When the ancient Polynesians invented surfing, they often used a paddle to help them navigate. Fast-forward a few millennia, and Stand-Up Paddleboarding, or SUP, finds itself trendy again. Part of its increasing popularity is that standing upright allows surfers to spot waves more easily and thus catch more of them, multiplying the fun factor. Paddling back to the wave becomes less of a strain as well. The ability to cruise along on flat inland water, surveying the sights, is another advantage. Finally, it’s a good core workout. If you’re sold on the idea, schedule an intro SUP lesson, free with board and paddle rental, and you may find yourself riding the waves like a Polynesian king.More
Many of us remember coming home from our elementary schools with freshly glazed pinchpots, cups, or whatever else our young imaginations could conjure up. Saturday mornings at the Randall Museum can bring that memory back, or create a new one for the youngsters. Ceramics make great gifts — especially on Mothers' and Fathers' Day. Hop on board for the Randall's once-weekly class, and for $6 and two weeks to have your work fired and glazed, you'll have all the materials you need.More
December is almost over - the New Year is coming up and everyone is busy drying off from the rain or holiday shopping. Let's take a look at what's happened this month.
The sinews of old San Francisco lie in the water: the posts standing in the Bay mud that supported the docks and piers where the shipping that made the city possible, and later allowed it to flourish, flowed.
Sub Pop recording artists 'clipping.' brought their brand of noise-driven experimental hip hop to the closing night of 2016's San Francisco Electronic Music Fest this past Sunday. The packed Brava Theater hosted an initially seated crowd that ended the night jumping and dancing against the front of the stage. The trio performed a set focused on their recently released Sci-Fi Horror concept album, 'Splendor & Misery', then delved into their dancier and more aggressive back catalogue, and recent single 'Wriggle'.
Opening performances included local experimental electronic duo 'Tujurikkuja' and computer music artist 'Madalyn Merkey.'"
Listening to the first few tracks off of Vast Low Cities, the debut release from San Francisco quartet Vervein, it might be easy to characterize the record as a collection of dainty downtempo pop songs, enhanced by layers of ethereal…
There is a song on Preston School of Industry's new full-length, All This Sounds Gas, that hearkens back to Scott Kannberg's stint as guitarist for one of the greatest indie rock bands of all time. Actually, there's more than one…
You'd be hard pressed to find a songwriter today who makes existential angst sound prettier than Joe Pernice. On The World Won't End, the second effort from one of many Pernice incarnations (Scud Mountain Boys, Chappaquiddick Skyline, his Big Tobacco…
Conan Neutron (né Newton), the 23-year-old lead singer and guitarist for East Bay trio Replicator, is trying to persuade me that his group wasn't named after the duplication gadget from Star Trek. "Seriously, we didn't think about Star Trek until…
Not every songwriter can get away with adopting the persona of a comic book hero, but somehow John Conley of California Oranges pulls it off. On "So Much to Do," one of the catchiest tracks on his band's self-titled debut,…
San Francisco singer/songwriter Todd Costanza, 37, sits with the other members of Granfaloon Bus in the back yard of his Glen Park home. Drinking Budweiser out of a can, he turns for a second to watch Goose, his border collie-Rottweiler…
Sub Pop recording artists 'clipping.' brought their brand of noise-driven experimental hip hop to the closing night of 2016's San Francisco Electronic Music Fest this past Sunday. The packed Brava Theater hosted an initially seated crowd that ended the night jumping and dancing against the front of the stage. The trio performed a set focused on their recently released Sci-Fi Horror concept album, 'Splendor & Misery', then delved into their dancier and more aggressive back catalogue, and recent single 'Wriggle'.
Opening performances included local experimental electronic duo 'Tujurikkuja' and computer music artist 'Madalyn Merkey.'"
Everyday People
Replicator's neophytes make noisy rock -- with just the right amount of art mixed in
July 04, 2001
