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Burning Man's Contradictionsnew
Burning Man's green theme flopped -- but not for lack of good intentions. Plus: Reactions to the Gonzo burner's premature inflammation.
San Francisco Bay Guardian |
Steven T. Jones |
09-05-2007 |
Environment
Johnnie To's 'Exiled' (John) Woos Leonenew
It doesn't get much better than a movie that balances hair-trigger violence with moments of gentle humor.
San Francisco Bay Guardian |
Cheryl Eddy |
09-05-2007 |
Reviews
Tags: Exiled, Johnnie To
Willamette Week's MusicfestNW Guidenew
MusicfestNW is that special time of year when Portland adopts the best of music everywhere and gives it a home. It's the four days when Stumptown venues and music fans open their doors and ears, respectively, to a super-concentrated brand of sonic awesomeness.
Willamette Week |
Staff |
09-05-2007 |
Concerts
Tags: concerts
Portland's Music Scene is Great, Unless You're Under 21new
Portland's MusicfestNW hosts 158 bands on 16 local stages -- but for anybody under legal drinking age those numbers dwindle to 40 and four, respectively.
Willamette Week |
Casey Jarman and Amy McCullough |
09-05-2007 |
Music
The Top 10 Stories the Media Missed This Past Yearnew
This year's Project Censored presents a chilling portrait of a newly empowered executive branch signing away civil liberties for the sake of an endless and amorphous war on terror -- and for the most part, the press wasn't paying attention.
San Francisco Bay Guardian |
Amanda Witherell |
09-05-2007 |
Media
Hopeful News for Schizophrenicsnew
An experimental drug from Eli Lilly so far has shown that it can ease symptoms of schizophrenia without the serious side effects associated with Thorazine and Zyprexa.
San Diego CityBeat |
Staff |
09-05-2007 |
Science
Tags: Health & Science
'3:10 to Yuma' Successfully Remakes an Adult Westernnew
In overhauling an antique genre piece no one particularly remembers, Mangold kept the original theme -- poor-but-honest homesteader vs. high-living crook -- while simultaneously amping up the many grotesqueries available in the Old West.
East Bay Express |
Kelly Vance |
09-05-2007 |
Reviews
Tags: 3:10 to Yuma, James Mangold
Battle of the Cheap, Cheap Chardonnaynew
Fred Franzia was born into a winemaking family, related by marriage to the Gallos, and a lifelong friend to the Mondavis. Rather than grow his own, he started buying decent-quality surplus wine from producers and then selling it under his own label for cheap.
East Bay Express |
Blair Campbell |
09-05-2007 |
Food+Drink
There Isn't One San Francisco Soundnew
On this four-CD set, you get all the expected hits, from Jefferson Airplane's "It's No Secret" to the Count Five's "Psychotic Reaction" to Santana's "Evil Ways." You also get the minor hits and obscure gems from dozens of bands long forgotten.
East Bay Express |
J. Poet |
09-05-2007 |
Reviews
Is La Plebe the Spanish-Speaking Operation Ivy?new
The San Francisco-based ska band distinguishes itself from its more pop-oriented forebears with a heavily politicized tone.
East Bay Express |
Rachel Swan |
09-05-2007 |
Reviews
Tags: Hasta la Muerte!, La Plebe
Folk Duo Bethany & Rufus Prepare to Charm the Crowdnew
Before this year, the pair's best-known collaboration was 2003's Rock Island, traditional Appalachian ballads and old prison songs with trance-electronica production overtop. For this year's 900 Miles they pared it down to cello and voice, with fetching results.
East Bay Express |
Rachel Swan |
09-05-2007 |
Profiles & Interviews
Tags: 900 Miles, Bethany & Rufus
When Young Punks Grow Upnew
The forces behind Bobby Joe Ebola and the Children MacNuggits, Geekfest, and S.P.A.M. Records face the inevitable.
East Bay Express |
Rachel Swan |
09-05-2007 |
Music
Tags: Geekfest
RIAA vs. Studentsnew
In the wake of the record industry's action against students for illegal downloading, music insiders put their spin on what it means for music fans.
C-Ville Weekly |
Brendan Fitzgerald |
09-05-2007 |
Music
Joan as Police Woman Plays Ominous Indie-jazznew
Real Life puts Joan Wasser somewhere between Norah Jones and Feist -- and somewhere, there in the middle, are a few million album sales and a parcel of indie cred.
San Diego CityBeat |
Troy Johnson |
09-05-2007 |
Reviews
Tags: Joan as Police Woman, Real Life
How Twee Is Too Twee?new
If you listen to "Stereo (mono mono)," the second song on The Brunettes' new album, Structure and Cosmetics, you may have your answer.
San Diego CityBeat |
Dryw Keltz |
09-05-2007 |
Reviews
