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Party Radar: Banjee Report reports on Sat/27
Last May I "blew through" the huge International Mr. Leather Competition gathering in Chicago and, after I'd cleaned up a bit, had the pleasure of visiting one of the coolest Boystown spots, Wang's, a...
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Q&A: If Sebadoh was a meal, it’d be chili over spaghetti
Sebadoh returns.PHOTO BY BRYAN ZIMMERMANMany things have changed since Sebadoh released its last full-length album, The Sebadoh, 14 years ago. We’ve seen three respective presidents hold terms, have...
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Is the Guardian empowering Chiu or just recognizing his power?
David Chiu: centrist compromiser, effective legislator, or both?I’ve been hearing lots of back channel complaints and concerns from progressive San Franciscans since last week’s blog post on Board of...
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Cave of garage rock dreams: Primitive Hearts, Pinkslime, Lunch, Sweat Lodge
I came to an Undisclosed Cavernous Area (let’s call it U.C.A from here out) on Saturday in the greater Bay Area with the promise of two things. First, that I would see an array of garage and surf punk...
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Bradley Manning supporters to converge in SF tomorrow
GUARDIAN PHOTO BY REBECCA BOWEA verdict in the trial of gay whistleblower Pfc. Bradley Manning is expected to be announced tomorrow, July 30, at 1pm Eastern time. Local activists with the Bradley...
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Solomon: The moral verdict on Bradley Manning
Norman Solomon is co-founder of RootsAction.org and founding director of the Institute for Public Accuracy. His books include “War Made Easy: How Presidents and Pundits Keep Spinning Us to Death.”The...
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Fluffy Bunners: Filthy, funny Lady Bunny comes to SF
Hop to it, Lady!"Oh it's hot and it's sticky and it's naaaaasty," said drag goddess Lady Bunnyof the current New York City summer weather. "And that's just how I like it. The kind of men I like can't...
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Made-for-sleazy
A 1990s tabloid princess rides again in 'Triple Fisher'Blame it on Amy: Barrymore, Parker, and Milano get into character.FILMBefore Nancy Grace and 24-hour news channels turned every vaguely salacious...
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Before Outside Lands: Midi Matilda on its favorite live shows and OSL fantasies
Midi Matilda is not quite a DJ duo, not entirely a live band.DOVE SHORE.San Francisco based duo Midi Matilda has managed to worm its way into a corner of electro-pop music that is highly accessible. As...
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Guardian forum sparks lively discussion
Guardian staffers spoke a little and listened a lot at last night's forum.Luke ThomasWe had a packed house last night for our community forum on the future of the Bay Guardian and the progressive...
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Surrounded by kids, David Campos files to run for State Assembly
Sup. David Campos met with parents and youth at the 24th Street BART station before filing papers to run for Assembly.PHOTOS BY REBECCA BOWEOn the morning of Aug. 1, San Francisco District 9 Sup. David...
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Baring all: Red Hots Burlesque presents “Burlesque and WHY”
Red Hots Burlesque— the longest running queer burlesque show in the country, according to founder and producer Dottie Lux — moves out of the bars and into the theater with Burlesque and WHY(The Naked...
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Woody does SF in "Blue Jasmine" ... plus more new movies!
Big trouble in little China: Cate Blanchett (far left) in Woody Allen's "Blue Jasmine"Photo by Merrick MortonRemember that brief, exciting period last year when Woody Allen sightings were being...
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2013 Best of the Bay voting starts September 4
2013 Best of the Bay featured artist Robert TrujilloHey there! We’re stoked that you’re as excited as we are about our 39th Annual Best of the Bay issue. But come back here on September 4 to cast your...
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Chevron hit by lawsuit and mass march on anniversary of refinery blaze
This image of Chevron's deteriorated refinery pipe is from a Chemical Safety Board report; text added by the Guardian.Almost exactly a year ago, an explosion and chemical fire at Chevron’s Richmond...
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Can't-miss treats at the upcoming SF Street Food Fest
The smells of deliciousness were overwhelming. Where do we start?!As Sam Love and I wandered around the La Cocina media preview for August 17's San Francisco Street Food Festival, everywhere we looked...
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Pixel Memory's '2501' gets cyber-real in SF
Cool local electro-dream trio Pixel Memory puts all that recent construction scaffolding to use in its latest, consisting of "sleek, cyberpunk visuals" from director Sean...
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Buuuurrrrp! Comedy Central's "Drunk History" stumbles through San Francisco
Calling all boozehounds! Tomorrow night, Comedy Central's popular Drunk History series takes on the great, liquid courage-infused city of San Francisco. Host Derek Waters — a veteran guest of the San...
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A giddy celebration of El-P and Killer Mike at the Independent
El-P and Killer Mike ruled the Independent solo before a joint set.It's been a big couple of years for El-P, Killer Mike, and the twosome’s recent musical courtship. In 2012, nothing but praise seemed...
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From the mouths of BART workers; cleaning the dreaded escalators, skirting death
Robert Earl BrightPhoto courtesy of Mark Mosher SEIU 1021Robert Earl Bright, a transit vehicle mechanic for BART, works at the Hayward modification shop.A reprieve in BART negotiations has given the...
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