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 Hardly Strictly Bluegrass 9: A Gallery We would have taken some more closups of the artists, but you know what? It was pretty goddamn crowded out there at HSB this year! It was especially crowded come around 5:30
Arts & Entertainment A Preview of Hardly Strictly Bluegrass 9 It's going to be a semi-warm weekend and just possibly (though we can't promise anything) it will be sunny in Golden Gate Park at least on Friday and Sunday, so the ninth annual
Arts & Entertainment The Week Ahead: Bay Area Concerts Again this week, our concert preview is being brought to you by Kevin Meenan of Epicsauce, who provides concert listings for Bay Area venues in a neat, easy format each week. Follow Epicsauce
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
misc Correction: Can You Spot the Heterosexuals? The Chronicle couldn't. And neither could we. That is, until we read today's most awesome "Corrections" on SFGate. -- In Saturday's story about the Hardly Strictly Bluegrass Festival, the sexual orientation of the
Arts & Entertainment Augie March Shines at Slim's Augie March, looking a bit haggard - maybe a little drunk, performed their second set of the day - earlier they made an appearance at the Hardly Strictly Bluegrass Festival at Golden Gate
Arts & Entertainment When The Lights Go Down In The City - R.I.P. R.I.P. When The Lights Go Down In The City November 2004 - September 2007 It was SFist's first editor Jackson West who asked me to write a music column back in
Arts & Entertainment We Read The Weeklies Last week's winner, the deceptive SF Weekly. Letters abound, either outraged by the fake Barry Bonds story or entertained by the elk. Why don't the negative letters have the names of the authors?
Arts & Entertainment Hardly Strictly Lineup Announced They've just announced the line-up for this year's fest, taking place on Friday, Saturday and Sunday, October 6, 7 & 8 in Golden Gate Park. Highlights include Elvis Costello, Alejandro Escovedo, Linda Ronstadt,
Arts & Entertainment The 'Fisties: Music Gillian Welch and Victoria Williams sat and watched Emmylou Harris perform, the guys from Los Super Seven hung out with some of the Knitters, and Patty Griffin stood by as Buddy Miller performed.
SF Restaurants, Food & Drink The Opinionated Loudmouth: Val's Restaurant & Lounge Amazing what getting in the wrong turning lane will do for you. After a movie at the Century 20 Daly City — about which theater, the less said, the better, but let's just note
Arts & Entertainment Hardly Strictly Bluegrass How amazing is Dolly Parton? From "9 To 5" to "I Will Always Love You" and beyond, the woman has written a zillion classic songs and has sung them in a voice sweeter