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Scotland

  • Blogs

    October 19, 2012

    Frightened Rabbit Chases Catharsis at the Independent, 10/18/12

    Frightened Rabbit Arc In Round Thursday, October 18, 2012 The Independent Better than: Being alone with a single-malt and your exquisite sorrows. The story as relayed by Frightened Rabbit frontman Scott Hutchison is that it's the name his mother gave him for being so shy. Last night's banter didn' ... More >>

  • Blogs

    August 16, 2012

    The Revenge's Graeme Clark: "I Create Only For Myself"

    Currently touring solo as The Revenge, Scottish producer/DJ Graeme Clark's 20-year career has taken on many aliases. Whether he's producing tunes with house legend Craig Smith as the duo 6th Borough Project or playing a live mix of house and techno in his electronic band Deportivo Street Team with P ... More >>

  • Film

    June 13, 2012

    "Tonight You're Mine": Love Among the Urban Outfitted

    Currently touring solo as The Revenge, Scottish producer/DJ Graeme Clark's 20-year career has taken on many aliases. Whether he's producing tunes with house legend Craig Smith as the duo 6th Borough Project or playing a live mix of house and techno in his electronic band Deportivo Street Team with P ... More >>

  • Blogs

    June 6, 2012

    Music at Queen Elizabeth's Jubilee Concert: Six Things All Americans Should Know

    Dear Americans, as a British person, I feel I ought to explain a few things about the lunacy of the last four days. If you watch any sort of news whatsoever, you saw a series of increasingly bizarre things taking place in London over the weekend -- including a concert outside Buckingham Palace on Mo ... More >>

  • Blogs

    May 1, 2012

    K&L Wines Shakes Things Up with Faultline Gin

    In the Bay Area, we have more than our fair share of great spirits retailers and producers--a symbiotic relationship that keeps our personal bars stocked with delicious and unique local spirits. Two of the finest, K&L Wines and St. George Spirits, have joined forces to create a limited-run spirit wo ... More >>

  • Blogs

    January 27, 2012

    Fujiya & Miyagi on Writing Songs About Child Stars, Soccer Players, and Boredom

    By his own admission, David Best isn't all that great of a singer. As the voice of the Brighton, England-based four-piece Fujiya & Miyagi, Best provides a careful, static presence that works in conjunction with his band's Krautrock-indebted post-punk. He eschews wild notes or anything complicated, a ... More >>

  • Music

    October 5, 2011

    Bouncer: A Cockney Apocalypse

    By his own admission, David Best isn't all that great of a singer. As the voice of the Brighton, England-based four-piece Fujiya & Miyagi, Best provides a careful, static presence that works in conjunction with his band's Krautrock-indebted post-punk. He eschews wild notes or anything complicated, a ... More >>

  • Blogs

    July 29, 2011

    Quince's Rum and Cheese Pairing Is Good for the Rum

    Ben Narasin​Quince restaurant continues its series of cheese and spirit pairings this week with rum and artisan cheese ($36, available only in the bar and lounge). While Quince's first effort, Scotch and cheese, is a somewhat established coupling, rum and cheese is far more esoteric. That make ... More >>

  • Blogs

    March 22, 2011

    U.S.A. Gets Silver in Cocktail Olympics

    42BelowTeam Italy's Luca Sai, Alexander Frezzai, and Daniele Dalla Pola went all Cirque de Soleil clowny.​Team U.S.A.'s run at the 42Below Cocktail World Cup ended with a second place showing Sunday, netting a final score that was a mere half-percentage point shy of the winning Italian team. ... More >>

  • Blogs

    February 11, 2011

    Yuck Trigger Grunge Reflex, Play Bottom of the Hill on Sunday

    Yuck with American fan​The New Jersey-Hiroshima-London-Scotland (according to their MySpace) outfit Yuck is one of my favorite new bands, but they might as well be one of my favorite old bands: the sound of their self-titled debut, out next Tuesday on Fat Possum, is a formula honed and perfected i ... More >>

  • Film

    February 9, 2011

    "The Eagle": A Neophyte Roman General Leads a Boy's Adventure

    Yuck with American fan​The New Jersey-Hiroshima-London-Scotland (according to their MySpace) outfit Yuck is one of my favorite new bands, but they might as well be one of my favorite old bands: the sound of their self-titled debut, out next Tuesday on Fat Possum, is a formula honed and perfected i ... More >>

  • Blogs

    January 3, 2011

    For Epiphany or a Secular Pig-Out, It's La Victoria's Rosca de Reyes

    La VictoriaRosca de reyes: Score the baby Jesus and you have to host a tamale party.​As a college student abroad (Scotland, near Glasgow) visiting an American friend in France (Bordeaux), I was totally charmed by the ritual of the galette des rois, the kings' cake. You ate it on or around Jan. ... 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

    July 12, 2010

    Belfast Bap from John Campbell's in Potrero

    Chris MacArthur/SF WeeklyBelfast bap with egg, Irish bacon, cheddar, and black sausages ($6).​Monday, July 12, 2010 When the Potrero branch of John Campbell's Irish Bakery opened last week, it brought along the Belfast bap, premade, wrapped in paper, and loaded into the pastry case (ask to ha ... More >>

  • Blogs

    February 22, 2010

    Behind the Beat: Ghosts on Tape

    ​There are a ton of beat-producing DJs in San Francisco, but few really take the time and energy to hone their craft. Ryan Merry, who produces and DJs under the name Ghosts on Tape, creates "tropical-booty" tracks that have caught the attention of some of the biggest DJ names (including BBC Radio ... More >>

  • Blogs

    June 12, 2009

    Ten Things to Do This Weekend For Under $10

    Hesheroke at Thee ParksideDeath of Analog Television Party (Friday)Remember the television? That giant box  you "interacted" with by rubbing your head against the screen to make your hair staticy? Well that ancient bit of technology officially went digital today. And since we covet the ye olde ... More >>

  • Calendar

    January 14, 2009

    Yes We Cairn

    Hesheroke at Thee ParksideDeath of Analog Television Party (Friday)Remember the television? That giant box  you "interacted" with by rubbing your head against the screen to make your hair staticy? Well that ancient bit of technology officially went digital today. And since we covet the ye olde ... More >>

  • Blogs

    July 24, 2008

    Farewell, Ferry Queen

    Hesheroke at Thee ParksideDeath of Analog Television Party (Friday)Remember the television? That giant box  you "interacted" with by rubbing your head against the screen to make your hair staticy? Well that ancient bit of technology officially went digital today. And since we covet the ye olde ... More >>

  • Culture

    July 2, 2008

    Lucia and the She-Bitch have a lot in common

    Hesheroke at Thee ParksideDeath of Analog Television Party (Friday)Remember the television? That giant box  you "interacted" with by rubbing your head against the screen to make your hair staticy? Well that ancient bit of technology officially went digital today. And since we covet the ye olde ... More >>

  • Blogs

    January 14, 2008

    Dead Meadow Announce Tour Dates and New Album

    Hesheroke at Thee ParksideDeath of Analog Television Party (Friday)Remember the television? That giant box  you "interacted" with by rubbing your head against the screen to make your hair staticy? Well that ancient bit of technology officially went digital today. And since we covet the ye olde ... More >>

  • Culture

    September 12, 2007

    Lunatic Fringe

    Our theater critic sees seven shows in 10 hours at the Fringe Festival and lives to tell about it

  • Film

    May 9, 2007

    Repertory Film Listings

    Repertory Film Listings

  • Film

    May 2, 2007

    Repertory Film Listings

    Repertory Film Listings

  • Music

    January 3, 2007

    Stephen Malkmus hits the pavement

    Repertory Film Listings

  • Culture

    August 30, 2006

    The Bedroom Secrets of the Master Chefs

    By Irvine Welsh

  • Music

    May 24, 2006

    Under the Influence

    Mogwai gives new meaning to the term buzz band

  • Best of San Francisco

    May 11, 2005

    Five Best Pizza Parlors

    Mogwai gives new meaning to the term buzz band

  • Year End

    December 15, 2004

    Dance, Dance Revolution

    This was the year electronic dance music got its head -- and its ass -- out of the past.

  • Music

    November 3, 2004

    Bouncer

    Drunks and bagpipes at Lefty O'Doul's are no match for "Tim," the best piano player ever

  • Music

    September 22, 2004

    Boogie for Bush!

    Dubya and Franz Ferdinand have made it OK for white guys to dance

  • Calendar

    January 28, 2004

    This Week's Day-by-Day Picks

    Dubya and Franz Ferdinand have made it OK for white guys to dance

  • Calendar

    August 27, 2003

    Love-In

    Free Bard in the park

  • Calendar

    August 13, 2003

    Everybody Get Footloose

    Dancers run amok in S.F.

  • Music

    July 24, 2002

    There's a Riot Goin' On

    Ladyfest goes grrl crazy

  • Dining

    May 8, 2002

    All in the Name

    On Sutter Street, a tour of bars with funny names, unusual locations, and strange colors

  • Music

    August 15, 2001

    House Of Tudor

    French Troublemakers, nihilistic novelists, and melancholic-altbluegrass purveyors

  • Dining

    June 7, 2000

    Dolce Far Niente

    Absinthe; David's; Ella's; Garden Court; Liberty Cafe

  • Film

    February 9, 2000

    American Psycho

    The Beach

  • Dining

    November 3, 1999

    Hospitality's Sweet

    The Beach

  • Film

    August 4, 1999

    Charmed Circle

    The Beach

  • Music

    December 30, 1998

    The House of Tudor

    The Beach

  • Calendar

    December 23, 1998

    Night + Day

    The Beach

  • Music

    October 7, 1998

    Hear This

    The Beach

  • Music

    September 16, 1998

    Love Letters

    Belle & Sebastian's long-distance romance continues with The Boy With the Arab Strap

  • Calendar

    June 10, 1998

    Night + Day

    Belle & Sebastian's long-distance romance continues with The Boy With the Arab Strap

  • News

    April 29, 1998

    Letters

    Belle & Sebastian's long-distance romance continues with The Boy With the Arab Strap

  • Music

    April 30, 1997

    The House of Tudor

    Belle & Sebastian's long-distance romance continues with The Boy With the Arab Strap

  • Music

    July 3, 1996

    Recordings

    Belle & Sebastian's long-distance romance continues with The Boy With the Arab Strap

  • News

    August 23, 1995

    On the Fringes

    The area's first Scottish cultural festival finds it necessary to play the name game

  • Calendar

    April 12, 1995

    REAL ASTROLOGY for an unreal world

    The area's first Scottish cultural festival finds it necessary to play the name game

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