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Katy Perry Plays the Everyday Sweet Treat at Oracle Arena

Christopher VictorioKaty Perry at Oracle Arena last night.​ Katy Perry Monday, Nov. 21, 2011 Oracle Arena Better than: Cavities. Katy Perry is a piece of candy. Or perhaps a cupcake. She's a short, sweet, delicious treat that you can have every day, or at least on a fairly regular basis. She ... More >>

How To Buy a T-Shirt Without Angering the Merch Guy

Buying band merchandise is not a complicated matter. Neither is there any need for it to be a slow endeavor. But talk to merch people the world over and you'll hear the same thing repeatedly: Merch is a really nice job -- except for all the stupid idiots you have to deal with. Here's how to avoid be ... More >>

Better Living Through Handwriting

Buying band merchandise is not a complicated matter. Neither is there any need for it to be a slow endeavor. But talk to merch people the world over and you'll hear the same thing repeatedly: Merch is a really nice job -- except for all the stupid idiots you have to deal with. Here's how to avoid be ... More >>

Behind Wizard Mountain, the Best Tape Label in the City

Wizard Mountain founders Bryan Krueger (left) and Kyle Crawford (right), with fellow Wizard Mountain dweller Billy Schmidt in the center.​No one would ever know from the outside of the typical Richmond home that behind those walls dwells Kyle Crawford, the man behind the best tape label in the cit ... More >>

Drawn and Quartered

Wizard Mountain founders Bryan Krueger (left) and Kyle Crawford (right), with fellow Wizard Mountain dweller Billy Schmidt in the center.​No one would ever know from the outside of the typical Richmond home that behind those walls dwells Kyle Crawford, the man behind the best tape label in the cit ... More >>

Last Night: Grand Lake, Two Sheds, Fake Your Own Death and Kuma/Koshka‏

Two Sheds​Grand Lake, Two Sheds, Fake Your Own Death and Kuma/Koshka‏ SF Winter Fest Tuesday, Feb. 2, 2010 Thee Parkside Better than: Watching the final season premiere of Lost. Absolutely, certainly, definitely. (Right?) "It breaks my heart to be alive sometimes" was among the weighty, memora ... More >>

Dirty Thieves put a spell on you

Two Sheds​Grand Lake, Two Sheds, Fake Your Own Death and Kuma/Koshka‏ SF Winter Fest Tuesday, Feb. 2, 2010 Thee Parkside Better than: Watching the final season premiere of Lost. Absolutely, certainly, definitely. (Right?) "It breaks my heart to be alive sometimes" was among the weighty, memora ... More >>

How Will You Celebrate National Punctuation Day? Don't Worry -- You've Got a Little While To Figure It Out.

Punctuation maven Jeff Rubin bakes up a questionable cake​This week, Jeff Rubin wants you to bake a cake in the shape of a colon. Yes, you read that right. The Pinole resident is the brains behind National Punctuation Day -- mark your calendars friends, it's Thursday -- which the former New York P ... More >>

Bonnaroo Lineup Announced

BruceSpringsteen.netThe BossBreak out the Sharpie and circle your calendars. The lineup for the 2009 Bonnaroo Festival has just been announced, and suffice to say Woodstock and Lollapalooza have nothing on this. Just when you thought the four-day music and arts extravaganza, held on a farm in rural ... More >>

Oxbow's Eugene Robinson chokes rowdy concertgoers

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Hip Hop 101: the Underdogs/Alt-Rock 101: the Secret of Their Overseas Success/ DJ Culture 101: the Critical Mash Honors Club

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Pucker Up

What is a Buttpucker Moment? And why is Bouncer having one at the Uptown?

Mama Junkie

A young actress shines as a cokehead mom in the harrowing Down to the Bone

Here Comes the Fog

The sprinter Lost in the Fog is the adored savior of horse racing in the Bay Area. Perhaps God brought him to us.

A Very Special Concert

The enduring bond between Huey Lewis and the developmentally disabled

Characters

Why the Bay Area is swarming with people who love letters

Best Reason to Be Glad Terrell Owens Is Gone

Brandon Lloyd

Best Place to Dress Like a Rich Porn Star

Jeremy's

First SF Weekly Sharpie Literary Awards

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Osama bin Laden dislikes kelloggs frosted mini wheats

The gloriously unambitious world of John Patrick McKenzie, who doesn't care that he's a rising star in the visual arts. And who, as it happens, is autistic.

Idiocy Inc.

Jon Brumit and Marc Horowitz have made it their business to be the best-known art idiots in San Francisco.

So ... y'wanna ride a Big Wheel down Lombard?

Magnificent Obsession

For 40 years, Craig Breedlove has sacrificed everything in pursuit of speed. Now all he needs is $1.5 million to build a car that will do 800 mph. Is that too much to ask?

Riff Raff

For 40 years, Craig Breedlove has sacrificed everything in pursuit of speed. Now all he needs is $1.5 million to build a car that will do 800 mph. Is that too much to ask?

Riff Raff

For 40 years, Craig Breedlove has sacrificed everything in pursuit of speed. Now all he needs is $1.5 million to build a car that will do 800 mph. Is that too much to ask?

Night & Day

For 40 years, Craig Breedlove has sacrificed everything in pursuit of speed. Now all he needs is $1.5 million to build a car that will do 800 mph. Is that too much to ask?

Night Crawler

For 40 years, Craig Breedlove has sacrificed everything in pursuit of speed. Now all he needs is $1.5 million to build a car that will do 800 mph. Is that too much to ask?

Mediocre Sickness

For 40 years, Craig Breedlove has sacrificed everything in pursuit of speed. Now all he needs is $1.5 million to build a car that will do 800 mph. Is that too much to ask?

Slap Shots

For 40 years, Craig Breedlove has sacrificed everything in pursuit of speed. Now all he needs is $1.5 million to build a car that will do 800 mph. Is that too much to ask?