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Issue 314 |
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Your cultural event guide
Here's a snapshot of our favorite things to do in San Francisco this week. |
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San Francisco
May 6-12, 2008
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Spring is the right time to unveil a new look, and the Bay Area is stuffed with dressing-room inspirations this week. CCA's Senior Fashion Show is a no-brainer on the future of fashion, but we can suggest plenty of references to styles past, as well — just soak in Brigitte Bardot's primary-colored wardrobe in Contempt (that is, when she's dressed) or the beaded and bejeweled drapery favored by goth-folkies Fern Knight and Ex Reverie. And remember to check your labels with Hecho en Los Angeles, a personalized riposte to the LA garment industry.
- Max Goldberg
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SPECIAL FEATURE
Artkrush Image Gallery
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Our sister publication Artkrush is proud to unveil its brand-new Image Gallery. Featuring larger images, additional content, and new navigation, the gallery premiered with the latest issue, spotlighting the Berlin Biennial. Along with event coverage, the issue also features a look at Polish artist Paulina Olowska and an interview with Mexico City's Daniel Guzmán.
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A.M. Homes
The Mistress's Daughter author speaks to Boldtype about her first work of nonfiction.
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ART
Gareth Moore
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Tuesday May 6 (11am–7pm)
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CCA Wattis Institute for Contemporary Arts (1111 8th St, 415.551.9210)
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Vancouver artist Gareth Moore takes hold of the reins at the Wattis, presenting the ninth solo exhibition in the gallery's ongoing Passengers series. Moore strives to rethink society's relationship with its space as well as its leftovers — particularly discarded objects and clothing. In his Transformers (2003) project, Moore trekked through Vancouver, gradually replacing his outfit with ill-fitting, wet, and considerably filthy clothes he found on the way. And while the thought of such an act might give even the most recycling-friendly individual a case of the itchies, Moore's projects cross such boundaries if only to provide a more whole-hearted, unfaltering confrontation of class, consumerism, and sustainability.
- Isaac Amala
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MORE FLAVOR: Tribute
An Evening Honoring Utah Phillips
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Tuesday May 6 (8pm)
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Freight & Salvage Coffee House (1111 Addison St, 510.548.1761)
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Utah Phillips may have the white beard of an elderly man, but the folk singer's rabble-rousing politics keep him young and spry. After unsuccessfully running for office as a member of the Utah Peace and Freedom Party in 1968, Phillips began touring the coffee-house circuit with his union songs and hobo tales. A longstanding activist for labor rights, he employs his natural abilities as a raconteur to connect to bygone folk traditions — a point not lost on younger devotees like Kate Wolf and Ani DiFranco. This bill at the Freight & Salvage celebrates his legacy and helps pay his medical bills.
- Max Goldberg
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MORE FLAVOR: Fashion
CCA Senior Fashion Show
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Wednesday May 7 (8pm)
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CCA San Francisco Campus (8th St btwn 15th & 16th Sts)
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More than a dozen senior graduates of CCA's Fashion Design program display full collections in a juried fashion exhibit, sponsored by Surface magazine. The show is the final step in the designers' accreditation process, and an opportunity to gain exposure in one of America's most fashionable markets. This may not be Bryant Park, but the styles, ranging from avant-garde couture to plus-size wear, make it a can't-miss for any forward-looking fashionista.
- Tanya Feldman
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MUSIC: Hip-Hop
Subtle w/ Facing New York and Clue to Kalo
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Wednesday May 7 (9pm)
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Great American Music Hall (859 O'Farrell St, 415.885.0750)
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Oakland's Subtle doesn't cross genres so much as melt away the differences between them. The Anticon associates draw on acoustic instruments (cellos and drums) and processed beats to create an unusual sound, equal parts post-rock and hip-hop. Celebrated MC Doseone tucks his surrealistic flow into the mix and earns his fans' adoration with energetic performances. Subtle has suffered serious setbacks in recent years, particularly the car accident that paralyzed keyboardist Dax Pierson, but they're back with a new album, ExitingARM, for which they've already unveiled a nutty Henry Darger-esque website.
- Max Goldberg
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FILM
SFIFF: Gonzo: The Life and Work of Dr. Hunter S. Thompson
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Thursday May 8 (7pm)
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The Castro Theatre (429 Castro St, 415.621.5288)
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The father of gonzo journalism and a '60s counterculture icon, Hunter S. Thompson revolutionized American prose with his drug-fueled, first-person narrative style. His maverick ways allowed him to blend reality and fiction, creating satirical stories that were actually much closer to the truth than other reporters' work. Gonzo highlights Thompson's most prolific period, weaving interviews with Sonny Barger of the Hell's Angels and Jimmy Carter, among others, together with clips from Fear and Loathing in Las Vegas and Where the Buffalo Roam. It's a riveting picture of a true American iconoclast.
- Annie Lo
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There is limited seating available. Please call the box office (925.866.9559) to buy tickets.
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MUSIC: Rock/Pop
Dark Meat
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Thursday May 8 (9:30pm)
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Hemlock Tavern (1131 Polk St, 415.923.0923)
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While Dark Meat generally promise a stage setup of at least 17 pieces, the Athens, Georgia, collective is known to convene even more epic assemblies (check out that band shot). Blending deep psychedelia with garage-rock riffs, gravelly hems and haws, and the skronks of a full brass band, the group — featuring ex-members of Elephant 6 mainstays Elf Power and Circulatory System — offers a dark, slushy counterpoint to the Polyphonic Spree's never-ending parade of sunshine. Vice Records recently released an expanded package of its 2006 debut, Universal Indians, prepping the way for tonight's grand processional.
- Andrew Phillips
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ART: Photography
Ryan McGinley: Spring and by Summer Fall
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Friday May 9 (6–8pm)
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Ratio 3 (1447 Stevenson St, 415.821.3371)
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Ryan McGinley's metier is youth. The often smiling, and more often nude men and women cavorting in his photos are like jubilant animals, as untrammeled as their al fresco habitats. But McGinley's subjects are a far cry from Bruce Weber's Abercrombie Amazons and locker-room beefcake, and from the kitschy '70s nudist magazines the photographer cites as an influence. This series of photos culled from several cross-country road trips — McGinley's first West Coast solo show — evokes nothing so much as Thomas Eakins' later American pastorals, in which as much attention is paid to the surrounding landscapes as the bare-bottomed, sun-kissed sylphs who flit through them.
- Matt Sussman
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MUSIC: Electronic
The Glitch Mob w/ Flying Lotus, Lazer Sword, and Shane King
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Friday May 9 (9pm)
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Club Mighty (119 Utah St, 415.762.0151)
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The Glitch Mob's productions unearth the secret family tree that links early Timbaland, the laser-guided bass of Ghislain Poirier, Autechre's chop-shop take on electro, and Ed Banger's not-so-secret love affair with '90s rave. The end result is a whole lotta gnarly low-end shot through with what sounds like outtakes from Wendy Carlos' soundtrack for Tron. The LA collective is joined by wunderkind producer Flying Lotus, who set down at Surya Dub in March and wowed clubgoers with his beat-heavy, soulful electronica. Lazer Sword, whose name couldn't be a better description of their sound, open.
- Matt Sussman
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PERFORMING ARTS: Comedy
Funny Girlz Tenth Anniversary: A Smorgasbord of Women Comedians
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Saturday May 10 (8pm)
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Herbst Theater (401 Van Ness Ave, 415.621.6600)
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Vanity Fair recently devoted a cover to the current reigning queens of comedy, from Tina Fey to Sarah Silverman. Good for those gals, but we must point out that local comic Lisa Geduldig's annual Funny Girlz event beat VF to the punchline by ten years. Highlighting comediennes who draw inspiration from their various racial backgrounds, sexualities, religions, and nationalities, Funny Girlz continually refutes the notion that comedy is solely a boys' club. This Mother's Day edition benefits the Bay Area Women's and Children's Center. Performers include Jewish lesbian folk singer Phranc, former Pine-Sol spokesperson Diane Amos, and drag legend Matthew "Peggy Lee" Martin.
- Matt Sussman
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MUSIC: Electronic
Mike Relm w/ Vin Sol
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Saturday May 10 (9pm)
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The Independent (628 Divisadero St, 415.771.1422)
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SF's Mike Relm has made his name as a multimedia mashup artist, mixing and manipulating hip-hop beats and indie-rock gems while combining Japanese cult-film footage with Hollywood blockbusters — often at the same time, with the results blaring from stage speakers and onto projection screens. For his current project, Clown Alley, Relm brings aspects of his live show into fans' bedrooms via DVD, with old-school 3-D effects, overwrought luchadore battles, and, of course, a banging soundtrack. Lucky us, we get the real deal tonight.
- Connie Hwong
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MUSIC: Rock/Pop
Mariee Sioux w/ Fern Knight and Ex Reverie
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Sunday May 11 (9pm)
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Hemlock Tavern (1131 Polk St, 415.923.0923)
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Fern Knight and Ex Reverie are part of the same Philadelphia scene that spawned Espers, so the two bands naturally gravitate toward the gothic side of the freak-folk spectrum. Both outfits also feature bewitching female vocals, howling guitar distortion, and the unsettling undertow of cellos. Ex Reverie offer the best description of the sound on their MySpace site: "Glam Rock from the year 1066." Tonight, the bands open for folk singer/songwriter Mariee Sioux.
- Max Goldberg
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MUSIC: Hip-Hop
Baby Cham
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Sunday May 11 (9pm)
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Club 6ix (60 6th St, 415.863.1221)
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Baby Cham's breakout single "Ghetto Story" was seen as so incendiary that Jamaican authorities banned it from the airwaves. Speaking truth atop menacing synths and gunshot snares, Cham snarls through his stories of growing up amid violence, poverty, and crime. But while guns-to-glory arcs in the hip-hop and dancehall genres are usually heavy on the braggadocio, Cham isn't boasting — he's lamenting. So he really couldn't be a more appropriate headliner for this charity concert benefiting Jamaican youth still living in the ghetto. Cham's not above giving shout-outs to his mama, so don't think tonight's show fits awkwardly with your Mother's Day plans, either.
- Matt Sussman
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READING
Augusten Burroughs
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Monday May 12 (7:30pm)
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Books Inc. in the Castro (2275 Market St, 415.864.6777)
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Having plumbed the depths of his unconventional adolescence (Running with Scissors) and recovery from alcoholism (Dry), Augusten Burroughs finally brings into greater focus the menacing figure hovering just outside the edge of his earlier tales: his father. Darker and more wrenching than Burroughs' prior work, A Wolf at the Table explores the alcoholic and abusive tendencies of the man responsible for half his gene pool. And while the recent spate of memoir exaggerations (see Margaret Seltzer) raises questions as to the "truthiness" of Wolf's tale, it remains a compelling and harrowing read.
- Annie Lo
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MUSIC: Rock/Pop
Efterklang w/ Slaraffenland and Winterbirds
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Monday May 12 (9pm)
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Bottom of the Hill (1233 17th St, 415.621.4455)
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Copenhagen's Efterklang often swell to ten players to better wow audiences with their earthshaking live shows. As with Sigur Rós and Rachel's, this orchestral pop group is clearly indebted to neo-classical composers like Steve Reich and Philip Glass; but it sets itself apart with a heavy reliance on the human voice, whether in the form of a swelling chorus or the haunted lament of a single singer. The group's latest album, Parades, plays a little bit like Arcade Fire at half speed. Openers and fellow Danes Slaraffenland are a mix of wiry guitars, cool electronics, and soulful vocals more reminiscent of TV on the Radio.
- Max Goldberg
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ART
Sarah Wagner: Nuclear Family
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Tuesday May 6 (10:30am–5:30pm)
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Patricia Sweetow Gallery (77 Geary St, 415.788.5126)
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Sarah Wagner turns out delicate textile sculptures that resemble tangled roots and vines. Her faux-plant shapes sprout from the gallery's cement floors and plaster walls, creating gardens that grow wild with tulle flowers, organza leaves, and burlap roots. Wagner's work takes inspiration from the biology of the natural world, exploring the increasingly complicated intersection between built society and untamed nature. In her latest installation, Nuclear Family, a group of deer wanders through what looks like the overgrown wasteland of an abandoned suburbia, lost and out of place.
- Jeanne Storck
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ART
Quarter Century: Creativity Explored's 25th Anniversary
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Tuesday May 6 (10am–3pm)
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Creativity Explored (3245 16th St, 415.863.2108)
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Creativity Explored has long been an outlet for local developmentally challenged adults to express their artistic visions. Now celebrating its 25th year, the nonprofit studio and gallery has much to be proud of: several of its artists, including Michael Bernard Loggins and Vincent Jackson, now have full-fledged careers, while the organization itself has done much to redefine "outsider art" as something inclusive and community-based. This retrospective affords the rare opportunity to see many early works by the two aforementioned program veterans, as well as newer pieces by residents who make good on Creativity Explored's mission to change lives through the power of art.
- Matt Sussman
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