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Tom Jones Appears On American Idol Finale To Zero Fanfare. We Call BS.

Last Wednesday, the masochists amongst you may have caught the American Idol grand finale, during which baby-face baritone Scotty McCreery was crowned champion. The build-up to the announcement was nothing short of epic, featuring, as it did, performances from Lady Gaga (who's on the show so much at ... More >>

Brunch at Ella's Is Still an Event

Jonathan KauffmanElla's fried cornmeal and sunny-side-up eggs, $10.75.​Part of a series about restaurants that have been around so long they've slipped into a media black hole. Dinner may bring the prestige, but it's also a high-risk proposition, with high food costs, high menu prices, and a fickl ... More >>

Top Six Most Inappropriate Uses of a Song on TV, Ever

​Having heard the news that Lou Reed reportedly refused to let Susan Boyle perform "Perfect Day" on America's Got Talent last week (resulting in her apparently fleeing the country in floods of tears; Reed says legal issues were to blame), we couldn't help but start thinking about the variety of so ... More >>

Last Night: Gappy Ranks at Paradise Lounge's Cooyah!

Gappy Ranks​Gappy RanksJuly 14, 2010 Cooyah at Paradise Lounge Better than: A gap year in Thailand after college With camera flashes blasting, and a 150 or so amped reggae fans thrusting hands in the air, British reggae artist Gappy Ranks (the stage name of Jacob Lee Williams) got his first tast ... More >>

The Ghosts of Outside Lands Past

Now that this year's Outside Lands lineup has been released in full and stayed true to its lil-bit-hippie-lil-but-hip-hop roots and the folk vs. funk vibe, will you be forking over some coin when the tickets go on sale tomorrow? How do you think this year's lineup fares with those of previous years? ... More >>

Open the Past

Now that this year's Outside Lands lineup has been released in full and stayed true to its lil-bit-hippie-lil-but-hip-hop roots and the folk vs. funk vibe, will you be forking over some coin when the tickets go on sale tomorrow? How do you think this year's lineup fares with those of previous years? ... More >>

New Orleans is breeding ground for Nicolas Cage's Bad Lieutenant

Now that this year's Outside Lands lineup has been released in full and stayed true to its lil-bit-hippie-lil-but-hip-hop roots and the folk vs. funk vibe, will you be forking over some coin when the tickets go on sale tomorrow? How do you think this year's lineup fares with those of previous years? ... More >>

Outside Lands Day 1, Pearl Jam, Tom Jones, Black Joe Lewis

Chritopher VictorioTom Jones​Pearl Jam, Tom Jones, Incubus, Black Joe Lewis & the HoneybearsOutside LandsFriday, Aug. 28, 2009Better than: Anything else you could be doing in Golden Gate Park on a Friday night.The opening day of the second annual Outside Lands was, overall, what I'd call a ple ... More >>

Outside Lands Picks Part 1: Five Ways to a Fitter You

Chritopher VictorioTom Jones​Pearl Jam, Tom Jones, Incubus, Black Joe Lewis & the HoneybearsOutside LandsFriday, Aug. 28, 2009Better than: Anything else you could be doing in Golden Gate Park on a Friday night.The opening day of the second annual Outside Lands was, overall, what I'd call a ple ... More >>

Chron Disses, Praises Outside Lands

"Richmond then divulges that she herself has used Porta Potties at Hardly Strictly Bluegrass..."

Outside Lands Announces Ace Lineup: Beasties, Ween, Tom Jones, Dirtbombs, and More

Soren Solkaer StarbirdSan Francisco's giant music marathon, Outside Lands, announced its lineup this morning, capping its press release with headliners like Pearl Jam, Beastie Boys, Black Eyed Peas, Modest Mouse, and, yes, Dave Matthews Band hitting Golden Gate Park between August 28-30. Also in the ... More >>

Last Night: Tom Jones at the Warfield

Tom JonesSaturday, Sept. 7, 2009The WarfieldBetter than: The Carlton.My relationship with Tom Jones began with my relationship with The Fresh Prince of Bel-Air. The joke on that show was, of course, that Carlton Banks --the nerdy, well-off, Bel-Air dwelling cousin to the very cool, backwards-hat-wea ... More >>

The Usual Suspect

Tom JonesSaturday, Sept. 7, 2009The WarfieldBetter than: The Carlton.My relationship with Tom Jones began with my relationship with The Fresh Prince of Bel-Air. The joke on that show was, of course, that Carlton Banks --the nerdy, well-off, Bel-Air dwelling cousin to the very cool, backwards-hat-wea ... More >>

Richie's Rich

Tom JonesSaturday, Sept. 7, 2009The WarfieldBetter than: The Carlton.My relationship with Tom Jones began with my relationship with The Fresh Prince of Bel-Air. The joke on that show was, of course, that Carlton Banks --the nerdy, well-off, Bel-Air dwelling cousin to the very cool, backwards-hat-wea ... More >>

Sophisticated Country in the Tenderloin

Spain meets France in a tavern setting.

Tom Jones Drops Sex Bomb at Mountain Winery 7/17

Spain meets France in a tavern setting.

Very Very Mary

Spain meets France in a tavern setting.

Romp and Circumstance

Ms. Austen has a fling in Becoming Jane

Inadvertent Paris Hilton Sighting...

Ms. Austen has a fling in Becoming Jane

Tom's Cat

A musical about felines that boasts unexpected layers and killer tunes

I Ain't No Holocaust Girl

Shuffleboard at the El Rio and why calling your boss a Nazi is passé

Bringing Up Kate

Mulgrew's Hepburn reveals the power and vulnerability of two extraordinary actresses

Radio Radio

Contemplating the airwaves, the NBA, and what it means to be Welsh at Dylan's

From Mountains to Music Criticism

How does a month spent alone in the Sierra Nevadas stack up to spending a night with four local bands?

It's Kind of Unusual

In lieu of a conversation with the real Tom Jones, we bring you Steffanos Xanthoudakis

This Week's Day-by-Day Picks

In lieu of a conversation with the real Tom Jones, we bring you Steffanos Xanthoudakis

Reps Etc.

In lieu of a conversation with the real Tom Jones, we bring you Steffanos Xanthoudakis

Reps Etc.

In lieu of a conversation with the real Tom Jones, we bring you Steffanos Xanthoudakis

SF Weekly Music Awards 2003

Americana DJ/Selector/Turntablist Electronic/Electro Hard Rock/

Metal Hip Hop/Rap Jazz Latin/

International Lifestyle Music New Genre/Beyond Pop Punk Rock/Indie Rock Soul/Funk/ R&B

If music be the brandy of the damned, then we're drunk off our asses

Slip 'n' Slide

In which we discover the dark side of Jell-O wrestling

Strange Days

Alex Proyas' latest should become a cult hit, but it's not the slam-dunk it oughta be

Pine Valley Cosmonauts

The Executioner's Last Songs Vol. 2 & 3

The Gospel According to Marcus

Zen Guerrilla's Marcus Durant wants to save your soul -- for rock 'n' roll

A Karen Carpenter Christmas

Tom Ross’ perennial holiday show

The Final Frontier

Sci-fi conventions are where movie stars go to burn brightly one more time

House Of Tudor

"Benefit for East Timor," Pulley, Casino Royale, Freakwater, and Outdoor Cinema

The House of Tudor

"Benefit for East Timor," Pulley, Casino Royale, Freakwater, and Outdoor Cinema

The House of Tudor

"Benefit for East Timor," Pulley, Casino Royale, Freakwater, and Outdoor Cinema

Stage

"Benefit for East Timor," Pulley, Casino Royale, Freakwater, and Outdoor Cinema

The House of Tudor

"Benefit for East Timor," Pulley, Casino Royale, Freakwater, and Outdoor Cinema

Murder at the Pink Tarantula

Carmel Sanger's death -- a walk-in shooting at a SOMA hair salon called the Pink Tarantula -- was professionally brutal. Her life was a wondrous combination of the drag queens and musicians and druggies and gays and bikers and lesbians and tattooists and

Stage

Carmel Sanger's death -- a walk-in shooting at a SOMA hair salon called the Pink Tarantula -- was professionally brutal. Her life was a wondrous combination of the drag queens and musicians and druggies and gays and bikers and lesbians and tattooists and

Stage 1996

Five notable productions

Lust for Life

A Rough and Tumble Tom Jones

Night+Day

A Rough and Tumble Tom Jones

Beaux Ideal

Berkeley Rep delivers a deliciously lusty, funny rendition of Farquhar's farce