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41. Summer Guide

    Music for Swingers

    The Giants' theme songs get us thinking outside the batter's box.

    By Maya Kroth

    Published: June 25, 2008

    Individualism is a trait not often encouraged in team sports. Players wear identical uniforms, fight for a common goal, and are inculcated early on with the lesson that there's...

42. Reviewed

    Silver Jews

    Lookout Mountain, Lookout Sea (Drag City)

    By Andy Beta

    Published: June 25, 2008

    From Hank Williams to Toby Keith, country music hangs its Stetson on clever wordplay. Quirky turns of phrase like the Statler Brothers' "You Can't Have Your Kate and Edith Too"...

43. Summer Guide

    Half in the Bag in Half Moon Bay

    It's worth the gas to get gassed Coastside.

    By Maya Kroth

    Published: June 25, 2008

    Pumpkins. Foggy beaches. Golfing at the Ritz-Carlton. That's pretty much the image that comes to mind when someone mentions Half Moon Bay, right? But for the dedicated...

44. Game On

    Blast Happy

    Majesco's Blast Works: Blowing stuff up DIY-style.

    By Chris Ward

    Published: June 25, 2008

    The words "user-generated content" usually mean you're about to encounter one of two things: an irritating Super Bowl commercial made by 16-year-olds, or another dramatic...

45. Reviewed

    Coldplay

    Viva la Vida or Death and All His Friends (Capitol)

    By Lily Moayeri

    Published: June 25, 2008

    Coldplay has a lot riding on its fourth release, Viva la Vida or Death and All His Friends. Not only is the band's viability at stake, the survival of EMI (Capitol's parent...

46. Stage

    'Tis Pity She's a Bore

    ACT's relatively tame production lacks heart.

    By Chloe Veltman

    Published: June 25, 2008

    John Ford's 1630 revenge play, 'Tis Pity She's a Whore, rages with enough blood, lust, and retribution to make the dictator of a small Third World nation look like a saint....

47. Reviewed

    Sergio Mendes

    Encanto (Concord)

    By Eugene Holley Jr.

    Published: June 25, 2008

    Brazilian-born keyboardist, composer, and producer Sergio Mendes has spent four decades Americanizing his country's samba and bossa nova while Brazilianizing American pop. In...

48. Encore

    Also Playing

    By Nathaniel Eaton, Christopher Jensen and Chloe Veltman

    Published: June 25, 2008

    Franz Kafka's Love Life, Letters, and Hallucinations in Short Scenes with Live Actors. The long title essentially sums up the plot structure of this meticulously detailed...

49. Hear This

    Aging flesh for fantasy: Billy Idol

    By Dave Pehling

    Published: June 25, 2008

    Billy Idol always seemed destined for mainstream success. Armed with peroxide-blond spikes, an Elvis-inspired sneer, and a knack for writing MTV hits that were far more hard...

50. Hear This

    Fresh Rhymes Dope Tour

    By Jesse Ducker

    Published: June 25, 2008

    While the "Fresh Rhymes and Videotape" tour doesn't sport the glitz of other high-profile summer extravaganzas, it has dope hip-hop in abundance. Dilated Peoples are a good...

51. Arthouse

    Art House

    Published: June 25, 2008

    Compiled by Michael Leaverton and Hiya Swanhuyser. To submit a listing, e-mail film@sfweekly.com. Artists' Television Access. "Bike and Messengers": Short films and videos...

52. Hear This

    Brit Blues

    By Tamara Palmer

    Published: June 25, 2008

    Though she may be another diminutive white Brit with a soul-drenched, powerhouse voice and a penchant for moody blues, expect no trainwreck behavior or subpar performances from...

53. BeatBox

    Supreme DJs of Leisure: Lawnchair Generals

    By Tamara Palmer

    Published: June 25, 2008

    Seattle's LawnChair Generals (Peter Christianson and Carlos Mendoza) earned international appeal as a rare class of house DJs with skills and a sense of humor. Tunes like...

54. Bouncer

    Double D's: depression and dickheads

    By Katy St. Clair

    Published: June 25, 2008

    The more astute readers out there may have noticed that I tend to be, er, a bit depressive. I think one of my friends put it best when he said that every time he read my column...