Sting (Musician)

New doc reveals many of Scott Walker’s mysteries

Repertory Film Listings

Prokofiev the Provoker

Russian Firebrand fest spotlights a radical composer

Hiphop gets back to its Roots

Russian Firebrand fest spotlights a radical composer

Hometown Legend

Coming of age and stayin' alive on the mean streets of Astoria, Queens

Like Star Trek With Worms

Coming of age and stayin' alive on the mean streets of Astoria, Queens

Herbie Hancock

Possibilities

Get Briefed

Short, sweet theater pieces

Still the One

Reeves is back in black (trench coat), and there's more hell to pay

Irony Overload

Attempted cleverness overwhelms the cocktails and food at Lime

My Crappy Courtroom

With daytime TV as his guide, Todd Lamb examines the recent changes in San Francisco's favorite noise band, Erase Errata

House of Tudor

The ResErection, Bunny Jam, and Hunky Jesus can mean just one thing: Easter in S.F.

Pop It, Lock It, Yo

You Got Served exhumes something suspiciously akin to break dancing

Prick

Don't hate me because I'm corporate

Same Old Brand-New

Blame Rock River Communications -- and hipster Jeff Daniel -- for those cheesy store-branded music compilations

Sound Advice

Classical glaciers, tarnished saints, hellish holidays, and Arab artists.

Hunger Strike

Can a non-9/11 benefit album make any noise?

Holiday Highlights 2001

Holiday Event Lisitngs

House Of Tudor

Bubblegum pop, robot rock, fretless harping, and destitute redemption

Personal Best

What the world needs now is a wholly subjective, occasionally snarky awards ceremony

William Ørbit

Pieces in a Modern Style

Let No One Deceive You

Pieces in a Modern Style

Rock Star or Celebrity Chef: That Is the Question

Perhaps you are considering a career as a rock star or a celebrity chef. Or perhaps you encounter one or the other in daily life but have difficulty telling which is which. Here are a few quick pointers for distinguishing the two.

Riff Raff

Perhaps you are considering a career as a rock star or a celebrity chef. Or perhaps you encounter one or the other in daily life but have difficulty telling which is which. Here are a few quick pointers for distinguishing the two.

Mush Never Sleeps

Perhaps you are considering a career as a rock star or a celebrity chef. Or perhaps you encounter one or the other in daily life but have difficulty telling which is which. Here are a few quick pointers for distinguishing the two.

Reviews

Perhaps you are considering a career as a rock star or a celebrity chef. Or perhaps you encounter one or the other in daily life but have difficulty telling which is which. Here are a few quick pointers for distinguishing the two.

Recordings

Perhaps you are considering a career as a rock star or a celebrity chef. Or perhaps you encounter one or the other in daily life but have difficulty telling which is which. Here are a few quick pointers for distinguishing the two.

Pay for Play

Superstar session drummer and Dadaist marketing genius Josh Freese (Devo, A Perfect Circle, the Vandals) sells himself, his famous friends, and all-you-can-eat shrimp at Sizzler to promote his new album.

10 Things To Do This Weekend For Under $10: Gastronomic Adventures, Free Comics, Electro-disco Noiseniks

Clipd Beaks​Were those glorious super-warm days of last weekend simply a tease? Are we doomed to a more traditional mid-season S.F. weekend of half-sunny, half-windy days? Well I hate to say it fellow park-dwellers, but if you don't like the weather in our oft-overcast city, perhaps you are in the ... More >>

Working Out the Kinks

Is it crazy to try reuniting the legendary British band?

The Top 6 Most. Irritating. Christmas. Songs. Ever?

Oh dear God, is there a worse time of year for music than Christmas? We certainly don't think so. Walking into anywhere public right about now is like having our ears pelted from on high by sleigh bells (no, not that duo from Brooklyn -- we quite like them) and snowballs filled with glass. But! Bein ... More >>

Six Songs That Really Should Have Been Nominated For an Oscar

It's Oscar week! Woo! And in the spirit of these prestigious awards, we'd like to present some past soundtrack moments that also deserve to have a light shined on them for enhancing moments of true cinematic genius. We've selected only the finest -- songs of strength, purpose, guts and, above all, a ... More >>

The Tenderloin's Best Jukebox? We Go on the Hunt at 21 Club, Hemlock Tavern, and Geary Club

Derrick LowThe pretty much amazing jukebox at Hemlock Tavern​The heyday of authentic jukeboxes is long over. With many bars installing those nasty touchscreen digital Internet boxes, the old school record-flipping kind of jukebox is a dying breed. And this is in the town that originated the concep ... More >>

Live Review: The Spits Live Up to Their Name and More at the New Parish

Alan SchneiderThe Spits at the New Parish last night.​ The Spits The Mouthbreathers Dirty Cupcakes Nov. 10, 2011 New Parish Better than: An onstage band fight between Sting and Stewart Copeland. When the Spits climbed on stage at the New Parish last night, every member of the audience abando ... More >>