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​Shake off the workday without shedding too many bills. Check out this week's picks for living cheaply without giving up your weekend dose of pop culture and pedal steel. Street Art San Francisco...

Jennifer Maerz ​Shake off the workday without shedding too many bills. Check out this week's picks for living cheaply without giving up your weekend dose of pop culture and pedal steel. Street Art San Francisco...

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​Andy Caldwell is a skilled pianist and trumpeter, but his classical training takes a back seat to his rep in the clubs. The Om Records staple and Uno Recordings owner has spent the past decade an...

Jennifer Maerz ​Andy Caldwell is a skilled pianist and trumpeter, but his classical training takes a back seat to his rep in the clubs. The Om Records staple and Uno Recordings owner has spent the past decade an...

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​ Found on Townsend and Fourth Street. ...

Alexia Tsotsis ​ Found on Townsend and Fourth Street. ...

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​Local producer/remixer/dancefloor commander Wallpaper. posted a new upbeat number this week. Main man Eric Frederic mashed a little Mariah Carey ("Emotions") into Fools Gold's "Surprise Hotel." F...

Jennifer Maerz ​Local producer/remixer/dancefloor commander Wallpaper. posted a new upbeat number this week. Main man Eric Frederic mashed a little Mariah Carey ("Emotions") into Fools Gold's "Surprise Hotel." F...

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Blues Control @ The Hemlock ​In terms of cringeworthy musical clichés, stating that "the blues" is a state of mind ranks near the top of the list. Thankfully, Queens-based duo Blues Control gets...

Andy Beta Blues Control @ The Hemlock ​In terms of cringeworthy musical clichés, stating that "the blues" is a state of mind ranks near the top of the list. Thankfully, Queens-based duo Blues Control gets...

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​"One Day: A Collective Narrative of Tehran" @ Intersection For The ArtsTaraneh Hemami of San Francisco and Ghazaleh Hedayat of Tehran teamed up to curate "One Day: A Collective Narrative of Teh...

Tara Jepsen ​"One Day: A Collective Narrative of Tehran" @ Intersection For The ArtsTaraneh Hemami of San Francisco and Ghazaleh Hedayat of Tehran teamed up to curate "One Day: A Collective Narrative of Teh...

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Beware, San Francisco. The VIP dwelling, bottle service-ordering, loud cell phone-talking douchebags of the world are organizing. They demand a new, politically correct respect from all you snide...

Jennifer Maerz Beware, San Francisco. The VIP dwelling, bottle service-ordering, loud cell phone-talking douchebags of the world are organizing. They demand a new, politically correct respect from all you snide...

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​You don't know what you got til it's gone. And if you're a commuter, that mantra holds doubly true for the Bay Bridge. Last week's bridge shutdown caused massive migraines (and prevented us from ...

Jennifer Maerz ​You don't know what you got til it's gone. And if you're a commuter, that mantra holds doubly true for the Bay Bridge. Last week's bridge shutdown caused massive migraines (and prevented us from ...

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​SF Weekly is looking for local freelance music writers to contribute to All Shook Down. We're seeking both occasional and steady contributors. Applicants must have solid knowledge of multiple g...

Jennifer Maerz ​SF Weekly is looking for local freelance music writers to contribute to All Shook Down. We're seeking both occasional and steady contributors. Applicants must have solid knowledge of multiple g...

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​Photographer Hanna Quevedo hit the Dia De Los Muertos party in the Mission--where, she writes, "sugar skulls and candles meet bike-powered carriages and shadow puppetry in a mash-up of the tradit...

Jennifer Maerz ​Photographer Hanna Quevedo hit the Dia De Los Muertos party in the Mission--where, she writes, "sugar skulls and candles meet bike-powered carriages and shadow puppetry in a mash-up of the tradit...

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Local rapper Alexander Spit put a whole batch of remixes from his Beat for the Street album up for grabs today on his Web site. Hear 10 different versions of the title track, from Broken Figure...

Jennifer Maerz Local rapper Alexander Spit put a whole batch of remixes from his Beat for the Street album up for grabs today on his Web site. Hear 10 different versions of the title track, from Broken Figure...

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​Chinese Stars @ Thee ParksideAfter rising from the blackened ashes of Skin Graft noiseniks Arab on Radar, The Chinese Stars initially seemed set on continuing their previous band's discomfiting m...

John Graham ​Chinese Stars @ Thee ParksideAfter rising from the blackened ashes of Skin Graft noiseniks Arab on Radar, The Chinese Stars initially seemed set on continuing their previous band's discomfiting m...

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The Emerald TriangleMonday, Nov. 2, 2009The IndependentBetter than: Watching Vetiver open for Chris Robinson's Wooden Family open for Jonathan Rice open for Ryan Adams open for Interpol. ​"We're a...

Jennifer Maerz The Emerald TriangleMonday, Nov. 2, 2009The IndependentBetter than: Watching Vetiver open for Chris Robinson's Wooden Family open for Jonathan Rice open for Ryan Adams open for Interpol. ​"We're a...

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​The Mission's 13-year-old community radio station, Pirate Cat Radio, claims it has been issued a "proposed" $10,000 fine by the FCC. The station responded by issuing a press release on Halloween ...

Jennifer Maerz ​The Mission's 13-year-old community radio station, Pirate Cat Radio, claims it has been issued a "proposed" $10,000 fine by the FCC. The station responded by issuing a press release on Halloween ...

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​If your creepy dreams don't have the best soundtracks, perhaps you should fall asleep with Ben Frost on your stereo. The Icelandic composer makes eerie, minimalist soundtracks for suspenseful es...

Jennifer Maerz ​If your creepy dreams don't have the best soundtracks, perhaps you should fall asleep with Ben Frost on your stereo. The Icelandic composer makes eerie, minimalist soundtracks for suspenseful es...

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