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  • Blogs

    October 31, 2012

    World Series: After Too Damn Much Ado, Giants Crowned Kings

    Today it took the San Francisco Giants two and a half hours to roll from the Embarcadero to City Hall. And you can't blame Muni. The orange-clad fanatics began filing into Civic Center Plaza as early as 5 p.m. last night. They were rained on. They subsisted on snack crackers and Slim Jims. These are ... More >>

  • News

    February 22, 2012

    SF Weekly Letters

    Today it took the San Francisco Giants two and a half hours to roll from the Embarcadero to City Hall. And you can't blame Muni. The orange-clad fanatics began filing into Civic Center Plaza as early as 5 p.m. last night. They were rained on. They subsisted on snack crackers and Slim Jims. These are ... More >>

  • Blogs

    February 13, 2012

    Tony Bennett on Whitney Houston: "Legalize Drugs"

    ​If the marijuana legalization efforts currently underway in California receive some unexpected financial support from Hollywood over the next few months, drug war opponents may be able to thank Whitney Houston. And Tony Bennett.Mere hours after Houston was found dead in a Beverly Hilton hotel bat ... More >>

  • Blogs

    February 13, 2012

    The Grammys: A Timeline of Madness and Misery

    The 54th Annual Grammy Awards happened yesterday. Which we're sure you know already. If you missed it, however, you may have missed some of the weirdest details. So here, for your convenience, is a timeline of events. Get comfortable, 'cause this thing was a three-and-a-half-hour carnival of absurdi ... More >>

  • Blogs

    October 6, 2011

    The 1,101 Trademarks of San Francisco

    ​Earlier this week, we reported on the San Francisco Giants' summer of discontent carrying over into a fiasco at the U.S. Patent and Trademark Office. The team was barred from trademarking the script "San Francisco" logo featured on Giants jackets and an armada of other team memorabilia since 1993 ... More >>

  • Blogs

    September 6, 2011

    Bridge School Benefit 2011 Lineup: Dave Matthews, Arcade Fire, Eddie Vedder, and More

    Neil Young at the Bridge School Benefit. Photo by Christopher Victorio.​ The lineup for this year's Bridge School Benefit is out, and it's as solid as ever. No big reunions -- we got Buffalo Springfield last year, sigh -- but the acoustic shows Neil Young and his wife, Pegi, put on to benefit ... More >>

  • Blogs

    August 11, 2011

    Merle Haggard vs. San Francisco: Five Songs in Which Country's Best Works Through His Issues With the Bay

    The Hag will make you eat that gee-tar, hippies​Merle Haggard may contain multitudes, but he tends to feel just one of those multitudinous things at a time - and to feel it so hard and pure that he seems to have forgotten all the previous things he's felt that might not square with it. Perha ... More >>

  • Blogs

    March 22, 2011

    Which Bar Has North Beach's Best Jukebox?

    The juke at Tosca​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 concept of jukeboxes back in 1889. So what denote ... More >>

  • Music

    March 9, 2011

    S.F. at SXSW: Six Bay Area Artists to See in Austin

    The juke at Tosca​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 concept of jukeboxes back in 1889. So what denote ... More >>

  • Blogs

    February 21, 2011

    Former Record Exec Steve Stoute Trashes the Grammys in Full-Page NYT Ad -- And He's Got a Point

    Gaga at the Grammys​Steve Stoute, an industry executive famous in hip-hop circles for managing Nas and beefing with Diddy, isn't happy with the way the Grammys turned out last week. In fact, he's so mad that he took out a full page ad in the New York Times to air his grievances with the award show ... More >>

  • Music

    February 16, 2011

    Sizzle & Fizzle: Highs and lows from the last week in S.F. music

    Gaga at the Grammys​Steve Stoute, an industry executive famous in hip-hop circles for managing Nas and beefing with Diddy, isn't happy with the way the Grammys turned out last week. In fact, he's so mad that he took out a full page ad in the New York Times to air his grievances with the award show ... More >>

  • Blogs

    December 23, 2010

    A Merry Crew of Jonathan Richman, Mark Eitzel, and Carletta Sue Kay sing for the Boozy at the Make-Out Room's Christmas Craptacular

    Who better to Christmas-cheer you up than the ever-chipper Jonathan Richman?​Parker Gibbs' Christmas Craptacular w/ Jonathan Richman, Mark Eitzel, Marc and the Casuals, Carletta Sue Kay, Los Cenzontles, and othersDecember 22, 2010@ The Make-Out RoomBetter than: Face down in Burl Ives' swimming poo ... More >>

  • Blogs

    October 29, 2010

    Texas Vs. San Francisco: the World Series of Music

    The World Series is about much more than baseball. It's a clash of two cities, two regional cultures, two rabid groups of fans, two color schemes, two outlooks on drug policy, and much more. (We ain't even gonna go into politics.)Starting right now, we're also making the World Series about music. To ... More >>

  • Film

    September 8, 2010

    "The Agony and the Ecstasy of Phil Spector" lives up to its title

    The World Series is about much more than baseball. It's a clash of two cities, two regional cultures, two rabid groups of fans, two color schemes, two outlooks on drug policy, and much more. (We ain't even gonna go into politics.)Starting right now, we're also making the World Series about music. To ... More >>

  • Calendar

    June 23, 2010

    You’ll Leave Your Heart

    The World Series is about much more than baseball. It's a clash of two cities, two regional cultures, two rabid groups of fans, two color schemes, two outlooks on drug policy, and much more. (We ain't even gonna go into politics.)Starting right now, we're also making the World Series about music. To ... More >>

  • Culture

    June 23, 2010

    Ambience as Chill as the Drinks

    Peaceful little bars offer sweet summer relaxation.

  • News

    April 14, 2010

    The Muni Death Spiral

    Your transit system is terribly inefficient, extremely slow, and wildly expensive. Here’s how you can fix it.

  • Blogs

    November 25, 2009

    Assessing Our Leaders' Turkey-Serving Skills

    This turkey was brought to you by...​These days, if you're a San Francisco politician, mover-and-shaker, or athlete, grayish-brown is the suit color of choice. That way you can match your apparel to the inevitable gravy stains incurred in the season's cavalcade of powerful-serving-the-destitute tu ... More >>

  • Blogs

    December 31, 2008

    TiVo Alert: Dysfunctional Family Re-Opens Fancy-Schmancy Restaurant

    By Meredith Brody You may have noticed that there's precious little new stuff to watch during the holidays - a period which The New York Times describes as "a profound holiday slumber of repeats and musical specials." But we can't even find any musical specials, and are reduced to re-watching A Co ... More >>

  • Culture

    June 25, 2008

    Music for Swingers

    The Giants' theme songs get us thinking outside the batter's box.

  • Calendar

    April 9, 2008

    Drumming It Up

    The Giants' theme songs get us thinking outside the batter's box.

  • Blogs

    December 5, 2007

    CD Review: Tony Bennett -- "Snowfall: The Tony Bennett Christmas Album" remastered from '68

    The Giants' theme songs get us thinking outside the batter's box.

  • Music

    November 28, 2007

    My Dinner with Dukie: All You Can Eat at the Granada Cafe

    The Giants' theme songs get us thinking outside the batter's box.

  • Music

    November 7, 2007

    Swedish Indiepop Crooner Jens Lekman's World of Sound

    The Giants' theme songs get us thinking outside the batter's box.

  • Blogs

    September 24, 2007

    LastNight: Morrissey at the Fillmore

    The Giants' theme songs get us thinking outside the batter's box.

  • Blogs

    September 12, 2007

    The San Francisco 100: The Best 'Baghdad by the Bay' Songs, Ever

    The Giants' theme songs get us thinking outside the batter's box.

  • Music

    December 20, 2006

    I Left My Heart Right Here

    Shouting out the year's best Bay Area songs

  • News

    April 26, 2006

    Ready to Rumble

    It's the 100-year anniversary of the 1906 earthquake. Are you a fan of all the hoopla? Take our quiz and see.

  • Calendar

    January 18, 2006

    Recall Why You Stay by the Bay

    Falling in love with your city all over again is easy if you try

  • Music

    August 3, 2005

    Hung's Jury

    William Hung is back, and here's what the artists whose songs he covered on his new CD have to say about it

  • Calendar

    September 1, 2004

    Art Attack

    Young hearts, be free today

  • Music

    October 8, 2003

    Elvis Costello

    North

  • Music

    May 21, 2003

    Ian McCulloch

    Slideling

  • Best of San Francisco

    May 14, 2003

    Best Burger

    Pier 23 Cafe

  • Music

    February 5, 2003

    House of Tudor

    Astrology songs, pungent death metal, Philippine culture, and a Presidential roast

  • Dining

    June 5, 2002

    On the Waterfront

    Crab House

  • News

    August 2, 2000

    Dog Bites

    L'Etat, C'est Moi. Or Whatever; A Spoonful -- or So -- of Sugar

  • Dining

    June 28, 2000

    The Show Goes On

    Flying Saucer

  • Dining

    May 24, 2000

    Here's the Beef

    Balboa Cafe; Bill's Place; Burger Joint; Mo's Grill; Original Joe's; Pier 23 Cafe; Polkers Gourmet Burgers

  • Music

    February 23, 2000

    Riff Raff

    The Gavin Seminar

  • Music

    November 10, 1999

    Different Drummers

    For over three decades, the San Francisco Taiko Dojo has offered a fresh approach to traditional Japanese percussion

  • Music

    September 8, 1999

    House Of Tudor

    Master Musicians of Jajouka, OtherStarPeople, "Musical Atrocities and Eccentrics, 1926-52," and New Music on the Mountain

  • Dining

    March 17, 1999

    Love, Japanese-Style

    Master Musicians of Jajouka, OtherStarPeople, "Musical Atrocities and Eccentrics, 1926-52," and New Music on the Mountain

  • News

    December 24, 1997

    Take BART, Please

    We make Henny Youngman answer hard questions about regional transit and his mother-in-law

  • Calendar

    October 22, 1997

    Slap Shots

    We make Henny Youngman answer hard questions about regional transit and his mother-in-law

  • Music

    April 10, 1996

    The Time Bandits

    Oasis reminds us that our past is present

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