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    April 5, 2012

    L.A. Rocker Hanni El Khatib on Why Karaoke Terrifies Him More Than Performing

    Los Angeles rocker Hanni El Khatib comes off like a badass. Car crashes adorn his release covers, his songs are inspired by '50s blues and '60s garage, and in at least one tune ("You Rascal You," a cover), the song's narrator stalks an adulterer with murderous intent. Khatib's image -- that of a my ... More >>

  • Blogs

    March 5, 2012

    R.I.P. Ronnie Montrose, Bay Area Rock Guitarist, 1947-2012

    Ronnie Montrose, the intense guitarist and songwriter who led the band Montrose and helped bring Sammy Hagar to the world's attention, died Saturday, March, 3, of complications from prostate cancer, according to a posting on his website. He was 64. Throughout a 40-year career, Montrose worked with ... More >>

  • Blogs

    July 12, 2011

    Eddie Vedder Plays the Soulful Surfer Boy at the Paramount Theatre (Photos Setlist)

    Christopher VictorioEddie Vedder at the Paramount Theatre last night.​ Eddie Vedder Glen Hansard July 11, 2011 @ Paramount Theatre, Oakland Way better than: Eddie Vedder's all-ukulele record (Ukulele Songs, it's called). Nothing against the four-stringed instrument that resulted when Portugu ... More >>

  • Music

    February 16, 2011

    Mark Growden’s New Traditionalism

    A sometime jazzman tackles American folk, and leaves his own imprint.

  • Blogs

    July 25, 2007

    Bouncer Hits Up Coke, Puke-Smelling Dog’s Bollix

    A sometime jazzman tackles American folk, and leaves his own imprint.

  • Music

    July 25, 2007

    Paranormal radio and paranoid palm readings

    A sometime jazzman tackles American folk, and leaves his own imprint.

  • Listen Up

    March 15, 2006

    Some of My Best Friends Are Records

    SF Weekly writers pick their favorite Bay Area records of all time

  • Music Awards

    October 19, 2005

    Award Show Guide

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  • Culture

    November 10, 2004

    Encore

    Our critics weigh in on local theatre

  • Music

    January 21, 2004

    Don't Call It a Comeback

    He's been here for years, but few expected singer/songwriter Mark Kozelek to deliver such a rousing new album

  • Holiday

    November 20, 2002

    GIFTS

    DVDs | Music DVDs | CDs | Books

  • Music

    March 13, 2002

    Music Lesson

    At Noise Pop, Alex Chilton proves you can be a fucked-up rock star and survive

  • Film

    January 31, 2001

    Finding Faith

    A young girl traverses Europe to reclaim the sister she lost to The Invisible Circus

  • Music

    May 26, 1999

    Old, Old, Old Ramon

    Temporarily in Los Angeles working on a movie, Red House Painters' Mark Kozelek still doesn't know when his next record's coming out

  • News

    April 21, 1999

    Bluesman's Blues

    Paul Pena,who's played with everyone from Jerry Garcia to B.B. King, is coming out of the musical shadows, thanks to the award-winning documentary Genghis Blues. He's also blind, and sick, and entirely tired of living.

  • Film

    February 10, 1999

    Man at the Top

    Paul Pena,who's played with everyone from Jerry Garcia to B.B. King, is coming out of the musical shadows, thanks to the award-winning documentary Genghis Blues. He's also blind, and sick, and entirely tired of living.

  • Calendar

    November 12, 1997

    Night+Day

    Paul Pena,who's played with everyone from Jerry Garcia to B.B. King, is coming out of the musical shadows, thanks to the award-winning documentary Genghis Blues. He's also blind, and sick, and entirely tired of living.

  • News

    August 13, 1997

    The Fall of Love

    Chet Helms and his Avalon Ballroom were the heart and soul of the Summer of Love. Thirty years of stupid business moves later, love is all that's left.

  • News

    November 22, 1995

    C.R.U.S.H. (Part I)

    Five months ago, two black homicide detectives got fed up with the Police Department's inaction on black-on-black murders. Thus was born the Crime Response Unit to Stop Homicide (CRUSH): six cops with the grit and guile to tackle the toughest cases in the

  • Music

    April 12, 1995

    Recordings

    Five months ago, two black homicide detectives got fed up with the Police Department's inaction on black-on-black murders. Thus was born the Crime Response Unit to Stop Homicide (CRUSH): six cops with the grit and guile to tackle the toughest cases in the

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