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Pallbearer on the Appeal of Doom Metal and Being Unafraid of Classic Rock

When Little Rock's Pallbearer released its debut full-length, Sorrow and Extinction, last February, the band had little idea how special this particular slab of doom metal would become. But listeners and critics showed the group otherwise: they latched onto the album, anchored by Brett Campbell's ex ... More >>

Canadian Astronaut Mistakes Bay Bridge for Golden Gate Bridge

In space, no one can hear you scream. It follows, then, that no one can hear you when you scream that an astronaut has apparently misidentified San Francisco's most famous bridge. In his Twitter feed, Canadian spaceman Commander Chris Hadfield sends along a breathtaking photo of the Bay Area. "The G ... More >>

Puck Yeah: Taking the Ice with the S.F. Bulls

Neil Young Journeys: The Artist and the Director Discuss Their Third Film

"Neil Young Journeys": The Musician Commands the Room

Junior Boys: Show Preview

R.I.P. Dave Devereaux, Owner of the Mission's Force of Habit Records, 1970-2011

"Brainhdead" Dave Devereaux, 1970-2011​"Braindead" Dave Devereaux, owner of Force of Habit Records in the Mission, a small but passionately run shop specializing in rare punk rock, vinyl, and collectible toys, passed away this month of an unknown cause. He was 41. Devereaux passed away on Jul ... More >>

Mark Wahlberg Compares Justin Bieber to Tupac: World Cries

Yes. You did read the headline correctly: Mark Wahlberg just compared Justin Bieber to Tupac Shakur. Since you -- like us -- probably can't quite believe that just happened, here's the actual (ridiculous) quote:"The world needs Justin Bieber," Wahlberg opined. "Justin Bieber is like the white Tupa ... More >>

Tricky Makes Friends with Everyone at the Independent

Tricky and friends at the Independent. Pics by Kirsty.​Tricky Odd Nosdam Jel December 21, 2010 @ The Independent Better than: Sitting around, listening to the albums at home. Despite the crappy weather, the familiar inconvenience of attempting to find parking near The Independent, and the fact t ... More >>

Going to Coachella vs. the S.F. staycation

San Francisco Boxer Ana Julaton To Defend Title After Weekend Loss

anajulaton.com​From the moment Bay Area boxer Ana Julaton dropped into Toronto in the days before her WBA world title fight Saturday night against the city's hometown champ Lisa Brown, Julaton  was heralded, as one newspaper wrote, like the "conquering hero." The Filipina American beauty char ... More >>

The Eyes of the Hurricane

She's been called the female Manny Pacquiao. But can Ana Julaton make people care about women's boxing?

Zion-I Tour Hits SF on Friday

EKAphotographyZumbi of Zion-I Local heroes Zion-I are currently completing a West Coast swing in support of their hot new release, The Takeover. How nice of them to stop through Slim's on Friday before continuing on to points East, including Chicago, Michigan, Vermont, New York, and Ontario. Their ... More >>

Larceny Makes the World Go 'Round

Bill English pilfers from Sam Mendes, with mixed results.

Friday: Bernadette Peters with the San Francisco Symphony

The Lowbrow Art Sale: Ben Tour, Erik Jones, Jeremy Geddes and More

New York county squints at gay marriage: says “That can’t be right!”

Dengue Fever Plays Independent in April

DJ Shadow and Cut Chemist Bring The Hard Sell to SF in Feb., Kid Koala Opens

Xiu Xiu To Release "New Women as Lovers Double LP" and 2008 Tour

Memory Loss

Love and marriage meet life and Alzheimer's in Away From Her

Pulp Friction

The Independent Press Association was founded to champion alternative magazines, but now its members say it has become the kind of hard-hearted corporation it once opposed

Record Dork

Delving deeper than you ever wanted to go. This week: Ports Bishop's Future Friends.

Noodle-icious

Total immersion in a Japanese film retrospective prompts a lust for soba and udon

> Activist hip hop act the Coup previews its upcoming album; Hawtin homie John Acquaviva brings his techno to Ruby Skye

Another Serene World

The Most Serene Republic Underwater Cinematographer

Letters to the Editor

Week of Wednesday, October 13, 2004

Bioscience Warfare

UC professor Tyrone Hayes found that a highly profitable weed killer causes sexual abnormalities in frogs. Then he found out how nasty a biotech multinational can be.

Best Unknown Local Cartoonist

Graham Annable

Capsule Reviews

Our critics weigh in on local theatre

The Underbelly Diaries

It may be the most frank and disgusting show on a local stage this season

The Defiant Ones

Turning complex political ideas into human drama with "smoke and mirrors."

Son of Super Swindler

The unsettling link between a group of firms that sell financial planning services to elderly Californians and one of the most notorious con men in U.S. history

The Drawer Boy

Farmers and actors lying to each other in rural Canada, at the San Jose Rep

There's a Riot Goin' On

Ladyfest goes grrl crazy

House Of Tudor

Roxie benefit documentaries, electro-punk Bitches, and a Tribute to tribute bands

The Ghost of Scandals Past

Previous "creative financing" debacles should haunt city officials who've approved a risky $1 billion lease of Muni streetcars

Cold Fête

A fund-raiser for an unusual art space gives new meaning to the term "frozen dinner"

The Intimidator

Why is a stay-at-home dad from Foster City striking fear in the hearts of San Francisco darts players?

Traveling Companions

Gray whales are leading tourists, conservationists, and business operators on a rocky voyage toward economic and environmental salvation

Pop Philosophy

What's up, doc?

Creeping Toward Bethlehem

A major label recording contract. Big-name producers. Lazy nights in the Jacuzzi. San Francisco's Creeper Lagoon has got it made, right? Not exactly.

Dog Bites

Golden handshakes, cat scans and tree controversy

Savage Love

Planet Wars

Last year, two Bay Area astronomers said they had discovered planets outside our solar system and became instant media celebrities. Now, Paul Butler and Geoff Marcy face prominent scientific challengers who contend some of the new planets are nothing but

Turkey Jerking

How poultry breeders have given new meaning to the phrase "bird lover"

Under the Covers

Emmylou Harris unearths the language between the lines

Sizzle, Fizzle

Michael Moore's Canadian Bacon is but a flash in the pan

Pop Porn

Super 8 1/2 makes itscrafty points with a light-hearted queer sensibility