Relive your childhood next week when the Jeff Sanford Orchestra plays selections from composer Raymond Scott, whose pieces were featured in several Looney Tunes cartoons. Just like practically everyone on earth, Sanford grew up on Looneys like Bugs and Daffy, and spent the past few years tracking down Scott's arrangements. Sanford's 13-piece band revisits all your favorite Merrie Melodies and Looney Tunes March 7 at Pearl's. -- ASD Staff Report
Finally, a reason to own a PlayStation 3. The hotly anticipated fourth installment of the Metal Gear Solid series now has an official release date. Metal Gear Solid 4: Guns of the Patriots is slated to be in stores this summer, June 12. Not only that, but Sony plans to release a PlayStation 3 bundle that will include a copy of the game, an 80GB drive, and a brand new DualShock 3 controller replacing the crappy SixAxis that never really lived up to Wii standards. The updated console also features backwards compatibility, so you can catch up on all prior MGS titles. -- ASD Staff Report
In this week's episode, Casey and Paul are finally at Why? frontman Yoni Wolf's door. Sparks then fly when the two barge in to relax their feet. -- ASD Staff Report
Blitzen Trapper with Fleet Foxes February 28, 2008 Bottom of the Hill Better Than: Watching the OC on DVD while doing homework. Way better. Download: Anything from Fleet Foxes, "Wild Mountain Nations" and "Sci-Fi Kid" by Blitzen Trapper. Also check out opening bands Sholi from the Bay Area (they covered a song in Farsi) and Here, Here from San Francisco (they sound like the Arcade Fire's pop punk baby).
Some people claim that the bigger the better, a more music savvy interpretation of this theory could be the more instruments and band members the more rockin'. Tonight's show provided the perfect evidence. Bottom of the Hill opened their doors to about a hundred musicians and five hundred instruments for the four band Noise Pop show (only a slight hyperbole). Sure preparing the stage , tuning and set change took a billion years, but it felt worth every minute.
Sub Pop band Blitzen Trapper hail from the Pacific Northwest. Portland, OR to be exact. "The City of Roses," home to loads of breweries, several bridges, Powell's Books (a full city block of reading material), the Trail Blazers and several indie rock phenomenons (the Shins, the Decemberists, the Thermals, anyone?). Obviously the city could foster enormous talent.
Those kooky rock lobsters known as the B-52's release their brand new album in March. And since you haven't heard a studio recording from them in 16 years, you get to download the new song, "Hot Corner," for free. Read Kate Pierson's interview with Rolling Stone, then click "More" for the latest on the upcoming album, Funplex. -- ASD Staff Report
Indie forefathers R.E.M. comes out with a brand new album this year, and that also means a national tour. Michael Stipe and the boys make a visit to Berkeley's Greek Theatre in May. They're also bringing fellow indie legends Modest Mouse, so missing this show definitely will be the end of the world as you know it. And no, you won't feel fine. More on the new album after the jump. -- ASD Staff Report
Because nothing screams "hip-hop" quite like cheap Russian alcohol, Smirnoff brings you a series of remixes from your favorite emcees and producers. The latest is "The Light '08," Just Blaze's remix of Common's classic love song. You can download it here, as well as other remixes from A Tribe Called Quest and Boogie Down Productions. -- ASD Staff Report
After a dozen years of disco & debauchery, the longtime gay dance institution known as Fag Fridays is dropping its weekly needle on the house records for one last time. This Friday, February 29, the event begun by partners Jose Mineros and Dave Peterson — first (and most famously) at the Endup, then more recently at Pink — is ending its run as a regular nightclub, only to resurface for occasional special events. It seems, however, that Mineros and Peterson may have more ambitious entrepreneurial plans on the horizon. In a message to the Weekly, Peterson wrote:
Mime/Ballerina Ashley Lauren Saks and camerawoman Jenny Jacobi got kicked off the Golden Gate Bridge by the California Highway Patrol. Their crimes: disturbing the public and shooting a video without obtaining the requisite permits. Read their story here:
So far Cycle 10 of America's Next Top Model has enlightened America to a serious problem previously ignored -- Tyra Banks must be on crack. Sure, in previous cycles she said and did some odd things, but so far this season trumps anything that occurred before. Last night the girls took their first visit to the Top Model house only to discover a bed shortage. Instead there were several sets of bunk and one enormous bed for the rest of the girls, an idea coined by Tila Tequila (classy). They also received their first "Tyra Mail." Unfortunately for us, the message now scrolls across a screen and the girls read it aloud then jump up and down with excitement. Easily the most irritating concept of all time.
You like golden-age hip-hop circa '89-'94 complimented with unlimited alcohol for your liver's delight? Well then you simply must go to Club Six this Friday, Feb. 29, for Rebirth of Slick-- a night of good old "boom bap" beats courtesy of Digable Planets' DJ Jedi, matched with an open bar. Space is limited, so get on the RSVP with the quickness. -- ASD Staff Report
If you enjoyed the dastardly adventures of Spider Jerusalem in Warren Ellis' Transmetropolitan series, then you rock. If you're Jonesing for more Ellis, check out FreakAngels, a web comic about people with special powers living in post-apocalyptic England. It's free and comes out every week with a new issue. Bald gonzo journalist not included. -- ASD Staff Report
Yeah, yeah, the name evokes Dr. Evil, or Al Gore, but think of it this way: $2,500 is a lot of Top Ramen.
Submit portfolios/slides/examples we can hold on to of your artwork, films, book, play, clothing to the SF Weekly by Feb. 27, then we make nominees, people vote, and you get what amounts to seven-months rent in the Mission if you know what rat-holes to apply to.
To Repeat:
SF Weekly Wants to Give You $2,500 Because You're A Dope Artist. Deadline to Apply is Feb. 27. Tell your friends.
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It’s official—Noise Pop has fallen off like whoa. Sure, you could make arguments for The Mountain Goats, Magnetic Fields and Cursive, but this year’s lineup can’t hold a candle to last year’s big names like Sebadoh, Roky Erickson, Ted Leo and tons more good shows. But c’mon, Stellastarr*? How does Carson Daly’s favorite band hold up to a 60-year-old mentally ill psych rocker? Fear not, there’s a few events to note in between all the middle-of-the-pack indie artists playing this year. -By Oscar Pascual
Wed 2/27 — What We Do is Secret, 9:15 p.m. at Roxie Theatre. $10.
Since there’s no band at NoisePop even a smidgeon as aggressive and vitriolic as The Germs were, you might as well just check out the screening of What We Do is Secret, a new biopic about frontman Darby Crash, that will be followed by a Q & A with the film’s director and cast. But please don’t give yourselves cigarette burns at the Roxie. The smell of popcorn butter and searing flesh just don’t go well with each other.
Thur 2/28—Human Giant, 8 p.m. at Mezzanine. $15/$20. ... (Click 'More' to Continue Reading 'NoisePop
