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Feel the Hot Wind on Your Shoulder Tonight at Mexican Radio!
Move the dial all the way over to the far side and catch the airwaves tonight at my newest cheap swill border buster, Mexican Radio, tonight at the Lone Star. In the finest of traditions, the Lone Star is playing the part of a skuzzy antro just on the periphery,
Sam Amidon Show and Interview
On Monday, September 13th I have the great honor of opening for Sam Amidon at Café Du Nord. Sam’s a folk singer from Vermont who reinvents old Appalachian folk songs into modern masterpieces. So I’m being a bit grandiose, but everything I hear about the guy is nothing but goodness!
FREE Extreme Animals Show Tuesday at SoEx
YouTube’s a pretty great invention. I like that there are heart-meltingly adorable otters holding hands and episodes of Food Party all in the same magical place. I had never heard of ‘œhigh-NRG electronic music band’ Extreme Animals (David Wightman and Jacob Ciocci from Paper Rad) before but judging from their
Super Cheap Irish Coffee Happy Hour at Gold Dust Lounge
A while ago Monica gave you some inside information about the best spots to pick up tourists if you’re feeling a little, um, sensuous. One of these places is Gold Dust Lounge located on Powell Street, smack in the middle of one of the most tourist-y spots in the city.
Get Cultured Outdoors – Shakespeare in the Park
You can tell summer has finally reached the foggy ole city by the bay when Billy Shakespeare and his crew roll into town. Starting today and running through Sunday, September 26th, the professional theater troupe will be performing ‘œTwo Men of Verona’ for FREE!!! This version of the comedy is
Hard French Back at El Rio to Fulfill Your Cheap Booze & BBQ Needs
Hard French, the fabulous Saturday afternoon soul music dance party extravaganza at El Rio, is back, and this edition is probably gonna be the best one because, one, HELLO, it’s Labor Day weekend and everyone is looking to get shitfaced, so you know it’s ON, and two, courtesy of Room
Support DIY Publishing at SF Zine Fest This Weekend
Hey, would you look at that? Print media’s not dead, it’s just gone small-scale. If things like Indie Mart and Etsy can renew the public’s interest in lovingly-crafted stuffed animals and recycled jewelry, why can’t someone do the same for all those things we’d rather read on paper than on