Just a heads up: All Shook Down will be back Tuesday, not Monday, as usual, thanks to the long holiday. We hope this will prevent us from having to post hungover (again). Though probably not.

Here's a celebratory song: a cover of Graham Nash's "Military Madness" by Woods.

Have a good weekend.

This weekend was a great weekend to geek out. Whether you wanted to dress like a superhero or go to a nerdy picnic in Golden Gate Park, opportunities abounded to just let your inner-dork hang out.

Hanna Quevedo

​Heroes and villains in all sorts of outrageous costumes took over the waterfront this weekend and spandex, latex, and face paint was the order of the day. Photographer Hanna Quevedo captured shots of all the caped crusaders at The Superhero Street Fair.

Christopher Victorio

​Our music editor Ian S. Port was in the audience when Sir Paul McCartney took the stage in AT&T park. And photographer Chris Victorio captured shots of the former Beatles songwriter and the crowd.

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There was no shortage of fun and games last weekend, and our hard-working writers and photographers beat the pavement to bring you news of the fun you missed (or can't remember).

Chris Roberts

​The city may be losing it over the World Cup, but there was another cup in town this weekend: the first ever High Times Medical Cannabis Cup.  Check out Chris Roberts shots of the colorful (the main color was green) event.

Calibree Photography

​ The girls of Hubba Hubba Revue went to hell at the DNA Lounge, but everyone there felt like they were in heaven as the ladies strutted their stuff all over the stage. Calibree Photography caught every tassel shake and shimmy.   More >>

Summer has arrived people. You know what that means: there are several hours during he day in which you can wear shorts (in select city micro-climates) before you start freezing to death and regretting your wardrobe choice. But that's what weekends are for: drinking enough to feel comfortable in shorts outdoors after the sun slips away.

Gretchen Robinette

​The U.S. Air Guitar Championship went down at the Fillmore, and the best imaginary-guitar players were on hand to shred it up (some in shredded short-shorts) before a panel of judges and fans.

Christopher Victorio

​Photographer Christopher Victorio captured the Tom Petty and the Heartbreakers show at Oracle Arena, and Music Editor Ian S. Port reviewed it, opening his account with this attention grabbing sentence: "Uptight white people, the remedy you require is Tom Petty and the Heartbreakers."

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Here's hoping you are so hungover from Memorial Day Weekend that you won't notice this is actually Tuesday Afternoon Sober. Waiting until next Monday and omitting Saturday's Masturbate-a-thon would be a downright disservice. ​ San Franciscans embraced their diversity by dancing in the Mission at the 32nd annual Carnaval Festival. This person beckons from The Land of Wide-Grinned Rainbow Characters. ​ The annual Rock and Roll party at Cat Club was a chance to do prom right for those people too cool for school. Next time I'd appreciate if these girls didn't copy my signature pose. ​ Masturbate-a-thon for the nonprofit Center for Sex & Culture: One way to work up an appetite. Also a really good way to lose one. ​ SF's club Ultra Fixx teamed up with Vegas club Tao and celebrated the holiday weekend at Tao Beach in Las Vegas. This woman strikes at the core of Memorial Day. Peace.

It's Monday again, and if you're like us, you ate too many hot-dogs last weekend. And if you didn't, we feel a little sorry for you.

Calibree Photography

​The women of the Hubba Hubba Revue got primal at DNA lounge, where they presented a caveman themed show.

Hanna Quevedo

​Meanwhile, at this year's Maker Faire, adults got to throw their own science fair and run amok with giant moustraps, art cars, bike-drawn carriages and more.

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Good morning! How's that Bay to Breakers hangover treating you? Oh, you woke up in a cardboard box wearing half of your Where's Waldo costume and you're still drunk? Well, you should probably find a place to take a shower. You're late for work.

Joe Schell

​The race turned costumed-drunken boozefest rolled through the city last weekend, replete with people dressed as watermelons and naughty schoolgirls, and the occasional serious runner.

Hanna Quevedo

​The booze also flowed at the 11th Annual S.F. Oysterfest, but out of taps, not bongs. Bivalve lovers slurped up oysters and took in performances by Cake, the Ravonettes, Thao & the Get Down Stay Down, and more.
 
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This weekend, people brought home the bacon and went out in the streets for one of San Francisco's quintessential street parties: the How Weird Street Faire.

Hanna Quevedo

​Greasy good fun was had by all who attended Bacon Camp 2010, where the fried delicacy was cooked up in a multitude of ways.

Hanna Quevedo

​Ever since the artists Banksy hit S.F. last month and blanketed the city in his distinctive street-art, kids have been chasing new pieces down like a citywide scavenger hunt. This weekend Joe Bertino organized a well attended Banksy Street Stroll.

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Hanna Quevedo

​Critical Mass kicked off a glorious weekend, departing from Justin Herman Plaza Friday evening and wending it's way through the city as the sun set.

Gretchen Robinette

​Canadian indie-rock collective Broken Social Scene took over  the stag at the Fillmore, playing tracks from their new album Forgiveness Rock Record.
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As the Summer(ish) months start rolling in, it seems the possibilities for weekend distractions multiply exponentially. This past weekend offered an embarrassment of riches: comedy, music, art and bawdiness abounded.

Gretchen Robinette

​Yo La Tengo and the Sic Alps played the Fillmore Saturday and our writer Ian S. Port reviews the show while our photographer captured an amazing set of photos.

Gretchen Robinette

​ The Blue Macaw was taken over by Clandestine Burlesque, the Twilight Vixen Revue and Sparkly Devil  for a night of hard rock and hardly dressed dancers for Strip Rock and Roll.
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