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NOISE: Diddy doo dah!

10.18.06 - 2:48 pm | Music Blogger |

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NOISE: Get down with Oxford Collapse

10.18.06 - 2:37 pm | Music Blogger |

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So if you're not rambling down to LA for Arthur Nights - I'm still contemplating making the drive down for Sun Ra Arkestra, White Magic (!), Watts Prophets (!!), and Ruthann Friedman, special n'all - you really oughta check out Oxford Collapse. Dudes make raucous jagged indie rock of a fine order - and the NYC trio have a new album out on Sub Pop, Remember the Night Parties. Sounded just swell to me. And there's a pic of a partially clothed human on the cover. Read more »

NOISE: By gum, it's Boris and the Village Green and...

10.18.06 - 12:38 pm | Music Blogger |

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Oh, Hump Day - what would we do without you, positioned perfectly between weekend bliss and workday toil? And who would expect so many intriguing shows to crop up in this humdrum time slot (to think we all wrote it off as Project Runway's)?

In short, check magnifico, metal-some Japanese guitar overlords Boris at Slim's tonight, Oct. 18. Why? A humongoid gong, smoke machine, Tokyo-based loudness par excellence, and the most kick-ass lady distortion peddler around: Wata. Read more »

CLUBS: Hot gay Chilidog

10.16.06 - 1:21 pm | Marke B. |

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New fabulous intern Chris Cooney hit up DJ Bearded Lady's new Tuesday night shindig, Chilidog (named after the Guardian's second favorite sex act) at the Transfer in the Castro, and came back covered in buns. Check it out. Read more »

NOISE: Stinging, singing courtesy of Matt Bauer

10.16.06 - 11:42 am | Music Blogger |

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Don't hate Bay Area singer-songwriter Matt Bauer because he looks like a lost, somewhat menacing member of Neurosis. Hate him because he's so damn good: the Kentucky native's 2004 disc, Nandina, was frickin' amazing, and his latest EP, Wasps and White Roses, featuring Jolie Holland, is equally excellent. Nick Drake, Iron and Wine's Sam Beam, and all ye guitarsmiths, look out. Read more »

CLUBS: “I’m famous, bitches -- at BOOTIE!"

10.16.06 - 11:37 am | Marke B. |

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Club BOOTIE is a San Francisco club treasure -- as our fabulous young intern Justin Juul was to find out last weekend. Read below of his wondrous adventures with the queens of monthly mash-up nightlife -- even if he didn't cross-dress like I told him to. Hmph. -- Marke B.

What Justin didn't wear

I have danced exactly five times in my life. Read more »

NOISE: Tarrying, tangling with Long Winters' John Roderick

10.11.06 - 2:48 pm | Music Blogger |

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Guardian contributor Kate Izquierdo recently spoke to Long Winters' John Roderick – and found him to be quite the eloquent, provocative wag. Chalk it up to his Welsh heritage? Here’s the rest of her talk with the man.

Bay Guardian: Rolling Stone recently described you as a “folkie.” Does this come as a surprise to you? Read more »

NOISE: Magic Christian, fer chrissakes

10.11.06 - 9:47 am | Music Blogger |

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----- Forwarded Message ----
From: Paul Kopf
To: heidichiao@yahoo.com
Sent: Tuesday, October 10, 2006 11:47:44 PM
Subject: Magic Christian Show This Thursday, October 12 @ Red Devil Lounge

Hey there MC people...

Thanks to all who came out to last week's Little Steven Underground show @ The 12 Galaxies..It was such a total blast!!Great to play in SF to a packed crowd..I know Cyril appreciates it. Happily, we get another opportunity to play another cool SF show this coming Thursday, October 12 @ The Red Devil Lounge ( http://www.reddevillounge.com) with Powell St. Read more »

NOISE: Ka-Chingy! For free, actually

10.10.06 - 2:35 pm | Music Blogger |

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Who doesn't love free music? Read more »

The biggest star in the world!

10.10.06 - 7:50 am | Johnny Ray Huston |

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Check out Ron Dorfman and Peter Nevard's 1970 documentary Groupies, a fave amongst employees at at least one adventurous record shop that ain't afraid of soul.

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