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Released on Young Turks
Rating: 5 out of 5 stars.
London’s the XX make dreamy indie pop that is perfect to chill out to. More
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Released by Trysquare, 10/13/09
Rating: 3 out of 5 stars.
As horses passing in the night, Xian Hawkins and Jenny Owen Youngs’ debut album for Bell Horses, This Loves Lasts Time, strings up eight songs with a variety of arrangements, mixing and matching sounds and samples so as not to collide. More
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Coming to America
It’s not cheap to fly, and it’s definitely not cheap to fly out a seven-piece band from New Zealand. That should say something about the promoter’s faith in Fat Freddy’s Drop, the Kiwi jazz, dub, reggae, and soul band that is touring the United States for the first time. More
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Shipping Up to Oakland
The Dropkick Murphys, the nation’s favorite Celtic-influenced punk rockers, are back on the road for their nearly annual late-fall tour. More
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Clubs
Last Night a DJ Saved My Life
Recently DJing opening sets for La Roux, Danger, DJ Omar of Popscene fame has been keeping San Francisco on its dancing feet for the past decade. More
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Shopping
Taking it Downtown
Over the last 30 years Harputs has undergone a metamorphosis, beginning with the sale of vintage sneakers in Oakland, to the expanded Harputs Market on Fillmore Street, to the just-opened Harputs Union, a new store featuring in-house clothing designs steps away from Union Square. More
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Movies
Fighting For Life
Bronson isn't your typical, formulaic Hollywood biopic that reduces someone's entire life into a lengthy piece of melodramatic fluff. That alone is reason enough to seek out this refreshing take on the genre. More
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Movies
A Lifetime of Filmmaking
The Beaches of Agnès embodies fearless cinema, full of charming and fascinating stories. More
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Restaurants
A Mission Misstep
The Corner, the latest effort from the owners of Weird Fish and Boogaloos, has many of the same pieces in place to become a hit, which makes it even more of a shame that the food falls flat. More
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Movies
Don’t Stop ‘Til You Get Enough
Rating: 3 out of 5 stars.
A lot of controversy surrounds This Is It and for good reason. Is it merely an exploitation of Michael Jackson? Probably. But is it a film that was worth being made? Yes. Maybe it shouldn’t have been rushed out in the wake of his death, but it is an interesting look at what could have been. While the film does offer great insight into what he and director Kenny Ortega were putting together, it’s ultimately a documentary about a show that will, sadly, never be produced. More
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