San Francisco had waited six years for the Kings of Convenience to return to the Bay Area; The Fillmore was sold out and the crowd was eager, but good natured. In fact, they were so laid-back it took a few moments for them to realize that Erlend Øye himself had bounded on-stage to introduce the [...]
Monday, October 31, 2011 By Julia Glosemeyer
Urbanized, Yerba Buena Center for the Arts, November 4-10. You have probably seen (or at least heard about) Helvetica, a popular documentary by Gary Hustwit about typography and its relationship to how we see things. Now, the YBCA will be screening Urbanized, Hustwit’s new movie which focuses primarily on urban design. You can check the [...]
Monday, October 31, 2011 By Julia Glosemeyer
Frite Nite is a dance music label based in San Francisco that is helmed by producer Paul Salva. On Saturday October 22nd its crew celebrated the release of Ana Sia’s mix CD Surreal Estate with a party at the Mezzanine. The organizers stressed that a formal attire was strongly encouraged, and the male DJs that [...]
Monday, October 31, 2011 By Jules Miller
In the tradition of bringing you the 6-6-6 on the best haunted locations and ghost tours in the United States, here is the 6-6-6 on haunted lighthouses in North America. Lighthouses have long been a powerful symbol of solitude, perseverance and stoicism, and have served as homes for brave men and women who light the lanterns [...]
Friday, October 28, 2011 By Adam Sawyer
I recently got the chance to set up a chat with the lead singer of the fun Australian rock quintet Little Red. The group boasts success in their home country with their first EP, Listen to Little Red, meeting good national reviews upon release in June 2008. It was named album of the week on [...]
Thursday, October 27, 2011 By Tabia Chui
“We’ve been here since 11 yesterday.” You usually only hear a line like that at crazy Black Friday sales, the screening for the newest Harry Potter movie, or the site of an angry protest. But that wasn’t the case for this line of mattresses, camp beds and spread blankets along San Francisco’s 11th Street just [...]
Thursday, October 27, 2011 By Alba de Santiago
In this edition of unusual band names, we turn to the dark side. . . to the more sinister band names in our database. As always, we find some band names that are truly scary and awesome, others that seem to be trying a bit too hard, and of course, a few that seem not to be [...]
Wednesday, October 26, 2011 By Lucia Chung
With Halloween coming around, there definitely isn’t a dearth of events going on this weekend. Since I don’t believe you people need any more help finding party venues, I’ve decided to gather a list of other options! Here’s to working for the weekend! Journey to the End of the Night, Saturday, October 29 @ 7pm [...]
Wednesday, October 26, 2011 By Joey Pangilinan
By now, you’ve noticed we here on the eventseekr team write up previews for all sorts of awesome events, with wonderful information on why you should go to them. Among others, our past previews have featured a myriad of really spooky tours to get you in the Halloween spirit, a thing or three on why [...]
Wednesday, October 26, 2011 By Katie Kopacz
New York’s indie electro pop band Phantogram made a strong impression on the festival scene this summer. This year, the band played at San Francisco’s Outside Lands and the hugely popular Coachella Valley Music Festival in Indio, officially making a name for itself in the increasingly recognized electro-infused indie rock music genre. I had the [...]
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