Arts & Entertainment McDonald's-Themed Black Sabbath Cover Band Mac Sabbath Comes To Slim's Sunday Some of you may have caught Mac Sabbath when they performed at the GastroMagic stage at Outside Lands last year, and you already understand that they're a weird and funny amalgam of KISS,
Arts & Entertainment The 11 Best Bay Area Events This Weekend SFist often receives emails about events happening in the Bay Area, and though we can't write about them all, we've compiled a list of best stuff happening this weekend for you to check
Arts & Entertainment Free Concert Series Will Celebrate Five Musical Genres Close to San Francisco's Heart This post is brought to you by our advertiser, Converse. From June 23 - 27 at Slim's, Converse will celebrate the grand opening of their biggest West Coast location with Represent, honoring five
Arts & Entertainment Free Concert Series Will Celebrate Five Musical Genres Close to San Francisco's Heart This post is brought to you by our advertiser, Converse. From June 23 - 27 at Slim's, Converse will celebrate the grand opening of their biggest West Coast location with Represent, honoring five
Arts & Entertainment Go Do This Thing Tonight: Deerhoof At Slim's From their humble beginnings as a little-known nineties noise rock band to critical acclaim for one of Pitchfork's top albums of the 2000s, San Francisco's Deerhoof have made a name for themselves with
Arts & Entertainment This Week in Le Rock: Mar 3 - 9 Wednesday night is when things get real exciting. Division Day, who released their debut album, Beartrap Island on Eenie Meenie Records (Scissors for Lefty, Wallpaper, Great Northern) at the end of last year
misc This Week in Le Rock: Feb 11 - 17 Friday, the local music scene takes us by storm with MiGGs over at Red Devil Lounge and Maldroid at Bottom of the Hill. Both bands are from Oakland, though technically Don Miggs just
misc SFist Tonight Let's Get Lost (1988): Bruce Weber followed around jazz trumpeter and heroin addict Chet Baker on a year-long excursion, "from the West Coast, to the East Coast, to Europe--including a stop at the
misc This Week in Le Rock: January 21 - 27 Wednesday, there is the sold-out Ingrid Michaelson show that had to be moved from Cafe du Nord to Slim's because apparently everyone is into "librarian chic" right now. Though it's sold-out, you can
misc Contest: Melee @ Slim's 01/18/08 Until June, from sunny Phoenix, traveled to Los Angeles in hopes of a record deal. Obviously, at first, they got lost in the mix, but promised themselves that if they didn't have a
misc This Week in Le Rock: January 14-20 Friday night, there's a tie between three different shows. You can head over to Slim's to see Melee, a strong favorite of our local radio station, Alice 97.3. Don't be late because
misc SFist Tonight No Single Left Behind: Depressed at the thought of being single for the rest of your life? Then, go get a cat or eight. Sheesh. Or, better yet, attend this seminar where,according
misc SFist Tonight Oakland Interfaith Gospel Ensemble: This awe-inspiring gospel ensemble from "the other side of the Bay," noted for its "interfaith, multi-racial, and multi-cultural" makeup -- will get you in the mood. The Christmas-y mood,
Arts & Entertainment This Week in Le Rock: December 17-23 Friday night you'll want to head over to Slim's to catch six bands: Perfect Machines, Fyre Away, High Like Five, the Paper Sons, Punch Face and Bob Hill Band. We're most excited about
Arts & Entertainment SFist Tonight -- Doug Benson: How he didn't win the last season of Last Comic Standing is above and beyond all logic. Then again, competitive reality TV makes little sense at times. (See: Banks, Tyra)
Arts & Entertainment SFist Tonight -- Roller Boogie (1979): '70s campfest about brightly colored roller skaters trying to keep their roller skating rink open should be fun, we think. For some reason older folks seem to have a
Arts & Entertainment New Tunes Tuesday #6 Each Tuesday we will feature new music that should (or whatever) be on your radar. Looking at the fact that Serj Tankian's concert at Slim's on October 28th is already sold out, we
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 SFist Tonight -- Augie March: Australia band, crooners of the catchy "One Crowded Hour," will be playing at 8:30 p.m. at Slim's; $15. -- The Go-Go's: Saccharine '80s LA girl rock. Gravy Train!
Arts & Entertainment SFist Tonight -- Lez Zeppelin and Dolorata: Lesbian-y Led Zepplin cover band and indie-rock band perform in SOMA. Doors open at 8 p.m. at Slim's, 333 - 11th Street (at Folsom); $18. -- Jeff
Arts & Entertainment SFist Tonight -- The Exorcist: Linda Blair, pea soup, 360-degree head turn, Satan, "the power of Christ compels you...," blah, blah -- whatever, it's still a great movie. And besides, it stars Ellen Burstyn, who
Arts & Entertainment When The Lights Go Down In The City There are no less than three fantastic music festivals all taking place over the weekend of September 14-16. What gives? And how do we choose? Since we live in the bay area, perhaps
Arts & Entertainment SFist Tonight -- The Cribs, Sean Na Na, and the Hugs: popscene presents a surprisingly not-so-greasy group of Britrockers, the Cribs, performing along with Sean Na Na and the Hugs. (Aw.) Show starts at 8
Arts & Entertainment SFist Giveaway! Win Tickets To The Cribs It is a cavalcade of giving these days at SFist! Today's present to our faithful readers: tickets for you and a friend to see new alternaband the Cribs. They're three brothers (two twins)
