Subject:

Venezuela

  • Blogs

    May 16, 2012

    Ross Mirkarimi Hearing: Eliana Lopez Video Allowed, Judge Rules

    The now-infamous Eliana Lopez video may be used as evidence in suspended-Sheriff Ross Mirkarimi's ethics hearing, Judge Garrett Wong ruled . The video, in which Lopez tearfully showed a bruise she said her husband gave her, could also eventually become public, as Wong did not tie any restrictions t ... More >>

  • Music

    May 9, 2012

    Chicha Libre: Show Preview

    The now-infamous Eliana Lopez video may be used as evidence in suspended-Sheriff Ross Mirkarimi's ethics hearing, Judge Garrett Wong ruled . The video, in which Lopez tearfully showed a bruise she said her husband gave her, could also eventually become public, as Wong did not tie any restrictions t ... More >>

  • Blogs

    May 8, 2012

    Ross Mirkarimi Hearing: Judge Grants Eliana Lopez More Time to Fight City Over Video

    Update 2:32 pm: Judge Garrett Wong granted Eliana Lopez's attorney's motion for continuance today. This means she will have more time to prepare her argument that the court should not release to the city the video of Lopez describing an alleged domestic assault by her husband, suspended-Sheriff Ross ... More >>

  • Blogs

    November 17, 2011

    Senior Oz on the New Afrolicious EP, Recording in an SF Apartment, and the Jimi Hendrix of Africa

    The Afrolicious crew outside the Elbo Room ​ Thursday nights at the Elbo Room, conga and timbale drummers flash their sticks, DJs mix in wild world grooves, and dancers get delirious at Afrolicious, the weekly club event put on by Kansas City natives DJ Oz and his brother Joey Maguire. The fou ... More >>

  • Blogs

    July 29, 2011

    Quince's Rum and Cheese Pairing Is Good for the Rum

    Ben Narasin​Quince restaurant continues its series of cheese and spirit pairings this week with rum and artisan cheese ($36, available only in the bar and lounge). While Quince's first effort, Scotch and cheese, is a somewhat established coupling, rum and cheese is far more esoteric. That make ... More >>

  • Blogs

    July 1, 2011

    Feds Close Deportation Case Against Same-Sex Spouse of Gay American

    Henry Velandia, right, and his American spouse, Josh Vandiver​The immigration woes of same-sex couples has finally reached a tipping point: The Immigration Court in Newark, New Jersey, has closed the deportation case against the foreign spouse of a gay American this week. The couple's attorney, La ... More >>

  • Blogs

    December 17, 2010

    Globetrotting DJ Maga Bo Recorded Goats in Sudan; Cleared the 'Floor in Zanzibar

    Maga Bo​Most of us spend our days planted in a cubicle fantasizing about beaches, historic monuments, and maybe seeing a penguin in its natural habitat. That latest jealousy comes from a conversation with musician, producer, composer, sound engineer -- and non-desk-bound frequent traveler -- DJ Ma ... More >>

  • Blogs

    December 3, 2010

    Holiday Hallacas at Pica Pica

    John BirdsallPica Pica's hallaca, $9: a three-meat filling wrapped in masa, steamed in banana leaf. ​Friday, December 3, 2010 In the gray north, we grow up baking puffy reindeer cut-outs with our moms, but in Venezuela, mothers and grandmas construct hallacas, a taste of Christmas as ubiquito ... More >>

  • Dining

    July 7, 2010

    Arepas on the Run

    A South American sandwich full of flavor, or just plain full.

  • Blogs

    June 2, 2010

    Outside Lands Goes on Sale Today. Behold These Tasty Food and Music Pairings

    Tamara PalmerPica Pica Maize Kitchen's cachapas: Goes great with Colombian rock.​While we're both a music and food writer by trade, we were sent to Outside Lands last year with a specific mission to eat, and it was refreshing to have so many truly good edible distractions that we barely cared ... More >>

  • Blogs

    January 28, 2010

    Panda Express: Crashing Pablo Sandoval's Entertaining Gig on Giants TV Show

    Joe EskenaziGiants slugger Pablo Sandoval and his new mohawk 'do​After taking in yesterday's taping of Inside the Clubhouse -- which really is taped in the San Francisco Giants' clubhouse -- I'm left with two sparkling memories: Team hitting coach Hensley "Bam Bam" Meulens pointing at outfielder N ... More >>

  • Music

    August 5, 2009

    Los Amigos Invisibles attempt ‘Commercial’ success

    Joe EskenaziGiants slugger Pablo Sandoval and his new mohawk 'do​After taking in yesterday's taping of Inside the Clubhouse -- which really is taped in the San Francisco Giants' clubhouse -- I'm left with two sparkling memories: Team hitting coach Hensley "Bam Bam" Meulens pointing at outfielder N ... More >>

  • Blogs

    July 22, 2009

    NPR: Rap as Geopolitics

    Il(l) like Kim Jong: Lil' Wayne National Public Radio has an interesting take  on beef in the rap world: it's essentially a mirror of global politics, according to Marc Lynch, a professor at George Washington University and the director of the Institute of Middle East Studies. ""The way that ... More >>

  • Calendar

    July 1, 2009

    Teatro de Vecinos

    Il(l) like Kim Jong: Lil' Wayne National Public Radio has an interesting take  on beef in the rap world: it's essentially a mirror of global politics, according to Marc Lynch, a professor at George Washington University and the director of the Institute of Middle East Studies. ""The way that ... More >>

  • Blogs

    June 12, 2009

    Hey DJ! Friday Q&A: Beto

    DJ Beto is the perfect subject for a DJ Q&A. He's a Latin Musicologist who digs through bug-filled crates in Central and South America in order to find the choice cuts from Costa Rica, Columbia, Cuba, and beyond. When Beto gets retro, he's feeling mambo jazz and classic salsa, and he's busy on a ... More >>

  • Blogs

    December 12, 2008

    Hey DJ! Friday Q&A: DJ Juju

    Columbian DJ/producer Juju has been behind the decks since 1992, when he got a taste for his future career by spinning dub, reggae, and dancehall (genres that still make their way into his sets). He then spent much of the early '90s focused on drum 'n' bass in San Francisco -- specifically with th ... More >>

  • Film

    December 3, 2008

    Arthouse movie listings for December 3-9

    Columbian DJ/producer Juju has been behind the decks since 1992, when he got a taste for his future career by spinning dub, reggae, and dancehall (genres that still make their way into his sets). He then spent much of the early '90s focused on drum 'n' bass in San Francisco -- specifically with th ... More >>

  • Calendar

    July 2, 2008

    Cinema on Ice

    Columbian DJ/producer Juju has been behind the decks since 1992, when he got a taste for his future career by spinning dub, reggae, and dancehall (genres that still make their way into his sets). He then spent much of the early '90s focused on drum 'n' bass in San Francisco -- specifically with th ... More >>

  • Music

    May 21, 2008

    Drinking in pint-sized secrets at Nap’s

    Columbian DJ/producer Juju has been behind the decks since 1992, when he got a taste for his future career by spinning dub, reggae, and dancehall (genres that still make their way into his sets). He then spent much of the early '90s focused on drum 'n' bass in San Francisco -- specifically with th ... More >>

  • Calendar

    May 7, 2008

    Summer in the City

    Columbian DJ/producer Juju has been behind the decks since 1992, when he got a taste for his future career by spinning dub, reggae, and dancehall (genres that still make their way into his sets). He then spent much of the early '90s focused on drum 'n' bass in San Francisco -- specifically with th ... More >>

  • Film

    January 30, 2008

    Repertory Film Listing

    Columbian DJ/producer Juju has been behind the decks since 1992, when he got a taste for his future career by spinning dub, reggae, and dancehall (genres that still make their way into his sets). He then spent much of the early '90s focused on drum 'n' bass in San Francisco -- specifically with th ... More >>

  • Blogs

    December 10, 2007

    Golden Gate Skateparks and Venezuelan Wage-Fixing — It's SFGovernmentInAction!!!

    Columbian DJ/producer Juju has been behind the decks since 1992, when he got a taste for his future career by spinning dub, reggae, and dancehall (genres that still make their way into his sets). He then spent much of the early '90s focused on drum 'n' bass in San Francisco -- specifically with th ... More >>

  • Blogs

    November 20, 2007

    Hugo Chavez "Shut Up" Ringtone: Spanish King Juan Carlos a Ringtone Hit

    Columbian DJ/producer Juju has been behind the decks since 1992, when he got a taste for his future career by spinning dub, reggae, and dancehall (genres that still make their way into his sets). He then spent much of the early '90s focused on drum 'n' bass in San Francisco -- specifically with th ... More >>

  • Film

    May 30, 2007

    Repertory Film Listings

    Repertory Film Listings

  • Culture

    March 7, 2007

    Check Nate

    A friendly game of chess makes for arresting theater

  • Music

    February 7, 2007

    Salsa goes electro with Los Amigos Invisibles

    A friendly game of chess makes for arresting theater

  • News

    August 9, 2006

    Vote Nihilist

    A friendly game of chess makes for arresting theater

  • Film

    March 15, 2006

    Repertory Film Listings

    A friendly game of chess makes for arresting theater

  • Film

    November 30, 2005

    Repertory Film Listings

    A friendly game of chess makes for arresting theater

  • Music

    September 28, 2005

    All Together Now

    Devendra Banhart's latest indicates his neo-folk movement may just be hitting its stride

  • Calendar

    September 21, 2005

    This Week's Day by Day Picks

    Devendra Banhart's latest indicates his neo-folk movement may just be hitting its stride

  • Film

    June 8, 2005

    Reps Etc.

    Devendra Banhart's latest indicates his neo-folk movement may just be hitting its stride

  • Music

    April 13, 2005

    Hear This

    Los Amigos Invisibles riff on racy themes with tongues firmly in someone else's cheek; Gratitude -- copycat emo act or earnest effort of a seasoned vet?

  • Dining

    February 9, 2005

    Chocolate U

    It takes more than the sweet stuff to educate us on Café Cacao's charms

  • Film

    September 29, 2004

    Reps Etc.

    It takes more than the sweet stuff to educate us on Café Cacao's charms

  • Calendar

    July 7, 2004

    Quirky as Folk

    Devendra Banhart's mystical trip

  • Film

    April 21, 2004

    Funny Business

    Week 2 of the 47th San Francisco International Film Festival

  • Film

    January 14, 2004

    Reps Etc.

    Week 2 of the 47th San Francisco International Film Festival

  • Calendar

    September 24, 2003

    This Week's Day-by-Day Picks

    Week 2 of the 47th San Francisco International Film Festival

  • Dining

    September 24, 2003

    Cinema Synergy

    Combining moviegoing with appropriate meals increases our pleasure

  • Music

    June 11, 2003

    House of Tudor

    Nuclear subs, gothic hip hop, and a world-traveled septet's motley musical influences

  • Music

    January 8, 2003

    Man of La Mantra

    The psychedelic folk of wandering minstrel Devendra Banhart

  • Dining

    August 7, 2002

    The Wretchedness of Regulars

    What to do when you've been dissed by your favorite restaurant

  • Film

    April 17, 2002

    United Nations

    Putting the world back together at the 45th annual S.F. International Film Festival

  • Film

    March 6, 2002

    Land Without Bread

    The S.F. International Film Festival will honor a venerated Argentine filmmaker all but unknown in the U.S.

  • Calendar

    January 13, 1999

    Night + Day

    The S.F. International Film Festival will honor a venerated Argentine filmmaker all but unknown in the U.S.

  • Calendar

    September 10, 1997

    Night+Day

    The S.F. International Film Festival will honor a venerated Argentine filmmaker all but unknown in the U.S.

  • Music

    January 24, 1996

    Night Crawler

    The S.F. International Film Festival will honor a venerated Argentine filmmaker all but unknown in the U.S.

  • Calendar

    September 27, 1995

    REAL ASTROLOGY For an Unreal World

    The S.F. International Film Festival will honor a venerated Argentine filmmaker all but unknown in the U.S.

  • Culture

    May 24, 1995

    All Talk and No Action

    A trio of solo performances shows the degree to which performers can hit -- or miss

  • More >>
VOICE Daily Deals
for free stuff, news info & more!

Now Click This

About Us | Media Kit | Work for SF Weekly | Esubscribe | Free Classifieds | SF Weekly Advertising | National Online Advertising | Mobile | Privacy Policy | Terms of Use | Site Problems? | RSS | Site Map
© 2012 SF Weekly, LP, All rights reserved.
Browse Voice Nation
avatar
Newsletters | Mobile
  • Voice Places

    Voice Places

    Discover restaurants, nightlife, travel, shopping...

  • VOICE Daily Deals

    VOICE Daily Deals

    Get 50 to 90% off every day on restaurants, movies, massages...

  • Best Of

    Best Of...

    More than 10,000 of the BEST things to eat, drink, and experience

  • My Voice Nation

    My Voice Nation

    Join the Village Voice community and get exclusive deals and info

  • Happy Hour

    Happy Hour

    Your local Happy Hour guide at your fingertips

or

Log in or Sign up

Social Connect:

Use your favorite account to access My Voice Nation.


Use your My Voice Nation account to log in:





Forgot password?
or

Sign Up or Log in

Social Connect:

Sign up for My Voice Nation with your preferred network.


Sign up for a My Voice Nation account:



Privacy policy