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The good, the bad, and the delicious at Outside Lands

08.13.12 - 9:27 am | Emily Savage |
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Reggie Watts gestures towards the throngs. Photo by Matthew Reamer.
Beatboxer-comedian Reggie Watts. Photo by Matthew Reamer.
Neil Young & Crazy Horse. Photo by Matthew Reamer.
Getting a boost. Photo by Matthew Reamer.
Old man, look at my life. Photo by Matthew Reamer.
Beck kicks out the jams. Photo by Matthew Reamer.
Fitz and the Tantrums. Photo by Matthew Reamer.
Fun-loving revelers. Photo by Matthew Reamer.
Die Antwoord's Ninja gets fresh. Photo by Matthew Reamer.
Die Antwoord's Yo-Landi gets creepy. Photo by Matthew Reamer.
What's up, Outside Lands? Photo by Matthew Reamer.
Tom Morello in the woods. Photo by Charles Russo.
Jack White in the Woods. Photo by Charles Russo.
Vegan Malaysian nachos. Photo by Emily Savage.
Sharon Van Etten contemplates something. Photo by M. Klatt.
Albama Shakes. Photo by M. Klatt.
All cameras on Alabama Shakes. Photo by M. Klatt.
Inspector Gadje and cheerleaders. Photo by M. Klatt.
Father John Misty. Photo by M. Klatt.
Father John Misty gets sassy. Photo by M. Klatt.
Andrew Bird whistles in the wind. Photo by M. Klatt.
The closest we got to Big Boi. Photo by M. Klatt.
James Hetfield of Metallica growls. Photo by M. Klatt.
Metallica's Kirk Hammett walks the catwalk. Photo by M. Klatt.
The memory remains. Photo by M. Klatt.

Recovered yet? We're almost there. It was a frenzied, foggy, dusty and memorable weekend at Outside Lands in Golden Gate Park. There were sonic high points that brought us to tears, and bathroom lines that did the same. Here are our favorite moments, a photo slideshow of awesome performances -- and the niggling things that got under our skin. Read more »

Outside Lands 2012 announced: Stevie Wonder, Metallica, Jack White

04.17.12 - 7:38 am | Emily Savage |
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Holy cow, the Outside Lands lineup is out and it is packed full of major, big name acts. How long 'till San Francisco festival season? More thoughts on this to come. But for now, confirmed Outside Lands 2012 lineup is below:

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YEAR IN MUSIC 2011: New photo book Murder in the Front Row looks back at the infancy of Bay Area thrash. Plus: top 10 metal albums of the year

12.13.11 - 3:49 pm |
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Year in Music "This is not a definitive history book," Murder in the Front Row author-photographer Brian Lew is careful to point out. "We wanted it to be more like a time machine."

Lew and his co-author, photographer Harald Oimoen, are not household names. Their photographs, on the other hand, are world famous. That's Oimoen's shot of Slayer, wreathed in smoke, on the back of Hell Awaits. Cliff Burton bending a string to the breaking point on the back of Metallica's Ride the Lightning? Oimoen again.Read more »