Prints + good tunes = the Pipettes -- The Pipettes: This all-female, British, Phil-Spector-sounding band gains more and more popularity by the day. See them tonight so that by next year when they're too big for SF venues, you can say you saw them when. They perform with Social Studies and Monster Bobby (read our interview with him here!) -- the Ladybug Transistor, who were scheduled to go on, will not be appearing -- tonight......

Our new favorite trivial pursuit is police radio codes and according to APCO (that's the Association of Public-Safety Communication Officials), 10-16 means "domestic trouble." So, to avoid any domestic trouble, we're heading on over to ATA (992 Valencia @ 21st) to check out the Free Form Film Festival program OUT2, a series of "outsider" shorts about the holidays. High kitsch factor alert! The screening will be followed by a performance by Sabreteeth, who will hyphenatedly......

Through June 5th, the San Francisco International Arts Festival will present fantastic art from around the world. Events will be held across The City. Our spy at Project Artaud Theater tells us: "The Akhe group flown in from Russia sounds crazy: the techs have been complaining about whiskey and a big mess on the stage." Sounds like our kind of modern dance performance! Their "White Cabin" show is 4:30pm this afternoon, 7pm tomorrow, and......