Wu-Tang Clan and Ren the Vinyl Archaeologist: You've got the phenomenal Wu-Tang Clan plus the smooth DJ stylings of True Skool's Ren the Vinyl Archaeologist. Then, well, you have Ruby Skye. While not nearly at tool-y as its sub-venue, Slide, Skye's size and scope can make the place too much to handle at times. However, the Wu-Tang Clan's sheer coolness (or so we're told by someone certifiably awesome, into that kind of music) overrides......

The Black Angels swoop down on San Francisco tonight to bring their grimy psychedelic swing to Cafe Du Nord. Listen to their self-described Electrified Native American Drone 'n' Roll here or download the song "Black Grease" and stream the video for it [high or low]. Enter to win a copy of The Black Angels EP (contest ends Weds. 2/15). Thursday 2/9 Popscene's Valentine's Day Party with DJ Mike Relm and Von Iva @ 330 Ritch......

Is your wallet looking slim this week? Fret not; there's plenty of free music to be had. Check out any of Amoeba's stellar in-store offerings, including Prefuse 73, Zion I, locals Six Organs of Admittance, and a rare acoustic performance by Trail of Dead. Local label Six Degrees Records presents Niyaz at Virgin Megastore on Saturday at 2pm. And SFist is giving away a free copy of Citizen Cope's CD The Clarence Greenwood Chronicles (enter......

Remember in 8 Mile how there was that climatic emcee battle at the end of the movie between Eminem and that other guy? Remember how that one guy totally dissed Eminem and it looked like Eminem was going down but instead he came up with some rhymes and totally won the battle? That was awesome. For those wanting to check out their very own Eight Mile moment, local hip-hip organization True Skool is hosting "Mama......

Valentine's Day is upon us, which means it's time to separate the lovers from the haters. Are those tiny red hearts shooting from your eyes, or little sharpened daggers? It's no matter, SFist promises to love you either way. Here are our picks for the this week's bay area music offerings. If you're aware that umlauts are the universal symbol for rock, you might already have your tickets for Thursday night's Queensrÿche show at......

Man, the entire Bay Area publishing community seems to be jumping on the DJ instruction phenomenon. First it was the East Bay Express with their "School of Scratch" feature. The next day the Chron jumped on board with an article - about the same program! And now the Guardian reports on another program meant to introduce kids to music production. At least they bothered to find different people to quote....

SFist loves us some old-school hip-hop, yo. We've got an entire library of classic movies, records and books on the subject. Which is why we were so excited to attend a park party hosted by Kevvy Kev on Sunday. Kev has been spinning the good stuff all over the bay for twenty years! Now that, friends, is old-school. To celebrate the twentieth anniversary of his radio show, Bang the Drum (6-9pm, Sundays, KZSU), he invited some of the top names in hip-hop from around the country....