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41. Encore

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    Our critics weigh in on local theater

    By Chloe Veltman

    Published: July 2, 2008

    Teatro ZinZanni's Hail Caesar! Loosely based on the love affair between Cleopatra and "Chef" Caesar, the current Egyptian-themed production by San Francisco's long-running...

42. Reviewed

    My Morning Jacket

    Evil Urges (ATO)

    By Noah W. Bailey

    Published: July 2, 2008

    The first few tracks of My Morning Jacket's fifth studio album, Evil Urges, sound like a cruel put-on. Lead singer Jim James adopts the Prince-inspired falsetto he first toyed...

43. Reviewed

    Modey Lemon

    Season of Sweets (Birdman)

    By Dave Pehling

    Published: July 2, 2008

    It's been three long years since experimental trio Modey Lemon released an album, but the corrosive madness of Seasons of Sweets proves well worth the wait. Craftily marrying...

44. Hear This

    Seattle's Sex Vid shoot their hardcore wad

    By Jess Scott

    Published: July 2, 2008

    Punks around the Bay will help sell out another hardcore explosion with Seattle's Sex Vid. The four-piece, armed with homemade cassette releases and a handful of 7"s, is...

45. Hear This

    Megafaun's Megaharmonies

    By Jennifer Maerz

    Published: July 2, 2008

    This Independence Day weekend, celebrate the (mostly) olden days of music with Megafaun. The rootsy trio from Durham, North Carolina, specializes in stringed and fingerpicked...

46. BeatBox

    Azeem in the Sky with Diamonds

    By Tamara Palmer

    Published: July 2, 2008

    An indoor fireworks celebration doesn't exactly sound like the safest idea for a gathering. But "Sky of Diamonds" is up to code: The party offers projections of virtual...

47. Arthouse

    Art House

    Compiled By Michael Leaverton and Hiya Swanhuyser

    Published: July 2, 2008

    Compiled by Michael Leaverton and Hiya Swanhuyser. To submit a listing, e-mail film@sfweekly.com. Castro Theatre. Third Annual 70mm Film Festival: Large films on the large...

48. BeatBox

    Do the Hustle

    By Tamara Palmer

    Published: July 2, 2008

    Ten-hour party "Hustle" — complete with a dinnertime barbecue and no cover for the early birds — is a cool holiday choice for house music lovers. Two top DJs from...

49. BeatBox

    Subatomic Scratch

    By Dave Pehling

    Published: July 2, 2008

    The public's waning interest in radical vinyl manipulation has caused many of the Bay Area's top turntable dragons to drop off the radar. Luckily that isn't the case with local...

50. Bouncer

    Picking through a relationship's ruins

    By Katy St. Clair

    Published: July 2, 2008

    Whenever the question arises, "If you could have any superpower, what would it be?"— and for some inane reason this question comes up a lot — I always have the same...