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Speedway Meadow

  • Blogs

    January 24, 2012

    Warren Hellman Tribute Concert Will Feature Emmylou Harris, Steve Earle, Buddy Miller, Gillian Welch, and More

    Hardly Strictly Bluegrass founder Warren Hellman passed away at the end of last year, but the sprawling free music festival he started will continue. And on Feb. 19, Hellman's family and the festival's organizers will hold a sort of mini-Hardly Strictly as a tribute to Hellman. The bill -- which we' ... More >>

  • Music

    December 28, 2011

    One Last Spin: A Look Back at the Year in Bay Area Music

    Hardly Strictly Bluegrass founder Warren Hellman passed away at the end of last year, but the sprawling free music festival he started will continue. And on Feb. 19, Hellman's family and the festival's organizers will hold a sort of mini-Hardly Strictly as a tribute to Hellman. The bill -- which we' ... More >>

  • Blogs

    December 19, 2011

    Warren Hellman, Founder of Hardly Strictly Bluegrass Festival, Dies

    RIP Warren Hellman ​The indelible Warren Hellman, founder of the popular Hardly Strictly Bluegrass festival and the Bay Citizen, has died. His family told reporters that the 77-year-old San Francisco icon died Sunday from complications of leukemia. Public services are planned for Wednesday at Cong ... More >>

  • Blogs

    December 19, 2011

    Warren Hellman "Stunned and Thrilled" City Named Meadow After Him

    Joyce GoldschmidThe namesake for "Hellman Hollow"​The wheels of government tend to turn slowly. So the rapidity with which the notion of renaming Golden Gate Park's Speedway Meadow after Warren Hellman became a reality -- two weeks from conception to Board of Supervisors-approved, effective-immedi ... More >>

  • Blogs

    December 19, 2011

    R.I.P. Warren Hellman, Hardly Strictly Bluegrass Founder and Eccentric Banjo Player

    Jay BlakesbergWarren Hellman at Hardly Strictly Bluegrass​ Warren Hellman, the billionaire banjo-picker and eccentric who founded the free Hardly Strictly Bluegrass music festival, lost his battle with leukemia on Sunday. He was 77. Hellman was a successful investment banker a beloved philant ... More >>

  • Blogs

    October 3, 2011

    Sunday at Hardly Strictly: Gomez, Justin Townes Earle, and Bela Fleck Help Fuel the Good Vibes

    Gomez Justin Townes Earle Zakir Hussein, Bela Fleck, and Edgar Meyer Devil Makes Three The Swanson Family Band October 2, 2010 Hardly Strictly Bluegrass Better than: Smuggling vodka into Outside Lands. "This is so much better than Outside Lands!" a girl squealed Sunday after exiting a line of por ... More >>

  • Blogs

    September 10, 2010

    Fecal Face, 'Amélie,' Power to the Peaceful, Pineapple Princess, Fillmore Art Walk, and More

    Pineapple Princess plays Saturday at the Hemlock ​Whether you're into 1960s Southeast Asian pop, free concerts in the park, or flying dancers, San Francisco has got you covered this weekend. Here's our list of 10 things to do for considerably less than a parking ticket: 10 Years of Fecal Face ... More >>

  • Music

    August 11, 2010

    Sound and Vision: The year Outside Lands stumbled

    Pineapple Princess plays Saturday at the Hemlock ​Whether you're into 1960s Southeast Asian pop, free concerts in the park, or flying dancers, San Francisco has got you covered this weekend. Here's our list of 10 things to do for considerably less than a parking ticket: 10 Years of Fecal Face ... More >>

  • Blogs

    June 7, 2010

    Five Real Venues That Would Rule in Rock Band

    Just like Billie Joe Armstrong -- who says he "sucks" at playing Green Day's new Rock Band game -- we get pwned every time we try to tinker with fake plastic guitars or toy drum kits. But, watching this preview for the East Pay pop-punkers' name-brand video game, we kinda dug catching (albeit b ... More >>

  • Blogs

    September 14, 2009

    Power to the Peaceful Wrap-Up

    EKAphotography copyright 2009. all rights reservedMichael Franti and Spearhead​ The 11th Annual Power to the Peaceful Festival began with a thunderclap and ended with an affirmation of love. The season's first storm hit in the wee hours, bringing warm, tropical showers - but no lightning. Most of ... More >>

  • Blogs

    August 31, 2009

    Music? What Music? Outside Lands Was All About Eating

    Doug Zimmerman Rockin' eats at Outside Lands: Maverick's pulled pork sandwich.​SFoodie sister blog All Shook Down trailed the three-day musical movements of the Outside Lands Festival this weekend, and by the sounds of it, our sonic reporters didn't make too much time for eating. That's no ... More >>

  • Blogs

    July 21, 2008

    Michael Franti Finalizing Roster for 10th Annual GGP Power to the Peaceful Fest

    Doug Zimmerman Rockin' eats at Outside Lands: Maverick's pulled pork sandwich.​SFoodie sister blog All Shook Down trailed the three-day musical movements of the Outside Lands Festival this weekend, and by the sounds of it, our sonic reporters didn't make too much time for eating. That's no ... More >>

  • Blogs

    April 11, 2008

    The Weekend Hitlist 4/11 - 4/13

    Doug Zimmerman Rockin' eats at Outside Lands: Maverick's pulled pork sandwich.​SFoodie sister blog All Shook Down trailed the three-day musical movements of the Outside Lands Festival this weekend, and by the sounds of it, our sonic reporters didn't make too much time for eating. That's no ... More >>

  • Music

    March 26, 2008

    Outside Lands Festival Adds Marquee Names to Its Lineup: Wilco, Manu Chao, and Beck, and many more

    Doug Zimmerman Rockin' eats at Outside Lands: Maverick's pulled pork sandwich.​SFoodie sister blog All Shook Down trailed the three-day musical movements of the Outside Lands Festival this weekend, and by the sounds of it, our sonic reporters didn't make too much time for eating. That's no ... More >>

  • Music

    October 3, 2007

    Finntroll; Download Festival; Bill Callahan; Black Crowes; the Go-Gos

    Doug Zimmerman Rockin' eats at Outside Lands: Maverick's pulled pork sandwich.​SFoodie sister blog All Shook Down trailed the three-day musical movements of the Outside Lands Festival this weekend, and by the sounds of it, our sonic reporters didn't make too much time for eating. That's no ... More >>

  • Blogs

    September 5, 2007

    Spearhead in Golden Gate Park Saturday: Free!

    Doug Zimmerman Rockin' eats at Outside Lands: Maverick's pulled pork sandwich.​SFoodie sister blog All Shook Down trailed the three-day musical movements of the Outside Lands Festival this weekend, and by the sounds of it, our sonic reporters didn't make too much time for eating. That's no ... More >>

  • Summer Guide

    June 27, 2007

    Summer of Love

    Doug Zimmerman Rockin' eats at Outside Lands: Maverick's pulled pork sandwich.​SFoodie sister blog All Shook Down trailed the three-day musical movements of the Outside Lands Festival this weekend, and by the sounds of it, our sonic reporters didn't make too much time for eating. That's no ... More >>

  • Calendar

    September 7, 2005

    This Week's Day-by-Day Picks

    Doug Zimmerman Rockin' eats at Outside Lands: Maverick's pulled pork sandwich.​SFoodie sister blog All Shook Down trailed the three-day musical movements of the Outside Lands Festival this weekend, and by the sounds of it, our sonic reporters didn't make too much time for eating. That's no ... More >>

  • Calendar

    July 27, 2005

    The Wheel World

    Ride like a kid again

  • Calendar

    September 29, 2004

    Bluegrass Alfresco

    Hello Emmylou, goodbye heart

  • News

    September 15, 2004

    Making Kerry Kerry On

    What will it take to make John Kerry mad enough to speak the plain truths that will win the election?

  • Calendar

    September 8, 2004

    Lady Film Fest

    Watch out! It's a MadCat!

  • Calendar

    September 24, 2003

    Friendly Firing

    Himalayan archers in the park

  • Calendar

    September 3, 2003

    Playing the Field

    On a horse, of course

  • Summer Guide

    June 25, 2003

    Summer Events a Go Go!

    What to do, all summer long

  • Calendar

    June 11, 2003

    Summer Fling

    Fun in the sun -- with any luck

  • Calendar

    April 16, 2003

    We Are the Concert

    Big huge music/activism fest

  • Summer Guide

    June 19, 2002

    Sports/Outdoors/Races

    Big huge music/activism fest

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