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By turns cuddly and chaotic, San Francisco's Deerhoof mixes noise, sugary melodies, and an experimental spirit into sweetly challenging and utterly distinctive music.
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Marey and Muybridge go film noir, Laurence Olivier meets Georges Méliès, and Korea meets New York meets Las Vegas in this convergence of recent works by Nancy Andrews, Olivo Barbieri, Jim Jennings, Stacey Steers, Fred Worden, and Soon-Mi Yoo.
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The band reaches into the hazardous depths of no wave pop and brings back tunes that sound pure and refreshing in these days of unimaginative singer/songwriter rumination. "I don't want to be analytical," the singer confidently asserts. "When Jewel is wallowing in her sorrow... I try to avoid that. Whenever I write a song, I ask myself, 'Is this making me feel glorious and righteous and like the world is mine?'
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Soft Serve was created as a traveling group show that features all sides of the art world, including but not limited to, painting, music, video, screen printing, drawing, wheat pasting, clothing, photography & more, with musical guests from Dim Mak and Hydrahead Records supplying the soundtrack for this one-of-a-kind tour.
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performing Glinka Ruslan and Ludmila Overture, Stravinsky Violin Concerto, Dvorak Symphony No. 8
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Named after the Japanese powdered green tea renowned for its robust flavors and blends, MATCHA serves up cutting-edge performances by some of the hottest Bay Area performing artists. Strong and bold, or smooth and subtle, each evening has its own special blend to wake you up!
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It's not often you come across an artist you can genuinely refer to as a 'cult legend', but Vashti Bunyan is truly that. A full 35 years on from her only previous album, the singer returns with her first new solo work, a breathtakingly beautiful album.
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The mission of the Arab Film Festival is to enhance public understanding of Arab culture and to provide alternative representations of Arabs that contradict the stereotypical images frequently encountered in the American media.
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The unjuried format of the Fringe Festival allows the artists to have total creative freedom when producing their work and provides for a unique theatre going experience. As a result of this boundary-free approach to creating theatre, the Fringe has become a popular development tool; encouraging artists to take risks, explore ideas, pose questions and tell their stories in new and exciting ways.
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This is the one that started it all.. The Afterburn Special Edition of Get Freaky, where we break it down and take it to the limit. We have an intense lineup to suit all your musical needs...starting with Om Records in the Sutra Hip-Hop Lounge. The new Cirque Lounge will feature the best in future foward dubstep, UK Hip-Hop, Glitch Hop, etc..
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This year the festival gets sweeter as the fun swirls onto Beach Street in addition to the courtyards of Ghirardelli Square. Indulge in chocolate delicacies, sip Ghirardelli Squaretinis at The Chocolate Bar, or get nutty enjoying chocolate inspired family activities.
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The Festival began humbly in 1999 as an international day of art and culture in support of political prisoner Mumia Abu-Jamal. The name and date "911" were chosen to call attention to the emergency status of Mumia's impending execution and drew roughly 6,000 people to the Mission's Dolores Park.
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Each year, The Black Keys achieve more and more critical acclaim and recognition. Their debut album received great praise from Rolling Stone magazine; and they have obtained great fame and popularity that is rare for an indie band.
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Films are presented free of charge on a giant outdoor screen in beautiful park settings. Attendees are encouraged to picnic before screenings and are discouraged from bringing chairs.
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Please join us Sunday, September 10th as 2nd Sunday returns to Kelly's Mission Rock! Featuring An all day music marathon with visual ambiance and patio cafe serving into the night. Mission Rock is located along San Francisco's waterfront in China Basin just south of SBC Park.
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As our culture-cinematic and otherwise-moves ever deeper into digital dependency, we would do well to look back at the period that preceded the digital era: the mechanical age, which also happens to be the age of the movies. From its very beginnings, cinema has been obsessed with the machine. For the avant-garde filmmakers of the 1920s, mechanical motion and speed were objects of formal fascination, paralleling movements in painting and photography of the period...
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We've brought together the Bay Area's most innovative clothing, jewelry, handbag, and accessory designers in a pleasant café ambiance. Admission is free, come join us to have a drink and shop.
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An unimaginable adventure awaits you. All your favorite characters and sounds miniaturized - ALIVE and PORTABLE in this new fancy digital soundscape. The TIME is NOW! 14 tracks of sonic family fun!
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Synonymous with musical innovation, the Kronos Quartet is known for its unique artistic vision and fearless dedication to experimentation. For 30 years, Kronos has assembled a body of work unparalleled in its range and scope of expression, and, in the process, has captured the attention of audiences worldwide.
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All screenings are free and open to the public...Now in its fourth year, Global Lens offers international feature-length films organized by The Global Film Initiative, a non-profit organization founded to promote cross-cultural understanding through cinema. Recognizing that great storytelling can influence human affairs as well as foster trust and respect between disparate cultures, The Global Film Initiative has developed programs to promote the production of narrative films in the developing world, as well as debut these films in the US.
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