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.

  • Music Awards

    October 15, 2003

    SF Weekly Music Awards 2003

    Americana DJ/Selector/Turntablist Electronic/Electro Hard Rock/

    Metal Hip Hop/Rap Jazz Latin/

    International Lifestyle Music New Genre/Beyond Pop Punk Rock/Indie Rock Soul/Funk/ R&B

    If music be the brandy of the damned, then we're drunk off our asses

  • Calendar

    October 8, 2003

    Laugh Attack

    TV stooges stand up

  • Calendar

    September 17, 2003

    Fanning the Flames

    In-your-face flamenco

  • Music

    June 4, 2003

    Pinup Energy

    Sweet and sexy, the New Pornographers make pop that sticks

  • Music

    May 7, 2003

    The New Pornographers

    Electric Version

  • Music

    December 24, 2002

    Love Plus One

    Or five ways to make existing groups that much more super

  • News

    October 24, 2001

    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.

  • Music

    May 16, 2001

    Blue Man Group

    Blue is the color of my true love's head

  • Calendar

    April 18, 2001

    Mambo Kings

    West Coast Latin jazz

  • Music

    March 21, 2001

    Northern Exposure

    A new compilation tries to bring rock en español to the masses

  • Music

    January 10, 2001

    Hear This

    Dave Douglas and Charms of the Night Sky

  • Music

    January 12, 2000

    Wu-Tang Forever?

    U-God comments on the state of the Wu nation after a tumultuous year for its members

  • Music

    February 18, 1998

    Riff Raff

    U-God comments on the state of the Wu nation after a tumultuous year for its members

  • Music

    June 11, 1997

    The House of Tudor

    U-God comments on the state of the Wu nation after a tumultuous year for its members

  • Music

    September 27, 1995

    Recordings

    U-God comments on the state of the Wu nation after a tumultuous year for its members

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