Pointer Sisters

Concord, Calif., Named One of Country's 10 Best Music Scenes

The website Livability today compiled a list of the top 10 cities with the best music scenes that aren't New York, L.A., or Nashville. The results were in some ways predictable (Minneapolis, Athens, Ga., and Portland all made it), and in some ways spectacularly weird: Omitted from the list for no ap ... More >>

Lost in the Night: New Year's Eve at the Knockout and Public Works

Double Feature: Oldies Night and KiNK Dec. 31, 2011 The Knockout and Public Works Better than: Being away from San Francisco for new years. It was 10:45 p.m. and I was lucky enough to be in a cab speeding towards the Outer Mission. Thinking strategically, we planned our evening to start at the Kno ... More >>

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

Double Feature: Oldies Night and KiNK Dec. 31, 2011 The Knockout and Public Works Better than: Being away from San Francisco for new years. It was 10:45 p.m. and I was lucky enough to be in a cab speeding towards the Outer Mission. Thinking strategically, we planned our evening to start at the Kno ... More >>

Bicycle Music Fest, Renegade Craft Fair, Meeting in the Ladies Room, and 400 Blows

Judgment Day plays Saturday at the Bicycle Music Festival​Stringed heavy metal acts operated by bicycle power, teenage dance parties, and legendary country-folk ingénues in the park -- San Francisco has it all this weekend for less than the cost of a few pounds of organic summer fruit. Here's our ... More >>

Hey DJ! Friday Q&A w/ DJ Conor (No Way Back)

​Could you call SF DJ Conor a romantic? Sure. His dream night involves his lady friend entering the dance floor on a white stallion. We're not sure if 222 Hyde has backstage stables (or, rather, a backstage at all), but this vet of the rave scene knows how to hold a club's attention regardless of ... More >>

Hey DJ! Friday Q&A: White Mike

​It's always entertaining hearing about a DJ's worst request. Usually they remember a poor song choice, or some dumbshit asking for "something I can dance to." But DJ White Mike's tale takes the cake: some chick wanting him to stop his set so she can get a photo of herself pretending to be on deck ... More >>

Hey DJ! Friday Q&A: Richie Panic

​It's always entertaining hearing about a DJ's worst request. Usually they remember a poor song choice, or some dumbshit asking for "something I can dance to." But DJ White Mike's tale takes the cake: some chick wanting him to stop his set so she can get a photo of herself pretending to be on deck ... More >>

Some of My Best Friends Are Records

SF Weekly writers pick their favorite Bay Area records of all time

Holiday Happenings

Various Artists

Songs From the Street: 35 Years of Music

Eyes on the Pride, Asses in the Clubs

There's another reason everyone comes to S.F. for the Pride Parade. Can you spell p-a-r-t-y?

Doctor's Orders

Famed drummer Mike Clark plays the Fillmore

The Fortress on the Hill

Once, she partied with the Rolling Stones. Now, shunned by family and sued by friends, aging eccentric Arden Van Upp has retreated to her mansion.