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Hostelling International’s FREE 100th Anniversary Party in SF
I’m not a fan of camping or dorms. I’m pretty sure camping is why houses were invented. And the only purpose of dorms is to make you so miserable freshman year that you’re forced to go out and make friends. Hostels are a combination of dorms and camping, but somehow

Amoeba Watch — FREE peformance by Ty Segall at 6pm!
Ty Segall is hypnotizing. A bit of a trip in modern rock, he blends old standards with dance-y beats and plenty of noise to create something truly unique. He’s local, and contributes and collaborates with one of my favorite local bands, Thee Oh Sees. He’s playing the SF Amoeba today

My Papa Was, Too!: Brooklyn Soul Festival
There aren’t that many things that are worth moving around for in the hot, fetid heat of August but dancing is definitely one of them. Tonight at the Bell House, Eli “Paperboy” Reed and Dig Deeper present performances by Barbara Lynn, Roscoe Robinson and Hermon Hitson; big name soul stars

DIY Diva: Shit, Why Can’t I Knit?!?!
Heyo — the DIY Diva here. When BAS asked me to write this column I kind of giggled a little bit. Because I am possibly the least crafty person I know. Seriously, I have never scrap booked, decoupaged, crocheted, sewed or knit a damn thing in my entire life. I

Flying Through the Air With the Greatest of Ease — Circus Bella Free Show at Fort Mason
One of the cool parts about growing up in Northern California in the seventies and eighties was a visit from the Pickle Family Circus. Pale did the plastic theme park or weird pizza parlour with a smelly ball pit, when the alternative could be a day in the sun watching

Long Beach Blanket Bingo!: An LBC Native’s Guide to LB, LI
OK, so I’m not technically a Long Beach, CA native, but I did go to school there for 4.5 years, so i think I might have some authoritwahhh, as they say. Also, this is primarily based on my experience this past weekend. Step 1: Get someone to drive your ass,

Fuck Outside Lands — Bang The Drum is FREE This Weekend
So I’ll be outright — if you’re going to Outside Lands, you wasted your money. When the Beastie Boys were replaced with Tenacious D, I could feel a value in ticket price go way down. No offense to any of you who are a fan of the D, but they