Subject: Outside Lands Music & Arts Festival

• Radiohead, Tom Petty, and Jack Johnson To Play Golden Gate Park's Outside Lands Festival Aug. 22-24

  February 22, 2008

• Tom Petty, Radiohead, Jack Johnson, Five Stages, Golden Gate Park

  March 3, 2008

• Beck, Primus, Ben Harper Added to Outside Lands Lineup

  March 24, 2008

• Outside Lands After-Party Announced

  August 7, 2008

• Outside Lands Update: Set Times Schedule

  August 14, 2008

• Tomorrow: Topless Protest at Berkeley

  August 22, 2008

• Outside Lands Kicks Off In Golden Gate Park

  August 23, 2008

• Outside Lands Day 2: Can't Find My Way Home

  August 24, 2008

• Outside Lands Photos: Tom Petty, Lupe Fiasco, Ben Harper and More

  August 24, 2008

• Outside Lands Day 3: The Sun Is Shining (Maybe)

  August 24, 2008

• Outside Lands Day 3: Andrew Bird Rocks, Crowd Plays Guitar Hero

  August 24, 2008

• Outside Lands, News & Booze, Rock Make Street Fest: Your Monday Morning Hangover

  August 25, 2008

• Outside Lands Day 3: Andrew Bird is Good, Jack Johnson is Charming, and Wilco Still Plays Too Long

  August 25, 2008

• The Art of Outside Lands

  August 25, 2008

• Treasure Island Music Festival, Artie Lange, Al Green and Park(ing) Day: Your Monday Morning Hangover

  September 22, 2008

• Future of Outside Lands Uncertain

  (Outside Lands 2008)In today's edition of the Examiner, Ken Garcia wrote an interesting piece on the "Inside Drama Behind Outside Lands." According to Garcia's article, there's a power struggle inside the San Francisco Recreation and Park Department, which oversees any requests for giant festivals in Golden Gate Park like Outside Lands. That struggle is putting into question whether Another Planet will be a shoe-in to promote the giant three-day festival for the second year in a row, or if the b

  December 16, 2008

• Why Outside Lands Looks Juicy to Big Promoters

  By Peter Jamison We reported this week on the ungainly turf war that has erupted among bureaucrats and entrepreneurs over the future of Outside Lands, the popular three-day music festival whose inaugural run was overseen in August by Berkeley-based Another Planet Entertainment. Despite the event's success, the city has now asked Another Planet to compete against other interested promoters to host Outside Lands next year, submitting qualifications for the consideration of Recreation and Park D

  December 25, 2008

• Another Planet/Superfly Will Host Outside Lands V.2

  Photo by Christopher VictorioBack in December there was something of a bureaucratic struggle over hosting a big festival in Golden Gate Park as Another Planet (and their promotion partner Superfly) attempted to start work on year two of Outside Lands. The city put the promoters through a big to-do (that we haven't heard other big park fests, from Hardly Strictly Bluegrass to Power to the Peaceful having to deal with) in order to get claim on a destination event idea they came up with in the firs

  January 30, 2009

• Festival Schmestival News: Punk and Psych Bashes

  Jennifer MaerzThe SpitsThe summer festival cycle is upon us quicker than you think, and while we wait on announcements from big guns like Outside Lands and Treasure Island (which has moved to the end of October) here's some updates on the budget bashes going on between now and the end of the year.First up is the Total Trash Fest organized by the Rock N Roll Adventure Kids. It kicks off with a "totally unofficial night" involving the Black Lips at Great American and Knights of the New Crusade at

  April 2, 2009

• Rock the Bells Announces Lineup

  EKAphotography Not to be outdone by the massive, monumental Outside Lands lineup, hip-hop's annual extravaganza Rock the Bells has announced its lineup as well: Nas & Damian "Jr Gong" Marley,The Roots, Common, Big Boi, KRS-One, House of Pain featuring La Coka Nostra, Reflection Eternal (Talib Kweli & Hi-Tek), Tech N9ne, K'Naan, RZA, Raekwon, Sage Francis, MOP, Slaughterhouse, Eyedea & Abilities, Necro, Slum Village, Evidence & Alchemist, Chali 2na, Psycho Realm, Mystic Journeyman

  April 14, 2009

• SF Weekly Letters

  January 7, 2009

• Outside Lands Ouster?

  City officials, Examiner hassle local promoter that created music fest.

  December 24, 2008

• Schedule Outside Lands trip with playlists of our favorite artists

  August 20, 2008

• Survival of the fittest for the summer’s big music events

  July 16, 2008

• Outside Lands Festival Adds Marquee Names to Its Lineup: Wilco, Manu Chao, and Beck, and many more

  March 26, 2008

• Cheap Musical Thrills

  June 24, 2009

• Track(s) of the Day: New Dodos

  As Pitchfork announced this morning, local boys Dodos are heading off any leaks from their upcoming album Time to Die by streaming the songs early themselves. The record is set to be released digitally on July 28 (if you wanna wait for the physical copy, that's out September 15), but you can hear the new Phil Ek-produced record here. Highlights include Meric Long's fleet-fingered guitar work on "Longform" and  Logan Kroeber's precise, metronomic percussion on the country folk ballad "Acorn

  July 14, 2009

• No Beastie Boys at Outside Lands: MCA Has Cancer

  Bad news from the Beastie Boys camp this morning. Adam "MCA" Yauch has been diagnosed with cancer--he has a tumor in his left parotid (salivary) gland. The good news is doctors found the cancerous tumor early, it doesn't sound to have spread to other parts of his body, and surgeons and are prepared to operate (without affecting his vocal chords) on Yauch next week. He'll go through radiation treatment as well. The group has decided to put its focus on Yauch's recovery, canceling all tour dates (

  July 20, 2009

• Outside Lands Asks Public for Headliner Suggestions

  Now that the Beastie Boys have pulled out of Outside Lands, announcing the bad news that MCA has to undergo treatment for cancer of the parotid (salivary) gland, the festival has turned to the public to ask what artists should be considered as replacements for Sunday night's big finale. Outside Lands' Twitter feed posed the question, "Ranger Dave is diligently working to replace the Beastie Boys. Any suggestions?" Got some ideas? Tweet back--and make sure they're not the same acts performing at

  July 21, 2009

• Guaranteed Good Eating and Drinking at Outside Lands

  ​While one of the main headliners might be up in the air for this year's Outside Lands music fest (August 28-30 in Golden Gate Park) at this point, promoters can assure that good quality food vendors have already been secured. "A Taste of the Bay Area" definitely sounds like more than funnel cakes and hot dogs, with a roster that includes hotspots like Namu, Little Skillet, Hog Island Oyster Co., and Ti Couz.  Take a peek at the complete lineup of food and wine purveyors after the jum

  July 29, 2009

• Tenacious D the Sunday Night Headliner for Outside Lands

  ​Tenacious D have been announced as the Sunday night replacement act for the Outside Lands festival. The final spot for the August 30 concert was supposed to go to the Beastie Boys--but, as many of you'll recall, that group had to cancel all shows when Adam "MCA" Yauch was diagnosed with cancer a couple weeks back. (According to Rolling Stone, MCA has since undergone surgery, and is now recooperating at home.)On an Outside Lands conference call this afternoon, Jack Black warned that dogs might

  August 6, 2009

• Chron Disses, Praises Outside Lands

  "Richmond then divulges that she herself has used Porta Potties at Hardly Strictly Bluegrass..."

  August 25, 2009

• M.I.A. Bashes Tenacious D on Twitter

  EKAphotography copyright 2007. all rights reservedHatin' on the D: M.I.A.​ Courtesy of Perez Hilton via Prefix magazine, SriLankan/UK rebel rapper M.I.A. has dropped the Twitter equivalent of a stink bomb on her fellow Outside Lands performers Tenacious D, who had the misfortune to replace the ever-popular Beastie Boys at this weekend's massive San Francisco music festival. "IM TAKIN BIRD FLU OUT OF THE SET ! JUS TO MAKE A POINT," M.I.A. Tweeted in all-caps, showing her apparent anger at pr

  August 25, 2009

• Outside Lands Picks Part 1: Five Ways to a Fitter You

  August 26, 2009

• The Outside Lands alternative: In the Pines

  August 26, 2009

• Outside Lands Trivia Challenge

  Zap Mama​ The headliners for this weekend's Outside Lands festival--Pearl Jam, the Dave Matthews Band, Black Eyed Peas, Thievery Corporation, Tenacious D, and M.I.A.--need little introduction. But what about the undercard? One of the coolest things about this event is the sheer number of acts playing, not to mention the tremendous range and diversity of style. Since it's impossible for any one person to know everything about every act playing, we thought we'd give ya a little trivia quiz to he

  August 26, 2009

• 10 Things to Do This Weekend for Under $10

  Rob KarlicNobunny​We apologize in advance but this week the descriptions are gonna go fast. We're as short on time as we are on money.Drive-In Movie @ Secret Location !7th & Folsom (Friday)Mobile Movie is hosting another guerrilla drive-in adventure tonight. They're planning to show the Will Ferrell classic Anchorman at 8 p.m. So where should you park it this time? Sign up for their Twitter feed to find out. (Update: MobMov announced this morning that the movie will be shown in a parking l

  August 28, 2009

• Cupcake Truck Makes its S.F. Debut at Outside Lands Tomorrow

  CupkatesThe former mail truck was was tricked out by a taco truck specialist.​Listen up, potheads and others obsessed with buttercream: A cupcake truck is making its first San Francisco appearance at Outside Lands tomorrow, dispensing deliciousness in varieties that include Red Velvet, Twinkie, and S'more. Called Cupkates (we know, cute), the truck rolled out last week at Caltopia, Berkeley's annual campus welcome fest. Owner Kate McEachern -- a former managing editor at Dwell magazine -- to

  August 28, 2009

• Baseball, Aggro Cyclists, Rock Music Fans -- Is It a Perfect Storm of Friday Night Traffic?

  May the force be with you​Sorry for the lame headline cliche -- it's Friday afternoon, people. Normally that's good news. But if you count yourself in the pariah caste of San Franciscans who still commute by automobile, this evening may be a little less pleasant than usual. Public transit riders -- you may be screwed, too. Two big events are likely to create huge traffic headaches today. First is Critical Mass, the "spontaneous" invasion of San Francisco streets by hordes of scofflaw bicyclist

  August 28, 2009

• Mother of Murder Victim: Outside Lands Banned Me From Handing Out Fliers, So I'll Fly My Message Over The Crowd Instead

  Brandon Lee Evans​ Christine Evans has stopped at nothing to find some clue to who killed her 20-year-old son, Brandon Lee Evans, in Golden Gate Park last November. She created a Web site and taped up fliers around the park asking for people with information to come forward. This month, her message graces the sides of 16 public restrooms around the city, and she met with Police Chief George Gascon to discuss the case on Tuesday. So it's no surprise that

  August 28, 2009

• Outside Lands Day 1, Pearl Jam, Tom Jones, Black Joe Lewis

  Chritopher VictorioTom Jones​Pearl Jam, Tom Jones, Incubus, Black Joe Lewis & the HoneybearsOutside LandsFriday, Aug. 28, 2009Better than: Anything else you could be doing in Golden Gate Park on a Friday night.The opening day of the second annual Outside Lands was, overall, what I'd call a pleasant experience. There were no big hassles, and no outstanding peaks either. It was a meat 'n' potatoes evening of music on a night when everything from the concertgoers to the weather seemed in coop

  August 29, 2009

• Outside Lands Day Two: Street Sweeper Social Club, Trombone Shorty, Black Eyed Peas, The Mars Volta

  EKAphotography​Outside Lands Day 2: Street Sweeper Social Club, Trombone Shorty, Black Eyed Peas, The Mars Volta, & more, Saturday, August 20, 2009.Better Than: sitting in the park, waiting for you.The first day of Outside Lands was a huge freakin' success, especially if you stayed at the Twin Peaks stage (like I did). The opening night salvo of Zap Mama-Midnite-Q.Tip-Thievery Corporation was a potent one, to be sure. But how would Day Two line up? First of all, unlike the first day, there

  August 30, 2009

• Dead Prez Boots Riley Tonight @Black Dot

  EKAphotographyRBGz at YBG: dead prez @G4G's solar-powered concert​ Outside Lands, Shmoutside Lands. The hundreds of folks who came out to Yerba Buena Gardens to see dead prez and Mistah F.A.B. perform for free yesterday may have gotten a better deal than the tens of thousands who shelled out $90 to see M.I.A., Lucinda Williams, the Dead Weather, and Tenacious D. I'm not saying that just because - full disclosure - I worked the PR for this event, a solar-powered hip-hop concert presented by Gr

  August 31, 2009

• Free Music Outside of Outside Lands: Bang the Drum

  Joseph Schell​Those who didn't have bling to spare on Outside Lands festival tickets got their own impressive lineup for free yesterday afternoon at the Bang the Drum celebration at Peacock Meadows in Golden Gate Park. Big names at Bang the Drum included Naughty By Nature, Tash, Q-Bert, Hieroglyphics, Blackalicious, and more. The free show was brought to San Francisco by the show, The Drum, from KZSU Stanford, to celebrate its 25th anniversary.

  August 31, 2009

• Music? What Music? Outside Lands Was All About Eating

  Doug Zimmerman Rockin' eats at Outside Lands: Maverick's pulled pork sandwich.​SFoodie sister blog All Shook Down trailed the three-day musical movements of the Outside Lands Festival this weekend, and by the sounds of it, our sonic reporters didn't make too much time for eating. That's no problem, because we ate enough for all of 'em combined.Our treks across the Polo Fields and Speedway Meadow were not for the bands, but to really take in and appreciate the extensive food selections:

  August 31, 2009

• Outside Lands Post-Script

  EKAphotographyVinyl Vamp: Zap Mama​ Fickle weather and last-minute headliner replacements aside, Outside Lands was a success, by most yard sticks. Here's what folks are saying about the three-day extravaganza, which drew more than 100,000 people to Golden Gate Park: Local reaction: The Chron's Aidin Vaziri noted the lack of "urgency in the air" for big-ticket headliners, but added that the event itself was the event: "unlike last time, when people stampeded for hot commodities like Radio

  September 1, 2009

• Cupcakes Delivered by Golf Cart? Mission Minis Has it Covered

  Doug Zimmerman Mission Minis: The tastiest thing that's ever been on a golf cart.​We've come to expect the unexpected when it comes to our blossoming pavement cuisine scene and how these budding chefs deliver their wares, but Mission Minis is the first we've heard of that uses a golf cart to make its deliveries. Proprietor Brandon Arnovick rides the putt-putt mainly to his regular Mission customers (like Philz, Ritual Roasters, Sugarlump, and Pirate Cat Radio), but can also deliver with

  September 1, 2009

• Outside Lands, Day 3: Tenacious D, M.I.A, Ween, The Avett Brothers

  Christopher Victorio​Outside Lands Day Three: Tenacious D, M.I.A, Ween, The Avett Brothers Golden Gate Park August 30, 2009 Better Than: Being warm.The fog that began showing up in wisps over Dave Matthews Band on Saturday night turned into a typical freezing summer in San Francisco day by Sunday morning. The weather may have thwarted plans to show-off yesterday's tan, but it didn't prevent crowds from packing into the park for one more day of Outside Lands. Luckily, even non-San Franciscans k

  August 31, 2009

• Yeah Yeah Yeahs Tonight, Tomorrow at the Fox

  O. & Co. : The Yeah Yeah Yeahs​ There's been some talk around town that Oakland's Fox Theater--which rolled out its snazzy, remodeled digs in February--was being underutilized, especially with promoters Another Planet Entertainment, involved in the massive Outside Lands festival and also booking shows at the Greek Theater and the Independent. Talk, as they say, is cheap, however. Tonight the Fox hosts the first of eight shows in ten days, with NYC's post-punk trio the Yeah Yeah Yeahs ,

  September 9, 2009

• The Return of the Coup

  EKAphotographyBoots Riley at Outside Lands, 2009​ It's been a minute since Oakland's legendary hip-hop group the Coup last played its hometown - nine years in fact, according to frontman and primary songwriter Boots Riley. In that time, the group has played SF and Berkeley -"We did a kind of rehearsal at Black New World 2 years ago," Boots recalls -but Friday's gig at the New Parish is their first "legitimate" O-Town gig since 2000, he says. In that time, Boots has busied himself by going

  October 12, 2009