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Show Review: They Might Be Giants with Moon Hooch at the Warfield, 6/14/2013

Mitch Kocen — Mon, 17 Jun 2013 08:00:01 +0000

They Might Be Giants have been playing together, in some shape, since 1982. Please, take a moment to let that sink in; this Brooklyn-based nerd-pop outfit has been churning out music for more than thirty years. This is a band that’s spanned five different presidents. A band that has witnessed countless similar acts form and [...]

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Film Review: Man of Steel

Carrie Kahn — Fri, 14 Jun 2013 14:40:39 +0000

Superman turns 75 this year, and appears no worse for the wear in Man of Steel, director Zack Snyder’s serviceable, if somewhat dispassionate, reboot. Writers Christopher Nolan and David S. Goyer, who both penned recent Batman films, bring a similar dark, edgy, sensibility to the Kryptonian hero’s story, with mixed results. The film’s opening scene [...]

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Spinning Platters Weekly Guide to Bay Area Concerts, 6/13/13-6/19/13

Dakin Hardwick — Wed, 12 Jun 2013 15:30:52 +0000

Not only do we have a ton of great shows, but if you look on Thursday, we also are giving away tickets to California Academy of Sciences’ Nightlife event this week! Thursday, June 13th White Arrows, Sam Flax, Craft Spells (DJ Set) at Nightlife at California Academy Of Sciences White Arrows are an amazing new [...]

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Album Review: Coma Cinema – Posthumous Release

Chad Liffmann — Tue, 11 Jun 2013 17:03:38 +0000

“Closer than before / on the edge of being / the same fuck up as before / dying in a secret”, Mat Cothran (aka Coma Cinema) mumbles out on the opening track of his fourth full-length album, Posthumous Release. The South Carolina native spills out seemingly half-conscious lyrics throughout the twelve short tracks, as if [...]

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Show Review: Akron/Family with Avi Buffalo at The Independent, 5/29/13

Dakin Hardwick — Tue, 11 Jun 2013 04:33:05 +0000

Akron/Family are a band that has alluded me for years. I’ve known the name, and nothing more. However, after hearing about their killer opening set for Two Gallants at The Fillmore a few months ago, I decided to explore them. I was expected something folk leaning based on the name, but found they were something [...]

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Interview: Amy Acker and Alexis Denisof of “Much Ado About Nothing”

Jonathan Pirro — Tue, 11 Jun 2013 01:36:41 +0000

Amy Acker and Alexis Denisof, well known for their remarkable acting within the many works of storytelling mastermind Joss Whedon, take center stage in the director’s intimate retelling of Shakespeare’s classic tale Much Ado About Nothing. Playing the respective roles of Beatrice and Benedick, the pair move with an electrifying and gorgeous chemistry that helps to [...]

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Film Review: The Internship

Chad Liffmann — Fri, 07 Jun 2013 16:32:05 +0000

(NOTE: I worked at Google for a number of years. Let us just say that I may be slightly biased…but I can also shed some light on accuracies and inaccuracies depicted in The Internship about life at Google.) In a performance review, The Internship would meet expectations. It is a silly film with a few laugh-out-loud moments [...]

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Film Review: Wish You Were Here

Carrie Kahn — Fri, 07 Jun 2013 15:30:17 +0000

In my last review, I suggested you may want to see a blockbuster like Star Trek: Into Darkness instead of the independent film What Maisie Knew, since it’s a bit of a slog, and not exactly lightweight summer entertainment. This week, however, I have an indie to highly recommend, especially if you are now burned [...]

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Film Review: Much Ado About Nothing

Jonathan Pirro — Fri, 07 Jun 2013 07:21:04 +0000

While the echoes of Shakespeare and his work can be felt in the backbones of modern storytelling for the past few centuries, there is really nothing like the actual stories themselves, and they make for timeless tales that can be endlessly re-performed and re-interpreted. The mostly-blank canvas of a play allows for a great deal [...]

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Spinning Platters Weekly Guide to Bay Area Concerts, 6/6/13-6/12/13

Dakin Hardwick — Thu, 06 Jun 2013 08:02:15 +0000

Another week, another nearly exhausting week of amazing rock n roll in the bay area. Thursday, June 6th JC Brooks & The Uptown Sound, Karina Denike, Antique Naked Soul at Cafe du Nord When I was in high school, I saw Dance Hall Crashers probably around 5 or 6 times. They were bloody amazing. Karina [...]

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