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April 30, 2012
Live Review, 4/27/12: Miranda Lambert Is a No-B.S. American Great
Miranda LambertChris YoungJerrod NiemanFriday, April 27, 2012Shoreline AmpitheatreBetter than: Every other currently touring Nashville hitmaker, for reasons gone into below. The short version: Blake Shelton showed up. The Pistol Annies did five songs. Lambert's band actually rocked when it tried to ... More >>
Blogs
March 21, 2012
Springsteen Says Rockers Are Thieves: Five Songs You May Not Know Were Stolen
Last Thursday, Bruce Springsteen made the keynote speech at South By Southwest. He was funny, he was heartfelt, he was informative and -- dang, Boss! -- he was ridiculously honest. So honest in fact, that he picked up a guitar, played the opening riff from The Animals' "We Gotta Get Out of this P ... More >>
Blogs
December 1, 2011
Iggy Pop on Making Kill City, Life in '70s Los Angeles, and the Jim Jarmusch Stooges Doc
Earlier this year, before Iggy Pop was aware that he'd broken his foot during a Stooges show in Romania, he had a delightful, cuss-filled conversation with us from his home in the Cayman Islands. Afterward, when Pop found out that his foot was seriously busted, the band rescheduled its S.F. dates to ... More >>
Music
September 28, 2011
Hardly Strictly Bluegrass: 10 Bands to See for Free
Earlier this year, before Iggy Pop was aware that he'd broken his foot during a Stooges show in Romania, he had a delightful, cuss-filled conversation with us from his home in the Cayman Islands. Afterward, when Pop found out that his foot was seriously busted, the band rescheduled its S.F. dates to ... More >>
Film
June 29, 2011
"Larry Crowne": Tom Hanks Too Eager to Please in Feel-Good Pap
Earlier this year, before Iggy Pop was aware that he'd broken his foot during a Stooges show in Romania, he had a delightful, cuss-filled conversation with us from his home in the Cayman Islands. Afterward, when Pop found out that his foot was seriously busted, the band rescheduled its S.F. dates to ... More >>
Calendar
May 25, 2011
It’s the Only Thing That There’s Just Too Little Of
Earlier this year, before Iggy Pop was aware that he'd broken his foot during a Stooges show in Romania, he had a delightful, cuss-filled conversation with us from his home in the Cayman Islands. Afterward, when Pop found out that his foot was seriously busted, the band rescheduled its S.F. dates to ... More >>
Blogs
April 19, 2011
On the Hunt for the Best Jukebox in Bernal Heights
The Juke at Nap's 3Bernal Heights is often unfairly lumped in with the Mission as a whole. While it is backed up against the Mission, Bernal has its own plentiful offerings -- Indian pizza, indoor street food, and lesbian bars with three-story patios, to name a few. So, in deference to the vi ... More >>
Blogs
December 17, 2010
The Top 10 Best Big Concerts I Saw in 2010, with Gaga, Green Day, Sir Paul, Pavement, and LCD Soundsystem
It just didn't seem right to lump in Oracle Arena and HP Pavilion fare with the cozy goings-on at S.F. dens like Bottom of the Hill and even Great American Music Hall. So, in search of an even comparison, I'm breaking it up: Today, here are the best concerts I saw with more than 5,000 of my fellow h ... More >>
Blogs
August 16, 2010
The Top Five Covers of Outside Lands 2010
Christopher VictorioAl Green's soul medley on Sunday had us wearing a stupid grin.Of all the things we'll remember about this year's Outside Lands festival -- the sun breaking through the fog during Al Green's set, the gaudy costumes of Empire of the Sun, and the incessant oonce oonce from the He ... More >>
Music
August 11, 2010
Sound and Vision: The year Outside Lands stumbled
Christopher VictorioAl Green's soul medley on Sunday had us wearing a stupid grin.Of all the things we'll remember about this year's Outside Lands festival -- the sun breaking through the fog during Al Green's set, the gaudy costumes of Empire of the Sun, and the incessant oonce oonce from the He ... More >>
Blogs
June 16, 2010
Summer Bloodbath? The Concert Industry Had It Coming
Was seeing Petty's grin worth the price? Tell us in the comments sectionSummer 2010 is turning out to be a bloodbath for the concert industry. As Billboard reports:Individual shows, legs of tours, or entire tours have been canceled or postponed by such artists as U2 (due to Bono's back surgery), ... More >>
Blogs
June 1, 2010
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 >>
Blogs
May 28, 2010
Local Frequency: Q & A w/ Birds & Batteries
Birds & Batteries is a band that can't be pigeonholed. The electro-country-pop-indie-you-name-it group finds inspiration from every genre, every sound; they're reluctant to single out a sound they won't play--except maybe heavy metal. If it's appropriate to bring in polka, polka there shall b ... More >>
Music
December 16, 2009
The smell of fear, beer, and sausages at Gestalt
Birds & Batteries is a band that can't be pigeonholed. The electro-country-pop-indie-you-name-it group finds inspiration from every genre, every sound; they're reluctant to single out a sound they won't play--except maybe heavy metal. If it's appropriate to bring in polka, polka there shall b ... More >>
Music
September 2, 2009
The buzz, the truth, and the Mannequin Men
Birds & Batteries is a band that can't be pigeonholed. The electro-country-pop-indie-you-name-it group finds inspiration from every genre, every sound; they're reluctant to single out a sound they won't play--except maybe heavy metal. If it's appropriate to bring in polka, polka there shall b ... More >>
Music
April 15, 2009
Mastodon exposes its inner prog
Birds & Batteries is a band that can't be pigeonholed. The electro-country-pop-indie-you-name-it group finds inspiration from every genre, every sound; they're reluctant to single out a sound they won't play--except maybe heavy metal. If it's appropriate to bring in polka, polka there shall b ... More >>
Blogs
December 3, 2008
Last Night: Blitzen Trapper at the Independent
Blitzen TrapperTuesday, Dec. 2, 2008The IndependentWords by Jennifer Maerz, photo by Chrissy LoaderBetter than: Seeing the Parson Red Heads alone.I recently read an interview with M.I.A. where she laughed off the fact that in the beginning, record labels had no idea where to place her music. Makes s ... More >>
Blogs
August 31, 2008
Slow Food Rocks Interview: Lillie Belle Farms
Blitzen TrapperTuesday, Dec. 2, 2008The IndependentWords by Jennifer Maerz, photo by Chrissy LoaderBetter than: Seeing the Parson Red Heads alone.I recently read an interview with M.I.A. where she laughed off the fact that in the beginning, record labels had no idea where to place her music. Makes s ... More >>
Blogs
August 25, 2008
Outside Lands, News & Booze, Rock Make Street Fest: Your Monday Morning Hangover
Blitzen TrapperTuesday, Dec. 2, 2008The IndependentWords by Jennifer Maerz, photo by Chrissy LoaderBetter than: Seeing the Parson Red Heads alone.I recently read an interview with M.I.A. where she laughed off the fact that in the beginning, record labels had no idea where to place her music. Makes s ... More >>
Blogs
August 25, 2008
It's Over: Outside Lands Wrap-Up
Blitzen TrapperTuesday, Dec. 2, 2008The IndependentWords by Jennifer Maerz, photo by Chrissy LoaderBetter than: Seeing the Parson Red Heads alone.I recently read an interview with M.I.A. where she laughed off the fact that in the beginning, record labels had no idea where to place her music. Makes s ... More >>
Blogs
August 8, 2008
Last Night: Wednesday 13 at Slim's
Blitzen TrapperTuesday, Dec. 2, 2008The IndependentWords by Jennifer Maerz, photo by Chrissy LoaderBetter than: Seeing the Parson Red Heads alone.I recently read an interview with M.I.A. where she laughed off the fact that in the beginning, record labels had no idea where to place her music. Makes s ... More >>
Culture
June 25, 2008
Park It for the Summer
A survival guide for outdoor musical events in the city.
Blogs
April 7, 2008
Lollapalooza Lineup Kicks Coachella and SF Outside Lands Lineups in the Balls
A survival guide for outdoor musical events in the city.
Blogs
March 24, 2008
Beck, Primus, Ben Harper Added to Outside Lands Lineup
A survival guide for outdoor musical events in the city.
Blogs
March 3, 2008
Tom Petty, Radiohead, Jack Johnson, Five Stages, Golden Gate Park
A survival guide for outdoor musical events in the city.
Blogs
February 22, 2008
Radiohead, Tom Petty, and Jack Johnson To Play Golden Gate Park's Outside Lands Festival Aug. 22-24
A survival guide for outdoor musical events in the city.
Calendar
October 17, 2007
Chuck Y Cheese
A survival guide for outdoor musical events in the city.
Blogs
September 18, 2007
CD Review: Turbonegro - Retox
A survival guide for outdoor musical events in the city.
Blogs
August 18, 2007
Rock the Bells, The Expendables, New Monsoon -- ASD's Live Music Picks for Saturday, August 18
A survival guide for outdoor musical events in the city.
Music
March 28, 2007
Flaccid nostalgia
A survival guide for outdoor musical events in the city.
Music
January 24, 2007
Bellying up to a bar of sperm donors
A survival guide for outdoor musical events in the city.
Dining
September 21, 2005
The Deep Divide
A San Francisco pizza that's geared to the discerning hipster palate
Music
June 15, 2005
Radio Radio
Contemplating the airwaves, the NBA, and what it means to be Welsh at Dylan's
Year End
December 15, 2004
Smells Like Indie Spirit
Music that made the world safe for the word "alternative" again.
Music
September 15, 2004
Chuck Prophet
Age of Miracles
Film
August 25, 2004
Live Baby Live
Danny Deckchair sends an upbeat message from Down Under
Music
May 7, 2003
House of Tudor
Proto-punk European street music and neo-cabaret, Hasidic reinterpretations of Ice-T, and a shot at Paradise
Music
May 7, 2003
Lucinda Williams
World Without Tears
Music
November 20, 2002
Johnny Cash|Various Artists
At Madison Square Garden|American IV: The Man Comes Around|Dressed in Black|Kindred Spirits
Music
June 12, 2002
Chuck Prophet
No Other Love (New West)
Music
June 6, 2001
Howe
Confluence (Thrill Jockey)
Music
November 22, 2000
Johnny Cash; Merle Haggard
Cash: American III: Solitary Man (American) / Haggard: If I Could Only Fly (Anti/Epitaph)
Music
November 22, 2000
Pop Philosophy
Great pop songs; pop dance clubs; song of the week
Music
June 4, 1997
Racket
Great pop songs; pop dance clubs; song of the week
Music
March 26, 1997
The House of Tudor
Great pop songs; pop dance clubs; song of the week
Music
September 11, 1996
Recordings
Great pop songs; pop dance clubs; song of the week
Music
December 20, 1995
Recordings
Great pop songs; pop dance clubs; song of the week
Music
November 22, 1995
Recordings
Great pop songs; pop dance clubs; song of the week
Music
May 10, 1995
Recordings
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