Shakira

Last Night: One Tribe Nation at the Boom Boom Room

Wyclef Collaborates with USF for "If I Was President" Viral Video Tonight

Hey DJ! Friday Q&A: Jef Stott

Jef Stott's current address may be in California (LA/San Francisco), but his music is a global endeavor. Pulling from the instruments and sonic styles of the Middle East and North Africa, among other locales, Stott records and DJs with an international population in mind. He says there's no excuse ... More >>

A Tough Sell

Jef Stott's current address may be in California (LA/San Francisco), but his music is a global endeavor. Pulling from the instruments and sonic styles of the Middle East and North Africa, among other locales, Stott records and DJs with an international population in mind. He says there's no excuse ... More >>

Charo says "Cuchi Cuchi" to flamenco

Jef Stott's current address may be in California (LA/San Francisco), but his music is a global endeavor. Pulling from the instruments and sonic styles of the Middle East and North Africa, among other locales, Stott records and DJs with an international population in mind. He says there's no excuse ... More >>

It Was a Year Of ...

Well, lots of things, actually

Cuchi-Cuchi Mama

Charo is a brilliant flamenco guitar player -- yes, that Charo

Baby Got Back

2Good4U, the Bay Area's only all-girl boy band, spices up the holidays with "Who Doesn't Like Ass in December?," a variety show of sketch comedy, music, and spoken word that focuses on what we all want for Xmas: booty

Divine Divas

An Exit Theatre festival pays tribute to the classic prima donnas of song

Northern Exposure

A new compilation tries to bring rock en español to the masses

Los Amigos Invisibles attempt ‘Commercial’ success

A new compilation tries to bring rock en español to the masses

Shakira Dances Half-Naked in North Beach

Shakira - New Music - More Music VideosPulled by the dual, animalistic power of a full moon and long red stripper nails, Columbian pop star Shakira is unable to resist the temptation to leave her man at home and pump her hips in cages. The best part of the video for her catchy new dancefloor single ... More >>

Listomania: Top Latin Music Picks For 2009

It's been a year of surprises in Latin music. Reggaetón continues fading, albeit slowly, and the industry's mainstays aren't garnering the attention they used to. Case in point: Don Omar's summer release iDon (no relation to your phone), which remained quiet after its first single, "Virtual Diva." ... More >>

In Store: 1-2-3-4-Go! Records Punks All Ages

​In Store spotlights the Bay Area's quirkiest, most beloved, weirdest, and/or otherwise-most-interesting record stores. Our region's unmistakable friskiness and cultural capital emanate from those dusty, creaky, hard-to-find, money-losing, insanely huge, hilariously small, and often-crowded (at le ... More >>

A World Cup Song, This Time For England

Ricky Martin said, "Go, go go, ale, ale, ale." And England replied, "Fine, but please stop singing, because we have a game to win." England decided to pass on an official World Cup song this year, dismissing it as too much of a distraction. There's some logic to this. England won the competition in ... More >>

True Soccer Anthems are Catchy, Curse-Laden, and Mean-Spirited

BLK JKS: On the classier side of World Cup 2010 music​Don't be alarmed to turn on ESPN this month and hear some witty Englishman declare the arc of a round ball through space "inspired," "creative" or "clever." It's World Cup season -- the month-long Super Bowl-meets-Olympics-meets-Mardi Gras of t ... More >>

Friday Night: Shakira Opens Oracle Arena Concert with Commercial for Her Perfume

Courtesy of the artist ​Shakira October 22, 2010 @ Oracle Arena There was no opening act for Shakira on Friday night at the Oracle Arena. Quite simply, Shakira (Our Lady of "Hips Don't Lie," "She Wolf" sensation, "Waka Waka" wonder of the 2010 World Cup) needs no introduction. ... More >>

Stopping piracy: How ultracheap downloads could save the music industry

Courtesy of the artist ​Shakira October 22, 2010 @ Oracle Arena There was no opening act for Shakira on Friday night at the Oracle Arena. Quite simply, Shakira (Our Lady of "Hips Don't Lie," "She Wolf" sensation, "Waka Waka" wonder of the 2010 World Cup) needs no introduction. ... More >>

Friday Night: Rufus Wainwright Does Shakespeare at Davies Symphony Hall

Rufus Wainwright​Five Shakespeare Sonnets  Rufus Wainwright and the San Francisco Symphony November 13, 2010 @ Davies Symphony Hall Better than: Rufus Wainwright sings Dante's Interno. All right, I'll just say it: most of my knowledge of classical music comes from honking "Flight of ... More >>

Arizona Immigration Law Has Sucked $141 Million From State Economy, Report Says

​Remember the Board of Supervisors' tepid boycott of Arizona to revolt against that state's strict "papers please" immigration law? Many lambasted our city's boycott as yet another symbolic, feckless meddling in affairs far afield of San Francisco's issues.  But San Francisco was not alone in ... More >>

Five Songs So Distasteful They Make Us Want To Puke in Our Mouths

Last night a new reality show premiered on E! called "Bridalplasty." That's right, "Bridalplasty" - twelve vaguely psychotic (and clearly morbidly insecure) women competing for their dream wedding, and -- good god, we can't believe this is actually happening -- the plastic surgery of their choice. I ... More >>

Undercover Animal Activists are Endangered, Shakira and Other Wolves Are Screwed

​SFoodie's roundup of tips, news, and rants from the week in animal-free eats. • Let's start this off with something delicious! ME! The very smart, funny, and delightful Jesse Hirsch interviewed me as part of a series profiling SFoodie bloggers. Read it, and learn all of my innermost secret ... More >>