SF News Meet the Oldest Bike Messenger in S.F. Today Mission Mission has a delightful chat with Junior, who's been a bike messenger about town for 35 years. He's sticking with the biz, despite it not being such a growth industry. Here's
misc SFist Interview with Julia Angwin, Author of <i>Stealing MySpace</i> Wall Street Journal Senior Technology Editor Julia Angwin recently took an investigative look at the back-stories of MySpace founders Chris DeWolfe and Tom Anderson, who prior to founding the social networking and glitter-gif
Arts & Entertainment SFist Interviews Carolyn Kuan Considering the weather lately, you might want to do your Chinese New Year celebration indoors. Always attentive to your needs, the SF Symphony is hosting a concert this Sunday at 4pm inside the
Arts & Entertainment Of Montreal: Redux Interview Almost three years ago we interviewed Of Montreal's front man, Kevin Barnes. Since that time they've "blown up" as the Hollywood kids might say. A couple of albums, increasingly amazing outfits, and legendary
Arts & Entertainment Interview: The Spinto Band The road to recovery post Halloween should probably include a strong dose of Bay Area pride and a dash of Delaware’s finest. Half-handed Cloud (Oakland) and The Spinto Band (Wilmington) are playing
misc Interview: Herbie Hancock We caught up with Herbie Hancock the other day as he was in the middle of fixing his car. That’s right, Jazz Legend Herbie Hancock was running late because his hands were
misc Alex Beckstead, Maker of Paperback Dreams 7:30pm at the Oakland Musuem. Free of charge. Outdoors on the museum grounds--bring a blanket. Dessert provided. Favorite local bookstores I'm going to get in trouble for making this list ... it's not
misc Interview: Paul Mecurio What's your take on the comedy scene in the Bay Area? I had a great time when I performed there with Brian Regan. Crowds were cool, a nice vibe to the place. People
misc Interview: Laura Veirs The best fans are.... Pre-teen girls from Texas Best venue to play Guinguette pirate in Paris. it's an old pirate ship that sways while you play. Favorite song to play these days A
Arts & Entertainment Birds of Avalon's Craig Tilley The best fans are…. Smart and rabid. Best venue to play… The Vera in Groningen, Netherlands and Hemlock in San Francisco. Lamest crowd request… Can you dedicate a song to _______ Favorite song to
misc Interview: Jeff Ross What is the best thing about Indie Fest? Having filmgoers get to meet filmmakers and talk movies. What are some standout movies this year? One of my personal favorites is POP SKULL, this
Arts & Entertainment Interview: Kenneth Ryan Kenneth Ryan, Prop Master of the San Francisco Ballet has undergone and SFist interview below. As a San Francisco native he’s got all kinds of good tips about the city. As someone
Arts & Entertainment Interview: Crispin Hellion Glover If you’d like a Crispin Glover experience of your own, Glover will be at the Castro Theater tonight through Sunday. He will be presenting his “Big Slideshow” (which we’ve heard great
Arts & Entertainment The Onion's Joe Randazzo What is the dumbest thing in the world? I am tempted to say nationalism, for the way in which it rallies people around a symbol they believe to be inextricably linked to their
Arts & Entertainment Let Us Praise Ragnar Bohlin It's never too late to break the ice, and we have an excellent opportunity: usually Ragnar's work happens in the background, and is acknowledged after each chorus performance, when he springs up on
Arts & Entertainment SFist Interviews Charles Saufley of Assemble Head in Sunburst Sound Local psych-rock heavies the Assemble Head in Sunburst Sound pilot a cavernous, abandoned spaceship, where the ponderous echoes of Black Sabbath, Neil Young, the Stooges, and the 13th Floor Elevators reverberate through empty
Arts & Entertainment Getting to Know... Maldroid We briefly introduced you to Maldroid earlier this week but this time we wanted to do a full introduction before the big day. Tickets are still available - you can get them here.
Arts & Entertainment Interview: Brian Regan What's your take on the comedy scene in the Bay Area? I don't live in the Bay Area, but I when i see Bay Area people slip on banana peels, I laugh my
Arts & Entertainment Interview: Reverend Billy As you walk around and see stores decorated for Christmas before Halloween, it’s hard not to think that consumerism has gone out of control in this country. Unlike other problems, there’s
Arts & Entertainment Getting to Know... MiGGs Full given name: Donald Patrick Miggs Hometown: Home, hometown? Bay Shore, NY. I have a home in beautiful Montclair/Oakland I'm selling but now I live in Malibu and Tampa. Relationship status: Incredibly
Arts & Entertainment Interview Redux: 'Of Montreal's' Kevin Barnes Of Montreal is known for putting on a great live show. In addition to their infectious indie pop tunes (we know you’ll be singing scraps of lyrics for weeks to come), they
Arts & Entertainment SFist Interviews Eugene Robinson By Frances Reade Eugene Robinson has been the leader of S.F.'s most dangerous art-rock band Oxbow since 1989. We don’t mean Oxbow is "dangerous" as in "Tipper-Gore-no-likey." We mean "dangerous"
Arts & Entertainment Interview: Social Studies Last week’s Pipette’s show was, as predicted, fantastic. The surprise highlight was one of the openers—Social Studies. When we found out they were local we fell in love with the
Arts & Entertainment Labeque and Call We chatted with Marielle Labeque half asleep, as we could only schedule the interview for the morning in New York, where she was performing with her sister Katia, conducted by her husband Semyon
