For a thorough sampling of the current Bay Area rock/indie/pop/folk scene, look no further than Penny Arcade, a monthly, semi-acoustic showcase hosted by one of the cities most likeable citizens, Raul Sanchez. For the past two years, Raul has regularly packed various venues, such as the Make-Out Room -- now the event's permanent home, Bottom of the Hill, and The Hotel Utah with bands and fans alike. Tonight, come celebrate Penny Arcade's Two-Year Anniversary at......

There's always a lull in touring during the late summer, perhaps because most other cities in the U.S. are experiencing temperatures in the triple digits and that’s not the best climate for when you pop a tire on your Econovan and have to wait on the side of the highway for roadside assistance. But some brave musicians soldier on to bring the rock to us, grabbing some respite in San Francisco’s chilly summer nights. Magnolia......

We know that all of you will be hitting the Daly art opening tonight, probably hoping that he's joking when he says "Tomorrow I will discuss this legislation at the opening of The Hotel Project". Chris, less discussion, more two buck Chuck! In the event that the shindig is more discussion, less Chuck, we suggest that after leaving the fete, you head on down to the Mission for IndieFest and our final IndieFest party.......

Supervisor Chris Daly takes a break from smashing the state to continue the Matt Gonzalez tradition of Smashing The State through art, as he hosts what looks like his first City Hall art show. (is that right?) Hey, is Ross Mirkarimi still having his art shows, or has he moved onto the ultimate performance art project of compiling a 5 bazillion-page zoning guideline for pot clubs? We can't find any information about Daly's show online -- not even at the Daly Blog -- but sources (and the fine print on the .jpg we got forwarded) tell us it'll be featuring the work of photographer Mark Ellinger, who takes pictures of SROs in the Tenderloin and SoMA. Sounds like Daly's going to be featuring Ellinger's work and talking about SRO mailbox legislation, with free food and drink to boot. The event's next Friday (2/10) and open to the public. We can't wait! The photographs are beautiful, and -- well, all right, we are totally dying to see what Chris Daly's office looks like too. We promise not to start any fights! Okay, and this is not related to anything, but is it a bad sign when a news article entitled: "As Wife Heads To Jail, Daly Shoots 69" is published and two or three people email asking you how SFist will be covering this? (John Daly! The golfer!) The Hotel Project February 10, 2006, 4-7 p.m. Room 273, City Hall, SF. Picture by Mark Ellinger...

Yeah, San Francisco's nice, we guess. But you know what it REALLY needs? Parking garages. Yeah, get rid of that stupid Yerba Buena garden, and that useless Golden Gate Park, and that awful, smelly Mission. We're sick of coffee shops, park benches, covenience stores, murals, and jerks like Supervisor Daly (who's sponsoring legislation that would prevent construction of free-standing parking garages in SF, and limit apartment-building parking spots) who are blind to the unadorned......

The Hotel Des Arts, a boutique downtown, will be throwing open their doors to the public to view the now thirty rooms that have been covered in the liquid whimsy of some of the scene's hottest emerging artists. Go check out the 'Madonna room' before the Luis Vuitton lawyers (scroll down) have it painted over! It's all being arranged by local indie artist clearinghouse Start SOMA (though epileptics probably shouldn't click through -- they......