Arts & Entertainment Afternoon Palate Cleanser: Sean Hayes' "When We Fall" Local musician Sean Hayes (not to be confused with the Will & Grace actor who bizarrely waited to come out of the closet until just recently) performs in Oakland tonight at The New
misc Afternoon Palate Cleanser: Mary Martin & Janet Gaynor Car Accident Report; Wendy Tokuda's Blouse While not the cheeriest Afternoon Palate Cleaner -- this 1982 news report features the tragic report of Mary Martin and Janet Gaynor's (both rumored to be lovers) Chinatown car accident, with the latter
misc Afternoon Palate Cleanser: The Na'vi People on Chat Roulette The blue people from Avatar discover the internet, and immediately find Chat Roulette. [via Laughing Squid]
Arts & Entertainment Afternoon Palate Cleanser: Gil Scott-Heron's "The Bottle" Legendary soul/jazz musician and spoken word artist Gil Scott-Heron performs tonight at Yoshi's SF, and so we bring you this awesome video from the 70s featuring Gil performing his song "The Bottle"
Arts & Entertainment Afternoon Palate Cleanser: Or, The Whale's "Call and Response" Local band Or, the Whale, who take their name from the sub-/alternate title of Moby Dick, perform at The Independent tonight. Their sound is sort of pop-folky, with an injection of classic
Arts & Entertainment Afternoon Palate Cleanser: New Video from She & Him, "In the Sun" The magical team of Zooey Deschanel and M. Ward, a.k.a. She & Him, are back with Volume 2, and they're taking their retro-pop stylings on tour. They'll be at the Fox
misc Afternoon Palate Cleanser: Husbands and Husbands This cinematic gem came to our attention via the hysterical and hysterically funny Billy Eichner. Made by John Hill and Micah Schraft, this short clip shows a young boy figuring out the very
Arts & Entertainment Afternoon Palate Cleanser: Vampire Weekend's New Vid (ALSO 2nd Show Added in April!) Attention all ye fans of Vampire Weekend's catchy, preppy, articulate musical stylings: They've added a second show at the Fox in Oakland on April 20th, following on a quick sellout of their April
Arts & Entertainment Evening Palate Cleanser: Magnetic Fields' "Love Is Like a Bottle of Gin" If you're going to the Magnetic Fields' show tonight at the Herbst (it's sold out, but there'll probably be Noise-Pop-exhausted scalpers outside), you may not hear this song, but you can expect lead
misc Afternoon Palate Cleanser: A Trip to the Monterey Bay Aquarium What with springtime just around the corner, please check out photographer David C. Hill's glorious new clip showcasing his visit to the Monterey Bay Aquarium. Maybe you too will want to make a
Arts & Entertainment Afternoon Palate Cleanser: Myles Cooper's 'Gonna Find Boyfriends Today' Why, this is the most joy-inducing thing we've seen since this. Local musician and crooner Myles Cooper's "Gonna Find Boyfriends Today" is a merry ditty about finding male tail, with a video that
misc Afternoon Palate Cleanser: Yoko Ono & the Plastic Ono Band Say what you will about Yoko, she's an artist dammit and she's still making music and art. She comes to town along with son Sean Lennon and the Plastic Ono Band, next week,
misc Afternoon Palate Cleanser: T-Shirt War Made using 222 shirts made by Rush T-Shirts... [Hat tip: Laughing Squid]
misc Afternoon Palate Cleanser: "Beaker's Ballad" Another stroke of genius from the Jim Henson people. And for those of you obsessed with your YouTube popularity (we're looking at you Sarah Austin), you should be able to relate.
SF Restaurants, Food & Drink Afternoon Palate Cleanser: The Swagger Stagger Join Monk's Kettle's Sayre Piotrkowski, one of the city's very few cicerones (i.e., a beer sommelier) and Broke Ass-Stuart as they honor SF Beer Week by going on a walking tour of
misc Afternoon Palate Cleanser: A Face You Can Trust Dave Fayram's excellent film is short and satisfying. [Hat tip to Uptown Almanac]
misc Afternoon Palate Cleanser: Birthday Cake! He'd be too embarrassed to tell you all himself, but today is the birthday of your beloved SFist editor, Brock Keeling. In his honor, I bring you this live appearance by Cibo Matto
misc Afternoon Palate Cleanser: Angelina Jolie's Tribute To Her Mom On the third anniversary of their mother's death, Angelina Jolie and her creepy brother James (remember that weird kiss?) have released this tribute video to YouTube. It features some lovely shots of the
misc Afternoon Palate Cleanser: A Dirty British Kids' Show This particular spoof episode of the 1970s British children's show "Rainbow" is real (not over-dubbed, like so much of such similar material on YouTube), but it never went on air for the public.
misc In Honor of MLK Day: Nina Simone Sings "Mississippi Goddam" Not so much a palate cleanser we suppose, but here's a protest song from 1964 by the High Priestess of Soul, Nina Simone. The song was written in response to the murder of
Arts & Entertainment Afternoon Palate Cleanser: Trailer for <em>Babies,</em> a Documentary Babies follows four infants from four places around the world: Hattie (San Francisco), Poni (Namibia), Mari (Tokyo), and Bayarjargal (Mongolia). The thing looks fascinating, and possibly non-verbal, and it follows each little tyke
Arts & Entertainment Afternoon Palate Cleanser: "Black & Blue" by Miike Snow Miike Snow isn't a guy, but rather a Swedish band whose lead singer's name is Andrew. They've been darlings of the music criticism realm this year, with their song "Animal" landing on Spin's
misc Afternoon Palate Cleanser: <em>Rupaul's Drag Race</em> Season 2 Teaser Watch Gay Video & Lesbian Movies Perhaps you couldn't give two shits about the state of drag as we know it. But like it or not, you live in a city that remains
Arts & Entertainment Afternoon Palate Cleanser: Vampire Weekend's "Contra" - Whole Album Preview! Hey, check it out! Articulate rock darlings Vampire Weekend have put up their whole sophomore album, "Contra," online for embedding and preview prior to next week's official release. Listen to all the jangly,
misc Afternoon Palate Cleanser... In Which Our Old Friend Zennie Goes to White Castle We are forever amused by our good old pal Zennie, and his many rants and antics in his role as a City Brights vlogger on SFGate. In an effort to find something to
