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Robert Burns

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    May 22, 2012

    Keandre Davis Convicted in Club Suede Murder

    A jury convicted 22-year-old Keandre Davis of first degree murder for killing 19-year-old Lawon Hall as he was leaving Club Suede in the city's SOMA neighborhood more than two years ago. The jury deliberated for two days, concluding that Davis shot Hall several times on the morning of Feb. 7, 2010. ... More >>

  • Blogs

    February 14, 2012

    Valentine's Day Warning: These Five Love Songs Are Not About Loving People

    ​Rob Sheffield's book, Love Is a Mix Tape, meticulously details the many categories of the medium: The Party Tape; The Walking Tape; You Broke My Heart and Made Me Cry and Here Are Twenty or Thirty Songs About It. But there's not a thing in it about Valentine's Day mix tapes. You know, those ... More >>

  • Blogs

    January 25, 2012

    Robert Burns Night: Pairing Haggis and Whisky

    drewleavy/Flickr"But mark the Rustic, haggis fed/The trembling earth resounds his tread"​The culinary feast known as Burns Night, a dinner punctuated with poems from Scottish poet Robert Burns for his birthday (the 253rd one) today, is clearly not for the uninitiated. Aside from sourcing or making ... More >>

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    January 26, 2011

    The Heart Wants What the Heart Wants

    drewleavy/Flickr"But mark the Rustic, haggis fed/The trembling earth resounds his tread"​The culinary feast known as Burns Night, a dinner punctuated with poems from Scottish poet Robert Burns for his birthday (the 253rd one) today, is clearly not for the uninitiated. Aside from sourcing or making ... More >>

  • Music

    October 13, 2010

    San Francisco Love Story

    Before founding Belle and Sebastian, Stuart Murdoch came here to get healthy. He left with songs, skills, and a promise to return with a band.

  • Blogs

    February 9, 2010

    Patrol Specials Identify Officer Who Shot Suspect in Nightclub Gun Battle

    Officials from San Francisco's Patrol Special Police, a quasi-public community policing agency, have identified the officer who shot a suspect in the gun battle outside the Suede nightclub over the weekend that left one dead and four wounded.​Patrol Special Officer Robert Burns -- who was on duty ... More >>

  • Blogs

    July 31, 2009

    Last Night: Trashcan Sinatras at Cafe du Nord

    Action Jackson​Trashcan Sinatras Thursday, July 30, 2009 Café Du Nord Better Than: Any other Scottish band on a wet weeknight in San Francisco The Trashcan Sinatras are one of pop's--and Scotland's--best-kept secrets. They've been around for two decades, winning fans via extensive college rad ... More >>

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    January 14, 2009

    Yes We Cairn

    Action Jackson​Trashcan Sinatras Thursday, July 30, 2009 Café Du Nord Better Than: Any other Scottish band on a wet weeknight in San Francisco The Trashcan Sinatras are one of pop's--and Scotland's--best-kept secrets. They've been around for two decades, winning fans via extensive college rad ... More >>

  • Blogs

    August 11, 2008

    SF Government InAction: If Anyone at City Hall was Paying Attention to the Civil Grand Jury Report, They'd be Furious. Fortunately, That Never Happens!

    Action Jackson​Trashcan Sinatras Thursday, July 30, 2009 Café Du Nord Better Than: Any other Scottish band on a wet weeknight in San Francisco The Trashcan Sinatras are one of pop's--and Scotland's--best-kept secrets. They've been around for two decades, winning fans via extensive college rad ... More >>

  • Calendar

    January 23, 2008

    Address to Edinburgh

    Action Jackson​Trashcan Sinatras Thursday, July 30, 2009 Café Du Nord Better Than: Any other Scottish band on a wet weeknight in San Francisco The Trashcan Sinatras are one of pop's--and Scotland's--best-kept secrets. They've been around for two decades, winning fans via extensive college rad ... More >>

  • Calendar

    January 19, 2005

    Too Too Funny

    Danseuses on the loose

  • Calendar

    December 29, 2004

    Stop Making Sense

    Donnie Darko's exquisite muddle

  • Calendar

    January 21, 2004

    Great Scot

    Bagpipes, Robert Burns' poetry, haggis, and about a million kinds of scotch

  • Music

    January 23, 2002

    Sound Advice

    Animal memoirs, royal vocalists, and intestinal fortitude

  • Music

    December 27, 2000

    House Of Tudor

    O Brother, Where Art Thou?; "Biff! Bang! Pow!" ; Me First & the Gimme Gimmes; Hogmanay

  • Music

    January 21, 1998

    Riff Raff

    O Brother, Where Art Thou?; "Biff! Bang! Pow!" ; Me First & the Gimme Gimmes; Hogmanay

  • Calendar

    January 22, 1997

    Night+Day

    O Brother, Where Art Thou?; "Biff! Bang! Pow!" ; Me First & the Gimme Gimmes; Hogmanay

  • Calendar

    June 19, 1996

    Night+Day

    O Brother, Where Art Thou?; "Biff! Bang! Pow!" ; Me First & the Gimme Gimmes; Hogmanay

  • Calendar

    April 24, 1996

    Night+Day

    O Brother, Where Art Thou?; "Biff! Bang! Pow!" ; Me First & the Gimme Gimmes; Hogmanay

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