SFist had a rock-n-roll weekend that started last Friday night at Varnish for our 2nd birthday party. Not only did DJ Ted of BAGeL Radio rock the house with a few hours of his finest tracks, our friend Nick Tangborn from Jackpine Social Club also brought Mark Eitzel down for a few beers. It was great to meet some readers and the SFist bingo game was a real highlight, especially when one of our partygoers......

How's this for a normal pre-teen existence: school, soccer practice, homework, gig with Pearl Jam. It's all in a day's work for the sisters in Smoosh. At the ages when most teenage girls are locked in their rooms distraught over the politics of popularity or some unrequited crush, Chloe (12) and Asya (14) are out in the proverbial garage writing edgy pop songs on keyboard and drums. The best part? It's not a novely act.......

The tsunami benefit show at 12 Galaxies last night was a huge success, with a packed house and great acts raising over five thousand dollars for the American Red Cross' disaster relief efforts. The great turnout and generosity of everyone involved -- the organizers were hoping for maybe half what they collected -- made friend of SFist Nate Cavlieri very happy and proud: Right now, the morning after the whole thing, I've yet to......