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Sizzle & Fizzle: Highs and Lows from the Last Week in S.F. Music

Weekend Parties: 222 Hyde Reopens, DJ Hell at Public Works, Martin Buttrich at Mighty, and Haçeteria at Deco

We hope you had a refreshing time working all week, because this weekend's going to be hectic. It almost doesn't seem fair, does it? Just when you thought you had time to relax, the city's summerish winter nights begin calling you with their siren-like promises of good times, good tunes, and other g ... More >>

Haceteria: Show Preview

Saturday: Peter Hook and the Light Tackle Joy Division's Closer

Peter Hook and the Light at Mezzanine on Saturday​ Peter Hook and The Light performing Closer September 17, 2011 Mezzanine Better than: Sitting at home listening to old records by yourself "That was fucking intense" Peter Hook said, right at the beginning of the encore. He wasn't kidding. C ... More >>

While New Order Members Bicker, Peter Hook Comes to Play Joy Division at Mezzanine

Peter Hook at the Music Box in L.A. on Sept. 14. Photo by Timothy Morris.​ Looks like Joy Division and New Order fans now have something of a dilemma on their hands. The story goes all the way back to the beginning, really -- band members Peter Hook and Bernard Sumner have always had some iss ... More >>

Joy Division's Peter Hook Forces S.F.'s Hacienda Club Night to Change Name

The original Hacienda in Manchester: No longer to be confused with a certain S.F. club night.​Sorry in advance to all of you who thought a former member of Joy Division and New Order would be, like, cool. But forcing a relatively small club night in San Francisco to change its name because it happ ... More >>

Interpol Holds a Mass Celebration of Ennui at the Warfield

Richard HaickInterpol at the Warfield last night.​Interpol School of Seven Bells January 30, 2011 @ The Warfield Better than: Your average rock band's light show. So, how did everyone enjoy their night at the Planetarium with Interpol? Not that Interpol is a bad band. In fact it's an excellent ... More >>

Friday Night: Joy Division's Peter Hook Performs Unknown Pleasures at Mezzanine

Peter Hook at Mezzanine Friday. Pics by Kirsty.​Peter Hook and The Light perform Unknown Pleasures December 10, 2010 @ Mezzanine Better than: You'd expect a nostalgia-themed show to be. There aren't many live performers that can make even the most cynical, jaded reporter a bit misty eyed. But th ... More >>

The Top 10 Reissues of 2008

By Chris Gray It's time to rank the best of what went around and came around again. BILLY JOEL The Stranger (Columbia/Legacy) As punk and disco exploded, the Piano Man's deeply unhip 1978 breakthrough proved that top-shelf Broadway/Brill Building songwriting could still sell - and, occasionally, ... More >>

Hey DJ! Friday Q&A: Aaron Axelsen

CD Review: VHS or Beta -- Bring on the Comets

French robots rule! Daft Punk takes the lead at the summer's biggest dance party

It Was a Year Of ...

Well, lots of things, actually

True Blue

New Order's recent work has fallen off, but its legacy speaks for itself

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