Mates of State The Stepkids July 2, 2012 The Independent Better than: Most pop music released in 2012 so far. Mates of State pour…
Welcome to The Spokesman, our bi-monthly bicycle column written by French Clements, a San Francisco resident and distance cyclist who considers it pretty routine…
Blood, gore, music, more blood, more gore, and more music. If you happened to be at GWAR's latest performance, you probably left with your…
The Mountain Goats (John Darnielle, solo) Thursday, June 28, 2012 The Swedish American Hall Better than: A roomful of suicide. Artists who habitually sing…
Brian Jonestown MassacreThe Blue Angel LoungeFriday, May 11, 2012The Fillmore Better than: An MTV reality show reunion special. It's been eight years since documentary…
Mike Doughty will be at the Swedish American Hall on Tuesday, but don't expect any Soul Coughing. He's in town to promote his new…
Johann Sebastian Bach was born 327 years ago this week. While not considered a great composer during his lifetime, Bach created more than 1,100…
Adam WarRock, dubbed the Internet's foremost comic book rapper, rolled through Berkeley's 924 Gilman on Sunday to promote his second full-length album You Dare…
Our city is a political circus. Joshua Norton declared himself emperor of the United States during the Gold Rush. Punk rocker Jello Biafra and…
China is living through an intellectual and creative dark age. While the nation's economy booms and consumer culture thrives, the totalitarian government has “overhauled”…
