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Friday, August 21, 2009

10 Things to Do This Weekend for Under $10

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San Francisco Zine Fest @ San Francisco County Fair Building (Saturday & Sunday) "At the San Francisco Zine Fest, more than 100 DIY entrepreneurs sell, trade, and celebrate small-press books, comics, and exciting pamphlets. Exhibitors range from established small publishing houses like RE/Search Publications, AK Press, and Sparkplug Comics to practically unknown but undoubtedly wonderful writers, cartoonists, and masterminds. Panel discussions, Q&A sessions, and hands-on workshops -- where participants can learn about the fine art of bookbinding, keeping a nature journal, or stealing paper from work -- litter the fest." (11 a.m.-6 p.m., free. The County Fair Building is at 9th Ave. & Lincoln in Golden Gate Park) Evan James

Go Bang! @ Deco Lounge (Saturday) Nu disco at an old dive: Go Bang! attracts vinyl collectors who comb the globe for the best dance tracks to serve as the Deco Lounge soundtrack. This weekend the club hosts special guest (and regular SF Weekly contributor) Tamara Palmer, who'll bring an extra special breed of Atomic Dancefloor Disco Action. (10 p.m., $5)

El Superritmo! @ Make-Out Room (Saturday) You really can't go wrong with this Saturday night Make-Out Room staple. El Superritmo! brings Latin music off the streets and into the club, filling the dance floor with the sounds of cumbia, reggaeton, salsa, and dancehall, thanks to DJ Roger Más.(10 p.m., $5)

On the Waterfront @ Union Square (Saturday) Bundle up, it's summer. And time for another outdoor movie--this one on concrete, but hey, that's what picnic blankets are for, right? Saturday night Union Square plays host to that old black and white Brando classic, On the Waterfront. (8 p.m., $3-$6 suggested donation)

Jay Reatard @ Amoeba S.F. (Saturday) Jay Reatard is the Robert Pollard of the garage punk generation: a one-man factory of lo-fi pop gems, only while Pollard's prefered pacing is drunken, Reatard's is pure speed. Saturday he takes his record store tour to Amoeba in San Francisco (Sunday he'll hit the one in Berekley) to promote his latest batch of insistant offerings, Watch Me Fall. (6 p.m., free).

Second Annual Rock Make Street Fair (Sunday) We're street fair spoiled in this city. Last weekend we had Indie Mart, this weekend it's Rock Make Street Fair, another cool collision of DIY retail goods and local bands. On the bill for Sunday's outdoor market are a dozen different acts, ranging from post rockers (Tartufi) to folk troubadours (Emily Jane White) to country punks (Trainwreck Riders) and indie pop masters (Rademacher) (Looks like the schedule has been altered from what hosts the Bay Bridged originally sent out. Instead you can check out The Ferocious Few, Two Sheds, Photons, and more). The party goes down on Treat St. between 17th and 18th. (11am-6 p.m., free).

Alland Byallo CD Release @ Triple Crown (Sunday) Resident [Kontrol] DJ Alland Byallo celebrates the release of his latest collection of deep minimal techno, Brick By Brick, at Sunday night's Bionic party at Triple Crown. Byallo's joined by a host of [Kontrol] regulars and other turntable wizards. (10 p.m., $5 before 11 p.m.)

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