To the handful of you who care about the Tony Awards -- those trinkets awarded annually to theatrical productions taking place in a select few Manhattan theaters -- Green Day's American Idiot received 3 nominations today. The show is up for 'Best Musical,' 'Best Scenic Design," and 'Best Lighting Design'. The rock-jukebox musical previewed at the Berkeley Rep before heading to Broadway last year. Read SFist's review. more ›

According to Berkeley Rep, "American Idiot" (see SFist's review here) has turned out to be the highest grossing show in the theater's history, with the biggest one-day gross and the largest advance sales of any show in all their 41 years in operation. Given its popularity, they've extended the show another two weeks, to a must-close date of November 15th. As we suspected, beyond the Green Day fans, it's a raucous and well-staged affair that's an easy crowd-pleaser, especially for young audiences. We just hope they're doing something to flesh out the story before the show moves on to face New York critics. Get your tickets here, and as always, everyone under the age of 30 can get half-price (starting at $19) if they just say so over the phone and show ID at the box office. more ›

Now, we're not (too) ashamed to admit that we've loved Green Day ever since their first (no longer on Lookout) album from 1990. But.... come on, they're playing SBC Park? Who's the American Idiot now? We took so long to decide if we wanted to go to the show that by the time we bought our tickets, the only seats left were in the row that's second from the very top of the entire stadium. So it turns out that the only people who procrastinate over their arena rock tickets more than ambivalent sellouts like yours truly are.... truly devoted teenage fans from the East Bay who required months and months of pleading before a parent reluctantly agreed to brave the drive into San Francisco on a Saturday night to give the kids some fun. This was totally the best crowd we've ever seen a show with. They knew the lyrics to every single song! "ST. JIMMY'S COMING DOWN, ACROSS THE ALLEYWAY!!!!" They shrieked their hearts out! When Billie Joe asked for volunteers to come on stage to play with the band, they raised their hands! (Did we mention that we were in the second to the very top row in the top tier of the stadium?) They bought big foam fingers that said GREEN DAY on them!! How can you not believe in the redemptive power of rock and roll? more ›

You might have heard that after a long relationship with Oakland's Lookout! Records, Green Day recently decided to take back their pre-Dookie releases due to concerns over unpaid royalties. If you want to read more background on the story, Punknews.org, MTV.com and Pitchfork offer coverage. more ›

We went through the pains of watching Sunday night's GRAMMY Awards telecast so you didn't have to. more ›

The nominees for the 47th Annual GRAMMY Awards were announced yesterday in Hollywood, with homeboys Green Day earning an impressive six nominations. That's four less than Kanye West, two less than Alicia Keys and Usher, but one more than Norah, Loretta and Prince. more ›

SFist is thankful that San Francisco has the greatest live music venues in the country, despite the bad news SFist Isaac gave us about the closure of seminal Lower Haight club The Top. If you're looking for an excuse to get away from visiting relatives, or a fantastic place to take them for some entertainment, read on for our suggestions. more ›