AltWeeklies Wire
True Gritsnew

The Gossip's Beth Ditto is cooking with meat -- and mixing riot grrrl gospel with punk rock panache.
San Francisco Bay Guardian |
Kimberly Chun |
01-18-2006 |
Profiles & Interviews
Catch Them If You Cannew
Skaters let the music speak for itself -- literally.
San Francisco Bay Guardian |
George Chen |
01-11-2006 |
Profiles & Interviews
Tags: Dark Rye Bread, skaters
Keep Wine-ingnew

San Francisco's the Winechuggers guide listeners through the world of barflies, curmudgeons and beautiful losers.
San Francisco Bay Guardian |
Kate Izquierdo |
01-06-2006 |
Profiles & Interviews
Singles Going Steadynew
California's Isota Records feeds the vinyl evolution.
San Francisco Bay Guardian |
Ari Messer |
01-06-2006 |
Music
The Case of the Closetnew
R. Kelly gets crazy in his longest sonic soap opera yet.
San Francisco Bay Guardian |
Johnny Ray Huston |
07-13-2005 |
Reviews
Tags: R. Kelly, TP.3 Reloaded
Mighty Oceansnew
Well-read and back from the dead, the Go-Betweens opt for the lush life.
San Francisco Bay Guardian |
Johnny Ray Huston |
06-15-2005 |
Profiles & Interviews
Tags: The Go-Betweens, Oceans Apart
Electric Lady Bandnew

Sleater-Kinney let loose the classic rock beast within.
San Francisco Bay Guardian |
Johnny Ray Huston |
05-25-2005 |
Profiles & Interviews
Tags: Sleater-Kinney, The Woods
Duck, Duck, Foxnew
Boys, girls, love songs -- how do Sleater-Kinney pull it off?
San Francisco Bay Guardian |
Kimberly Chun |
05-25-2005 |
Profiles & Interviews
Tags: Sleater-Kinney, The Woods
Where the Wild Things Arenew
Sleater-Kinney's Carrie and Corin blaze their way out of The Woods.
San Francisco Bay Guardian |
Johnny Ray Huston |
05-25-2005 |
Profiles & Interviews
Tags: Sleater-Kinney, The Woods
Bulbs of Passionnew
J Mascis and Dinosaur Jr. plugged into the deepest fears of a generation and created a wailing, ugly, and unforgettable kind of pop rock.
San Francisco Bay Guardian |
Mike McGuirk |
05-04-2005 |
Profiles & Interviews
Tags: Dinosaur Jr.
And the Kiddies Will Lead Themnew
Monster Dudes and Evil Wikkid Warrior bring the fanciful chaos of a children's fantasy world to rock.
San Francisco Bay Guardian |
George Chen |
05-04-2005 |
Profiles & Interviews
Freed Willnew

An Imperial Teenster makes the dance pop scene with Hey Willpower.
San Francisco Bay Guardian |
Johnny Ray Huston |
04-27-2005 |
Profiles & Interviews
Queen of Queensnew
The newest member of Queens of the Stone Age, Natasha Shneider, reports from the front.
San Francisco Bay Guardian |
Kimberly Chun |
04-13-2005 |
Profiles & Interviews
Tags: Queens of the Stone Age
Playing to Winnew
The Game's Documentary and West Coast Resurrection probe what it means to be a gangsta in a deindustrialized world.
San Francisco Bay Guardian |
Kevin Y. Kim |
04-13-2005 |
Profiles & Interviews
Disorderly Conductnew
Northwestern ethnoforgers the Master Musicians of Bukkake bring the folk tradition to its knees.
San Francisco Bay Guardian |
Will York |
03-30-2005 |
Profiles & Interviews