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Vinyl party: Record Store Day is almost here
Awww, the Flaming Lips and Heady Fwends. Records nerds take heed: limited record releases from the Flaming Lips, Neon Indian, Jack White, Mark Sultan, Xiu Xiu with Dirty Beaches, and more await thee....
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Party Radar, 4/20 special: Doc Martin and J-Boogie, Joey Negro, South Rakkas...
Snapshot of the scrubbed Eagle Tavern via Anna Conda What's more emotionally hair-raising than tonight's "appearance" by DJ Pauly D at the Sound Factory? The pic accompanying this post of the scrubbed...
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Appetite: An elegant line of tequilas
Jesus Maria's Tequila Avion: tasty, refined Tequila Avión has gained a sort of cult status from a (unsolicited) mention in the show Entourage, but I’m glad to say this tequila holds enough quality to...
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Judge denies Mirkarimi motions; city process begins Monday
Ross Mirkarimi and attorney David Waggoner (background) addressed reporters after today's hearing. Guardian photo by Steven T. Jones Superior Court Judge Harold Kahn today denied all motions by...
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Even more from the tUnE-yArDs interview
The power of tUnE-yArDs. GUARDIAN PHOTO BY EMILY SAVAGE. Despite a relentless touring schedule, and an intense side-project, scoring the upcoming SFIFF-presented evening of Buster Keaton shorts at the...
View ArticleDick Meister: Fair Trade: Not With Columbia
By Dick Meister Dick Meister, former labor editor of the SF Chronicle and KQED-TV Newsroom, has covered labor and politics for more than a half century. Contact him through his website,...
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Action Girl leaves Black Rock City LLC
Andie Grace and Burning Man founder Larry Harvey on the roof of Black Rock City LLC's mid-Market HQ shortly after they moved in. Steven T. Jones This week's resignation of Andie Grace (aka Action...
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Heads Up: 6 must-see concerts this week
Remember beach weather? The She's do. Is it mundane to still be talking about the weather? What if we’re reminiscing about fickle San Francisco, and a rejuvenating weekend full of beaming hot sun,...
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Willie Brown's "friends" at airbnb
Treasurer Jose Cisneros is under fire San Francisco's treasurer, Jose Cisneros, usually operates out of the limelight, and he likes it that way. Most of what he does is about making sure the city's...
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Ethics Commission opens the long and complex case against Mirkarimi
Suspended Sheriff Ross Mirkarimi awaits the start of today's Ethics Commission hearing. Steven T. Jones Tonight’s first Ethics Commission hearing on the procedures and standards that will govern the...
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Activists demonstrate, spend the night outside Wells Fargo
GUARDIAN PHOTO BY YAEL CHANOFF About 50 gathered for a demonstration April 23 outside the west coast Wells Fargo headquarters on Montgomery and California- and 20 stayed the night- in a plan to...
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Uzi Rash lets it bleed at Bender’s
Uzi Rash's Max Nordlie lets out the demons. PHOTO BY DALLIS WILLARD The stars aligned in a sinful sort of way this past weekend when warm weather coincided with the 4/20 holiday. I spent the evening...
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Localized Appreesh: Street Eaters
Word on the Street...Eaters. PHOTO BY GRACE BARTLETT Localized Appreesh is our weekly thank-you column to the musicians that make the Bay. To be considered, contact emilysavage@sfbg.com. There are...
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A Guardian announcement
After 45 years of "printing the news and raising hell" -- and contributing significantly to the cultural and political vibrancy of the Bay Area -- Bay Guardian co-publishers Bruce Brugmann and Jean...
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Fixie freaks, this weekend's for you
Biker Matt Reyes gets gnarly at last year's Ride + Style PHOTO BY JUSTIN KOSMAN/RED BULL CONTENT POOL If riding fixed gear bikes on BMX-style ramps and structures sounds like something you'd think up...
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Live Shots: Lulacruza at Red Poppy Art House
After Latin American duo Lulacruza finished playing their opening piece last Saturday, the entire, sardine-packed Red Poppy Art House fell totally silent. It wasn't that the audience didn't like the...
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Appetite: Pebble Beach Food and Wine Fest delighted with celeb chefs, wine...
Despite chilly breezes and outrageously high ticket prices ($500 was cheap), PBF&W, April 12-15, was a bustling, fun-filled weekend, with celebrity chefs, after (and after-after) parties, copious...
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Letters from Hole guitarist Eric Erlandson
Lived through it: Eric Erlandson. As the guitarist for Hole, Eric Erlandson was at the center of the alternative rock explosion of the early 1990s, a member of one of the most popular and...
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Pissed off shareholders, homeowners, and taxpayers converge on Wells Fargo...
2,000 protesters showed up to the April 24 Wells Fargo shareholder meeting GUARDIAN PHOTO BY YAEL CHANOFF Wells Fargo managed to hold its shareholder meeting April 24, but not without difficulty. A...
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For your (even further) consideration: expanded short takes on SFIFF, week two
Image from POLISSE courtesy of the SF Film Society Ahoy! Yes, there's still time to gorge on the 55th annual SFIFF; even if you're just getting into movie-watching mode today, there's a full week...
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