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A-Trak Throws Outside Lands After-Party at 330 Ritch 8/22
Tue Aug 19, 2:43 PM
Every time A-Trak touches some turntables, way cool stuff happens. Like his new "Running Man" track for Nike, or the last time he rocked the SF blocks. Go see Kanye West's personal DJ at 330 Ritch Aug. 22, right... More >>
Local act Mezklah's custom gear ripped off in Oakland
Tue Aug 19, 1:33 PM
(photo by Gil Ortiz) The Oakland-based singer for alternative Latino act Mezklah found all the band's equipment stolen from in front of his home on Sunday, right before the group was set to leave for a Japanese tour on... More >>
Metallica vs. the Nature Types
Tue Aug 19, 12:00 PM
Making the music news around California today: The fencing Metallica's James Hetfield posted around his property in Terra Linda is causing a flap with horse riders, bicyclists, and the like, who say the metal gate makes them go out... More >>
Cat Power, Sheryl Crow, Henry Rollins, Mike Ness at This Land is Your Land Festival 9/20
Tue Aug 19, 11:19 AM
(Chan Marshall a.k.a. Cat Power) Chan Marshall is as hot as she is batshit crazy. Yup, that's my lead. Oh yeah, she'll also be playing at a tribute concert to writer John Steinbeck and folkster Woody Guthrie called This... More >>
Features
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Schedule Outside Lands trip with playlists of our favorite artistsBy Tony WareWednesday, August 20Golden Gate Park has seen its share of Human Be-Ins since it was reclaimed from the dunes in the late 19th century. Now add to those events the... More >> -
The New Tweedy Bros! craft one of rock’s most collectible LPsBy Andrew LauWednesday, August 20Collecting records is more than a simple hobby. The Internet has changed the game dramatically: While it's much easier to find that once-elusive... More >> -
Catch a ride on the ridiculous: Yacht Rock hits S.F.By Jennifer MaerzWednesday, August 20I can't scientifically prove it, but I swear the reason I hear so much Hall & Oates in neighborhood bars these days is Yacht Rock. The now... More >> -
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Sleepy SunEmbrace (Sol Diamond)By John O'NeillWednesday, August 20Music is so damn finite, and it's all been done before, and there's nothing left to say anyhow, and everybody knows it. But then something like... More >> -
Beachwood BoysBy Ryan FoleyWednesday, August 20For all the ringing Rickenbackers, peaked-cap style points (think Donovan), and general '60s approximating, Beachwood Sparks' most eternal number... More >> -
!!!: Dance-Punk With a PointBy Nicholas HallWednesday, August 20Ordinarily considered the sole property of bombastically emotive teenage girls, the exclamation point has reestablished its street cred with the... More >> -
Cube with AttitudeBy Ben WesthoffWednesday, August 20When someone comes up with a "classic rap" radio format — and it'll surely happen one of these years — you can bet Ice Cube will be... More >> -
The Senator Has the Floor at Black GoldBy John GrahamWednesday, August 20You may want your retro-soul weekend parties to be packed, sweaty blasts full of vintage grinders. But on Monday nights, the smooth,... More >> -
Catch the BugBy Tamara PalmerWednesday, August 20Steve Bug is a DJ, producer, and head of Poker Flat, the Berlin-based label that's a world leader in capturing that blurry edge between deep... More >> -
Heckled to Death: The Mystery of a Good JokeBy Katy St. ClairWednesday, August 20I love mysteries, preferably British ones with asexual detectives who have odd personality quirks. My entire Netflix queue consists of what my... More >>
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Donna Summer relaces her dancing shoesBy Tamara PalmerWednesday, August 13It takes a versatile artist to write a No. 1 country hit (1980's "Starting Over Again," for Dolly Parton), simulate an orgasm on a 17-minute... More >> -
Summer Lovin' by the BayBy Tamara PalmerWednesday, August 13Despite the missteps on her newest recording, Donna Summer remains a hero in the development of electronica's myriad microgenres. SF Weekly... More >>
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Prepare for Rock the Bells with a game of MC triviaBy Ben WesthoffWednesday, August 13Now in its fifth year, the Rock the Bells festival hits Shoreline Amphitheater on Saturday with the most complete lineup of vital hip-hop acts... More >>
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12 Galaxies set to close this monthBy Jennifer MaerzWednesday, August 13The Mission District will lose its biggest live music venue when 12 Galaxies shuts its doors at the end of this month. Although rumors have been... More >>
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The Dandy WarholsEarth to the Dandy Warhols (Beat the World)By Dave PehlingWednesday, August 13The acclaimed documentary DiG! spotlighted the late 1990s ascent of pretentious psych-lite outfit the Dandy Warhols, but by the time the film hit... More >> -
The Dutchess and the DukeShe's the Dutchess, He's the Duke (Hardly Art)By Jennifer MaerzWednesday, August 13She and Him isn't the only country-folk duo out there pining for the simpler highs, lows, and harmonies of the olden days. Seattle's the Dutchess... More >> -
Biz Markie, Just a FriendBy Tamara PalmerWednesday, August 13Biz Markie is best known for his tongue-in-cheek '80s songs "Just a Friend" and "Vapors," but these days he makes his living as a DJ who... More >>
Slideshows >
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"Lustre: The Final Night" The Transfer
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"Infatuation" Vessel
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Gipsy Kings Mountain Winery
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"Love It! Wednesday" Icon
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La Verdad Shattuck Down Low
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Raphael Saadiq, Janelle Monae Bimbo's 365 Club
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Sex Type Thing Grant & Green
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"Sleng Teng" 222 Club
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Leah Tysse Lou's Pier 47
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Shota Osaba Crocker Galleria
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Carne Cruda Union Square
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John Cruz Freight & Salvage Coffee House
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Julia Francis Plough & Stars
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"Copacabana" 330 Ritch
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"Coo-Yah!" Bruno's
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Pacific Division, The Jacka, Bambu, Hopie Spitshard, DJ Charlie Darker Fat City
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Chinese Bookie, Songs for Moms, Squeeky Rice Thee Parkside
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"Thrillfest ’08" Thrillhouse Records
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Bob Log III, Scott H. Biram, Left Lane Cruiser Bottom of the Hill
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"Green-House" Pink
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National
Music from Coast to Coast
Broward - Palm Beach
Rebel Rockers
Fourth Dimension celebrates eight years of creating a conscious reggae party
By Jonathan Cunningham
There's a tough balancing act that comes with being an active reggae band in South Florida.... More >>
Dallas
Stand and Deliver
WIth No Deliverance, The Toadies revert to the bare bones of their past
By Pete Freedman
It was a Big Deal time slot: Lollapalooza co-headliners Wilco and Rage Against the Machine were... More >>
Denver
Like Jesse Elliott, These United States is constantly moving in new directions.
By Crow Jonah Norlander
Whenever Jesse Elliott and his sister would begin to bicker in the back seat on family trips,... More >>
Houston
String-Scraping Rock Stars Two Star Symphony
Classical Gas
By William Michael Smith
When the Rice University Theater kicks off its 2008-09 season with the multimedia laser light... More >>
Kansas City
The 70-band-strong North vs. South Festival brings Minnesota and Texas home to the Midwest
By Richard Gintowt
The North vs. South Festival is one of our region's largest annual music events, yet it remains... More >>
Miami
Sacha Nairobi Is Hot
And she peddles her own tunes online.
By Julienne Gage
It's totally normal to envy up-and-coming Latin alternative pop diva Sacha Nairobi. Her vibrant... More >>
Phoenix
Beards aren’t just for freak-folk rockers anymore
By John Roderick
In 1986, when I first tried to grow a beard, the consensus was that beards were for murderers... More >>
St. Louis
Dolly Parton brings her pop-and-country-career-spanning "Backwoods Barbie" tour to the Fabulous Fox Theatre
By Kristy Wendt
Dolly Parton's first performance as a thirteen-year-old at the Grand Ole Opry inspired the... More >>
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