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Celebrate Easter on July 4th with Hank and Mike

Thu Jul 3, 4:26 PM

Premiering July 4th and running for a week on the San Francisco Film Society’s screen at the Sundance Kabuki is the wacky comedy Hank and Mike, about two out-of-work Easter bunny performers who have to find new employment after... More >>

ArnoCorps Invade GAMH in Aug.

Thu Jul 3, 4:11 PM

Go! Run! Get to the choppa! ...I mean, Great American Music Hall! That's because those local Austrians known as the ArnoCorps are going commando at GAMH on Aug. 8. Come with them if you want to live, or if... More >>

The Zombies Lurch Towards Regency Center in July

Thu Jul 3, 3:41 PM

I'm sure all you hippie SFers remember the Zombies, even if you don't think you do. Odds are you tripped balls on acid while listening to the legendary psych-pop hit, "Time of the Season." Taste all the colors once... More >>

Band Name of the Week: Meth Teeth

Thu Jul 3, 12:07 PM

(icky photo courtesy of www.quitsmokingweed.com) Don't ever Google the words "meth teeth." You'll end up with scarred retinas from the overload of images like this one (at least dude's mustache seems to remain intact). There's nothing yucky... More >>

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Features

  • Stevie Wonder's classic '70s albums and interviews with artists they influenced
    By Andy Tennille
    Wednesday, July 02
    In sports, they call it "being in the zone." It's that magical, mystical place where athletes say the game slows to a standstill, the planets... More >>
  • Tilly and the Wall tap into a new beat
    By Michael Alan Goldberg
    Wednesday, July 02
    One Wednesday night last March, the basement of the First Unitarian Church — Philadelphia's decidedly no-frills "venue" — was packed... More >>
  • Soundwave's AudioBus series offers road trips with local composers
    By Jennifer Maerz
    Wednesday, July 02
    When you live in a city as populous as San Francisco, obnoxious white noise is a given. The 5 a.m. recycling crew talking trash at top volume,... More >>
  • Totimoshi
    Milagrosa (Volcom Entertainment)
    By Dave Pehling
    Wednesday, July 02
    With more than a decade of bashing out sludgy, Melvins-inspired heaviness, Oakland power trio Totimoshi takes a step into new territory with a... More >>
  • My Morning Jacket
    Evil Urges (ATO)
    By Noah W. Bailey
    Wednesday, July 02
    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... More >>
  • Modey Lemon
    Season of Sweets (Birdman)
    By Dave Pehling
    Wednesday, July 02
    It's been three long years since experimental trio Modey Lemon released an album, but the corrosive madness of Seasons of Sweets proves well... More >>
  • Seattle's Sex Vid shoot their hardcore wad
    By Jess Scott
    Wednesday, July 02
    Punks around the Bay will help sell out another hardcore explosion with Seattle's Sex Vid. The four-piece, armed with homemade cassette releases... More >>
  • Megafaun's Megaharmonies
    By Jennifer Maerz
    Wednesday, July 02
    This Independence Day weekend, celebrate the (mostly) olden days of music with Megafaun. The rootsy trio from Durham, North Carolina, specializes... More >>
  • Azeem in the Sky with Diamonds
    By Tamara Palmer
    Wednesday, July 02
    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... More >>
  • Do the Hustle
    By Tamara Palmer
    Wednesday, July 02
    Ten-hour party "Hustle" — complete with a dinnertime barbecue and no cover for the early birds — is a cool holiday choice for house... More >>
  • Subatomic Scratch
    By Dave Pehling
    Wednesday, July 02
    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... More >>
  • Picking through a relationship's ruins
    By Katy St. Clair
    Wednesday, July 02
    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... More >>
  • Charo says "Cuchi Cuchi" to flamenco
    By Kurt B. Reighley
    Wednesday, June 25
    How far would you go to achieve your dreams? Would you marry a man old enough to be your grandfather? Could you smile brightly as Johnny Carson... More >>
  • Fleet Foxes: the new buzz on Seattle's softer side
    By Michael D. Ayers
    Wednesday, June 25
    It's been nearly 20 years since the Northwest first affected pop culture in a profound way with the explosion of grunge. While the DIY-punk... More >>
  • A brief history of vocal fakery from Zapp to "Lollipop"
    By Tony Ware
    Wednesday, June 25
    When the vocoder was first invented in the 1930s, it was intended as a telecommunications encoder for speech encryption and transmission. Okay,... More >>
  • Grandmaster Flash spins his story in new autobiography
    By Tamara Palmer
    Wednesday, June 25
    New York DJ Grandmaster Flash is credited as one of the godfathers of hip-hop music and culture. In his new autobiography, The Adventures of... More >>
  • Camper Van Beethoven at 25: from warm beer to funny ideas
    By Jennifer Maerz
    Wednesday, June 25
    A lot has changed since Camper Van Beethoven first launched in Santa Cruz during the fall of 1983. Selling homemade EPs on the road barely pays... More >>
  • Silver Jews
    Lookout Mountain, Lookout Sea (Drag City)
    By Andy Beta
    Wednesday, June 25
    From Hank Williams to Toby Keith, country music hangs its Stetson on clever wordplay. Quirky turns of phrase like the Statler Brothers' "You... More >>
  • Coldplay
    Viva la Vida or Death and All His Friends (Capitol)
    By Lily Moayeri
    Wednesday, June 25
    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... More >>
  • Sergio Mendes
    Encanto (Concord)
    By Eugene Holley Jr.
    Wednesday, June 25
    Brazilian-born keyboardist, composer, and producer Sergio Mendes has spent four decades Americanizing his country's samba and bossa nova while... More >>

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Music from Coast to Coast

Broward - Palm Beach

30-Somethings

Even after three decades, the Radiators can still turn up the heat
By Lee Zimmerman
Here's some trivia to bandy about when you're having conversation over cocktails. Ask who can... More >>

Cleveland

Scene celebrates the Fourth of July with some of America’s most rocked-out moments

By Cole Haddon
Rock and roll has had a mighty impact on American culture and, consequently, the nation's... More >>

Dallas

Rock On

Centro-matic's balls-out show at the Granada topped off a big week for the local scene
By Pete Freedman
There's a reason Centro-matic has such a rock-solid reputation 'round these parts, and the... More >>

Denver

Meet Reverend Peyton's Big Damn Band

Which is made up of his whole Fam Damnily.
By Jon Solomon
The morning after playing a party for his high-school graduation, Josh "Reverend" Peyton woke... More >>

Houston

Andrew W.K., Messiah-in-Waiting

Fun Night
By Rob Harvilla
"Would anyone like to share this beer with me?" asks Andrew W.K., just another gracious and... More >>

Kansas City

Becky Barta has been playing Patsy Cline for 13 years. Now she’s got a record, too

By Richard Gintowt
“Your Good Girl’s Gonna Go Bad” performed by Becky Barta, from Crazy … and... More >>

Miami

2 Live Crew Returns

The original members bounce back. And without Uncle Luke, thankyouverymuch.
By Jason Handelsman
"Life is life. There's only X amount of time to shine," says Chris Wongwon, a.k.a. Fresh Kid... More >>

Phoenix

Let freedom rock: Ten musical moments that shaped who we are as a country

By Cole Haddon
Rock 'n' roll has had a hefty impact on American pop culture and identity for the past 50 years... More >>

St. Louis

Groove Is In the Heart: Gentleman Auction House gets its groove on with Alphabet Graveyard

By Annie Zaleski
In the last year or so, something shifted within Gentleman Auction House. The change was so... More >>

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