5 Day Forecast

Posted on July 18, 2008 - Filed Under

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Edit Friday brain attacks strike back. Royals & Hold Steady aren’t until the week after next. thxkbai - the managment
Friday
Possibly head over to my old hood’s Bookshop West Portal to see Ethan Canin (who’s latest earned a “fucking brilliant” at Jodi’s)
Saturday
I had been thinking of going the see Feist at the Greek Theater [...]

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Let’s All go to the Movies

Posted on July 11, 2008 - Filed Under

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The San Francisco Silent Film Festival kicks off tonight.

The full schedule:
FRIDAY, JULY 11
The Kid Brother 7:00PM
Opening Night Party 9:15PM
SATURDAY, JULY 12
Amazing Tales from the Archives 10:00AM
The Soul of Youth 11:40AM
Les Deux Timides (Two Timid Souls) 2:15PM
Mikaël (Michael) 4:15PM
The Man Who Laughs 7:45PM
The Unknown 10:45PM
SUNDAY, JULY 13
The Adventures of Prince Achmed 10:30AM
The [...]

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TEV in SF tonight

Posted on June 19, 2008 - Filed Under

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Mark Sarvas reads from Harry, Revised at Cafe Royale tonight.

Blogged with the Flock Browser

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In Which Our Blogger Plans his Noisepop 2008 Itinerary

Posted on February 8, 2008 - Filed Under

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Noisepop 2008 lineup now online.
Most excited to see Mountain Goats (earlier attempts foiled) & Capgun Coup who intrigue from afar.
Tentative schedule for me, myself & I:

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Red Christmas

Posted on December 12, 2007 - Filed Under

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You can never go home.
But I can go to the movies!

{national film schedule}

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David Leavitt in Berkeley (and San Francisco)

Posted on September 16, 2007 - Filed Under

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UPDATE: I see he’ll also be in San Francisco on Tuesday, September 18th.
My interest has been piqued for David Levitt’s The Indian Clerk after a week of coverage at The Elegant Variation. I don’t think I’ll be able to make it, unfortunately. Now I’ll just have to wait for the paperback.
Monday, September 17, 7:00 PM [...]

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Hardly Strictly Bluegrass

Posted on August 30, 2007 - Filed Under

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The list of performers for Hardly Strictly Bluegrass #7 has been announced. The free festival runs Oct 5-7 in Golden Gate Park. The artist list after the jump:

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Bumbershoot, ho!

Posted on August 29, 2007 - Filed Under

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M and I will be making our semi-regular (irregular?) trek to Seattle this Labor Day weekend for Bumbershoot.
The Stranger has their guide.
Seattle Weekly has one, too.
I’ll go ahead and ask the internet for any suggestions on who to see/skip (gladly taken in the comments or email). Too bad Wu Tang and Ted Leo couldn’t take [...]

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The Hold Steady Lollapalooza Stream

Posted on August 3, 2007 - Filed Under

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The Hold Steady’s Lollapalooza performance will be available on the interwebs at 5:30pm (CST1) Saturday August 4th. Get thee to http://attblueroom.com/events/lolla.php

1 “Omaha Time”, yo

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Nice Music Festival On The Bay

Posted on June 19, 2007 - Filed Under

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Just caught wind of the Treasure Island Festival and its impressive lineup which includes BMK-Approved DJ Shadow & Cut Chemist, Modest Mouse, Built to Spill, Spoon, M. Ward and the ubiquitous “more”.
I have to admit that I’m a little afraid of flash pirate mobs showing up for this one, though the run on 826 Valencia [...]

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another easter come and gone

Posted on April 12, 2007 - Filed Under

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another BYOBW missed. one of these years, I will remember, go, and let gravity do its best.

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Sounds like a Par-Tay

Posted on December 1, 2006 - Filed Under

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Bring on the clowns.
Saturday, the Omaha Public Library will pay homage to one of Nebraska’s greatest writers when it celebrates the 50th anniversary of the Willa Cather Library, 1905 S. 44th St.
The public is invited to attend the celebration from 2 to 4 p.m. Cake, cookies, punch and coffee will be served. Two clowns also [...]

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Lucero coming to San Francisco

Posted on October 5, 2006 - Filed Under

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Lucero will be at Slim’s next Thursday, October 12th. I haven’t had a chance to listen to their new album yet, but Muzzle of Bees can’t say enough good things about it, along with a rave of their tour opener in Milwaukee. There are 4 songs available for streaming from their web site.

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Bumbershoot

Posted on September 1, 2006 - Filed Under

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I won’t be making it to Bumbershoot this year — unfortunately, right now life is getting in the way of life. But if you’re making the trek to this awesome event in Seattle, consider stopping by for Laila Lalami’s reading (presumably from Hope and Other Dangerous Pursuits).
Sunday, September 3
6:30 PM
Reading with Gary Shteyngart and Q [...]

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Timothy Hornyak - Loving the Machine: The Art and Science of Japanese Robots

Posted on August 24, 2006 - Filed Under

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I saw this in the Bookshop West Portal events announcement. Sounds right up my alley. Robots!!

TIMOTHY HORNYAK
Loving the Machine: The Art and Science of Japanese Robots
Thursday, September 21 at 7 PM
From the amazing automatons of feudal Japan to giant animated robots and the cutting-edge androids of today, Loving the Machine explores the reasons behind Japan’s [...]

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Silver Jews are coming to Town

Posted on July 19, 2006 - Filed Under

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Get your tix and I’ll see you there!
Silver Jews: September 10 @ The Mezzanine (San Francisco)

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ODC is The Place To Be

Posted on January 18, 2006 - Filed Under

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Friday and/or Saturday. Hopefully better than my gyrations in the shower.
Look for these UNDERSERVED II artists to show new work - Alma Esperanza Cunningham dancing to Jimi Hendrix, Rebecca Pappas dancing to Weezer, Melissa Hudson / HudsonDance dancing to Supreme Beings of Leisure,Samantha Blanchard/ Eclipse Dance Theater dancing to Chumbawamba, Alyssa Wilmont/ Group A dancing [...]

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Reading Fundraiser for Louisiana

Posted on September 6, 2005 - Filed Under

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An alert from Stephen Elliott for an all-star fundraiser for Katrina victims:
The Progressive Reading Series Presents:A Special Benefit For The Victims Of Hurricane Katrina
When: Monday, September 19, 7pmWhere: The Makeout Room – 3225 22nd Street, San Francisco, (415) 647-2888Price: $10 - $20 sliding scaleProceeds to benefit the Louisiana Disaster Recovery Fundhttp://www.katrina.louisiana.gov/donate.htmWhat: Authors band together to [...]

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M. Ward at Bimbo’s

Posted on August 31, 2005 - Filed Under

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I can think of few better ways to spend a Saturday evening than seeing M. Ward perform at Bimbo’s. Given the frequency of reminders I receive from the Bimbo’s mailing list, there seems to be some tickets yet available:
Saturday, September 10M. WARDThe release of M. Ward’s latest album, Transistor Radio, has multiplied the attention and [...]

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Tonight in SF: David Dondero

Posted on August 17, 2005 - Filed Under

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Thanks to BMK reader Melissa for pointing out* that David Dondero will be performing at the Hemlock tonight (9:30 $7 with Truckstop Honeymoon). For good and for awesome.
* Like DMX, I’m slippin’…

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