Our concert picks for the week of 1/26-2/1. We've got two ways for you to support your favorite local artists this week. The first way is by buying Film School's latest record released this Tuesday on Beggars Banquet. Listen to some songs here and see them live at Amoeba this evening or later tonight at Bottom of the Hill (with Austin's fantastic Sound Team.) Enter to win a copy of their new album Film School......

The Bay Area should be proud of at least two high profile record releases from local artists this week. Oakland's own The Lovemakers drop their major label debut Times of Romance on Interscope Records, and San Francisco's John Vanderslice keeps it real by releasing his latest, Pixel Revolt, on indie stalwart Barsuk Records. Even if you can't afford to rush to the CD store on Tuesday, we wouldn't want you to go without some local......

Our concert picks for the week of 5/26-6/1. Although Memorial Day should mean more than just a day off from work (if you get the day off, and, well, if you have a job), clubs do take advantage of the three day weekend by offering up an action-packed Sunday night. But of course, San Francisco offers up stellar music events all week long. You could spend tonight with the straight-from-the-bottle swillers in The Cuts at......

Our concert picks for the week of 4/21-4/27. If you're in the mood for something different tonight, Grupo Fantasma plays their genre-busting Tejano at Red Devil Lounge, or check out three new buzz bands, Dogs Die in Hot Cars, Phoenix and Joy Zipper, at Great American. Popscene is giving away free copies of the Dandy Warhols/Brian Jonestown Massacre documentary DIG! in honor of a performance by Joel Gion's new project The Dilletantes. Toots and the......

Our live music picks for the week of 3/10-3/16. Whether you long to discover new artists, or your hanker for the music you grew up with, San Francisco's venues have something special in store for you this week. If you don't have tickets to see Slint's sold out reunion shows tonight or tomorrow, why not check out some new music? The Futureheads bring their British buzz to Slim's tonight. Their cover of Kate Bush's "Hounds......

ENTER TO WIN! "I've got a non-dairy creamer in my jeans, I'm happy to see ya if you know what I mean." Oh, do we ever. Those are the words of Jose Miguel Contreras, ringleader of By Divine Right, a power-pop quartet en route from their hometown of Toronto to rock the bay area next week. Sweet Confusion, the title of their latest release, is the perfect description of their sound -- they add a......