Arts & Entertainment Girl About Town: The Knocks, Maná, Tennis, Yo La Tengo & More! Let's welcome Veronica de la Mora to SFist, as she shares her concert-going wisdom with us on a regular basis. Veronica attends several shows per week, so keep up to date with the
Arts & Entertainment Video & Round-Up: Pulp Live At The Warfield Friend of SFist and owner of Noe Valley's Heroine boutique, Angela Clement Gomez, shot the above video of Pulp's "Disco 2000" from the balcony at last night's concert at the Warfield. Although frontman
Arts & Entertainment The Rrazz Room Turned Four, And Linda Lavin Was There The Rrazz Room (and yes, it has two Rs), the cabaret venue located off the lobby in the Hotel Nikko, celebrated its fourth anniversary Rrazziversary last night with a star-studded cast of favorite
Arts & Entertainment Train Announces Intimate Tour Of SF Venues Perhaps encouraged by Tony Bennett's continued success with his San Francisco anthem, three-time Grammy winners Train have announced a six show tour of their adopted and largely ambivalent hometown. The "San Francisco Tour
Arts & Entertainment Photos: Sad Baby Wolf & Mount Moriah At Noise Pop by Micke Tong SFist headed over to Bottom of the Hill last night for the first night of Noise Pop's 20th anniversary edition. Although we missed headliner Craig Finn and opener Ash Reiter,
Arts & Entertainment The SFist Day-By-Day Guide To The 2012 Noise Pop Festival The 20th anniversary edition of San Francisco's citywide celebration of independent music, art and film officially kicks off tomorrow, Tuesday, February 21st with two marquee events vying for your attention. With so many
Arts & Entertainment Warren Hellman Tribute Concert Announced, 2/19 [Updated] As City Insider reports, the Recreation and Park Commission announced it's organizing a Warren Hellman tribute concert honoring the beloved philanthropist and Hardly Strictly Bluegrass founder who passed away last month. Update: The
Arts & Entertainment Pulp Plays The Warfield April 17 [Updated] Adorable Britpop outfit Pulp will play The Warfield on April 17. The band confirmed this on their confusing website. Though excellent musicians with catchy tunes, their look spawned countless imitators. For example, every
SF News The Flaming Lips Added To NoisePop 2012 Lineup This just in from the fine folks at NoisePop: noted alternative rock mainstays The Flaming Lips will join the 20th anniversary edition of San Francisco's citywide music festival for a special performance of
Arts & Entertainment Coachella 2012 Lineup Announced: Radiohead, Dr. Dre & Snoop Dogg Among Headliners Kids, are you ready to sweat and sway out in the desert for three days in April to the sounds of some of the world's biggest and best bands? After weeks of speculation,
Arts & Entertainment Stevie Nicks Coming To The Fillmore In October Later this year, former San Jose resident and onetime Lindsay Buckingham lover Stevie Nicks will grace the stage at The Fillmore on October 8-9. This is the most exciting and bewitching thing that
Arts & Entertainment SF Symphony Celebrates 100th Season With Free Lunch-Time Concert in Civic Center Plaza 9/8 You might have seen the posters around town -- hey, print media does still work! The San Francisco Symphony is kicking off its 100th season with a free lunch-time concert in Civic Center
Arts & Entertainment Tori Amos Announces Tour; Coming to Oakland in December Oh, Tori. She is coming. The wounded yet talented orchid petal sprayed with cayenne pepper will croon for her rabid fans in Oakland later this year. Her North American tour was just announced,
Arts & Entertainment Portishead Coming to Berkeley The grating '90s revival continues at fullblast with a not-so-grating '90s band coming to town. "British downtempo" group Portishead just announced their first North American tour in 13 years, which will include a
Arts & Entertainment Outside Lands Special Late Shows Announced: Arctic Monkeys, Vetiver, More Three-day music festival Outside Lands, running August 12 - 14, just announced several "special late shows" that will only be accessible to ticket holders... for a price. Clap Your Hands Say Yeah, Eskmo,
Arts & Entertainment Adele North American Tour Reschedule Announced After having to cancel part of her tour, Adele just announced new dates for the North American leg of her shows. The British singer chanteuse, formerly scheduled to perform at the Greek Theatre
Arts & Entertainment Saturday: Darren Criss (Kurt's Boyfriend from 'Glee') Performs Darren Criss, noted crooner and graduate of San Francisco's elite St. Ignatius High School, will be in the city on Saturday. The dreamy, raven-haired actor will perform a few choice ditties at the
Arts & Entertainment Stern Grove's 2011 Season Announced This year's free concert series at Stern Grove promises to have almost something for everyone. Sharon Jones and The Dap-Kings, San Francisco Symphony, English Beat, and Neko Case (!), just to name a few,
Arts & Entertainment The Devil Makes Three Bring Drug-Fueled Honkey Tonk Americana Hard-On 'Do Wrong Right,' Play At Slim's 4/28 by Erick Pressman Upon first listen, one would think the notorious folk/bluegrass/Americana outfit Devil Makes Three hailed from West Virginia, deep in the backwoods where everything from moonshine to high grade
Arts & Entertainment Post-Punk Legends Wire Bring Their Highly Influential Legacy to Slim’s on 4/17 by Erick Pressman Wire are one of the most influential rock bands of all time. There really isn’t any other way to put it. When the list of bands who have name-checked
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 Funeral Pyre Completes Their National Black Metal Campaign at Submission Space Sunday Night by Erick Pressman Spring has sprung, gas prices have risen, the Giants are played their opening series, and one of California’s brutal, up and coming black metal bands, The Funeral Pyre, are
Arts & Entertainment Rise Against, Bad Religion, Four Year Strong Provide SF with a Generational “Who’s Who” of Punk Saturday Night at Bill Graham Civic by Erick Pressman Can you believe that punk rock is heading into it’s fourth decade of existence? Hell, some say it’s already in its forties depending on which “first punk band
Arts & Entertainment Britney Spears Castro Concert Details The Examiner has more details about Britney Spears' Castro concert for Good Morning America. "The 400 and 500 blocks of Castro Street between Market and 19th streets will be closed starting just before
Arts & Entertainment SFist Attends: UnderCover Presents Pixies 'Doolittle' Monkey's Gone to Heaven? by Daniel Phifer A good cover song is no simple achievement. It requires a very delicate balance. An artist has to add their own stylistic viewpoint to the song
