Public Displays of Musical Affection busts out into a (more or less) seamless choreographed routine to Bjork's screechy but sublime "It's Oh So Quiet" in Union Square. Wee!......

Photograph of investigation at Times Square recruiting center by kerfuffle & zeitgeist on Flickr Gothamist found that an explosive set off outside the Times Square army recruiting center may be similar to five past bombings in New York City.Seattlest worried when severed right feet and bottles of rat poison started washing up on local beaches.Shanghaiist was surprised by Bjork's rooting for Tibetan independence at her concert (see video), and the political fallout has only......

The Coachella 2008 line-up was announced last night. The reason you didn't hear anything about it was because they announced it in Mexico City, something to do with creating international ties. “This is really a way for us to get closer to our fans throughout Latin America who have been supportive of Coachella for the past 10 years,” says Goldenvoice’s Paul Tollett. Super; we just care about the line-up. We instantly checked to see who......

There are no less than three fantastic music festivals all taking place over the weekend of September 14-16. What gives? And how do we choose? Since we live in the bay area, perhaps our decision has been made for us: we're heading to the inaugural Treasure Island Music Festival presented by the fine folks at Noise Pop and Another Planet. The two day festival features 14 bands each day on two stages with mostly hip......

We parked in the hay last Saturday evening and were told by one of Shoreline Amphitheater's parking attendants, "Watch out for that big hole. We're right on the fault line!" Then, after walking for what seemed like a mile, we were finally able to hear the faint strumming of Joanna Newsom's harp and her signature, endearingly quivering voice. It had probably been ten years since we had last been to an amphitheater, and we realized upon entering the event that they all look the same, for the most part. ...

This weekend is gonna be ginormous, with Bay to Breakers,the Maker Faire, the Prince and Bjork shows - so dive right on in with tonight's top picks: Party with Viv! and celebrate the Jolika Collection at the de Young. Experience the art of the Polynesian islands, from 5-8:45. Sample Kiwi wines from 6-8pm and stay to check out a live dance performance by a professional Maori dance company at 8. The Vivienne Westwood exhibit......

SFist Jessie braves the aftereffects of sun and booze to check out local performance art! We knew very little about the art space & resource center, CounterPULSE, before attending their Second Anniversary Show on Sunday night (yes, we mistakenly kept calling it "Compulse"). This is their second year in a new location at Mission between 9th and 10th. We might’ve missed the modest front, except for the large artsy crowd milling out front (trying to......

There's a lot of tastiness going on tonight on both sides of the bay. Here in SF, there's the "Tastes of the City" event for young philanthropists - we're just giddy thinking that some of the Hot 20 under 40 might be there. Aiming at opening the designer wallets and handbags to kick down to charity, this party features food and beverages from the Bay Area's top restaurants and beverage companies including: Frisson, Vignette,......

We stole modified this column idea from Gothamist for Catherine Bigelow's Swells, the Chron's page-long Sunday society column-- but why don't we have a lurid weddings section in the Chron like the NYT does? Total number of people pictured in this week's Swells: 51 (plus two pictures of groups). Number of pictured people whose names we recognize: 5. George and Charlotte Shultz; Gavin (in plastic glasses); Matthew Barney and Bjork (blurry). Minority count: 6. (12%;......

Our concert picks for the week of 1/19-1/25. One more reason why SF is a great city for music: the feature length film about the annual Coachella music festival is showing here this week. The film showcases one song each from a long list of performers, including Bjork, Radiohead, Oasis, The Crystal Method and many more, plus acts you may not have had the chance to see live like Morrissey, Fischerspooner, Polyphonic Spree, Pixies and......

Our concert picks for the week of 6/9-6/15. **Free stuff alert**: Guest lists aren't just for writers, weasels and friends of the band anymore. They're also for the fine, fine readers of SFist. Engage the Expand-O-Tron to get you +1 on the guest list for:Amusement Parks on Fire at Popscene on Thursday, June 16th The Futureheads at The Fillmore on Saturday, June 18thSpeaking of Popscene, tonight MSN Music presents a "Popscene Appreciation Party" with Kasabian......

Our concert picks for the week of 4/28-5/4. We have two words for you this week: giveaway bonanza. Not only will we tell you about great music coming to San Francisco, we will also hook you up with some fantastic musical prizes. Keep reading for your chance to win: * A pair of tickets to tonight's sold out Eisley show at Slim's! * A copy of British Sea Power's CD Open Season! * A pair......

The Dave Eggers publishing venture McSweeney's, their Icelandic printer, and the Eggers family house band are sponsoring America's first Icelandic film festival this week (on Friday and Saturday) at the Castro. Bjork will not be acting in any of these films (though she makes an appearance in one of the documentaries) -- but all the films have won numerous Edda awards (Iceland's Academy Awards -- who knew the word "Edda" was used outside a crossword......