Arts & Entertainment Afternoon Palate Cleanser: "In My Head" by Queens of the Stone Age Despite hailing from nearby Palm Desert, Queens of the Stone Age won't be performing at Coachella this weekend -- they last performed at the fest in 2003. They will, however, be performing tonight
Arts & Entertainment Portland's Broadway Calls To Throw A Pogo Party At Submission Space Wednesday And You’re Invited by Erick Pressman When we were young, if you wanted to find new music, you went to a record store or at very least bought a copy of Spin, Rolling Stone, or one
Arts & Entertainment The Week Ahead: Bay Area Concerts 10/12 - 10/17 A plethora of solid shows to choose from this week including Baths at Bottom of the Hill tonight, San Francisco favorite Girls at Fillmore Friday and the previously profiled Cults at the Fillmore
misc Afternoon Palate Cleanser: Belle & Sebastian's "I Want the World to Stop" Beloved moody crooners Belle & Sebastian are coming to the Bay this weekend for a Sunday headliner set at the Treasure Island Music Festival. This new ditty is from B&S's new
Arts & Entertainment The Week Ahead: Bay Area Concerts 10/5 - 10/10 Yet another packed week of shows with the previously profiled Caribou at Regency Ballroom Tuesday, the previously profiled Glass Candy at Rickshaw Stop Thursday and droney psych act Moon Duo at Amnesia Sunday.
Arts & Entertainment What to See at Hardly Strictly Bluegrass 2010 Hey y'all! It's the 10th anniversary of the free concert that Warren Hellman built in Golden Gate Park, and the stars are coming out to celebrate along with, easily, half of San Francisco.
Arts & Entertainment The Week Ahead: Bay Area Concerts 9/28 - 10/3 An absolutely stacked week of shows with recent San Francisco transplant Electric Sunset at Milk Wednesday, the previously profiled Neon Indian at Mezzanine Thursday, San Diego-based garage rock quartet The Soft Pack The
Arts & Entertainment The Week Ahead: Bay Area Concerts 9/21 - 9/26 Plenty of shows to choose from this week with indie favorites Local Natives at the Fillmore Wednesday, local electronic trio Pixel Memory at Milk Thursday and the unstoppable Party Effects crew at Public
Arts & Entertainment Treasure Island Night Shows Announced, Get Tix Now Three night shows were announced this week, all happening at The Independent, featuring three acts who are performing at the Treasure Island Music Festival. The tickets just went on sale at noon, and
Arts & Entertainment The Week Ahead: Bay Area Concerts 9/14 - 9/19 A packed week of shows with Suckers at Great American Music Hall Tuesday, psych-rock quartet Sunbeam Rd. at Milk Thursday and drum-heavy trio Religious Girls at Thee Parkside Saturday. Our featured act this
Arts & Entertainment Win Tickets to a Private Scissor Sisters Concert Afterparty Tonight at Booty Call Local drag impresario Juanita MORE! is throwing another of her big fetes this Sunday night, this time to celebrate the arrival of her friends, Scissor Sisters, including S.F. native Ana Matronic. It's
Arts & Entertainment The Week Ahead: Bay Area Concerts 9/7 - 9/12 Plenty of post-Labor Day show options with lo-fi southern trio Futurebirds at Rickshaw Stop tonight, the previously profiled Ty Segall at Mezzanine Friday and rising local favorites Magic Bullets at Bottom of the
Arts & Entertainment The Week Ahead: Bay Area Concerts 8/16 - 8/22 Plenty of shows to get you through your Outside Lands hangover with lo-fi Pitchfork favorite Wavves at Rickshaw Stop Wednesday, Smiths-inspired locals The Magic Bullets at the California Academy of Sciences Thursday night
Arts & Entertainment Outside Lands: A User's Guide San Francisco's big, multi-stage music fest, Outside Lands, is back this year in Golden Gate Park, in the jolly old month of Fogust, scaled back to two days instead of three and with
Arts & Entertainment The Week Ahead: Bay Area Concerts 8/9 - 8/15 Yet another stacked week of shows with Vancouver-based chiller Teen Daze at Milk Thursday, hawt electronic act Party Effects at Mighty Friday and excellent local garage-rock favorites The Splinters at Amnesia Saturday. Our
Arts & Entertainment Afternoon Palate Cleanser: Scissor Sisters' "Skin Tight" Yes, the new Scissor Sisters album is *very* gay, as Pitchfork was quick to point out, but it's also got a few excellent pop songs on it that are sure to be crossover
Arts & Entertainment The Week Ahead: Bay Area Concerts 8/2 - 8/8 A jam packed week of shows with Battlehooch at Rickshaw Stop Tuesday, the previously profiled Mi Ami at the Knockout Thursday (last show as a trio) and the previously profiled Thee Oh Sees
Arts & Entertainment Afternoon Palate Cleanser: Florence + The Machine British pop outfit Florence + the Machine were one of the highlights of SFist's Coachella experience, and lead singer Florence Welch has some incredible stage presence. They'll be coming to the Fox in Oakland
Arts & Entertainment The Week Ahead: Bay Area Concerts 7/26 - 8/1 An absolutely packed week of shows with Twin Sister at Rickshaw Stop tonight, the previously profiled Ty Segall at Amnesia Friday and Los Angeles-based beat wizard Baths with chillers Memoryhouse at Rickshaw Stop
misc Afternoon Palate Cleanser: "Craigslist" By Weird Al Yankovic Guess what everyone?! Weird Al Yankovic is not only still alive, he's still making music and touring! Yes, in fact, the musician most beloved by sixth graders in 80s will be coming to
Arts & Entertainment Flaming Lips and Robyn/Kelis Both Add Second Shows Due to popular demand, the Flaming Lips have added a second show to their weekend at the Fox, on Saturday, October 2nd. Pre-sale tickets go up tomorrow morning at 10 a.m. (password=
Arts & Entertainment The Week Ahead: Bay Area Concerts 7/18 - 7/25 A huge week of live shows with rising local shoegaze quintet Young Prisms at Rickshaw Stop Tuesday, the previously profiled Maus Haus at Milk Thursday and the jam-packed All Shook Down Festival with
Arts & Entertainment Weekend Palate Cleanser: "Sing Me Spanish Techno" by New Pornographers The New Pornographers (the band which, btw, still includes Neko Case) play the Fox on Sunday, and JFYI, there are still tickets left. They have a new album out called Together, and in
Arts & Entertainment The Week Ahead: Bay Area Concerts 7/12 - 7/18 Yet another packed week of shows with the previously profiled Ty Segall and Weekend at Milk Thursday, South Africa's tongue-in-cheek "rap-rave" trio Die Antwoord at Rickshaw Stop Friday and Ganglians, Fresh and Onlys,
Arts & Entertainment Treasure Island Music Fest Lineup Announced, Includes LCD Soundsystem, Belle & Sebastian The lineup for this year's Treasure Island Music Fest was just announced, and once again it looks pretty good! This cozy little fest in the middle of the bay has been touted by
