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Where KUSF stands now, exactly 12 months after the shutdown

01.20.12 - 10:14 am | Andre Torrez |
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MUSIC It was written in an email exchange more than two months before 90.3 FM, better known as KUSF, was abruptly taken off the air. "We expect there will be a vocal minority that will be unhappy with the sale." That cold-corporate speak delivered plainly from one of the involved entities was an ominous and understated prediction.Read more »

Last night with Michael: Cirque Du Soleil revives the King of Pop

01.18.12 - 10:50 am | Emily Savage |
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I consider myself a casual Michael Jackson fan; I've long owned worn vinyl copies of Thriller and Off the Wall, and have fuzzy memories of attempting -- painfully -- to learn the dance moves in the videos for "Beat It" and "Scream" (oddly, a personal favorite). But I know I will never fully appreciate what Michael did for his fans, how much he obviously meant to the costumed group sitting in front of me at the Oracle Arena in Oakland on Tuesday evening during Cirque du Soleil's thrilling new production, Michael Jackson: The Immortal World Tour. But I was there for the spectacle of it all, and spectacle I got. Read more »

Localized Appreesh: The Fucking Buckaroos

01.17.12 - 2:12 pm | Emily Savage |
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Localized Appreesh is our weekly thank-you column to the musicians that make the Bay. Each week a band/music-maker with a show, album release, or general good news is highlighted and spotlit. To be considered, contact emilysavage@sfbg.com.

It takes some serious chutzpah to name your band the Fucking Buckaroos. But then, the Fucking Buckaroos is a seriously ballsy act. Eschewing glamour and easy labeling, the playful San Francisco band blazes dusty trails, boasting a noisy, boozy, punkish bluegrass clatter. Read more »

Telegenic Band Check: Lia Rose

01.17.12 - 11:24 am | Ariel Soto-Suver |
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Berkeley-based musician Lia Rose enchanted SFBG videographer Ariel Soto-Suver and a handful of others with her beautiful voice during an intimate living room concert in the Castro hills last week. Read more »

Maximum Consumption: Vegan cookbook release party with live jazz at MOAD

01.13.12 - 2:18 pm | Emily Savage |
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In a rather appetizing blend of vegan culinary skill and music, The Museum of the African Diaspora will soon play host to cookbook author Bryant Terry and a smattering of local musicians. Read more »

Global mashup: Nine-piece world music act Califa hits the Bay

01.11.12 - 3:36 pm | Emily Savage |
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With nine members currently blending Afro Balkan and Middle Eastern sounds and dance moves, Califa certainly refrains from limiting itself. The new Los Angeles-based ensemble – which features members of Fishtank Ensemble, Plotz, and Ballet Asaneh – is something of a world music supergroup. It's a blend of other acts, and of live music, live dancing, and obscure instruments. Read more »

Create and destroy

WINTER LOOKS: Collin Weber is the designer to the (garage rock) stars

01.11.12 - 7:19 am | Emily Savage |
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WINTER LOOKS You might have spotted Collin Weber running through the Mission on the way to the Knockout, frantic, with a bag full of satin bows to complete a trio of Sailor Moon costumes. Or perhaps you've seen his handy-work elsewhere, in the colorful capes and pointed hats Shannon and the Clams wear in their video for "Sleep Talk" or the sixties striped shifts the Dirty Cupcakes sport in "I Want It (Your Love)."Read more »

Thriller

The spirit of Michael Jackson returns with Cirque du Soleil

01.10.12 - 7:09 pm | Emily Savage |
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MUSIC There are so many extravagant things you could say about the late King of Pop, our holy father of stage theatrics and sequined gloves, Michael Jackson. The moon-walking man, the storied myth, the embattled legend.Read more »

Localized Appreesh: Prize

01.10.12 - 2:47 pm | Emily Savage |
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Localized Appreesh is our weekly thank-you column to the musicians that make the Bay. Each week a band/music-maker with a show, album release, or general good news is highlighted and spotlit. To be considered, contact emilysavage@sfbg.com.Read more »

Live Shots: Starfucker and Painted Palms at Great American Music Hall

01.10.12 - 12:06 pm | Frances Capell |
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Starfucker at Great American Music Hall. Wolfgangg Photography.
Starfucker at Great American Music Hall. Wolfgangg Photography.
Starfucker at Great American Music Hall. Wolfgangg Photography.
Starfucker at Great American Music Hall. Wolfgangg Photography.
Starfucker at Great American Music Hall. Wolfgangg Photography.
Starfucker at Great American Music Hall. Wolfgangg Photography.
Starfucker at Great American Music Hall. Wolfgangg Photography.
Starfucker at Great American Music Hall. Wolfgangg Photography.
Painted Palms at Great American Music Hall. Wolfgangg Photography.
Painted Palms at Great American Music Hall. Wolfgangg Photography.

Though Starfucker hails from Portland, Ore., it’s easy to see why the band feels at home here. If a bunch of hip, pasty dudes performing in drag doesn’t scream “San Francisco,” I don’t know what does. Its name is edgy enough to elicit parental concern (the less offensive STRFKR is often used instead), but Starfucker’s trendy synth-pop is catchy and sweet. Read more »