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February 16, 2009
Femi Drops Long-Awaited Solo Debut, plays Yoshi's
Femi Andrade may be the Bay Area's best-kept secret. That phrase gets tossed around a lot, but in her case, it's highly applicable. The Afro-Rican soulstress has tempted many local music fans over the years with her dynamic live performances and sultry hooks on other people's songs, but has kept us ... More >>
Music
July 26, 1995
Samples
Femi Andrade may be the Bay Area's best-kept secret. That phrase gets tossed around a lot, but in her case, it's highly applicable. The Afro-Rican soulstress has tempted many local music fans over the years with her dynamic live performances and sultry hooks on other people's songs, but has kept us ... More >>
Music
August 9, 1995
The Big O
The Luniz and the boom-market for East Oakland rap
Music
May 30, 2007
The Bus Stops Here
Mistah F.A.B. picks up where hyphy left off
News
April 25, 2007
Yankin' Our Chains
A list of the aliases N.Y. Yankees players use at their hotel when they come to town
News
January 17, 2007
Letters to the Editor
Week of 1-17-2007
Culture
December 6, 2006
Also Playing
Our critics weigh in on local theater
Culture
November 22, 2006
Also Playing
Our critics weigh in on local theater
Culture
November 15, 2006
Mere Words
Moving Hamlet to Oakland doesn't show us anything new
Music
December 7, 2005
The blue-blooded Blowfly, the multialiased MF Doom, and the lyrically infallible Casual
Moving Hamlet to Oakland doesn't show us anything new
Music Awards
October 20, 2004
Music Awards Nominees
Moving Hamlet to Oakland doesn't show us anything new
Calendar
April 28, 2004
In Memoriam
A dance for the dead
Music
November 26, 2003
House of Tudor
Smackdown in Oaktown: Some saucy picks to lure you into the East Bay mix
Music
February 12, 2003
Rubb You the Wrong Way
Whistling mufflers, car maniacs, and KRON-TV spawn an Internet icon
Music
February 21, 2001
Mumble & Peg
Mumble & Peg
Music
April 26, 2000
House Of Tudor
Tribute to Billy Wilder; No Categories; John Cage Memorial Barbecue; Bellyachers; Persephone's Bees
Music
December 10, 1997
Reviews
Tribute to Billy Wilder; No Categories; John Cage Memorial Barbecue; Bellyachers; Persephone's Bees
Music
July 2, 1997
Barely a Ripple
How bad management made a mess of Making Waves '97
Music
April 2, 1997
Lighten Up
How bad management made a mess of Making Waves '97
Music
September 4, 1996
Samples
How bad management made a mess of Making Waves '97
Music
July 24, 1996
Avant Starred
Stork Club booker Lorrie Murray moves on; Idiot Flesh wigs out
Blogs
June 17, 2009
Chronic City: The 'Oaksterdam Model' For Legal Pot In California
Oaksterdam UniversityWith Oakland broke and growing broker (like many other American cities), calls for the city to get into the growing and selling of medical marijuana are being taken more seriously.The idea seems a lot less crazy when you take a look at the potential revenue to be generated, espe ... More >>
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July 20, 2009
Oakland's Nightlife Resurgence Continues
EKAphotographyRound Midnight: the Oasis crew The recent Uptown Unveiled event cast a spotlight on the revitalized Oakland nightlife scene, which is really beginning to come into its own after years of playing second fiddle to SF. As it stands now, there's a solid strip of venues in and around Broad ... More >>
Blogs
October 6, 2009
Raphael Saadiq Announces Oakland Show
Retro Chic: Raphael Saadiq November 18th will be a homecoming of sorts for Oakland native Raphael Saadiq. Ray Ray, as he is known, is arguably the most prolific and talented male soul/R&B artist around today--equally seasoned at singing, playing several instruments, and producing. Saadiq has ... More >>
Blogs
October 9, 2009
Oom-Pah-Pah in Oakland Tomorrow at Oaktoberfest
Oaktown is the site of tomorrow's appropriately named Oaktoberfest in the Dimond District (Ground Zero: MacArthur and Fruitvale), 11 a.m.-6 p.m. It's continuing a longstanding tradition: In the early 1900s, the area was full of beer gardens and German-owned vacation spots for S.F. families. ... More >>
Music
October 14, 2009
Music Awards: Jukebox Roundtable by Dan Strachota
Oaktown is the site of tomorrow's appropriately named Oaktoberfest in the Dimond District (Ground Zero: MacArthur and Fruitvale), 11 a.m.-6 p.m. It's continuing a longstanding tradition: In the early 1900s, the area was full of beer gardens and German-owned vacation spots for S.F. families. ... More >>
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October 19, 2009
Blue Bottle Oakland is Due Tomorrow. You'll Have to Wait for the Bookmaker's Sandwiches
cscotta/FlickrA traditional letterpress: Good for wedding invitations, and also sandwiches.It looks like tomorrow will see the dawn of primo caffeine in Oakland, as Blue Bottle's new roasting facility (with attached retail café) is slated to open at 300 Webster (at Third St.), a circa-1923 w ... More >>
News
May 12, 2010
The rise and fall of an Internet sensation
cscotta/FlickrA traditional letterpress: Good for wedding invitations, and also sandwiches.It looks like tomorrow will see the dawn of primo caffeine in Oakland, as Blue Bottle's new roasting facility (with attached retail café) is slated to open at 300 Webster (at Third St.), a circa-1923 w ... More >>
Blogs
November 23, 2010
Ex-Monk's Kettle Chef Surfaces for Saturday's New Taste Marketplace
Sonya YuKevin Kroger in his last gasp at Monk's Kettle. He'll be selling wild mushroom penne and chipotle chocolate bacon bars Saturday.Recently departed Monk's Kettle chef Kevin Kroger is among two dozen chefs and other food vendors showing up Saturday for the first of two community food mar ... More >>
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March 22, 2011
The Bangerz, Workhorse Bay Area Rap Producers, Discuss Their Vegas Show, Chris Brown, and Carlos Mencia
If you've been at the Monte Carlo in Las Vegas recently -- and no, I wasn't expecting to start a sentence that way either -- perhaps you took in MüS.I.C., the critically acclaimed live show from masked B-boy crew JabbaWockeeZ. Or perhaps you saw it at the 2009 NBA All Star Game? Or maybe you're jus ... More >>
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May 24, 2011
Kim Alter Exits Plate Shop, Oakland Gets a TacoBike, and Place Pigalle Returns
The past 24 hours in gossip, innuendo, and cold hard facts about the San Francisco food scene. That was quick. Inside Scoop reports Kim Alter is already out as executive chef of Sausalito's Plate Shop. Opened in February, Atler took an executive role for the first time, after working in the kitchen ... More >>

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