Almost three years ago we interviewed Of Montreal's front man, Kevin Barnes. Since that time they've "blown up" as the Hollywood kids might say. A couple of albums, increasingly amazing outfits, and legendary live shows. Lucky you-- they're playing the Regency Grand Ballroom tomorrow night (yah, we didn't know where that was either-- Van Ness and Sutter). You can check out Of Montreal's latest album, Skeletal Lamping, here. Trust us, this show will set you straight for a family filled holiday season. Read on for Barnes's take on touring and our fair city. more ›

-- Gay Geeks Saturday Night Social: "Fucking faggots," you scream? Ah, correction: "fucking nerd faggots," is more like it. Queers (not just Marys) who like to "geek out on the arts or science, study old plane crashes,... the myth of the American cowboy or how to make graphs more efficient for displaying data," this is the night for you. Come! Starts at 8 p.m. at Muddy's Coffeehouse, 1304 Valencia; free. more ›

This week Newsweek hops on the "San Francisco Values" bandwagon with a story on Pelosi and what they refer to as San Francisco's "Loony Left." The story makes it seem like we're Nancy's redheaded stepchild. Oh wait, we're probably going to get a comment about saying something bad against redheads and stepchildren so we'll say crazy aunt instead. Oh now we'll get comments about discriminating against aunts and crazy people and, well, forget we even mentioned it. more ›

We're going to post this now before the evil lawers at NBC demand it to be pulled down so they can keep it up on their crappy site. What we're posting is the opening skit of last night's "Saturday Night Live" (which was actually kind of funny-- loved the Britney skit). Basically, it's their take on "San Francisco Values" with attendant jokes about alternate life styles and political correctness. It's pretty funny and kind of cutting (a friend thought it was a little too cutting) but well, we liked it. more ›

Let's look back at a week in which no site in the -ist network adopted anyone from Africa... more ›

If you've been as disappointed with "Studio 60 on the Sunset Strip" as we have, then you might be approaching the similarly-themed sitcom "30 Rock," which premieres tonight at 8 p.m. on NBC, with a bit of trepidation. If a so-called "master" like Aaron Sorkin can't write a compelling show about the backstage antics of a late night comedy program, how could a mere "SNL" alum like Tina Fey do any better? more ›

-Protestors march through the street's of San Francisco to throw out the Bush Regime. At last check, Bush Regime not thrown out. more ›

Fall premiere week has officially begun and our TiVos are practically shivering in anticipation. (That would explain the fairly regular stop-and-start recordings we've been getting recently. Perhaps we should invest in one of those dual-tuner jobies? Sweet!) more ›

Our friends at the Yerba Buena Center for the Arts are going all out this Friday, with their opening night party for their Black Panther Rank and File show (we'd give you links to all this, but the YBCA site is annoyingly formatted in frames). more ›

The arms race between Sports Illustrated and ESPN the Magazine heated up as ESPN the Mag took Sports Illustrated taking excerpts of the Barry Bonds bombshell book and raised them a biography of the Barry. Ha! And for those wondering why all these revelations came out around this time of the year, there you have it. more ›

Even here at SFist there can be times when a lull in our social lives has us humming "Another Saturday night and I ain't got nobody." Luckily, Craigslist is here to save the day. Just a quick sampling gives us an early morning run, learning to ride a motorcycle, climbing, b-ball,, soccer, or maybe earning some karma points. And just in case you need space for that quick game of bridge, Craiglist can come to the rescue. If you don't mind doing a little more legwork then browsing some of the forums or the event calendar can oftentimes have amazing results.

Picture from columbia.edu. SFist Nick, contributing. more ›

Cole Stratton isn't just one of the founders of SF Sketchfest, which starts tomorrow. (Are you going? We are, and you should, too.) more ›

First, the obvious: There are two episodes of "Arrested Development" airing tonight, a new one at 8 p.m, and a re-run of "My Hand to God," in which Buster tries to deal with the loss of his hand, and Michael attempts to find out if he's really the father of Maggie's child. (Julia Louis Dreyfuss guest stars.) more ›

When we last saw our favorite Republican bigwigs, Arnie and George, they were having a bit of a problem getting together. Twice, during the President's extended and ill-fated vacation, he visited our fair state and twice he did so without the presence of Herr Governator. The Governor was just too busy to hook up with the President and we totally can sympathize-- it's always hard to try and reconnect with old friends. Especially ones who have lower poll numbers than us. Anyways, both teams said there was nothing to see there and no big deal and nothing going on and that they'd love to toss a few non-alcoholic (or, as the rumors are saying, alcoholic) brewskis together. Then again, maybe not. more ›

Is Barbara Boxer getting ready to run for president in 2008? It kind of looks like it... more ›

Edinburgh Castle is hosting their very own Burns Night throw down. The party, at a mere cost of $10, includes free buffet, bagpipes, Burns' poetry recitals, and drinking. Lots of drinking. Oh, and haggis, which SFist has had before at Burns Night and can vouch for the fact that while it might be Scottish, it is definitely crap. Best part of the night? By the fifth or sixth shot of whiskey, Burns’ heavy on the Scottish dialect poetry starts making sense. more ›

Being Jewish, we made our peace with not celebrating the holidays a long time ago. Frankly, it’s kind of fun to be around the city during Christmas- there’s nobody around and it’s all sorts of peacefull and quiet. Best part of the holidays is that since nobody is around, if you feel like not wanting to do anything for three days other than lie around in your underwear eating nachos and watching football (or, in the case of this weekend, basketball, as the big Christmas Day basketball games are the Kobe/Shaq grudge-fest and the first Pacers/Pistons game since the brawl. Will Shaq smack Kobe? Will the Pacers/Pistons game erupt into another “Slap Shot” like brawl? Or will it turn into one big Christmas movie where everyone spontaneously bursts into a rendition of “Silent Night”?) you can. more ›