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New Zealand flow over Detroit beats: Ladi6 hits the Bay for the first time
Ladi6 plays Brick and Mortar tomorrow, Sat/19, and the New Parish Sun/20.By Rob GoszkowskiThere’s a commonality to a large segment of New Zealand music, much of it with a dubbed-out vibe that one would...
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Betty Yee cleared for November runoff after Perez halts Controller's race...
Betty YeeCalifornia Controller candidate Betty Yee, a San Francisco Democrat, will officially square off against Fresno Mayor Ashley Swearengin, a Republican, in the November runoff election after...
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Live Shots: OK Go power through technical difficulties at The Independent
OK Go at The Independent Wednesday, July 16.ALL PHOTOS BY HALEY ZAREMBAOk Go’s catalog is the sonic equivalent of Fruit Loops. Bright, fun, tasty, and far from satisfying or substantive. They are also...
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Scare and scare alike: zombies, maggots, and more at 'BAASICS.5: Monsters'
A detail from George Pfau's zombie survey leaflet, distributed at the show.“We stopped checking for monsters under our beds when we realized they were inside us,” reads a quote often misattributed to...
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Jimmy Cliff high-kicks his way through 50 years of music at the Fillmore
Jimmy Cliff at The Fillmore July 19.Jimmy Cliff is a goddamn maniac. It's about 45 minutes into his 90-minute set at the Fillmore on Saturday night [July 19], and while the sheer volume of ganja smoke...
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Anti-Eviction Mapping Project highlights Urban Green's record of displacement
The Anti-Eviction Mapping Project’s latest creation illustrates the eviction history of Urban Green Investments, a San Francisco-based real estate company that was recently put in the spotlight with...
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SF and UC systems dragging their feet on fossil fuel divestment
The San Francisco Employees’ Retirement System and University of California Board of Regents -- two local entities targeted by campaigns urging them to divest of their fossil fuel investments -- remain...
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Why Brian Wilson's next album will probably be a masterpiece
The Beach Boys (without Wilson, unfortunately) hit the Mountain Winery Friday, Aug. 1The name "Beach Boys" can refer to either of two bands. The first is the happy-go-lucky surf rock band that does...
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Photo Gallery: Graffiti artists tagging in the sunshine at Precita Park
A muralist puts his signature on a free-standing art board at Precita Park. Check out the rest of our photos below. Photo by Joe Fitzgerald RodriguezNormally the sound of 20 or so artists rattling and...
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More reviews from the SF Jewish Film Festival
Anywhere ElsePhoto by J. PrausIf Instagram is anything to go by (read: it’s not), anyone can make a short film — just slap a filter on it and call it a day! Thankfully, the protagonists in Anywhere...
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Will San Francisco voters give Muni more money to serve a growing population?
Beating up on Muni and the San Francisco Municipal Transportation Agency is a perennial pastime for many San Franciscans, who will be given the opportunity to put their money where their mouths are...
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Carletta Sue Kay on strip clubs, literature, and dumpster-diving after art...
Carletta Sue Kay performs Fri/25 at The Chapel.Not long after I sat down with Randy Walker, the male, non-performing ego of one of San Francisco's most undefinable musical acts, vocal powerhouse...
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Twitter releases diversity figures: mostly white, mostly male
Twitter's diversity figures, supplied from its blog.Surprise, shock, flabbergasting awe -- these are all completely invalid responses to Twitter's revelation of its diversity figures, which the...
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Smart Bomb goes off in Oakland
Secret Sidewalk plays the Legionnaire Saloon in Oakland this Sat/26.By Micah DubreuilAs a child, you imagine your toys come to life whenever your back is turned. As an adult in the Bay Area, you...
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SF voters to weigh in on Beach Chalet turf war
Artist rendering of proposed Beach Chalet project.A city project that would install artificial turf and stadium lighting at the Beach Chalet soccer fields at the west end of Golden Gate Park has...
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The Rock gets mythological, ScarJo turns scary-smart, Woody's tepid latest,...
Even his armor has a six-pack: Dwayne Johnson in HerculesPhoto by Kerry BrownIn case you missed the cover of this week's paper, the 34th San Francisco Jewish Film Festival kicked off last night and...
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“How to Cook a Frog” at CounterPulse
What’s cooking?You may well ask, as towering gourmand Julia Child (Annie Danger) appears at Counterpulse tonight and tomorrow, walking her studio audience through a classic recipe with a decidedly...
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Here are some things that happen when you interview hip-hop legend Biz Markie...
Tonight's game starts at 7:05, at which point Biz Markie, the “clown prince of hip-hop,” most famous for his hit sing-songy single “Just a Friend,” off the 1989 album The Biz Never Sleeps, will be...
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Citizens United measure challenged -- does it matter what Californians think...
Recently, the California Legislature approved a nonbinding question that would allow California voters to show their thoughts – mainly, their disdain – for the 2010 US Supreme Court ruling in the...
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Anti-war protesters rally against Gaza invasion and rising Palestinian death...
Jaclyn (left) and Russell Bates protest the invasion of Gaza outside the Israeli consulate in San Francisco.Steven T. JonesAs the West Bank erupted today in a “day of rage” against Israel’s ongoing...
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