Music Listings: August 14-20, 2013
WEDNESDAY 14ROCKBottom of the Hill: 1233 17th St., San Francisco. Bang Bang, The Comet Empire, Jared Cohen & The Future Proofs, 9 p.m., $8.El Rio: 3158 Mission, San Francisco. The Wearies, The...
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SF Democratic Party opposes developers’ 8 Washington initiative
Bienvenidos a Miami.On Wed/14, members of the San Francisco Democratic County Central Committee voted 14-6 to oppose Proposition B, a San Francisco ballot measure backed by the developers of a luxury...
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Tragedies remind us to pay attention and share the roads
Bicyclist Chris Bucchere struck and killed a pedestrian last year while speeding through this crowded intersection.A pair of tragic news items involving bicyclists in San Francisco — one cyclist a...
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Never enough hours in the weekend to see all these NEW MOVIES
Rocket man: Sharlto Copley in 'Europa Report'Photo courtesy of Magnet ReleasingQuite a few openings this week, although it seems like 10-plus new movies is becoming the norm these days. (At least...
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America's Cup organizers sell small-scale naming rights at Pier 27 to pay...
Once America's Cup is done with Pier 27 in October, it will become a public park and cruise ship terminal.The Port Commission has approved a proposal by the America’s Cup Organizing Committee (ACOC) to...
View ArticleDick Meister: Still dreaming of justice
Dick Meister is a San Francisco-based columnist who has covered labor and politics for more than a half-century. Contact him through his website,www.dickmeister.com, which includes more than 350 of...
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RIP Jose Sarria, Empress I of SF, the Widow Norton
"The Grand Dame of Queer Revolution" -- vintage image via Waiyde Palmer of Castrobiscuit.comHe led a life that spanned the full evolution of modern gay rights -- and the mourning gowns will be...
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Celebrating food (and the food biz) at La Cocina's Food and Entrepreneurship...
La Cocina— known for its ability to break down cultural barriers through food and for aiding low-income food entrepreneurs in their journey to sustainability — drew many fresh faces to its fourth...
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Plan Bay Area takes legal punches from the left and right
Our May 28 cover story outlined Plan Bay Area's huge impacts to San Francisco.Plan Bay Area, the regional strategy to funnel future population growth into San Francisco and other big cities in order to...
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Attorneys debate toxic turf during Beach Chalet project opponents' last stand
Opponents of a city plan to install artificial turf soccer fields and stadium lights at the Beach Chalet soccer fields in Golden Gate Park — after losing at every stage of the project’s approval...
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PRODUCT PLACEMENT
Wrap it up: People People's transparent speaker from Dijital Fix; giant BAAAHS sheep at Burning ManPeople People's transparent speaker from Dijital Fixmarke@sfbg.comSUPER EGO Anyone who's gone to grab...
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Scenes from a marriage
'Cutie and the Boxer' showcases one artistic couple's functional dysfunctionOddness is in our favor: Cutie (Noriko Shinohara) and the Boxer (Ushio Shinohara)PHOTO COURTESY OF...
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Lone stars
Old-fashioned 'Ain't Them Bodies Saints' claims a new genre: neo-neo-Western noirBleak in the heart of Texas: Rooney Mara in SaintsPHOTO COURTESY OF IFC FILMScheryl@sfbg.comFILM"This was in Texas,"...
View ArticleOn the Cheap: August 21 - 27, 2013
On the Cheap listings are compiled by Guardian staff. Submit items for the listings at listings@sfbg.com. For further information on how to submit items for the listings, see Selector.WEDNESDAY...
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mbv4-ever
Two decades after its landmark album, My Bloody Valentine returns to SFarts@sfbg.comMUSIC This is the reunion for which we dared not hope. Until this year, My Bloody Valentine's genre-defining...
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Flyin' high
Ovvl keep it (almost) all in the familyBirds of a feather: Ovvl's Melanie Burkett, Axell Baechle, Clint Baechle, and K. BaechlePHOTO BY ALBERTO GUTIERREZcheryl@sfbg.comMUSIC If you've been to a local...
View ArticleFilm Listings: August 21 - 27, 2013
Film listings are edited by Cheryl Eddy. Reviewers are Kimberly Chun, Dennis Harvey, Lynn Rapoport, and Sara Maria Vizcarrondo. For rep house showtimes, see Rep Clock.OPENINGAin't Them Bodies Saints...
View ArticleTheater Listings: August 21 - 27, 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...
View ArticlePsychic Dream Astrology: August 21 - 27, 2013
ARIESMarch 21-April 19There's enough for everyone to be successful, Aries, and other peoples' fortunes don't have to take from yours. Strive to rejoice in the accomplishments of others and to take...
View ArticleRep Clock: August 21 - 27, 2013
Schedules are for Wed/21-Tue/27 except where noted. Director and year are given when available. Double and triple features marked with a •. All times pm unless otherwise specified.ALLEY CAT BOOKS AND...
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