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Arthouse Movie Listings March 14-20, 2012

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Refuge in Refuse

Metallica to Celebrate 30 Years with Fan Club-Only Shows at the Fillmore

Metallica: Pushing 30.​ Metallica, the biggest heavy metal band in the world, turns 30 years old this December. How old does that make you feel? Considering we were young enough when ...And Justice For All came out to be truly frightened by the "One" video (like, call our mom at work scared), ... More >>

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 >>

The Top Five Weird And Wonderful Music Scenes Championed By Diplo

The second installment in the Blow Your Head compilation series, released today, underscores Diplo's status as the world's most persuasive musical archaeologist. Released on Mad Decent, the record label run by the DJ, producer, and former darling of M.I.A., it focuses on the newly-created sub-genre ... More >>

The Twelves, Brazil's Daft Punk, On Remixing Indie Rock for the Dancefloor

The Twelves​Who doesn't love a Brazilian? The answer to that question might be "many people." But no matter your preference, you'll agree that even better than one Brazilian is a pair of Brazilians with immense musical talent. From Rio de Janiero, the acclaimed duo of João Miguel and Luciano Oliv ... More >>

Art, Garbage, and Humanity

The Twelves​Who doesn't love a Brazilian? The answer to that question might be "many people." But no matter your preference, you'll agree that even better than one Brazilian is a pair of Brazilians with immense musical talent. From Rio de Janiero, the acclaimed duo of João Miguel and Luciano Oliv ... More >>

Globetrotting DJ Maga Bo Recorded Goats in Sudan; Cleared the 'Floor in Zanzibar

Maga Bo​Most of us spend our days planted in a cubicle fantasizing about beaches, historic monuments, and maybe seeing a penguin in its natural habitat. That latest jealousy comes from a conversation with musician, producer, composer, sound engineer -- and non-desk-bound frequent traveler -- DJ Ma ... More >>

To the Vik Go the Spoils

Maga Bo​Most of us spend our days planted in a cubicle fantasizing about beaches, historic monuments, and maybe seeing a penguin in its natural habitat. That latest jealousy comes from a conversation with musician, producer, composer, sound engineer -- and non-desk-bound frequent traveler -- DJ Ma ... More >>

Why Are Only Some Food Vendors Okay for City Parks?

Alarzy/FlickrInformal chestnut vendor in Paris.​Our favorite morsel from the blogs. So Blue Bottle won't be driving its Third Wave trailer into Dolores Park after all. James Freeman told us whatever benefit the company could scrape together from setting up in the park would be more than oblit ... More >>

The First Cut Is the Deepest

Alarzy/FlickrInformal chestnut vendor in Paris.​Our favorite morsel from the blogs. So Blue Bottle won't be driving its Third Wave trailer into Dolores Park after all. James Freeman told us whatever benefit the company could scrape together from setting up in the park would be more than oblit ... More >>

Weekend Party Preview: South American Dance and A New Party in the Mission

The Twelves​This weekend we get down to a bit of French-house-friendly dance music from south of the equator, and usher in a new club to the realm of the Mission's excellent party hubs. It's a couple days of fresh tunes, fresh starts, and (hopefully) refreshing weather. Nothing terribly life-chang ... More >>

Planners Circulating Letter Urging Firing of Planning Director John Rahaim

Is it a mutiny against Captain John Rahaim on the Good Ship Planning Department?​Veteran city planner Jim Miller confirmed anonymous tips that members of the department are circulating a letter to Mayor Gavin Newsom urging the firing of department director John Rahaim. Miller said he's seen the le ... More >>

Porn Scandal: Planner Says Photo of Rio Revelers Got Him Fired

The ongoing porn scandal within the city's planning department has just gotten a bit more hardcore. Dozens of planners are now facing termination for offenses such as using work computers for fantasy sports or sending around National Geographic-worthy images, sources say. Planner Jim Miller, who has ... More >>

Bye Bye Brazil: World Cup Loss Leaves Nation Numb

No longer as perky...​At some point, every serious American sports fan brooding over a bitter loss has been cheerfully told "Hey, it's just a game!" What a terrible thing to say. Here's a hint: We know it's just a game. Don't patronize us.  But in Brazil, no one says "it's just a game" when t ... More >>

San Francisco Crime Mapped as Elevation: A Mountain of Prostitution

Mountains of drugs. No, really. ​Local creative dude Doug McCune has committed a crime against topography -- literally. The author of Adobe Flex 3.0 For Dummies has interpolated last year's city crime statistics, by category, with a map of San Francisco. The effect is both fascinating and educatio ... More >>

June Literary Events

Mountains of drugs. No, really. ​Local creative dude Doug McCune has committed a crime against topography -- literally. The author of Adobe Flex 3.0 For Dummies has interpolated last year's city crime statistics, by category, with a map of San Francisco. The effect is both fascinating and educatio ... More >>

OSS 117: Lost in Rio

Mountains of drugs. No, really. ​Local creative dude Doug McCune has committed a crime against topography -- literally. The author of Adobe Flex 3.0 For Dummies has interpolated last year's city crime statistics, by category, with a map of San Francisco. The effect is both fascinating and educatio ... More >>

Hey DJ! Friday Q&A w/ Kento Tanaka (BRAZA!)

​We're pretty spoiled, living in this city. There are club nights all over town that focus on different areas of the globe (old Jamaican reggae, new Argentinean techno, the best in UK bass music), mixing traditional selections with the latest beats. Add to that list the hottest tracks from Brazil, ... More >>

Arthouse movie listings for January 6-12, 2010

​We're pretty spoiled, living in this city. There are club nights all over town that focus on different areas of the globe (old Jamaican reggae, new Argentinean techno, the best in UK bass music), mixing traditional selections with the latest beats. Add to that list the hottest tracks from Brazil, ... More >>

House Music

​We're pretty spoiled, living in this city. There are club nights all over town that focus on different areas of the globe (old Jamaican reggae, new Argentinean techno, the best in UK bass music), mixing traditional selections with the latest beats. Add to that list the hottest tracks from Brazil, ... More >>

Congratulations, San Francisco -- Tens of Thousands of Out of Towners Feel We're 'Happy'

Can you see the happiness? ​If ever there were an inane list of cities that place well in inane lists -- San Francisco would, inanely, make a hell of a showing. And there's something seemingly even more inane than normal about the latest elite list the city has found itself on -- apparently, D ... More >>

SOMA Samba

Take a trip down to Rio for a taste of Carnaval.

Blue Monkey Used San Francisco as Springboard to World Tour

This is Wilbert, everyone. He's a a three-haired, yellow-bellied, stuffed monkey who started his world travels in San Francisco on May 4, 2008. Since then, he's hit up Paris, Jamaica, New York City, Toronto, Vegas, Tokyo, the Amazon, Rio De Janeiro, China, Greece, Oklahoma, ... More >>

Sergio Mendes

Encanto (Concord)

Twelve Ways the Hives Could've Made a Better Record for Interscope

Encanto (Concord)

CD Review: The Inspiring New Sounds of Rio de Janeiro

Encanto (Concord)

Batch Processing

Encanto (Concord)

The Boys (and Girls) From Brazil

Diplo, Bonde do Role, and CSS bring on the funk

Southern Exposure

Diplo, Bonde do Role, and CSS bring on the funk

Thugs & Kisses

A South African street fighter finds new life in the wrenching redemption tale Tsotsi

Guns & Losers

A South African street fighter finds new life in the wrenching redemption tale Tsotsi

Your Year to See the World

How to travel well in 2005 without bankrupting yourself

Best Bar for Expats to Watch Their Home Sports Teams

Kezar Pub & Restaurant

Going Hollywood

Kezar Pub & Restaurant

It's No Carnival

Kezar Pub & Restaurant

Real to Reel

Week 2 of the 46th San Francisco International Film Festival

Real to Reel

Life abroad, through the lens of film

God Forsaken

The brutal, brilliant City of God takes us inside Rio de Janeiro's urban decay

Hear This

Amon Tobin's gorgeous, genre-mashing electronica

House of Tudor

Bossa nova homage, rolling residences, guileless political discussion, and crop circles

Latin American Odysseys

Festival entries from down south dwell on savagery and brutality

Best Place to Day-dream About Faraway Places With Strange-Sounding Names

The Middle of the Golden Gate Bridge

Hear This

Ashkenaz Dance-a-Thon

Second Time Around

Ashkenaz Dance-a-Thon

No One Cares What You Did Last Summer

Ashkenaz Dance-a-Thon

Zoom Lens

Ashkenaz Dance-a-Thon

REAL ASTROLOGY For an Unreal World

Ashkenaz Dance-a-Thon

Night Crawler

Ashkenaz Dance-a-Thon