Theater Listings: August 7 - 13, 2013
Stage listings are compiled by Guardian staff. Performance times may change; call venues to confirm. Reviewers are Robert Avila, Rita Felciano, and Nicole Gluckstern. Submit items for the listings at...
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Pre-park quickies
Spitballing with Outside Lands artistsWaavesCAT ROIFarts@sfbg.comMUSIC Unless you've been living under a gemstone, you know that Outside Lands is this weekend, Fri/9-Sun/11 in Golden Gate Park...
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It takes a village
Paige & the Thousand stands out, Icky Boyfriends rise up, and morePaige & the ThousandMATT SARTAINemilysavage@sfbg.comTOFU AND WHISKEY Paige & the Thousand is the new solo project from...
View ArticlePsychic Dream Astrology:August 7 - 13, 2013
Aug. 7-13, 2013ARIESMarch 21-April 19Don't wallow in what doesn't work; right the wrongs that have been bugging you instead. Show some initiative this week, because you are on the verge of creating...
View ArticleRep Clock: August 6 - 13, 2013
Schedules are for Wed/7-Tue/13 except where noted. Director and year are given when available. Double and triple features marked with a •. All times pm unless otherwise specified.ARTISTS' TELEVISION...
View ArticleThe Selector: August 7 -13, 2013
WEDNESDAY 7White FenceListen to White Fence's psych-folk track "To The Boy I Jumped In The Hemlock Alley," off the spring-released full-length Cyclops Reap, and it may renew your faith in classic...
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Hop to it
Tablehopper: Release the sandwiches! And salads! And whoa, an all-you-can-eat Mexican breakfast.1601's Sri Lankan egg hopperPHOTO BY TABLEHOPPER CHOW NOWSometimes all you want is a really good salad....
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Rise and shine
AcroYoga flies high in SFAriel Mihic and Stephan Goyne (bottom) are helping AcroYoga take off.culture@sfbg.comON THE OM FRONT It's a Tuesday night, and AcroYoga teacher Ariel Mihic is laying on her...
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California's refusal to reduce its prison population is a sign of deeper...
California has triple-bunked its prison gyms and common areas rather than reducing its population of inmates.CDCRCalifornia just doesn’t get it when it comes to criminal justice. We have among the...
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Hello Sailor
Ahoy! Hoist your freak flag at the PUMA Yard, 'Cubic Lust,' Dick Slap, Skratchpad, Metro Area, Danny Krivit, more parties this week Seattle's DJ Nark will Dick Slap us.SUPER EGO A "yacht" sounds like...
View ArticleMusic Listings: August 7-13, 2013
WEDNESDAY 7ROCKBottom of the Hill: 1233 17th St., San Francisco. Nothington, Masked Intruder, Elway, Sam Russo, 9 p.m., $10-$12.DNA Lounge: 375 11th St., San Francisco. White Wizzard, Hysteria,...
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Season's greetings
Three standout works, one 'Summer Sampler'Triangulating EuclidPHOTO BY RJ MUNAODC/Dance's 2013 "Summer Sampler" was a smash. The theater was completely packed, and it looked like the entire staff was...
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Bomb the Music Industry!’s Jeff Rosenstock: Poster boy for manic depression...
Get in the pit.PHOTO BY DAN HALLIGAN.To get a feel for why Jeff Rosenstock plays the way he does, you have to go back almost a decade to the sweaty, now-defunct scene in New Jersey and Long Island that...
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Tenant defenders, hate-free billboards and budget hackers
Tech sector startups aren’t the only folks “disrupting” things in the Bay Area as of late. Social justice activists are mounting their own creative, grassroots responses to unjust practices – and while...
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Community-based journalists also raising Airbnb's issues in SF
Mainstream media outlets in San Francisco may be slow to pick up on how Airbnb and other online home rental companies are violating local laws and dodging local taxes — the subject of our cover story...
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Jack Spade tries to sneak into a beloved Mission spot, triggering a community...
Jack Spade's Chicago store, a sharp contrast to the raggedy, lovable old Adobe Bookstore.The Stop Jack Spade Coalition is throwing an impromptu fundraiser tonight (Wed/7) at the Make-Out Room to help...
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Last tango: Investigators sort through BART's labor impasse
Investigators questioned BART workers, managers, and negotiators throughout the day in Oakland.Joe FitzgeraldMuch of BART's dirty laundry was aired at the first hearing on the negotiations in Oakland...
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Agency official under fire for development project endorsement
BCDC Vice Chair Anne Halsted, shown in this screen shot of Open Up the Waterfront's campaign ad.Did a high-ranking official of a regional conservation authority improperly use her influence to secure...
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Richmond gets radical, seizing foreclosed homes from banks
The banks have neglected their foreclosed homes in Richmond far more than the city and its residents would.Creative Commons/CoCoACCEAs a rule of thumb, we at the Guardian tend to believe that if the...
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Final Burning Man ticket sale brings total to 61,000 sold for $23 mil
With the final official Burning Man ticket sale going off without a hitch yesterday, Bay Area burners are now in mad preparation mode, with DPW setup crews arriving on the playa this week, early art...
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