Arts & Entertainment "Secret" Weezer Show On Wednesday The band who sings that "Just Like Buddy Holly" song (we don't know the title, and we refuse to Google it) will perform a "secret show" on Wednesday night at The Regency. The
misc MGMT Tickets for Job Offer Want to see MGMT's sold-out show at the Independent tonight? Well, this Craigslist ad, which came to us via SFist's contribute page, might help: Trading MGMT Independent tickets for job offer - $1
Arts & Entertainment MGMT, BLK JKS Perform Friday At The Independent This show was, like, just announced, so we thought it best to bring it to your attention. Stating at noon today, tickets ($25) will go on sale to see MGMT and BLK JKS
Arts & Entertainment YouTube to Broadcast Outside Lands Festival Live Good news, music-loving hermits. YouTube announced today that they will live stream this weekend's Outside Lands Music & Arts Festival. The live broadcast can be found over at youtube.com/outsidelands beginning Friday,
Arts & Entertainment M.I.A. Livid Over Opening for Tenacious D Well, this is, as the gays say, just fabulous. The glorious M.I.A. took to Twitter on Saturday to (rightfully) bitch about having to open for Tenacious D, that funny-/fat-man band
Arts & Entertainment Tonight Addition: DJ Spinderella at 330 Ritch You remember Salt-N-Pepa's "Let's Talk About Sex", right? Sure you do. It's the GenX ode to safe sex that kicks off thusly: "Spinderella cut it up one time." Anyway, the cutter in question,
Arts & Entertainment Tenacious D to Replace Beastie Boys at Outside Lands Tenacious D (Jack Black's funnyman rock 'n' roll shtick) will replace the ailing Beastie Boys at the upcoming Outside Lands Festival. Ta-da. (If you recall, doctors discovered a cancerous tumor in Adam Yauch's
Arts & Entertainment <i>Star Wars</i> Concert Coming Hey, fans! Listen up. Yet another way for you to enjoy that sci-fi story about Princess Leia and those adorable Ewoks is coming. A touring production of George Lucas' famous and much-loved films
Arts & Entertainment Outside Lands Needs Your Help Yesterday, SFist reported that the Beastie Boys will pull out of this year's Outside Lands Festival. If you recall, doctors discovered a cancerous tumor in Adam Yauch's left parotid (salivary) gland, so the
Arts & Entertainment If You Must: Free Offspring Concert, 7/31 Oh good Lord, is it too much to ask for a free En Vogue concert that doesn't take place at some Pride festival? What about Cathy Dennis? Paula Cole? Sigh. Anyway. For those
Arts & Entertainment Cancerous Tumor Causes Beastie Boys Tour Cancellation Well, this is some depressing news on this oddly gloomy summer day. The Beastie Boys are canceling their upcoming tour, as well as postponing their new album release, because doctors discovered a cancerous
Arts & Entertainment Steve Martin (and Others) to Perform at Hardly Strictly Bluegrass This year's Hardly Strictly Bluegrass Festival, the other annual multi-day concert in Golden Gate Park, will feature none other than Steve Martin performing with the Steep Canyon Rangers. Yay, celebrities! They make everything
Arts & Entertainment Beyonce Renders Fans Hysterical In Oakland Well, this is just downright sweet, Beyonce. You don't seem nearly as frosty as some have claimed. The former Destiny's Child frontwoman performed in Oakland this weekend, garnering elated reviews. Above is a
Arts & Entertainment Treasure Island Music Festival Lineup Announced Billed as the West Coast's "most anticipated boutique music festival," the Treasure Island Music Festival line-up was just unveiled. October's two-day concert will feature the following bands for your aural pleasure. Saturday, October
Arts & Entertainment SFist Reviews: Jens Lekman @ Bottom of the Hill by Moses Namkung In the middle of his second consecutive sellout show at Bottom of the Hill on Tuesday, Jens Lekman gave his own "gentle response to all the Prop 8 bullshit going
SF News 'Old School Fiesta' at Shoreline Leads to Fights, Stabbings Ever had a lawn seat at a concert where everyone around you got super aggressive about protecting their blanket real estate? Well, consider yourself lucky that you weren't at KISS FM's Old School
Arts & Entertainment SFist Reviews: Jenny Lewis @ the Fillmore by Moses Namkung San Francisco guitarist Johnathan Rice said as he strummed the opening to "See Fernando" to kick off the evening, "it may not be legal for all of us to marry.
SF News SF Approves Three-Year Contract for White Man's Overbite San Francisco just approved a contract that will permit future yacht rockers to entertain the masses at Golden Gate Park. That is to say, we've got three more years of the Outside Lands
Arts & Entertainment SFist Reviews: The Vaselines @ Bimbo's by Moses Namkung After the end of "Come As You Are" on Nirvana's MTV Unplugged in New York, Kurt Cobain introduces the next song by saying, "This was written by the Vaselines." Yep.
Arts & Entertainment SFist Tonight SCIENCE: At the monthly Ask a Scientist series, Dreamworks engineers will walk the audience through the building blocks of a CG animated project, explaining the science and math behind the transformation of tiny
Arts & Entertainment SFist Reviews: Iron & Wine @ Swedish American Hall by Moses Namkung Damn, last night's show was delicious. Iron & Wine's mini-tour plugging the release of Around the Well, an album of b-sides and home recordings, was "designed to let fans have
Arts & Entertainment SFist Reviews: Thao with the Get Down Stay Down @ the Independent by Moses Namkung There are bands that look like they're having a blast on stage and there are bands that turn into dried fecal matter once they hit the floorboards. We remember the
Arts & Entertainment SFist Reviews: Vivian Girls @ the Independent by Moses Namkung A couple minutes into the Vivian Girls' set at the Independent on Friday, your friendly SFist correspondent realized that he wasn't really listening to the music. Cassie Ramone kept leaning
Arts & Entertainment Laurie Anderson Comes to City Arts & Lectures on Monday On Monday at 8PM, renowned musician and performance artist Laurie Anderson will be at City Arts & Lectures "in conversation with" Michael Azerrad. Anderson made a name for herself in the arts scene
Arts & Entertainment SFist Reviews: Dan Deacon @ Great American Music Hall by Moses Namkung Right arm clad in a sling ("I dislocated my shoulder today while sweeping oil off the steps of the bus"), Dan Deacon brought his trippy green skull, table full of
