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Death Guild Bids Adieu to Glas Kat, Moves to DNA at End of October

Wed Oct 15, 3:37 PM

One of the city's longest-running club events, Death Guild, is leaving its home of nearly 15 years. Although it originally started at long-defunct venue The Pit (where AsiaSF is now), in 1994 Death Guild moved to 520 4th Street and... More >>

SF Weekly Music Awards Nominee: Arp

Wed Oct 15, 2:15 PM

After parting ways with fellow SF Weekly Music Awards nominees Tussle, Alexis Georgopoulos took the name Arp and traded in the groove for ambiance. The transition proved favorable as evident in the release of In Light, a collection of... More >>

Brian Posehn, Doug Benson, Greg Proops to Play NYE Show in SF

Wed Oct 15, 11:36 AM

(Brian Posehn) We all know you're going to get your drink on for New Year's Eve, but you can also get your laugh on at this year's Comedy Countdown at the Palace of Fine Arts. Ring in 2009 with... More >>

MP3 of the Day: Personal and the Pizzas

Wed Oct 15, 10:19 AM

My friend Robert over at Amoeba hipped me to these guys, Personal and Pizzas, noting that they had the best band name around. I'll admit I didn't get it at first, but listening to their Dictators/Stooges/drunk 'n' Happy Days... More >>

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Features

  • The Maverick MC, the Studio Mess, and the Sturdy Indie Label
    The 2008 local music landscape in three parts.
    By Jennifer Maerz
    Wednesday, October 15
    Okay, we get it. The economy is in rapid decline. The major labels are in rapid decline. And, thanks to San Francisco's insane summer festival... More >>
  • The Bay Area Maverick
    Lyrics Born is proof that going against the grain can work out in the long run.
    By Eric K. Arnold
    Wednesday, October 15
    Tom Shimura may get fervent enthusiasm from audiences over the world, but he can still enjoy a quiet lunch in his hometown of Berkeley without... More >>
  • The Big Studio Slump
    The body count of legendary recording studios that have gone silent is undeniable.
    By Ezra Gale
    Wednesday, October 15
    Making albums used to be pretty simple in the "golden age" of the music biz, at least in theory. Get your record label to pony up at least a... More >>
  • Slumberland Records: Trapped in Amber
    A local record label offers a valuable lesson in sticking to your mission.
    By Mike McGonigal
    Wednesday, October 15
    Slumberland Records' sole honcho, Mike Schulman, has hardly slept for days. But you'd never guess from the animated way he talks. We're hanging... More >>
  • Casting Votes: Music Awards 2008
    By Jennifer Maerz
    Wednesday, October 15
    Every fall, SF Weekly tackles a new election season. While this November offers significant political issues for voters to decide upon, in... More >>
  • 2008 Music Awards Program
    Wednesday, October 15
    Host Bucky Sinister Bucky Sinister is a comedian, spoken-word artist, poet, author, and a recovering substance abuser. His 2007 CD, What Happens... More >>
  • 2008 Music Awards Nominees
    Wednesday, October 15
    Rap/Hip-Hop Brought to you by Esurance Icer Air Azeem At a time when most rappers appeal to passions below the belt, Azeem strives to create art... More >>
  • Sly Stone is lured from hiding once again
    By Ezra Gale
    Wednesday, October 15
    Sly Stone "performed" at the Grammys in 2006 with a garish, taped-on blond Mohawk. He left after singing a couple of verses with a ragtag... More >>
  • The Dead C's harsh reality
    By Mike Rowell
    Wednesday, October 15
    Infamous New Zealand noise-rock trio the Dead C certainly isn't for everybody. Some music fans find the band's chaotic lo-fi din unlistenable,... More >>
  • The Streets
    Everything Is Borrowed (Vice)
    Wednesday, October 15
    Since rising to international fame in 2002 with the rowdy, inventive Original Pirate Material, British MC Mike Skinner — aka the Streets... More >>
  • The Dead Science
    Villainaire (Constellation)
    By Mark Keresman
    Wednesday, October 15
    Seattle-based Dead Science is either a pop band with experimental inclinations or an avant-garde combo disguised with contemporary mannerisms. On... More >>
  • Syclops
    I've Got My Eye on You (DFA)
    By Hobey Echlin
    Wednesday, October 15
    Whether you believe (or care) that Maurice Fulton, a house producer known more for his techno-tinged outré-disco than the whoop-whoop of... More >>
  • Chemical 'Lab
    By Ryan Foley
    Wednesday, October 15
    Stereolab's music begs to be decoded. The production is so layered and crisp that the instruments never nettle one another, while the band's pop... More >>
  • Totally Wired
    By Jess Scott
    Wednesday, October 15
    In a decade saturated with bloated rock songs, it's easy to appreciate the concise methods of Wire in 1976, when the band's tense, polished... More >>
  • Howl at the Moondoggies
    By Brian J. Barr
    Wednesday, October 15
    Seattle's Moondoggies have been wooing crowds with their country-rock musings for more than a year now. Picked up by Hardly Art, the band just... More >>
  • Tina Turner
    By Andrew Stout
    Wednesday, October 15
    With her sultry voice, Tina Turner could literally phone in a performance and still set the night ablaze. But a show-stopping turn at this year's... More >>
  • Be Kind, Reeeeewind
    By Tony Ware
    Wednesday, October 15
    As the classic drum 'n' bass MC shoutout goes, "Selectah, reeeeewind!" And a mental rewind is just what you can expect from U.K. DJ and producer... More >>
  • Wild Horses
    By Jaime Lees
    Wednesday, October 15
    With the release of her revolutionary debut, Horses, Patti Smith solidified her place in the vibrant music scene of 1970s New York City. From... More >>
  • Lavelle’s Yer UNKLE
    By Tamara Palmer
    Wednesday, October 15
    As founder of the legendary Mo' Wax label, Londoner James Lavelle was dictating musical style across the globe in his early 20s, exposing hip-hop... More >>
  • Float like a butterfly, bowl like a woman at the Chieftain
    By Katy St. Clair
    Wednesday, October 15
    Professional bowling is fascinating, but you knew that already. The really fascinating professional bowling happens in the women's leagues, where... More >>

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National

Music from Coast to Coast

Broward - Palm Beach

Swedish metal act Opeth storms Revolution on Monday

By Saby Reyes-Kulkarni
By the ripe old age of 7, Opeth leader Mikael Åkerfeldt already considered himself a... More >>

Dallas

The Magnetic Fields Turn Down the Volume

Stephin Merritt uses Distortion to protect the Magnetic Fields from mothers everywhere
By Elliott Johnston
Concocting outré underground pop for more than a decade doesn't necessarily shield you... More >>

Denver

The Black Angels are psyched about the 13th Floor Elevators

By Adam Perry
The Black Angels are a trip to see in concert. The last time they played the Bluebird, they... More >>

Houston

Northern Soul: Portugal. The Man

Straight outta Sarah Palin country
By Anthofer, James
No one would blame John Baldwin Gourley if he never listened to oldies again. That's all the... More >>

Kansas City

Broken Social Scene ropes in Land of Talk, Feist and others for its collective indie-rock chaos.

By SHAE MOSELEY
At the turn of the 21st century, few predicted the overwhelming influence that Canadians would... More >>

Miami

New World Symphony Opens Its Season with Stravinsky

The Lincoln Theatre will be alive with the sound of the Russian bad boy's music.
By Andrés Solar
The "punk composer" of his generation, Beethoven garnered that reputation mostly because of... More >>

Phoenix

Opeth Continues Its Quest to Fuse Metal and Mellowness

By Saby Reyes-Kulkarni
By the ripe old age of 7, Opeth leader Mikael Åkerfeldt already considered himself a... More >>

St. Louis

Circle of Friends: Broken Social Scene ropes in Land of Talk and others for its collective indie-rock chaos

By Shae Moseley
At the turn of the 21st century, few predicted the overwhelming influence that Canadian music... More >>
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