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  • Blogs

    May 14, 2012

    Live Review, 5/11/12: S.F. Symphony Looks Back at the City's Colorful Past in 'Barbary Coast'

    San Francisco Symphony: Barbary Coast and Beyond Friday, May 11, 2012 Davies Symphony Hall Better than: Your grandparents' (but maybe not your great-great grandparents') symphony. When you hear there are gonna be banjo pickers and fiddlers on the stage, you tend to expect a high-lonesome hoedown o ... More >>

  • Blogs

    May 9, 2012

    Dubai Star Owners Must Pay $2 Million for S.F. Bay Oil Spill

    The owners of the Dubai Star oil tanker has to shell out $1.96 million for a 2009 oil spill in the San Francisco Bay that impacted more than 200 acres and killed some 100 seabirds, San Francisco District Attorney George Gascón said today.About 75 percent of that cash -- which will be divvied up amo ... More >>

  • Blogs

    November 29, 2011

    Hear This: Los Rakas' Raka Rich Wants You to 'Check Yo B*tch'

    Panama-born, Oakland-raised Raka Rich is best known as one-half of the rap group Los Rakas (with cousin Raka Dun), but he's also a solo artist who is planning to drop a new EP sometime in 2012. Today we have a taste of that release with a new single called "Check Yo B*tch." With its gentle, R&B- rem ... More >>

  • Blogs

    June 1, 2011

    Mochilla's B Plus on Endtroducing, J-Dilla, and the Last Ten Years of Hip-Hop Photography

    Los Angeles-based photographer and filmmaker Brian Cross (or B as he's commonly known) has blazed a distinct path through independent media over the past two decades. A native of Limerick, Ireland, Cross moved to L.A. in the early '90s and quickly became a go-to hip-hop photographer starting with a ... More >>

  • Blogs

    January 13, 2011

    Saturday: Rum and Pana-Mania at Smuggler's Cove

    Lou Bustamante​Abuelo Rum at Smuggler's Cove Where: Smuggler's Cove, 650 Gough (at McAllister), 869-1900 When: Sat., Jan. 22, 5 p.m. sharp Cost: Free with Facebook RSVP The rundown: Put on your finest montuno and open up your locks for Pana-mania, as rum nucleus Smuggler's Cove hosts Rica ... More >>

  • Blogs

    December 6, 2010

    Friday Night: Roger Waters Turns The Wall Into A Rallying Cry at Oracle Arena

    Christopher VictorioRoger Waters performed The Wall at Oracle Arena Friday night.​Roger Waters' 'The Wall' December 3, 2010@ Oracle Arena Better than: A hippie-dippy stoner protest. We don't need no education We don't need no thought control We sang the anthem as school kids. In bong-fuele ... More >>

  • Calendar

    November 3, 2010

    Rap Against the Machine

    Christopher VictorioRoger Waters performed The Wall at Oracle Arena Friday night.​Roger Waters' 'The Wall' December 3, 2010@ Oracle Arena Better than: A hippie-dippy stoner protest. We don't need no education We don't need no thought control We sang the anthem as school kids. In bong-fuele ... More >>

  • Blogs

    September 28, 2010

    Video: Ukulele Lovers Swarm Castro Theatre By the Hundreds for Epic Strum-Off and 'Mighty Uke' Screening

    Creatures of the ukulele cult in their natural habitat.This past Sunday, September 26, hundreds of ukulele devotees packed the Castro Theatre for a shot at breaking the world record with a mass strum-off. Their occasion? A screening of Mighty Uke, a new documentary on the history of the Hawaiia ... More >>

  • Blogs

    June 1, 2010

    Don't Sound Like a Tool: How to Pronounce Coffee Regions

    ​Don't Sound Like a Tool is SFoodie's series of audio pronunciation guides to sort-of-common-but-not-obvious words we keep encountering on wine lists and menus. No more shame, no more pointing, no more godawful imitations of a language you don't speak.Five years ago, when buying coffee all you ... More >>

  • Blogs

    May 3, 2010

    Vegan Fast-Food Loving Hut Opens in San Francisco Centre Food Court

    ​The Loving Hut, an international vegan fast-food chain with one San Francisco branch in Chinatown, just opened up a stall in the ground-floor food court of the San Francisco Centre on Saturday. Serving less than a dozen East-West dishes in the $5-$9 range ― nuggets of indeterminate provenance, ... More >>

  • Blogs

    January 22, 2010

    10 Things To Do This Weekend For Under $10

    Ghosts on Tape DJs at new UK-centric monthly Icee Hot​It's raining. We know what that means: you want nothing more than to stay home and watch bad comedies like that terrible Mike Judge movie about a vanilla extract factory. Listen to us when we say, don't do it. Get out of the house so it'll make ... More >>

  • Blogs

    January 1, 2010

    Listomania: Top Latin Music Picks For 2009

    It's been a year of surprises in Latin music. Reggaetón continues fading, albeit slowly, and the industry's mainstays aren't garnering the attention they used to. Case in point: Don Omar's summer release iDon (no relation to your phone), which remained quiet after its first single, "Virtual Diva." ... More >>

  • Blogs

    July 3, 2009

    10 Things To Do This Weekend For Under $10

    Red MeatIf you're planning an all American staycation this weekend, there's still plenty to do in the (very 2009) American spirit of staying thrifty. Below, a couple choice selections for the long Independence Day(s)...and nights.Panama! 2 with DJ Beto (Friday)DJ Beto traveled all through the bug-fi ... More >>

  • Music

    July 1, 2009

    DJ Beto digs past Latin insects for the real funk

    Red MeatIf you're planning an all American staycation this weekend, there's still plenty to do in the (very 2009) American spirit of staying thrifty. Below, a couple choice selections for the long Independence Day(s)...and nights.Panama! 2 with DJ Beto (Friday)DJ Beto traveled all through the bug-fi ... More >>

  • Music

    June 24, 2009

    Santero summons orishas to the club scene

    Red MeatIf you're planning an all American staycation this weekend, there's still plenty to do in the (very 2009) American spirit of staying thrifty. Below, a couple choice selections for the long Independence Day(s)...and nights.Panama! 2 with DJ Beto (Friday)DJ Beto traveled all through the bug-fi ... More >>

  • Blogs

    June 12, 2009

    Hey DJ! Friday Q&A: Beto

    DJ Beto is the perfect subject for a DJ Q&A. He's a Latin Musicologist who digs through bug-filled crates in Central and South America in order to find the choice cuts from Costa Rica, Columbia, Cuba, and beyond. When Beto gets retro, he's feeling mambo jazz and classic salsa, and he's busy on a ... More >>

  • Music

    December 10, 2008

    Afropop in 2008

    DJ Beto is the perfect subject for a DJ Q&A. He's a Latin Musicologist who digs through bug-filled crates in Central and South America in order to find the choice cuts from Costa Rica, Columbia, Cuba, and beyond. When Beto gets retro, he's feeling mambo jazz and classic salsa, and he's busy on a ... More >>

  • Blogs

    September 26, 2007

    Foggy Bridge Wine Cruise: Marin County Meets Fantasy Island

    DJ Beto is the perfect subject for a DJ Q&A. He's a Latin Musicologist who digs through bug-filled crates in Central and South America in order to find the choice cuts from Costa Rica, Columbia, Cuba, and beyond. When Beto gets retro, he's feeling mambo jazz and classic salsa, and he's busy on a ... More >>

  • Blogs

    September 26, 2007

    Foggy Bridge Wine Cruise: Marin County Meets Fantasy Island

    DJ Beto is the perfect subject for a DJ Q&A. He's a Latin Musicologist who digs through bug-filled crates in Central and South America in order to find the choice cuts from Costa Rica, Columbia, Cuba, and beyond. When Beto gets retro, he's feeling mambo jazz and classic salsa, and he's busy on a ... More >>

  • Music

    October 25, 2006

    Owen Maigret's Conquering Label

    S.F. export digging for reggaeton gold in Panama

  • Culture

    September 21, 2005

    Our critics weigh in on local theater

    S.F. export digging for reggaeton gold in Panama

  • Culture

    September 14, 2005

    Encore

    Our critics weigh in on local theater

  • Culture

    August 24, 2005

    Encore

    Our critics weigh in on local theater

  • Culture

    August 17, 2005

    Encore

    Our critics weigh in on local theater

  • Culture

    August 10, 2005

    Encore

    Our critics weigh in on local theater

  • Culture

    August 3, 2005

    Encore

    Our critics weigh in on local theater

  • Culture

    July 20, 2005

    Also Playing

    Our critics weigh in on local theater

  • Culture

    July 13, 2005

    Not Much to Say

    Snappy one-liners can't rescue the Mime Troupe's too-obvious political message

  • Film

    October 13, 2004

    U.S.A.-holes

    Team America takes no prisoners and spares no swear words

  • Film

    July 2, 2003

    What Dreams May Come

    Life after Party of Five, training for Latin American military officers, and the "Godfather of Gore"

  • News

    March 12, 2003

    Popular Pirate Viewing

    Life after Party of Five, training for Latin American military officers, and the "Godfather of Gore"

  • Music

    December 24, 2002

    Love Plus One

    Or five ways to make existing groups that much more super

  • News

    September 4, 2002

    Sci-fidelity

    At Worldcon, everyone -- from famous author to humble fan to mothlike alien -- is equal

  • News

    June 12, 2002

    Horse Plié

    The splendor of Le Carrousel du Roi, an exacting re-enactment of a 17th-century equestrian ballet, and the squalor of the crowd

  • Film

    January 16, 2002

    A Fine Affair

    The suds are light and deep in the dolled-up soap Lantana

  • Dining

    July 4, 2001

    ¡Sabor!

    Mingling with the hoochie mamas, heavy dudes, and drag señoritas

  • News

    March 28, 2001

    Flying Blind

    Are San Francisco International Airport managers running Honduras' airports? If so, why?

  • News

    August 9, 2000

    It's an Ugly Day in the Neighborhood

    The self-serving attempts by some activists to block new development are making life harder for the rest of us

  • Film

    July 26, 2000

    Reel World

    The Potted Psalm; Devil's Doorway

  • News

    April 5, 2000

    Night Crawler

    Past Perfect

  • News

    December 29, 1999

    Night Crawler

    And Bingo Was Its Name. Oh.

  • Calendar

    November 25, 1998

    Night & Day

    And Bingo Was Its Name. Oh.

  • News

    November 4, 1998

    Stop the Spread of Nukes -- Legalize Dope

    Alan Cranston and George Zimmer devise a bold strategy at the State of the World Forum

  • Calendar

    February 4, 1998

    REAL ASTROLOGY For an Unreal World

    Alan Cranston and George Zimmer devise a bold strategy at the State of the World Forum

  • Music

    January 29, 1997

    Ponche

    Alan Cranston and George Zimmer devise a bold strategy at the State of the World Forum

  • Music

    November 27, 1996

    Recordings

    Alan Cranston and George Zimmer devise a bold strategy at the State of the World Forum

  • News

    February 7, 1996

    Bitch, Bitch, Bitch

    Politicos, prudes, and the paranoid protest the programming heard on Bay Area radio stations to the highest authority in the land -- the Federal Communications Commission

  • News

    August 23, 1995

    Great Moments in the Bay Area Feel Good/Feel Better History

    Politicos, prudes, and the paranoid protest the programming heard on Bay Area radio stations to the highest authority in the land -- the Federal Communications Commission

  • Dining

    May 3, 1995

    Dish

    Politicos, prudes, and the paranoid protest the programming heard on Bay Area radio stations to the highest authority in the land -- the Federal Communications Commission

  • Culture

    April 19, 1995

    Aisle Seat

    Politicos, prudes, and the paranoid protest the programming heard on Bay Area radio stations to the highest authority in the land -- the Federal Communications Commission

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