SOUND TO SPARE "What show are you here for?" asked what looked like a curious 10-year-old as I took care of business at the urinal. "I'm here to see Uzi Rash," I answered matter-of-factly. But I wasn't so sure he was curious about the bands by the way he stared at what makes it the men's room. Apparently Oakland's the New Parish (www.thenewparish.com) took the phrase "all ages show" to heart.Read more »

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QUEER "I don't like titles. I'm an open-minded person. I'm not going to shoot anybody down based on gender or color," Kreayshawn told me over the phone. "I've dated girls. I've dated guys. And I've felt the same way for both."Read more »

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SOUND TO SPARE The potential closing of Haight Street's Red Vic Theater has unsettled me. With one less place to go out and enjoy, what's a shut-in-prone type like me to do?

Fortunately, when I spoke to Sam Sharkey, one of the co-op's managing partners, he offered a ray of hope by saying that the Red Vic Movie House is here, organized — it just partnered with the Haight Street Fair and the California Jug Band Association for a benefit — and best of all, still screening movies, some of them music-related.Read more »

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LIGHTS OUT That randiest of Mission District corners, 17th and Capp streets, has long been a hotbed for DIY music, art, and the occasional can-blasting block party. Now San Francisco's best-known indie video blogcast, Yours Truly (yourstru.ly) was taking it over. The Truly team — Caleb Moriarty, Nate Chan, Will Abramson, Babak Khoshnoud — recently invited me to a live shoot at a warehouse near the corner.Read more »

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MUSIC The shroud of mystery surrounding Terry Malts is no accident. It turns out that all three band members are also core members of another local band (plus a few instrumental switcheroos) that has received some notoriety over the years, even snagging a spot on the soundtrack of one of those beloved television shows about WASP-y rich kids.Read more »

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Before he'd excuse himself to dance the boogaloo on stage, Soul Brother No. 1 would quip into the mic, often saying things like, "So much soul, I got some to spare!" So in case you're wondering, James Brown is pretty much the inspiration for the name of this column. As for my intentions, I hope to keep the parameters somewhat loose, but focused on celebrating our local music scene. However, sometimes these Bay Area bands want to celebrate elsewhere.Read more »

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Aaliyah has been an ephemeral touchstone for a number of different musical acts in recent years, with Gang Gang Dance citing her as an influence, James Blake sampling her voice, and The xx and Forest Swords covering "Hot Like Fire" and "If Your Girl Only Knew," respectively, from her 1996 album One in a Million. In the last year, small fragments of her song "Rock the Boat" have also figured in albums by a pair of acts — Hype Williams and The Weeknd — that reshape elements of commercial R&B.Read more »

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