Where the Wild Things Are

The Summer Movie Rises: Twenty Films to Watch Out For

Breathe Owl Breathe on Its Theatrical Live Shows, New Children's Book, and Natural Inspiration

Many bands that employ gimmicks like costumes, storytelling, and adorable instruments (e.g. melodeon or kazoo) are relegated to the land of twee. But Michigan's Breathe Owl Breathe lacks the cutesy artifice of certain Juno soundtrack singsongers. Perhaps due to the band's incredible musicianship and ... More >>

Gallery Openings: Pirate Radio, "Wild Things," and Excavated Literature

It doesn't take a monster-truck rally to get people out in force in San Francisco. In fact, some events that are considered highbrow and esoteric get amazing turnouts. One of those is First Thursday -- the one night each month when art galleries coordinate their opening receptions for exhibits. Some ... More >>

10 Actually Good Songs on Metallica's Despised Load and Reload Albums

It's not that bad. Really.​ As we celebrate Metallica's 30th Anniversary, it's time to reexamine a popular mindset among critics and fans of the most enduringly popular band in metal history: Many believe that that all four of Metallica's 1980s albums were unimpeachable classics, and that afte ... More >>

Tsunami Doesn't Affect San Francisco: An Eyewitness Account

Ocean Beach​The call came just before 7 a.m. A concerned friend, who has lived in San Francisco less than a year, wanted to alert me that a deadly tsunami was headed my way. After devastating the northern coast of Japan, the tsunami -- generated by a staggering 8.9-magnitude earthquake in the Paci ... More >>

Don't Want to Wake Up

Ocean Beach​The call came just before 7 a.m. A concerned friend, who has lived in San Francisco less than a year, wanted to alert me that a deadly tsunami was headed my way. After devastating the northern coast of Japan, the tsunami -- generated by a staggering 8.9-magnitude earthquake in the Paci ... More >>

Saturday Afternoon: Kid-rockers The Sippy Cups Dazzle Dolores Park

​The Sippy Cups @Dolores ParkJune 19, 2010 Better Than: Eating strawberry Pop Tarts while watching a Flaming Lips video It was like many Saturday afternoons in Dolores Park, aka "Hipster Hill": City types lounged in groups next to open containers and fixed-gear bikes. Laughing childr ... More >>

Shavout Loud

​The Sippy Cups @Dolores ParkJune 19, 2010 Better Than: Eating strawberry Pop Tarts while watching a Flaming Lips video It was like many Saturday afternoons in Dolores Park, aka "Hipster Hill": City types lounged in groups next to open containers and fixed-gear bikes. Laughing childr ... More >>

Q&A w/ The Dead Weather's Jack Lawrence

Timothy NorrisThe Dead Weather​Jack Lawrence is a hard working rock 'n' roller. He's so busy with his bands--The Dead Weather, The Raconteurs, and The Greenhornes--that he he hardly has the time to sleep. The Dead Weather, who are coming to town this week to play two shows at the Fillmore on ... More >>

Concert preview: Jonsi

Timothy NorrisThe Dead Weather​Jack Lawrence is a hard working rock 'n' roller. He's so busy with his bands--The Dead Weather, The Raconteurs, and The Greenhornes--that he he hardly has the time to sleep. The Dead Weather, who are coming to town this week to play two shows at the Fillmore on ... More >>

Where the Wild Things Are

Timothy NorrisThe Dead Weather​Jack Lawrence is a hard working rock 'n' roller. He's so busy with his bands--The Dead Weather, The Raconteurs, and The Greenhornes--that he he hardly has the time to sleep. The Dead Weather, who are coming to town this week to play two shows at the Fillmore on ... More >>

Growing Up Goldwyn

Timothy NorrisThe Dead Weather​Jack Lawrence is a hard working rock 'n' roller. He's so busy with his bands--The Dead Weather, The Raconteurs, and The Greenhornes--that he he hardly has the time to sleep. The Dead Weather, who are coming to town this week to play two shows at the Fillmore on ... More >>

Wes Anderson's comeback: Gen Y's anointed auteur returns

Timothy NorrisThe Dead Weather​Jack Lawrence is a hard working rock 'n' roller. He's so busy with his bands--The Dead Weather, The Raconteurs, and The Greenhornes--that he he hardly has the time to sleep. The Dead Weather, who are coming to town this week to play two shows at the Fillmore on ... More >>

In the Night Museum

Timothy NorrisThe Dead Weather​Jack Lawrence is a hard working rock 'n' roller. He's so busy with his bands--The Dead Weather, The Raconteurs, and The Greenhornes--that he he hardly has the time to sleep. The Dead Weather, who are coming to town this week to play two shows at the Fillmore on ... More >>

Once Upon a Time, in a Gallery Not So Far Away

Timothy NorrisThe Dead Weather​Jack Lawrence is a hard working rock 'n' roller. He's so busy with his bands--The Dead Weather, The Raconteurs, and The Greenhornes--that he he hardly has the time to sleep. The Dead Weather, who are coming to town this week to play two shows at the Fillmore on ... More >>

Skate Jonze

Timothy NorrisThe Dead Weather​Jack Lawrence is a hard working rock 'n' roller. He's so busy with his bands--The Dead Weather, The Raconteurs, and The Greenhornes--that he he hardly has the time to sleep. The Dead Weather, who are coming to town this week to play two shows at the Fillmore on ... More >>

Flight of the Brundibar

A twisted children's performance from the creator of Where the Wild Things Are