Scotland

Theater of War: Two Shows Take Us Through Armed Conflict, but Only One Bothers to Question the Trip

The Twilight Sad: Show Preview

Five Songs About Baseball to Make You Joyful Before the Playoffs

Alright, Bay Area baseball fanatics -- this is your moment. Because yes, the Oakland A's have made it to the playoffs for the first time in six years. And yes, AT&T Park is hosting playoff games for the Giants on both Saturday and Sunday this week. This is that magical period where anything coul ... More >>

Drink: Session Beers: When the Best Drink Isn't the Most Extreme

Happy Goat's Scotch Caramel Sauce

Happy Goat's Scotch Caramel Sauce is a revelation. The caramel first woos you with a sweet hit of fragrant Madagascar bourbon vanilla bean. Next comes the seduction of 12-year-aged single malt Scotch whiskey from Aberlour. The finish is a subtle twinge of earthiness. No sign of cloying over-swee ... More >>

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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Mungo's Hi-Fi on the Scottish Reggae Scene, Recording with Sugar Minott, and Playing Croatia

SpuddMungo's Hi-Fi​ Tartan and bagpipes. Celtic and Rangers. Reggae and dubstep? Yes, add another thing Scotland can claim for its own, thanks to Glasgow's Mungo's Hi-Fi crew, a three-man sound system and production team that's swiftly put its stamp on bass-driven music. Whether it's playing v ... More >>

Absolutely Kosher Founder Cory Brown Picks 10 Unsung Releases He (Especially) Loved

​[Editor's note: After hearing this week that Berkeley indie label Absolutely Kosher plans to stop releasing new music this fall, we talked to label founder and owner Cory Brown about what happened and wrote a too-long, very bummed-out piece about it. We also asked if Brown would be interested ... More >>

Hudson Mohawke: Show Preview

Scottish Cops 'More Gay-Friendly' Than S.F Police

Real cops wear skirts​It turns out San Francisco isn't the gayest city after all. New research shows that Scottish cops are friendlier toward its gay community and it's not just because they are willing to wear kilts. Lisa Buchanan, an adviser on the Northern Constabulary, the police force for Nor ... More >>

The Heart Wants What the Heart Wants

Was Mogwai Based Before Lil B Was Based?

No, not that kind.​Scotland's dignified linear noise factory Mogwai has released the tracklisting for its forthcoming seventh studio album, which you may have mistaken for a David Shrigley print hanging in the punk rock section at the coolest record store you've never been to: Hardcore Will Never ... More >>

San Francisco Happy Meal Ban Hailed as Groundbreaking -- In Scotland

Adder's fork and blindworm's sting, Lizard's leg and howlet's wing. For a Happy Meal of powerful trouble, Like a hell-broth boil and bubble.​If you didn't think San Francisco's official ban of toys with fatty Happy Meals wasn't making news worldwide, consider this. Not only are Jon Stewart and Har ... More >>

Don't Call It Peppery

Trashcan Sinatras Q&A: Paging Barry Gibb

One of Scotland's finest musical exports, the Trashcan Sinatras, will play at Slim's on Tuesday, June 1. We asked the band a few pertinent questions. Barry Gibb, if you're reading this: Get in touch. -- Vicky Walker Izumi KamazawaTrashcan Sinatras bring the swing ​ SF Weekly: What are we draggin ... More >>

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MP3 of the Day: Hudson Mohawke's Bootleg Jodeci Remix

Sarah Roberts​Scotland's young and talented beatsmith, Hudson Mohawke, has been on a serious roll. His soulful wonky-bass productions graduated from the homegrown LuckyMe label to the indie-giant Warp for the release of his 2009 debut album, the smooth and playful Butter. A video for album cu ... More >>

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 >>

Get it? Glasgow + Las Vegas

The Restroom: Four Barrel Coffee

Relative newcomer Four Barrel Coffee (375 Valencia) is getting a lot of attention for its coffee and its prices. But the joint is not receiving nearly enough praise for its very festive restroom.It instantly transports the user to the hunting grounds of Scotland. Or something. -- Tamara Palmer

Irvine Welsh Visits SF to Read New Novel

SF Fringe Fest Is Small, Not So Edgy

Cannonball Gum

A trip down memoir lane with accordionist Linda Robertson

A Black Mark On Your Record

The Weekend Hitlist: Antique Road Show, Maker Faire, Norway Day, Cinco De Mayo

Here Comes the Bride. Yawn.

McDreamy tries to win over his engaged gal pal in My Best Friend's Made of Honor Wedding.

A.C.T., SF Ballet and SF Opera Change Horses Midstream

Getting a wee bit homesick for B’Snacks

Going Off

Explosions in the Sky's illustrious groundswells

Josef K

Entomology (Domino)

Fire Engines

Codex Teenage Premonition

Beam Me Up, Jugdish

Mackin' on nerds at the Edinburgh Castle's tribute to Star Trek's Scotty

Habitat for Inhumanity

The "asylums" depicted in The Magdalene Sisters undermine both the Catholic Church and the popular image of Ireland

Amy Allison

No Frills Friend

H_Foundation

Environments

House Of Tudor

A renewed love of geeks, and a nomadic take on French jazz

Scot to Be Interesting

The grace and power of the Scottish Highland Games, and the dangerous joy of Scooter Polo

House Of Tudor

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

Around the World in 1,000 Years

LuLu

Blowing in the Winds

The House of Tudor

Industry: Pheasant Fad

Night Crawler

The House of Tudor

Night + Day

Night Crawler

Slap Shots

Night Crawler