The plan, as announced on urbanprankster.com, was simple: Meet up at 2 p.m. Saturday with a few dozen strangers at Dalva in the Mission. Get liquored up. Take pants off and ride public transportation. But it didn't happen quite that way.
Although about 50 people showed at Dalva, the bar happened to be closed. The prepared attendants took swings of pocketed flasks, while others stole furtive glances at each other and waited for a leader to emerge. Finally, one did. He was a shaggy-looking guy in
"What're you protesting against, Johnny?"
"Whaddya got?"
Why protesters who can't stick to the subject deserve nothing but contempt
To those of us who live in the Bay Area, it's old hat by now - but to my family and friends in the Midwest, it's still baffling.
"Wait, so, these people went to protest the local transit cops shooting somebody, and ended up chanting about Palestine?"
Yep. And it's only getting worse. After last night, even some of us here are asking "What does GREECE ha
The Downer Party Tonight there are too many choices for local bands playing Mission Creek gigs around the city. A couple of our top picks:Sic Alps headline a showcase of punk on an acid trip at the Hemlock: Linda Hagood, "psychloner" Tom Greenwood, and Dragging an Ox Through Water.You could also, of course, dance off the week at the Eagle with Bronze, where the beats get muddled with some heavily lysergic synth work.And if you wanna trade the drugs for something excitedly uptempo, you can't
​It's gettin' down to it. One more day to vote for your favorite Bay Area acts in this year's music awards. And two more days until we announce the winners at a big ol' party at Ruby Skye (with, as we've mentioned before, performances by Wallpaper., Loco Bloco, and Lazer Sword) on Thursday. Today we're highlighting tunes by the Indie Rock/Pop nominees, one of many competitive categories. Check out some of the finest popsmiths this region has to offer below:The Downer Party's "Being a Teenager
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