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Issue 323 |
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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
Jul 8-14, 2008
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"Coldest winter" be damned, Mark Twain. San Francisco is burning up. The elemental artisans at the Crucible literally play with fire, but the provocative films at CineKink are just as hot. And if you aren't working up a sweat to Kode9 or Ghosts on Tape, you can always rekindle one of SF's old flames at the Legion of Honor. Hint: she's distant, blond, and not who she seems. Just don't get burnt.
- Matt Sussman, Managing Editor
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SPECIAL FEATURE
Jamie Lidell
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In addition to breaking out the beatbox, Jamie Lidell samples and loops himself into a howling chorus of banshees. On his latest release, the intimately titled Jim, Lidell also brings Burt Bacharach-style harmonics to the dub plate. Earplug speaks to the man about his unlikely career trajectory and sartorial prowess.
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Stefan Sagmeister
The notorious artist presents a compendium of aphorisms turned into typographic experiments.
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READING: Poetry
Green Apple Books and McSweeney's present Poets Picking Poets
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Tuesday July 8 (7pm)
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Rockit Room (406 Clement St, 415.387.6343)
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With Poets Picking Poets, local literary powerhouse McSweeney's tries its hand at releasing a poetry anthology, with fascinatingly novel results. In the "poet chain," poets first present one of their own poems, and then a poem by another author — who in turn does the same, and so on, until 100 poems cohere into an elegant whole. Tonight, Jane Hirshfield, whose Given Sugar, Given Salt was shortlisted for the 2001 National Book Critics Circle Award, reads alongside Guggenheim Fellow and Iowa Writer's Workshop faculty member Dean Young.
- Nicholas Nauman
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MUSIC: Punk/Metal
Big Business w/ Triclops
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Tuesday July 8 (9pm)
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12 Galaxies (2565 Mission St, 415.970.9777)
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Little more needs to be said about bass-and-drums trio Big Business beyond the fact that they're the official rhythm section for ancient stoner champions the Melvins. (Attaining this position is like being awarded the Nobel Prize in Metal.) The choice makes perfect sense, since Big Business are loyal devotees of the Melvins' school of rock, slinging sludge-covered bass riffs, propulsive drums courtesy of ex-Murder City Devil Coady Willis, and vocals that manage to be both guttural and melodic. They haven't let their newfound responsibilities slow them down, though; with their recently added third member (a guitarist), Big Business just wrapped up their next album. Bay Area proto-punks Triclops open.
- Patrick Reilly
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READING
Katie Hafner: A Romance on Three Legs
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Wednesday July 9 (7:30pm)
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Booksmith (1644 Haight St, 415.863.8688)
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Genius loves eccentricity, and Canadian pianist Glenn Gould had both in spades. As seen in the intense debate over his virtuosic interpretations of Bach, it's often been difficult for critics to uncouple Gould's technical gifts from his notorious OCD in the recording studio. Katie Hafner's A Romance on Three Legs tackles one of Gould's grandest obsessions — a Steinway concert-grand piano, known cryptically as CD 318. Befitting the man who used the same piano stool his entire career, Hafner's account revels in the minute details of Gould's fetishistic relationship with this most curious of beloveds.
- Matt Sussman
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MORE FLAVOR: Spectacle
The Crucible's Eighth Annual Fire Arts Festival
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Wednesday July 9 (8pm–midnight)
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The Crucible (1260 7th St, 510.444.0919)
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For those who can't wait until August's Burning Man to set stuff ablaze, there's always Crucible's Fire Arts Festival. The West Oakland industrial-arts hotbed hosts four nights of white-hot daredevilry and combustible spectacles. Ticket prices are a little steep, but it's hard to imagine where else you'll get the chance to use a Flamethrower Shooting Gallery or marvel at fire vortexes and a steampunk tree house. Plus, the whole festival benefits the Crucible, a unique community-based workshop for aspiring metallurgists, neon sculptors, and glassblowers.
- Max Goldberg
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Check here for each evening's performance schedule.
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MORE FLAVOR: Festival
CineKink
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Thursday July 10 (7 & 9pm)
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Yerba Buena Center for the Arts (701 Mission St, 415.978.2787)
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Whether you're crazy for leather, proudly polyamorous, or you just like to watch, CineKink's popular, perverse film series educates while it titillates. Susan for Now follows one woman's coming out into the BDSM community after a decade of self-imposed celibacy. Two shorts programs Mix, Match & Mingle and Give & Take examine the pleasures and perils of coupling beyond monogamy and sex's power dynamics, respectively. Frameline31 favorite Triple X Selects: The Best of Lezsploitation rescues vintage lesbian porn from the grind-house vaults, and, for those looking for a one-night stand, a Best of CineKink retrospective closes out the screenings.
- Matt Sussman
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MUSIC: DJ
Kode9 w/ Hatcha
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Thursday July 10 (9pm)
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Mezzanine (444 Jessie St, 415.625.8880)
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South London's Kode9 returns to SF after a long, worldwide jaunt, hitting the decks at Mezzanine. His DJ sets span a range of bass-heavy sounds, from dancehall and hip-hop to reggae, dubstep, and grime. Besides DJing and producing, Kode9 also runs the Hyperdub label, whose recent releases fill out dubstep's deep bass and syncopated percussion with wonky midrange synths, vocoded melodies, and 8-bit chirps. He's joined tonight by DJ Hatcha, one of genre's original DJs, former A&R man for Big Apple Records, and Kiss FM regular.
- Axel Anderson
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FILM
The San Francisco Silent Film Festival
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Friday July 11
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The Castro Theatre (429 Castro St, 415.621.5288)
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After opening with Harold Lloyd's classic comedy The Kid Brother (1927), the 13th annual San Francisco Silent Film Festival packs 11 programs into two long days at the Castro. Among the riches are a René Clair farce (Two Timid Souls, 1928), the first feature-length animated film (The Adventures of Prince Achmed, 1926), an early work by Danish director Carl Theodor Dreyer (Mikaël, 1924), and a loopy director's pick by Canadian savant Guy Maddin. Beautiful 35mm prints, live musical accompaniment, and capacity Castro crowds restore the luster to these 80-year-old wonders.
- Max Goldberg
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MORE FLAVOR: Party
Trigger feat. Tim Sweeney and Justine D.
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Friday July 11 (9pm–2am)
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111 Minna Gallery (111 Minna St, 415.974.1719)
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"Music takes me where I want to be," goes a line in an old disco song by Musique — and DJ Tim Sweeney certainly understands that transportive quality. As listeners of his WNYU Beats in Space radio show know, Sweeney's mercurial and expansive sets feature the sounds of bygone destinations such as the Paradise Garage and the Music Box, while still keeping one ear cocked to the present. He headlines another one of Trigger's polymath affairs, with deck support from DJs Omar and Ryan Poulsen, and a fashion show by local designer Amy Lou Bilodeau. Former mistress of Motherfucker Justine D. acts as tonight's hostess with the mostest, making this a true Big Apple affair.
- Matt Sussman
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MORE FLAVOR: Shopping
Renegade Craft Fair
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Saturday July 12 (11am–7pm)
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Fort Mason Festival Pavilion (Marina Blvd and Buchanan St, 415.345.7500)
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Sue Daly was just looking for a way to sell her adorable, nature-inspired jewelry when she decided to organize a fair for fellow DIY vendors. Five years later, Daly's Renegade Craft Fair is one of the biggest and best-attended craft-shopping spectacles in the country, drawing attendees by the thousands. Arriving in San Francisco for the first time, the fair hosts nearly 200 knitters, screen-printers, and everyone in between. Be on the lookout for quilts from the awesomely named Don't Quilt Your Day Job, Fernworks' delicate resin pendants, and countless other handmade goodies.
- Tanya Feldman
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MUSIC: Electronic
Matmos
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Saturday July 12 (9pm)
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Great American Music Hall (859 O'Farrell St, 415.885.0750)
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There's intelligent dance music, and then there's intelligent dance music. Since 1998's quasi-objects LP, which exclusively relied on found sounds, Matmos have crafted entire albums based on literary and historical concepts — 2006's excellent The Rose Has Teeth in the Mouth of a Beast is a collection of abstract "sound portraits" of luminaries such as Ludwig Wittgenstein, William S. Burroughs, and Patricia Highsmith. Their recent Supreme Balloon is a more joyous, less cerebral affair, replete with retro-future synths, and cheeky bloops and bleeps. At tonight's highly anticipated homecoming show, expect an abundance of digital noise, quirky melodies, and the same playful charm that made the group's intellectual bravado bearable in the first place.
- Nick Earhart
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MUSIC: Global
Rachid Taha w/ MC Rai
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Sunday July 13 (2pm)
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Sigmund Stern Grove (19th Ave & Sloat Blvd, 415.252.6252)
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Rachid Taha has been attracting serious attention lately. When Brian Eno heard the French-Algerian rocker's music, he was so intrigued that he joined his band. When the Rolling Stones and Robert Plant heard the new punk-rock superstar, they invited him to play some shows — now Taha draws large audiences wherever he goes, on his own. His venomous live performance has earned him comparisons to Johnny Cash and Shane MacGowan, while his punk take on Algerian raï music has helped spread the defiant genre worldwide. LA-based MC Rai opens.
- Kate E. Simko
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MORE FLAVOR: Fashion
Stellar: SF Fashion Awards Show
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Sunday July 13 (3–11pm)
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Phoenix Hotel (601 Eddy St, 415.776.1380)
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Hosted at the Bambuddha Lounge in the Phoenix Hotel (frequented by many an international rock star), this sizzling pool party features a runway show highlighting new threads from designers like Kittinhawk and San Franpsycho. Over the past few months, local fashionistas have nominated their favorite designers, style bloggers, and models; winners are announced tonight. A special achievement award is also presented to Nice Collective, a group of couturiers who consistently create futuristic yet durable urban fashions. DJ Commodore 69 mixes it up with some electro-rock party favorites.
- Tanya Feldman
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MUSIC: Rock/Pop
The Police w/ Elvis Costello & the Imposters
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Monday July 14 (7:30pm)
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Shoreline Amphitheatre (1 Amphitheatre Pkwy, 650.967.3000)
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One year after selling out stadiums across the country, the Police are back for the second — and final — tour that nobody ever thought would come to pass. (It's one thing to reunite after two bitter decades apart, but the fact that they've stayed together is a real miracle.) On last year's trek, the trio recaptured the spirit of its angular, reggae-tinged rock anthems — even if Sting couldn't hit some of the high notes. Fully rounding out the new-wave revival is musical journeyman Elvis Costello, bashing out a few classics alongside tracks from his new album, Momofuku.
- Jason Jeffers
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MUSIC: Rock/Pop
Ferron w/ Bitch & the Exciting Conclusion and Redhead
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Monday July 14 (8pm)
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Cafe du Nord (2170 Market St, 415.861.5016)
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Since her first release more than 25 years ago, singer/songwriter Ferron has been writing inward-facing, confessional songs revered for the poetry of their lyrics; her influence on the music of folk-inflected female performers, from Ani DiFranco to kindred spirit Bitch, would be difficult to overestimate. An unplanned communion onstage at a festival sparked a friendship that led to Bitch producing Ferron's Boulder, this show's raison d'être. Stop by to hear firsthand one of Canada's most enduring and relatively unknown indie legends.
- Peter Stepek
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ART
Frida Kahlo
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Tuesday July 8 (10am–5:45pm)
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SFMOMA (151 3rd St, 415.357.4000)
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The devastating injuries Frida Kahlo suffered as a teenager during a bus accident actually may have been inspirational — they led her to pursue painting and provided her with many motifs for her vibrant, dream-like self-portraits. No amount of physical pain could squelch the creative impulses of this daring artist, who defied convention in both her art and personal life. In this centennial celebration, paintings, rarely viewed photographs of Kahlo, and ephemera trace the history of a brilliant woman whose artwork is as influential as her iconic persona.
- Tanya Feldman
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ART
Kiki: The Proof Is in the Pudding
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Wednesday July 9 (11am–6pm)
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Ratio 3 (1447 Stevenson St, 415.821.3371)
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As many LGBT folks are rushing to the altar, this retrospective of the short-lived but influential SF gallery Kiki comes at an interesting time. Founded at the height of Queer Nation and Riot Grrrl by the late Rick Jacobsen (1961-1997), Kiki was an ad-hoc community center for artists on the fringes of the creative and sexual mainstream, many of whom — such as Catherine Opie and Chris Johanson — have become quite successful. The exhibition's an elegy, as well: Jacobsen died from AIDS, as did Jerome Caja, whose nail polish ex-votos are a highlight. Kiki is a timely reminder that adversity often necessitates radical creativity rather than compliance.
- Matt Sussman
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About Us |
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Cultural Partner
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Editors
MANAGING EDITOR
Matt Sussman
DEPUTY EDITOR
Max Goldberg
PRODUCTION EDITOR
Axel Anderson
SENIOR EDITORS
Anna Balkrishna
Doug Levy
CONTRIBUTING EDITORS
Tanya Feldman
Seiji Carpenter
Connie Hwong
Nicholas Nauman
Andrew Phillips
Lisa Rosman
IMAGE EDITORS
Adda Birnir
Tom Starkweather
PUBLISHERS
Sascha Lewis
Mark Mangan
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