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From out of the bedroom and into our lives – Motown transplant and Mission District regular Kelley Stoltz unveils Below the Branches, his great full-length debut on Sub Pop and a long-awaited follow-up to the home-recorded Antique Glow.

By Johnny Ray Huston


Editor's Notes

On Guard!
Newsom's bait-and-switch, jobs for cons, and the politics of love.

Editorial: The impeachment issue

Editorial: Newsom joins the landlords

Plumbers gone wild
A glitzy resort and a crumbling hotel create problems for a prominent labor union.
By A.C. Thompson

The bureaucracy of fighting terror
Millions of homeland security dollars flowing through new agencies and committees haven't been getting where they're needed.
By G.W. Schulz

Alerts
A selective guide to political events

Opinion: Tribal secrets
By Peter Scheer

Talkback - letters to the editor

Neighborhood Biz: See spotted dick sell.
Grocers bring San Franciscans a taste of British culture.
By Rachella Sinclair

Biz Tips

Community Internet: Broadband as a Public Utility
From Freepress.net: Hundreds of cities and towns are launching Community Internet systems that promise universal, affordable access to high-speed broadband services.
Now telecom and cable lobbyists are pushing a federal bill that would outlaw Community Internet and municipal broadband everywhere.
Stop this disastrous bill. Send a letter to Congress now.

 

 

Music: O solo mio
Rilo Kiley's Jenny Lewis and Blake Sennett chart new musical directions, on their own.
By Jimmy Draper

Film: Outside is in
IndieFest travels beyond typical film-fest terrain.
By Cheryl Eddy

Film: A Miike film – and weirder fare?
By Cheryl Eddy

Film: Dollar bill blues
Or: a pair of docs about men bigger than America.
By Johnny Ray Huston

Film: Ride 'em, Sundance
White trash, deep noir: Killer Joe puts the trailer park on stage.
Ride 'em, Sundance

Film: Same place, same time
By Susan Gerhard

Stage: Accounting woes
Daniel MacIvor hits SF with the witty In on It.
By Robert Avila

Stage: Desire under the bombs
By Robert Avila

Music Picks:
Dead Meadow

By Christopher Sabbath
Olympian
By Eliana Fiore
Noodles
By Jenny Miyasaki

Art Pick: "On the Road: The Jack Kerouac Manuscript"
By Katie Kurtz

Stage Pick: Sheldon B. Smith and RAWdance:
By Rita Felciano

Film Pick: Baby Face
By Max Goldberg

Events Pick: San Francisco Arts of Pacific Asia Show
By Eliana Fiore

Sonic Reducer
Love is the drug.
By Kimberly Chun

Grooves - music reviews

Local Grooves - music reviews

Microgrooves - music reviews

The Mix

Dine review
By Paul Reidinger

Cheap Eats
By L.E. Leone

Without Reservations
By Paul Reidinger

Food Pick
By Paul Reidinger

The Blender

 


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