Arts & Entertainment SFist Tonight MUSIC: Cubby Creatures co-founder Brian Weaver strums the bass in a new band these days, Reptiel (that's Dutch for Reptile, who also feature ex-Thee More Shallows ilk). They play a gig in the
misc We Give Good Music Wanna go? Great, as per SFist giveaway protocol leave us a Haiku (relating to the band, the season, or the recession) in the comments. We'll choose our favorite and give you a pair
Arts & Entertainment SFist Tonight CLUB: Celebrate the achievements of women in technology and business at something called San Francisco Webgrrls Holiday Celebration. It starts at 7 p.m. and features an open bar for two hours, decent
Arts & Entertainment MTT Joins YouTube Symphony Project "'Classical' music does not need gimmicks OR marketers/managers," hrumphs an SFGate commenter. Oh, but it does. Joining the likes of Gavin Newsom with this here YouTube craze your father just heard about,
Arts & Entertainment Scenes from the Decemberists at the Warfield Last night's the Decemberists show proved to be the typical success these Portland-based cats see when they play to the Bay Area. For those of you who missed it, Adam Findley snapped these
SF News Troubled Venues Ask City for Bailouts Four jazz venues that serve grub - 1300 On Fillmore, Yoshi's, Rasselas and Sheba Lounge - are asking the San Francisco Redevelopment Agency "for additional loans and to restructure debt to survive." These
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
SF News Prince Doesn't Hate the Gays? We received an angry letter from an even angrier Prince fan today. (Yes, they still exist.) He or she says to SFist, "I think you're a real creep to print something like that.
misc Prince Hates the Gays The smurf who made a name for himself wearing ass-less yellow pants; penning such anthems as Cream, Sexy Motherfucker, Darling Nikki; and having an ouvre based on where he shoots his DNA loads,
Arts & Entertainment Photos: Ben Folds at the Warfield Speaking of bricks, Ben Folds (i.e., the delightful Elton John-Billy Joel fusion of our time) played at the Warfield last night. Photog drfindley managed to capture some choice shots of the scraggly-haired
Arts & Entertainment Win Tix to Loquat's CD Release Party on Saturday San Francisco favs Loquat will be celebrating the release of their new album Secrets of the Sea from Talking House Records on Saturday night at Bottom of the Hill. The show will mark
misc Interview: Leona Naess What is your favorite song to perform these days? My favorite song to perform would probably be ‘Ballerina’ or un-named What is the lamest crowd request? Free Bird..every bloody show..like its
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 Halloween with the Heavy Castro shut down got you blue? We've got you covered. We're giving a pair of tickets away today and tomorrow to see Mr. Roboto's Halloween bash with the Heavy and a bunch of
Arts & Entertainment SFist Reviews: Joshua Bell at the SF Symphony SF Symphony guest conductor Fabio Luisi did his best last week to steal the thunder of violin megastar Joshua Bell. He opened the program with a tone poem by Richard Strauss, Don Juan.
Arts & Entertainment The Killers' Concert At The Warfield Tonight Has Been Killed This just in: "The Killers have been forced to cancel their show this evening at San Francisco's Warfield due to illness. The show will be rescheduled for December 12th at The Warfield; all
misc Monday Madness We're here to help you beat the mean mondays. The Kook's latest album is one of our favorite of the year-- they'd like some SFists and their favorite +1's to see them this
misc Sigur Ros @ the Greek The Sigur Ros show in Berkeley on Friday night was notable for the rabidity of the fans, the beauty of the music, and the cooperation of the elements. Fans on the front row
misc Interview: Jose Gonzalez How much time have you spent in SF? I've played there a couple of times, didn't stay here that long. I saw some of the city, while walking around. And also when we
misc Interview: The Heavenly States The best fans are.... Ted: Heavenly States Fans! Jeremy: Listeners Genevieve: Delicious and/or ribald. Masanori: Sweaty. Best venue to play Ted: We've played a lot of venues but I'd have to say
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 Interview: Ledisi Normally we spend a lot of time writing introductions, but really how could we top “If there had been a roof at the park, the singer would have torn it off the sucker,
misc Music & Muzak Tonight: If hip hop, soul, or funk are your thing, check out Ledisi at The Warfield. She’s local, and she’s blowing up these days. Another local band worth checking out tonight
misc Lia Rose of Built for the Sea The best fans are.... Like my dear friend Ryan Harvey says, "Friends not fans" http://critical-mass.info/ Best venue to play Great American Music Hall Favorite song to play these days Pacific – the
Arts & Entertainment Horns O'Plenty We are particularly partial to bands featuring the trumpet, our assigned instrument in 5th-grade band. We remember thinking to our small selves, "it's only got three buttons... how hard could it be?" These
