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Sweden

  • Blogs

    December 14, 2011

    Dada Life on Following the Money, Staying Energetic, and Why They Can't Eat Barbecue Before a Gig

    ​ If Andrew W.K. has an equivalent in electronic music, it might just be the boys of Dada Life. Swedish producers Olle Corneer and Stefan Engblom are known best for their love of bananas, champagne, and, more importantly, distinctive electro bangers with names "Happy Violence" and "Kick Out ... More >>

  • Blogs

    October 31, 2011

    The Field's Axel Willner On Superlong Loops and Cooking as a Recipe Slave

    Axel Willner, the Field​Berlin-based Swede Axel Willner has spent the last six years exploring elongated ambiance and saturated contrast. Producing as the Field, he dwells in the pockets where melodic digital shards teeter creatively in and out of time with live, loping krautrock-influenced gr ... More >>

  • Calendar

    September 21, 2011

    Outsiders Look at U.S. Racism

    Axel Willner, the Field​Berlin-based Swede Axel Willner has spent the last six years exploring elongated ambiance and saturated contrast. Producing as the Field, he dwells in the pockets where melodic digital shards teeter creatively in and out of time with live, loping krautrock-influenced gr ... More >>

  • Blogs

    September 9, 2011

    Swedish Chocolatier Cooks Up $29 Chocolates with Goat Cheese, Cigars

    Photos by W. Blake Gray​When Swedish chocolatier Emanuel Andrén offered to visit us with chocolate truffles that cost $29 each, we were intrigued. We thought they might be the most expensive chocolates in the world, but were disappointed to learn they aren't even in the ballpark. Still ... More >>

  • Music

    January 5, 2011

    A Postcard from the Future

    Or, how 2011 was the year everything changed in music.

  • Dining

    November 10, 2010

    Fresh Eats: Our weekly roundup of SFoodie news

    Or, how 2011 was the year everything changed in music.

  • Blogs

    October 7, 2010

    Litquake's Bawdy Storytelling: Tales of Fake Rape, Rejection as Foreplay, and Seduction By Muppet

    Members of Porn Clown Posse lead a sing-along​Bawdy StorytellingOctober 6, 2010@ The Blue MacawBetter than: Reading a dirty bookSix storytellers flanked by half-naked clowns - and one cop/clown hybrid - engaged in group therapy with about 200 sexy brainiacs last night at the Blue Macaw.Personal na ... More >>

  • Calendar

    July 14, 2010

    Robot Wars

    Members of Porn Clown Posse lead a sing-along​Bawdy StorytellingOctober 6, 2010@ The Blue MacawBetter than: Reading a dirty bookSix storytellers flanked by half-naked clowns - and one cop/clown hybrid - engaged in group therapy with about 200 sexy brainiacs last night at the Blue Macaw.Personal na ... More >>

  • Blogs

    May 10, 2010

    Salumi Platter at Barbacco and Perbacco

    Guinnessgrrl/Flickr​As a daily windup to the Weekly's Best of S.F. 2010 on May 19, we've teased out 92 of our favorite local dishes that taste like here. All the tasty details after the jump.

  • Blogs

    April 9, 2010

    BART has 'Stockholm Syndrome,' Board Member Says

    Wait, that's not Stockholm...​Let's not mince words here: The BART board's asinine idea of using one-time state funds to temporarily save riders a few pennies for every ride is pandering to the electorate at its most blatant. It's bad transit policy. Hell, it's bad fiscal policy. The only thing it ... More >>

  • Calendar

    September 30, 2009

    Stitch of Software

    Wait, that's not Stockholm...​Let's not mince words here: The BART board's asinine idea of using one-time state funds to temporarily save riders a few pennies for every ride is pandering to the electorate at its most blatant. It's bad transit policy. Hell, it's bad fiscal policy. The only thing it ... More >>

  • Calendar

    July 15, 2009

    We Got the Beats

    Wait, that's not Stockholm...​Let's not mince words here: The BART board's asinine idea of using one-time state funds to temporarily save riders a few pennies for every ride is pandering to the electorate at its most blatant. It's bad transit policy. Hell, it's bad fiscal policy. The only thing it ... More >>

  • Calendar

    June 10, 2009

    Fuck Vampires

    Wait, that's not Stockholm...​Let's not mince words here: The BART board's asinine idea of using one-time state funds to temporarily save riders a few pennies for every ride is pandering to the electorate at its most blatant. It's bad transit policy. Hell, it's bad fiscal policy. The only thing it ... More >>

  • Blogs

    May 7, 2009

    Track of the Day: Liechtenstein

    Local shoegazer/indie pop label Slumberland has been on a winning streak lately, ratcheting up its fan base with releases by Crystal Stilts and the Pains of Being Pure at Heart. Folks looking for more twee confections should eat up the bubblegum crafted by the label's latest signing, Sweden's Liecht ... More >>

  • News

    July 23, 2008

    SF Weekly Letters

    Local shoegazer/indie pop label Slumberland has been on a winning streak lately, ratcheting up its fan base with releases by Crystal Stilts and the Pains of Being Pure at Heart. Folks looking for more twee confections should eat up the bubblegum crafted by the label's latest signing, Sweden's Liecht ... More >>

  • Music

    June 18, 2008

    The moral dilemmas of a liberal Nugent fan

    Local shoegazer/indie pop label Slumberland has been on a winning streak lately, ratcheting up its fan base with releases by Crystal Stilts and the Pains of Being Pure at Heart. Folks looking for more twee confections should eat up the bubblegum crafted by the label's latest signing, Sweden's Liecht ... More >>

  • Music

    February 13, 2008

    Twelve Ways the Hives Could've Made a Better Record for Interscope

    Local shoegazer/indie pop label Slumberland has been on a winning streak lately, ratcheting up its fan base with releases by Crystal Stilts and the Pains of Being Pure at Heart. Folks looking for more twee confections should eat up the bubblegum crafted by the label's latest signing, Sweden's Liecht ... More >>

  • Calendar

    January 9, 2008

    Celluloid Postcards

    Local shoegazer/indie pop label Slumberland has been on a winning streak lately, ratcheting up its fan base with releases by Crystal Stilts and the Pains of Being Pure at Heart. Folks looking for more twee confections should eat up the bubblegum crafted by the label's latest signing, Sweden's Liecht ... More >>

  • Blogs

    November 7, 2007

    The Thermals Back in SF at Slim's December 5

    Local shoegazer/indie pop label Slumberland has been on a winning streak lately, ratcheting up its fan base with releases by Crystal Stilts and the Pains of Being Pure at Heart. Folks looking for more twee confections should eat up the bubblegum crafted by the label's latest signing, Sweden's Liecht ... More >>

  • Film

    October 10, 2007

    Repertory Film Listings

    Local shoegazer/indie pop label Slumberland has been on a winning streak lately, ratcheting up its fan base with releases by Crystal Stilts and the Pains of Being Pure at Heart. Folks looking for more twee confections should eat up the bubblegum crafted by the label's latest signing, Sweden's Liecht ... More >>

  • Calendar

    September 12, 2007

    The Sounds of Sweden

    Local shoegazer/indie pop label Slumberland has been on a winning streak lately, ratcheting up its fan base with releases by Crystal Stilts and the Pains of Being Pure at Heart. Folks looking for more twee confections should eat up the bubblegum crafted by the label's latest signing, Sweden's Liecht ... More >>

  • Calendar

    July 25, 2007

    Poets Invade S.F.

    Local shoegazer/indie pop label Slumberland has been on a winning streak lately, ratcheting up its fan base with releases by Crystal Stilts and the Pains of Being Pure at Heart. Folks looking for more twee confections should eat up the bubblegum crafted by the label's latest signing, Sweden's Liecht ... More >>

  • Music

    June 13, 2007

    Sweden's Favorite Hammjammers

    Still Flyin's reggae-pop swirl

  • Music

    September 27, 2006

    Misc. Reviews

    Band-name watch: Gettin' Grizzly

  • Film

    August 2, 2006

    Repertory Film Listings

    Band-name watch: Gettin' Grizzly

  • Music

    March 22, 2006

    The Hellacopters

    Rock & Roll Is Dead.

  • Music

    November 16, 2005

    Shout Out Louds

    Howl Howl Gaff Gaff

  • Music

    October 26, 2005

    Dave Douglas soundtracks Fatty Arbuckle, Jen Leckman impersonates Stephin Merritt.

    Howl Howl Gaff Gaff

  • Film

    October 5, 2005

    Repertory Film Listings

    Howl Howl Gaff Gaff

  • Film

    May 4, 2005

    Another Brick in the Wall

    It's a long, dark, windowless night in Sweden

  • Music

    November 24, 2004

    The Legends

    Up Against the Legends

  • Music

    October 20, 2004

    Marathon Man

    If I can make it there – at the CMJ Music Marathon – I can make it anywhere

  • Culture

    October 13, 2004

    Traveler's Tales

    Terry Tarnoff captivates with stories of his crazy trips, true and otherwise

  • Film

    September 15, 2004

    Reps Etc.

    Terry Tarnoff captivates with stories of his crazy trips, true and otherwise

  • Film

    August 25, 2004

    Reps Etc.

    Terry Tarnoff captivates with stories of his crazy trips, true and otherwise

  • Music

    July 28, 2004

    Sahara Hotnights

    Kiss & Tell

  • Music

    January 28, 2004

    Hear This

    For rock that actually rocks, check out the brutal sounds of Sweden's Opeth

  • Film

    January 21, 2004

    Reps Etc.

    For rock that actually rocks, check out the brutal sounds of Sweden's Opeth

  • Film

    January 14, 2004

    Reps Etc.

    For rock that actually rocks, check out the brutal sounds of Sweden's Opeth

  • Music

    October 15, 2003

    Hear This

    After 30 years, Swedish prog-rockers Träd Gräs och Stenar touch down in the States

  • Film

    April 30, 2003

    Reps Etc.

    After 30 years, Swedish prog-rockers Träd Gräs och Stenar touch down in the States

  • Film

    April 23, 2003

    Reps Etc.

    After 30 years, Swedish prog-rockers Träd Gräs och Stenar touch down in the States

  • Film

    December 12, 2001

    Reps Etc.

    Film Reps List for 12-12-2001

  • Film

    December 5, 2001

    Reps Etc.

    Film Reps List for 12-05-2001

  • Calendar

    April 25, 2001

    International Flavor

    Language is no barrier at the Euro-San Francisco Poetry Festival

  • Music

    September 6, 2000

    Playing Through

    Are the Fairways destined to be overlooked in their own country?

  • Dining

    December 8, 1999

    The Swedish Chef

    Abbsolutly

  • Music

    March 10, 1999

    Swede Victory

    Conductor Herbert Blomstedt rescues an obscure composer from the classical dustbin

  • Music

    December 16, 1998

    Banarama

    Conductor Herbert Blomstedt rescues an obscure composer from the classical dustbin

  • Calendar

    February 14, 1996

    REAL ASTROLOGY For an Unreal World

    Conductor Herbert Blomstedt rescues an obscure composer from the classical dustbin

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