Poleng Lounge, soon to be R.I.P.​January is a bad month for pink slips. Not only have I been getting multiple goodbye emails from publicists laid off from their jobs at the labels in the past week, but now I'm getting word about local venues that are shuttering in 2010. The biggest among them is P ... More >>
The big names in dance music have Vin Sol on speed-dial when they come to San Francisco. The local DJ/producer/mixtape master is a chameleon with his setlists: he can warm up a crowd whether they're in the club for hip-hop (Yo Majesty, Prince Paul, Handsome Boy Modeling School, Mickey Avalon); dance ... More >>
Cajun/Creole food finally gets a foothold in this restaurant town
Rap duo Zion I can't stop being innovative, no matter what the costs
Local MC L'Roneous Da'Versifier wants to be known for more than just socially conscious lyrics
For the umpteenth time in 20 years, the electro dance sound seems poised for a breakthrough
Bay Area hip hop trio Foreign Legion has no use for gangstas, hos, or stale beats
Your choices of the top local bands
Eddie Moore Jazz Festival
I Am, I Am, I Am Superman; Parking Tips From a Cyclist; We Know, Joe, We Know; All That Jazz; Driven From the City by Dot-Com Yuppie Pukes
Dubphonik's genre-stretching ideology has made it ground zero for new ideas in jungle, hip hop, and reggae
Tears, hopes, and beats mark the end of Club Deco, ground zero for Bay Area underground hip hop
