Special chock-full-of-mp3s-from-great-local-bands edition! Hailing from Helsinki, Husky Rescue blends the rich, cinematic production and songwriting of Marko Nyberg with the gorgeous, honeyed vocals of Reeta-Leena Korhola. The result is a hypnotic combination that lies somewhere between futuristic and backwoods. Listen to "New Light of Tomorrow" and enter to win a copy of their record Country Falls. Be sure to see their live show on Friday at the Rickshaw Stop. (Contest ends 9/13; winner will be......

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......

Imagine our surprise this morning when we opened up the Chronicle's sports section only to see farewell columns by the Sporting Green mainstays Tom Fitzgerald and Glenn Dickey. Not only that, but right next to each other. Fitzgerald has been writing "Open Season," a roundup of funny quotes, stories and jokes, since 1989, and Dickey has been writing his column since 1971. Both say they are being "reassigned" to writing "sports features" and other......