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Weezer

  • Blogs

    February 29, 2012

    Top 10 Songs No One Cares That You Know the Lyrics To

    ​You know who you are. You're that guy who starts bellowing in the middle of the bar while your friends pretend not to be with you. You're that girl who gets over-excited in the middle of Urban Outfitters and starts singing along to the song playing just loudly enough that everyone has to hear you ... More >>

  • Blogs

    December 1, 2011

    Weekend Party Preview: Benoit & Sergio at Public Works, Danny Krivit at BeatBox, Cosmin TRG at the Endup, and More

    Hope you enjoyed the Thanksgiving break, because this weekend, things are dropping right back into gear. The guiding principle seems to be a strong showing from the new school of house music, with major headliners playing over the course of the entire weekend. But if four-on-the-floor isn't your thi ... More >>

  • Blogs

    January 6, 2011

    Emperor Norton's Jazz Band Looks, Sounds Nothing Like Buddy Holly

    Emperor Norton's Jazz Band: Apparently they have a thing for Weezer​Denatured cover of the week--nay, the year so far: when the hepcats of Frisco sextet Emperor Norton's Jazz Band played on Sunday at Amnesia, as they do the first Sunday of each month, they unveiled a sterling NoLa-jazz cover of a ... More >>

  • Blogs

    December 13, 2010

    South-Bay Electro-Poppers the Limousines Sign to Dangerbird Records

    The Limousines​Build-up an electro-pop duo with as much radio appeal as San Jose's the Limousines -- whose single "Very Busy People" got lotsa love from Live 105's airwaves -- and you're bound to get somewhere. This year's single "Internet Killed the Video Star" took the band to even larger audien ... More >>

  • Blogs

    December 1, 2010

    Weezer Arouses Mass Catharsis With Pinkerton at Nob Hill Masonic Center

    Christopher VictorioWeezer's Rivers Cuomo sure loved to walk up the aisles last night at the Nob Hill Masonic Center.​WeezerLimousinesNovember 30, 2010@ The Nob Hill Masonic CenterBetter than: Singing along to every song on Pinkerton with a car full of your friends on a long road trip -- but only ... More >>

  • Blogs

    November 30, 2010

    Weezer Plays the Blue Album (With A Few Surprises) at Nob Hill Masonic Center

    Christopher VictorioWeezer at the Nob Hill Masonic Center last night. Way more pics after the jump.​Weezer November 29, 2010 @ The Nob Hill Masonic Center Better than: Almost everything. Seriously. Weezer is calling it the Memories Tour; some fans have dubbed it Blinkerton. The band has just hit ... More >>

  • Music

    November 24, 2010

    Weezer’s legacy doesn’t end with "Pinkerton"

    Christopher VictorioWeezer at the Nob Hill Masonic Center last night. Way more pics after the jump.​Weezer November 29, 2010 @ The Nob Hill Masonic Center Better than: Almost everything. Seriously. Weezer is calling it the Memories Tour; some fans have dubbed it Blinkerton. The band has just hit ... More >>

  • Blogs

    November 24, 2010

    In Print: A Defense of Weezer, and the Books' Archivist Instincts

    From SF Weekly's latest print music section:In Defense of Weezer: Weezer reissued 1996's Pinkerton this month, and the glowing reviews -- including a Pitchfork 10.0 -- explain why. The accepted critical narrative on the band goes like this: Weezer made two classic albums in the '90s, one i ... More >>

  • Blogs

    October 8, 2010

    Top 5 Bands That, Unlike Weezer, Should Never Break Up -- No Matter How Bad They Get

    By now you've probably heard of Seattle resident James Burns' bid to raise $10 million to make Weezer break up. You may have also heard that, disturbingly, Burns has been the target of death threats for his brilliant idea prank. Frankly, we can see both sides here:  Weezer (apart from its new t ... More >>

  • Blogs

    September 30, 2010

    See Weezer's Blue Album and Pinkerton Performed on the 'Blinkerton Tour,' Which Hits S.F. in November

    Weezer's Rivers Cuomo tries to hug fans into believing he never hated Pinkerton​Well, this is pretty much the best piece of Weezer news since the '90s. Finally heeding the calls of legions of (correct) fans who have long held up sophomore effort Pinkerton as the group's masterpiece, Weezer will co ... More >>

  • Blogs

    August 3, 2010

    Album That Time Time Sort Of Forgot: Desaparecidos' 'Read Music/Speak Spanish'

    Bill Sitzmann​Today sees the stateside release of the Arcade Fire's third full-length album, The Suburbs, which supposedly kicks ass. Not having heard it, I will instead ruminate on another album about suburbs: Read Music/Speak Spanish, the first and only record by Omaha's Desaparecidos. The ye ... More >>

  • Music

    June 2, 2010

    50 Cent is the last of the millionaire rappers

    Bill Sitzmann​Today sees the stateside release of the Arcade Fire's third full-length album, The Suburbs, which supposedly kicks ass. Not having heard it, I will instead ruminate on another album about suburbs: Read Music/Speak Spanish, the first and only record by Omaha's Desaparecidos. The ye ... More >>

  • Blogs

    April 4, 2010

    Over the Weekend: Surfer Blood, Turbo Fruits, Ganglians at Bottom of the Hill

    Surfer Blood​Surfer Blood, Turbo Fruits, GangliansApril 2, 2010Bottom of the HillBetter than: Most bands that have been together for only 11 months.Being in a brand-new, mega-buzz-band like Surfer Blood seems like a tough blessing. Sure, the group's shows, like Friday's at Bottom of the Hill, ... More >>

  • Blogs

    March 19, 2010

    SXSW Friday PM: Village Voice Day Party w/ Surfer Blood, The Pains of Being Pure at Heart, Superchunk, The xx

    At an hour when most folks were still sleeping off last night's music benders, indie rock fans started lining up around the block at La Zona Rosa, where the whole Village Voice operation was hunkered down for our afternoon of acts both on the rise (Surfer Blood, The xx, Pains of Being Pure at Heart) ... More >>

  • Blogs

    March 12, 2010

    10 Things To Do This Weekend For Under $10

    Aran TharpeGunslingers​This weekend, we offer you the sounds of beachy disco DJs, a BS cover band, krautrock in a cathedral, and plenty of other cheap distractions from your 9 to 5 life. This week's 10 Things to Do For Under $10 brings all the best the cheap thrills into focus, starting now...feel ... More >>

  • Music

    December 23, 2009

    Ten years of music videos: A treadmill, a stanky romance, and a YouTube dream

    Aran TharpeGunslingers​This weekend, we offer you the sounds of beachy disco DJs, a BS cover band, krautrock in a cathedral, and plenty of other cheap distractions from your 9 to 5 life. This week's 10 Things to Do For Under $10 brings all the best the cheap thrills into focus, starting now...feel ... More >>

  • Blogs

    December 23, 2009

    The 10 Worst Fashion Trends of the Decade

    People made so many mistakes this decade. So many. In fact, the entire "retro" movement that defined the past ten years in fashion has been a willful refusal to learn from the fashion errors of the past, and instead recycle and exacerbate them (hippie head bands, we're talking about you). The a ... More >>

  • Music

    December 2, 2009

    Baroness gets the blues

    People made so many mistakes this decade. So many. In fact, the entire "retro" movement that defined the past ten years in fashion has been a willful refusal to learn from the fashion errors of the past, and instead recycle and exacerbate them (hippie head bands, we're talking about you). The a ... More >>

  • Blogs

    November 10, 2009

    Pickups Amnesia: Verizon Droid Launch at Bimbo's 365 Club

    View more photos in "Silversun Pickups & Metric @ Verizon Droid Launch."Indie rock music met tech at last Friday's Verizon Droid Launch at Bimbo's 365 Club in San Francisco, where Canadian Band Metric and Silverlake band Silversun Pickups played to celebrate the launch of Verizon Droid, an iPhon ... More >>

  • Blogs

    October 22, 2009

    Last Night: Weezer's 'Secret Show' at the Regency

    Joseph Schell ​WeezerWednesday, Oct. 21, 2009The RegencyBetter than: Seeing an arena rock band in an arena.Just to be clear, there was a lot of screaming going on at the Regency last night for Weezer's free "secret" show. Fans screamed when the line they were standing in outside the venue--a line ... More >>

  • Blogs

    October 22, 2009

    Last Night: Blind Pilot at Great American Music Hall

    Joseph Schell​Blind Pilot Wednesday, Oct. 21, 2009Great American Music HallBetter Than: warm milk and cookies on a cold, blustery night.There could have been a tornado outside, or even a secret Weezer show just down the road, but anyone who was watching last night's sold out Blind Pilot show at Th ... More >>

  • Blogs

    October 20, 2009

    Last Minute Show: Weezer to Play S.F. on Wednesday

    ​Weezer is playing a MySpace "secret show" in San Francisco on Wednesday night. The band will hit town to play the Regency with opening (and unfortunately named) act Natalie Portman's Shaved Head. They go on at 8:45, and Weezer will be up at 10 p.m. We'd recommend checking out Weezer's MySpace pag ... More >>

  • Music

    September 9, 2009

    With The 8-bit Album, the Weezer tribute goes vintage.

    ​Weezer is playing a MySpace "secret show" in San Francisco on Wednesday night. The band will hit town to play the Regency with opening (and unfortunately named) act Natalie Portman's Shaved Head. They go on at 8:45, and Weezer will be up at 10 p.m. We'd recommend checking out Weezer's MySpace pag ... More >>

  • Music

    April 22, 2009

    Asher Roth

    Asleep in the Bread Aisle (SchoolBoy/SRC/Universal Motown)

  • Blogs

    December 8, 2008

    Last Night: Live 105's Battle of the Opening Bands

    (Dizzy Balloon gets crafty with the merch setup)Live 105's Not So Silent Night Local Band Competition Finals with: Picture Atlantic, Please Do Not Fight, Go Kart Mozart, Music For Animals, and Dizzy BalloonMonday, Dec. 7, 2008Cafe du NordWords and images by Jennifer MaerzLast night, Live 105-suppor ... More >>

  • Music

    November 26, 2008

    Lost albums that should remain lost

    (Dizzy Balloon gets crafty with the merch setup)Live 105's Not So Silent Night Local Band Competition Finals with: Picture Atlantic, Please Do Not Fight, Go Kart Mozart, Music For Animals, and Dizzy BalloonMonday, Dec. 7, 2008Cafe du NordWords and images by Jennifer MaerzLast night, Live 105-suppor ... More >>

  • Music

    November 19, 2008

    Annuals in Bloom

    (Dizzy Balloon gets crafty with the merch setup)Live 105's Not So Silent Night Local Band Competition Finals with: Picture Atlantic, Please Do Not Fight, Go Kart Mozart, Music For Animals, and Dizzy BalloonMonday, Dec. 7, 2008Cafe du NordWords and images by Jennifer MaerzLast night, Live 105-suppor ... More >>

  • Blogs

    November 7, 2008

    All-American Rejects at Slim's in Dec.

    (Dizzy Balloon gets crafty with the merch setup)Live 105's Not So Silent Night Local Band Competition Finals with: Picture Atlantic, Please Do Not Fight, Go Kart Mozart, Music For Animals, and Dizzy BalloonMonday, Dec. 7, 2008Cafe du NordWords and images by Jennifer MaerzLast night, Live 105-suppor ... More >>

  • Music

    September 24, 2008

    DJs dig into '90s nostalgia

    (Dizzy Balloon gets crafty with the merch setup)Live 105's Not So Silent Night Local Band Competition Finals with: Picture Atlantic, Please Do Not Fight, Go Kart Mozart, Music For Animals, and Dizzy BalloonMonday, Dec. 7, 2008Cafe du NordWords and images by Jennifer MaerzLast night, Live 105-suppor ... More >>

  • Blogs

    June 22, 2008

    Friday Night: Weezer's Hootenanny at the Alameda Naval Air Station

    (Dizzy Balloon gets crafty with the merch setup)Live 105's Not So Silent Night Local Band Competition Finals with: Picture Atlantic, Please Do Not Fight, Go Kart Mozart, Music For Animals, and Dizzy BalloonMonday, Dec. 7, 2008Cafe du NordWords and images by Jennifer MaerzLast night, Live 105-suppor ... More >>

  • Music

    June 18, 2008

    Weezer

    Weezer (DGC/Interscope)

  • Blogs

    June 17, 2008

    Weezer Invites SF to a "Hootenanny" of a Jam Session

    Weezer (DGC/Interscope)

  • Blogs

    June 11, 2008

    On Comics: Page Diving

    Weezer (DGC/Interscope)

  • Blogs

    June 4, 2008

    MP3 of the Day: Weezer

    Weezer (DGC/Interscope)

  • Blogs

    March 3, 2008

    LastNight: The Mountain Goats Record for Daytrotter and a Tour of the Wolfgang Vault

    Weezer (DGC/Interscope)

  • Home Entertainment

    November 14, 2007

    Guitar Hero III Easily the Best Entry in the Franchise

    Weezer (DGC/Interscope)

  • Blogs

    November 13, 2007

    The Best Art Prints on the Web: Creep Machine's Josh Curates His Top 5 of the Week

    Weezer (DGC/Interscope)

  • Music

    December 14, 2005

    Band Advice

    How to get all the blow jobs and cash you can handle, in eight easy steps

  • Music

    October 26, 2005

    Ill-Cuomo

    Weezer's frontman is certifiably nuts. So why doesn't he write better songs?

  • Music

    October 26, 2005

    Don't be a Hallo-weenie -- consult our guide to this weekend's scariest rock!

    Weezer's frontman is certifiably nuts. So why doesn't he write better songs?

  • Music

    September 28, 2005

    Ric Ocasek

    Nexterday

  • Music

    August 24, 2005

    Northern California Dreamin'

    The Phoenix theater is the best clubhouse a local music scene could ever have

  • Music

    August 17, 2005

    The Tao of Poo

    Nerd rock progenitor Three Day Stubble is back. Are you ready to experience the human pee fountain?

  • Listen Up

    March 16, 2005

    OK Then, Listen Up!

    Nerd rock progenitor Three Day Stubble is back. Are you ready to experience the human pee fountain?

  • Music

    October 17, 2001

    Heavenly

    Heavenly Versus Satan (K)

  • Music

    June 27, 2001

    House Of Tudor

    Silke Tudor sings the praises of punk rock karaoke, swoons over the Faint, and revels in girlhood

  • Music

    September 22, 1999

    Review

    The Promise Ring's Very Emergency!

  • Music

    November 25, 1998

    Reviews

    The Promise Ring's Very Emergency!

  • Music

    May 17, 1995

    Signed, Sealed and Misdelivered

    The Rise and Fall of Bay Area Bands

  • Music

    March 8, 1995

    Recordings

    The Rise and Fall of Bay Area Bands

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