Scissor Sisters

"Tales of the City": Musical Version of Maupin Is a Very Mixed Bag

Architecture in Helsinki Finds a Lean New Sound

The Top 5 Dave Grohl Smackdowns

You may have seen Dave Grohl a few days ago giving Glee creator Ryan Murphy a good verbal kicking for acting like a prissy pants (no surprise there -- have you seen that show?) every time an artist refuses to let him use their music for the series. Grohl -- clearly the eternally sane voice in a worl ... More >>

The Best Bay Area Concert Photos of 2010

Given the dizzying array of musical acts that tramp through San Francisco every year, and the number of those shows our hard-working photographers attend, it was no easy feat to round up their best shots. What follows is a sampling of some of the most exciting, interesting live music photos All Shoo ... More >>

Behind the Cover Shoot: Castro Nudists (VIDEO)

​This week, Lauren Smiley's cover story, "Overexposed," tells the tale of a group of Castro nudists who have met opposition from neighborhood residents displeased with their very public nudity. SF Weekly art director Andrew Nilsen assembled three of the men in a studio for a photoshoot with p ... More >>

Top 5 Bands That, Unlike Weezer, Should Never Break Up -- No Matter How Bad They Get

By now you've probably heard of Seattle resident James Burns' bid to raise $10 million to make Weezer break up. You may have also heard that, disturbingly, Burns has been the target of death threats for his brilliant idea prank. Frankly, we can see both sides here:  Weezer (apart from its new t ... More >>

Scissor Sisters Draw the Entire Castro to Downtown Oakland

Joseph Schell​Scissor SistersSeptember 12, 2010The Fox Theatre, OaklandBetter than: Being the straight dude at Badlands.Pretty much the entire Castro migrated across/under the Bay last night to get swayed by the New York glam-disco-sleaze-rock confab known as Scissor Sisters. This fact was establi ... More >>

The Scissor Sisters make scandalous disco-rock

Joseph Schell​Scissor SistersSeptember 12, 2010The Fox Theatre, OaklandBetter than: Being the straight dude at Badlands.Pretty much the entire Castro migrated across/under the Bay last night to get swayed by the New York glam-disco-sleaze-rock confab known as Scissor Sisters. This fact was establi ... More >>

In Print: Menomena, Scissor Sisters, and the Reunion of Bay Area Metalheads Sleep

​Menomena: "Having long ago eschewed the glitchy breakbeats of its early albums, the Menomena of today is an immaculately spacious rock band," writes Andrew Stout in this week's print edition. "Something vital has changed. Arrangements are stripped to their essentials with nary a wasted note. The ... More >>

MP3 of the Day: New Scissor Sisters Track "Invisible Light"

​What I assume is the cover of the new Scissor Sisters record, Night Work, visible on the group's Web site, is pretty awesome. Who doesn't love a close up photo of a tight ass in sweatpants? No one, that's who. The album comes out June 28, and the first single, "Invisible Light" continue ... More >>

Last Night: Friendly Fires and The xx at the Independent

The xx​Friendly Fires and The xx November 23, 2009 The Independent Better Than: Anything involving Scissor Sisters; listening to Portishead's "Dummy" for the 37,392nd time Friendly Fires​Ten songs into a stupefyingly energetic show at the Independent last night, Ed Macfarlane, vocali ... More >>

Excavating Mortadella: A SFoodie Lunch Planner

​Friday, October 2, 2009 Yeah, we like the sandwiches at Boccalone Salumeria, too. But stopping there is like downloading a Scissor Sisters CD and thinking you're done, without ever tasting vintage Bowie or Sir Elton in the days when, you know, he was fun. Get schooled in the antecedents of t ... More >>

Last Night: Miike Snow and Esser at 330 Ritch

Eric FreytagMiike Snow and EsserJune 18, 2009330 RitchBetter Than: Prom.By the time Miike Snow came on at nearly midnight last night, the walls of 330 Ritch were sweating, and the dance floor was bumper-to-bumper with a solid wall of hip, well-dressed youngsters pressed against the stage. Popscene m ... More >>

MP3 of the Day: Joan as Policewoman

Eric FreytagMiike Snow and EsserJune 18, 2009330 RitchBetter Than: Prom.By the time Miike Snow came on at nearly midnight last night, the walls of 330 Ritch were sweating, and the dance floor was bumper-to-bumper with a solid wall of hip, well-dressed youngsters pressed against the stage. Popscene m ... More >>

Exclusive B-52's MP3 Free Download

Eric FreytagMiike Snow and EsserJune 18, 2009330 RitchBetter Than: Prom.By the time Miike Snow came on at nearly midnight last night, the walls of 330 Ritch were sweating, and the dance floor was bumper-to-bumper with a solid wall of hip, well-dressed youngsters pressed against the stage. Popscene m ... More >>

Weimar New York Variety Show Encompasses Drag Queens, Divas, and Artistic Derelicts

Eric FreytagMiike Snow and EsserJune 18, 2009330 RitchBetter Than: Prom.By the time Miike Snow came on at nearly midnight last night, the walls of 330 Ritch were sweating, and the dance floor was bumper-to-bumper with a solid wall of hip, well-dressed youngsters pressed against the stage. Popscene m ... More >>

The Greek Play

Free wine, plus a dripping sexiness and brutality -- what's not to like?

These Girls Don't Do Diva

Scissor Sisters aim for dancefloor transcendence

All for Love and Love for All

The Ark's campy compassion

Andy Bell

Electric Blue

Fischerspooner

Odyssey

Pop Goes the World

Will Schwartz and Hey Willpower want you to think about why you like pop, or, barring that, get your booty bouncin'

Hear This

Four of the city's best ring in 2005: Rogue Wave, Kelley Stoltz, the Lovemakers, and the Paradise Boys

Too Sexy for Their Rock

Fashionable retro rock has jumped the shark. Here's why.