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Don't think St. Peter can't see you there on that stage. Don't think he can't hear you, despite the angels' seemingly endless choir practices and that lingering tinnitus leftover from Jericho. And don't think for a minute he will let…
by John Graham
April 29, 2015
Music,
21 Club: The 21 Club is one of the last remaining bastions of Tenderloin dive bar living. This small liquor den — located at the untouristy intersection of Turk and Taylor — serves stiff drinks and frothy beers to a…
by John Graham
March 6, 2013
Tags: Music, Feature, Young Turk (Rapper), Africa, Senegal, West Africa
Dining,
Eat
15 Romolo: Owners Jon Gasparini and Greg Lindgren (of Rye and Rosewood), and Aaron Gregory Smith's rejiggered 15 Romolo has developed magnetic powers, attracting even those who'd rather avoid the North Beach crowds. The dim bar hits the perfect balance…
by John Graham
March 6, 2013
Tags: Eat, Reviewed, Upper Haight, Fillmore, Columbus, Pisco
Dining,
Eat
21st Amendment: Its name celebrates the repeal of Prohibition, so it's no surprise that 21st Amendment's brewpub is the opposite of a secret subterranean speakeasy: with its large windows, bright wood accents, and open floorplan, this South Park restaurant and…
by John Graham
March 6, 2013
Tags: Eat, Reviewed, Twenty-First Amendment, Valencia, San Francisco, Amsterdam
Music,
All Shook Down
Swans Monday, Sept. 10, 2012 Regency Ballroom Better than: Going deaf naturally. You should know one thing in advance: A Swans show is not designed for your passive entertainment. In fact, it's less a concert than it is an endurance…
@All Shook Down
by John Graham
September 11, 2012 @ 8:45 am
Tags: Last Night, Michael Gira, Swans
Music,
All Shook Down
Dead Can Dance Sunday, August 12, 2012 UC Berkeley, Greek Theatre Better than: Listening to your Toward the Within CD while scribbling emo poetry. Dead Can Dance didn't have to do much to get a standing ovation tonight. In fact,…
@All Shook Down
by John Graham
August 13, 2012 @ 11:14 am
Tags: Last Night, Over the Weekend, Dead Can Dance
Music,
All Shook Down
Roger Waters Friday, May 11, 2012 AT&T Park Better than: Every previous Pink Floyd-related tour. No, really. Apparently those epic theatrical extravaganzas mounted by Pink Floyd in the 1970s and '80s -- with their massive film projections and towering…
@All Shook Down
by John Graham
May 14, 2012 @ 8:39 am
Tags: Last Night, Over the Weekend, David Gilmour, Pink Floyd, Roger Waters, the Wall
Music,
Hear This
When its rep as one of the world's loudest, most demanding bands finally grew too much to bear, Swans leader Michael Gira dissolved his cultish avant-rock group in the late 1990s to begin a kinder, gentler second career with Angels…
by John Graham
February 23, 2011
Tags: Hear This, Show Preview, Michael Gira, Pixies, The Regency Ballroom
Music,
New Year's Eve Guide
Science fiction writer Arthur C. Clarke took two shots at predicting the future — first in 2001, then again this year — and missed both times. (No cosmic monoliths, no psychedelic superbabies, no nothing? WTF, Mr. CBE?) In 2012 the…
by John Graham, Hiya Swanhuyser, and Keith Bowers
December 22, 2010
Tags: New Year's Eve Guide, Young Turk (Rapper), Folsom, Fillmore, Valencia, Hotel Utah, Warfield Theatre
Music,
New Year's Eve Guide
Science fiction writer Arthur C. Clarke took two shots at predicting the future — first in 2001, then again this year — and missed both times. (No cosmic monoliths, no psychedelic superbabies, no nothing? WTF, Mr. CBE?) In 2012 the…
by John Graham
December 15, 2010
Tags: New Year's Eve Guide, Folsom, Berkeley, Oakland, Fillmore, Asian Art Museum of San Francisco, S.F. Eagle
