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41. Reviewed

    Balla et Ses Balladins

    The Syliphone Years (Sterns Africa)

    By Andy Beta

    Published: July 16, 2008

    When Guinean President Sékou Touré, a huge music fan, was elected in 1958, he issued a decree for musicians to focus on "authenticité," or music grounded...

42. Encore

    Also Playing

    Our critics weigh in on local theater

    By Molly Rhodes and Chloe Veltman

    Published: July 16, 2008

    Oh My Godmother! This is a fun-loving and high-spirited take on the well-worn Cinderella story. There are still the fairy godmother and the evil stepmother and stepsisters, and...

43. Feature

    Cartology: From the Inside Looking Out

    By Brian Bernbaum

    Published: July 16, 2008

    When most people crisscrossing the intersection at 16th and Mission streets are just beginning their daily commute, Juana and Justiniano Gomez' work day is well into its fourth...

44. Reviewed

    Earlimart

    Hymn and Her (Majordomo)

    By J. Pace

    Published: July 16, 2008

    With its sixth full-length, L.A.'s Earlimart has perfected its brand of bipolar indie rock. Hymn and Her wallows in earnest heavy-heartedness while still allowing some...

45. Arthouse

    Art House

    Compiled By Michael Leaverton and Hiya Swanhuyser

    Published: July 16, 2008

    Artists' Television Access. "L.A. Plays Itself": Two porn films made by Fred Halsted in 1972: the titular feature and Sex Garage. Wed., July 16, 8 p.m., $6. "Open Screening":...

46. Sucka Free City

    NBC11 reporter Traci Grant still on the air

    By Ashley Harrell

    Published: July 16, 2008

    TV news gets blasted all the time for being shallow and overly image-conscious. But do NBC11 news execs think they have a legitimate concern about one of their reporters having...

47. Hear This

    Gram Parson’s Nudie Blues

    By Justin F. Farrar

    Published: July 16, 2008

    The Bay Area has adored rhinestone-studded country-rocker Gram Parsons since the late '60s. Last year Amoeba Music released the Flying Burrito Brothers' Live at the Avalon...

48. Letters

    SF Weekly Letters

    Published: July 16, 2008

    What's the Matter? It's the teachers, dummy: As a longtime parent and a sometime PTA officer at public schools in South San Francisco and elsewhere, I read your article with a...

49. Hear This

    Jewish Mags and Marching Bands

    By Jennifer Maerz

    Published: July 16, 2008

    One of the lasting selling points of Oakland's nightlife scene remains the cool warehouse show. Ghost Town Gallery (2519 San Pablo at Grand) is one such remarkable...

50. Hear This

    Who's Your Daddy?

    By Ray Cummings

    Published: July 16, 2008

    In the 1960s, the Zombies were among many post-Beatlemania groups attempting to ride the coattails of the so-called British Invasion alongside hopefuls whose impact was at...

51. BeatBox

    InfectiousTechno

    By John Graham

    Published: July 16, 2008

    No, Infected Mushroom isn't like tainted LSD — although surely hallucinogens will be frying some minds when these psychedelic trance stars take the stage. The...

52. BeatBox

    Dancefloor Carnage from Italy

    By Tony Ware

    Published: July 16, 2008

    From ricotta and Sangiovese to impossibly buttery leather, there are certain arenas where the Italians reign supreme. Add to that list disco-filtered house music and oversexed...

53. Bouncer

    Ms. Most Likely to Suck Ten Cocks

    By Katy St. Clair

    Published: July 16, 2008

    Boy, the Marina sure does get a lot of crap. It's the whippin' boy of S.F., full of people we look down our noses at and see as one big fraternity and/or sorority party. I...