What with all of the media attention this summertime concert has received as of late, you would assume Miley Cyrus (the Madeleine Elster/Judy Barton narrative of our time) was booked to "sing" at Golden Gate Park. Alas, she is not. more ›

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Lace up those Converse and get ready to scratch those chins, Radiohead fans. They're coming to San Francisco! more ›

If you haven't decided what you are doing to celebrate the New Year, it's okay - it seems that limited tickets are still available to tonight's biggest shows. We have a feeling they will go quick. If you don't like crowds, you can check out Radiohead's New Year's Eve bash on your couch with a bottle of booze. For the partiers, there are several options ranging from $8 at Hotel Utah to $100 at Cafe du Nord - something for everyone. We put the Radiohead broadcast on tivo and are headed out to the rockin' party at Bottom of the Hill where San Francisco's own, Scissors for Lefty will be headlining. If you want to dance, instead of rock, then check out popscene's dance party featuring Blaqk Audio. Where will you be tonight? more ›

Moby must be sick with envy over this one. Tonight the "unconventional young network," Emmy Award-winning Current TV, will air a taped, private, hour-long Radiohead concert on New Year's Eve (and on New Year's day on broadcast Current TV.) Thom Yorke and his merry band of croonies will perform each track off of their top-listed 2007 effort, In Rainbows. more ›

If you have ever wondered what the SFist staff is listening to, wonder no more. In no particular order, we are listing each staffer's favorite album and song from 2007. We think you'll be surprised at our wide variety of music affections. Here's the list: more ›

New York Times, in their weekly Critic's Choice: New CDs column, introduced us to four different musicians we have never heard of: Lupe Fiasco, Jaheim, Birdman and Steve Lehman. We think that it has nothing to do with the "critic's choice", but rather there is nothing significant to write about this week - seems like a repeat of last week. We're patiently waiting for the January releases of: Radiohead (the actual CD), Kate Nash, Sia, Vampire Weekend and Idina Menzel. For now, it might be best just to reflect on your favorite album of 2007 - you'll find out ours soon enough. more ›

Aaron Axelsen has been a major force in promoting local independent music with San Francisco's indie-dance party, Popscene and his Sunday night radio show on Live 105. (You can listen from 7-10pm. Check out what he plays, here.) We wanted to feature his top ten albums of the year to find out what he thinks rocked 2007. Here's the list: more ›

There will also be: greed, husksterism, rage, isolation and open-handed brawls. more ›

As it gets closer to Halloween for LAist, a contributer recollects her tale of staring down the serial killer, Richard Ramirez, otherwise known as the Night Stalker. Must think happy thoughts -- okay, free organic chocolate chip cookies for Los Angeles -- now that's a happy thought. Other happy Los Angeles thoughts include an interview with Jack Kehler of The Big Lebowski (he was the Dude's landlord), a beautiful and magical photographic moment in Venice and the press making the speaker of the California State Assembly, Fabian Nunez, run away when being asked hard questions about sketchy luxurious and worldly expenses. more ›

Should we even bother going over to Limewire-- er, should we even bother downloading "In Rainbows" today? Judging by the title, it sure sounds pretty. And we like us some Radiohead. more ›

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Now that we're doing the occasional reviews, we've begun to notice how external things can sometimes color what we're reviewing. Call it the unreliable critical narrator. What we mean is that what how we perceive the thing we are reviewing is oftentimes affected by things we bring into the show with us. For instance, we gave a glowing review to a Radiohead show that several people told us was a very off night for the band. The thing about the review is that we hadn't seen them in almost five years so we were so happy to see them that they could have played two hours of experimental noise collages followed by a note for note rendition of their first album and we still would have enjoyed it more ›

Here's some good news for all you iPod owners (which would probably be all of you), Apple is finally close to an agreement with the Beatles to sell Beatles tunes on iTunes. And yes, that would indeed rock. more ›

It must be pretty good to be Radiohead. Here they are, having survived three of the biggest disasters in rock band-ness-- fluky overplayed radio hit, dropping maybe possibly the greatest album in music history and the attendant ascension to Most Important Band in the World status that came with it, and the "let's kill off our popularity" reactionary arty album-- and survived. Not only survived, but could still sell out two shows at the Greek Theater in minutes and play to a totally adoring and loving crowd that are quite okay with the band going from spiky guitar epic to Kraftwerk-inspired electronica from song to song. And while they might no longer be the Most Important Band in the World, they are still the Most Interesting Band in the World and maybe possibly one epic song away from reclaiming the M.I.B.W title. Not bad for a band that's first hit was almost fifteen years ago. more ›

Our concert picks for the week of 1/19-1/25. more ›

Hey, you know that cabaret-drag performance duo, Kiki and Herb? Oh, you don't? Well, then, you might not really care for and Penn & Teller. (Thx to friend-of-SFist Jessie for originally making that spot-on comparison.) Loud, boozy Kiki hollers outlandish reimaginings of bizarrely related songs and regales the audience with sordid stories and shocking comments. (Upon being told of a skyscraper in London that's shaped like a pickle, she muses, "let's see them fly an airplane into THAT;" of her sister, dying of cancer, she says, "it humbled her. She's a lot more fun. ... I think more people should get cancer.") Meanwhile, quiet Herb holds things together behind a keyboard, leaking out snippets of songs for Kiki to accompany that slide unpredictably from "Rock to the Boat" to Radiohead's "Creep". Click here for a far more literate examination of their act than we are capable of writing. more ›

Local producer Count interviews with EssEffist. more ›