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NOV 25 - DEC 1
While you're warming up the turkey fryer this Thursday, you might think back to primitive Thanksgivings that didn't have such amenities — and give thanks for convenience! While you're at it, peel back gauzy memories of lost recipes and childhood reveries, the whole fam face down in tryptophan bliss — and give thanks for simple pleasures. With a short workweek and ample activities, is it any wonder that we're thankful? Tuck in your napkin and spread it. |
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Take another slice of ABSOLUT ingenuity. The Heavyweight artist group worked all night and into the morning brewing up this treat at Times Square in front of a live audience. The pieces of 1979 NYC are coming together. Get the picture. |
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| | Arab Strap combine the folk stylings of Belle and Sebastian with the moodiness of Mogwai, but their sound is neither as breezy as the former or layered as the latter. This is music for the melancholy — the duo sing of failed relationships, empty sex, and bleak realities. And like any good Scots, these blokes love getting wasted — their most recent release, Monday at the Hug & Pint, pays tribute to the highs and lows of a night at the pub with your mates. The album spices up their stark sound with a few electro-dance beats and a string section, which accompanies them on this tour. Magnolia Electric Co. (formerly Songs: Ohia) open. (JS)
  
 What David Holmes tune did Arab Strap remix in 1998? The first two correct answers each win a pair of tickets to the show.
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| | A remarkably sobering film, Bus 174 reflects on Brazilian street kids, police corruption, and urban violence through the lens of a real-life bus hijacking in a posh Rio neighborhood. On June 12, 2000, Sandro do Nascimento, a 21-year-old who'd been rendered a homeless orphan at the age of six when he witnessed his mother's murder, held a bus and its passengers hostage in a standoff that was widely broadcast live. Through interviews, television footage of the crime, and investigations of Brazilian prisons, police officers, juvenile delinquent homes, and street kid "camps," director Jose Padilha pieces together an even-handed portrait of the socioeconomic conditions in Brazil — conditions that he suggests can help transform a once sweet-tempered child into a drug-addicted killer. (LR)
Note: There is also a matinee screening on Wed 11.26 (4:40pm).
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| | Give some design students a few instruments and they go and make some serious music. Les Savy Fav met at Rhode Island School of Design (as did the Talking Heads), where they banged out tunes when they weren't busy in the studio. Fast-forward seven years and you have a band whose popularity continues to spread. Les Savy Fav blend absurd creativity with inspired rock music, making for a raucous, irrepressible sound. Considered masters of performance, they flirt with spontaneity and chaos on stage while never losing their well-practiced punch. Though their recordings get stronger with time, the real fuss with this group centers on catching their performance art firsthand. (AK)
Name two other bands on French Kiss Records; the first two correct answers each win a pair of tickets to the show.
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VOLUNTEER
Thanksgiving Volunteers: Meals on Wheels San Francisco
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| when: | Thur 11.27 (late morning / early afternoon for 4 hours) |
| where: | Meals on Wheels (1375 Fairfax Ave, 415.920.1111) |
| price: |  FREE |
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Meals on Wheels |
| | San Francisco is a city of transplants, and chances are that if you can't return home this Thanksgiving, you have a bit of free time today. If you do, there's no better cultural substitute than to volunteer four hours of your time to San Francisco's Meals on Wheels organization. Each Thanksgiving, MOW gives its drivers the day off and asks local volunteers to deliver food. Enjoy the day of light traffic and put smiles on some faces that really need it. (SNS)
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DJ
Turkey Day Smiths Tribute Night
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| when: | Thur 11.27 (10pm) |
| where: | 330 Ritch Street (330 Ritch St, 415.522.9558) |
| price: | $5 / $8 under 21 |
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| | Though not everyone might associate Thanksgiving with a band who sang, "and the turkey you festively slice is murder," the folks at Popscene do. For the fourth year running, they hold their Morrissey and Smiths tribute night to help shake off your tryptophan hangover. The night isn't all melancholy, though — DJs bust out some non-Smiths Britpop dance tunes to help you sweat out that extra helping of stuffing. (EC)
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| | There's a language at the heart of Spanish culture that's more romantic and dramatic than any number of trilled r's: Flamenco. San Francisco doesn't have the cafes cantantes you find scattered about Andalusia — where you can sip sangria and watch dancers any night of the week — but it does have Theatre Flamenco. This professional dance company is the real deal: it's full of world-renowned singers, musicians, and dancers who have brought authentic Flamenco performances to local audiences for 37 years. Led by artistic director Miguel Santos, the troupe presents three new works and features local and international guest artists. (JU)
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| | If one thread binds Norway's infrequent musical exports, it's a penchant for globetrotting. From the brass horns that Vikings left scattered around the Northern Hemisphere to the ceaseless touring of 19th-century composer Edvard Grieg, Norway's musicians are a footloose bunch. Sonically, Sondre Lerche follows this trend with his full-length debut, Faces Down. Lerche's innocent crooning and hip-swaying grooves seem more like sunny Mancini B-sides than snowcapped carols. Though his acclaim here in the States is still gaining momentum, if Lerche plays his cards right, he could be the biggest Norwegian export since a-ha. (NC)
Which member of the High Llamas provided string arrangements for Lerche's Faces Down? The first two correct answers each win a pair of tickets to the show; the third wins a copy of the CD.
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MUSIC: Cologne Techno
Kompakt Tour featuring Michael Mayer w/ Reinhard Voigt
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| when: | Fri 11.28 (10pm) |
| where: | Club Six (60 6th St, 415.863.1221) |
| price: | $10 advance / $12 |
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Event Info | Michael Mayer | Kompakt |
| | To technophiles with a minimalist slant — fans not of the banging, speed-and-glowsticks stuff, but of more nuanced tunes tinged with dub, pop, and ambient bliss — Cologne, Germany is the musical Mecca and Kompakt Records is its most sacred institution. For five years, the organization — combining a label, record shop, and distribution arm — has set the underground dancefloor standard by releasing a stream of projects as varied as Speicher's off-kilter tunes, Auftreib's rave revisionism, and Kompakt Pop's luscious new romanticism. Representing the label tonight are Reinhard Voigt (aka Kron, Pentax, Sturm) and Michael Mayer. The latter's recent mix CDs Fabric 13 and Immer may make you reconsider everything you thought you knew about techno; live, the effect is even more dramatic. (PS)
What was the first release on Kompakt? The first two correct answers each win a pair of tickets to the show.
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| | Naut Humon's Recombinant Labs Compound, tucked away in Hunters Point, has been behind some of autumn's most adventurous performances, including a Smalltown Supersound showcase and Rechenzentrum's multimedia immersion. Tonight, Madrid's Francisco Lopez presents a new piece, "Two Blank Spirits," accompanied by the visuals of his frequent collaborator Jorge Simonet. Lopez is one of contemporary music's most accomplished practitioners of musique concrète; his works have ranged from barely audible meditations on white noise to pileups of heavy metal samples to impenetrable walls of rainforest sounds that are worlds away from New Age cliché. Daniel Menche rounds out the bill. (PS)
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DJ
Future Primitive Soundsession
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| when: | Sat 11.29 (9pm-3am) |
| where: | DNA Lounge (375 11th St, 415.626.1409) |
| price: | $12 advance / $15 |
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| | Back in the late '90s, Future Primitive's legendary Soundsession series, pairing such DJs as Cut Chemist and Shortkut, and Z-Trip and Radar, helped establish San Francisco as a worldwide capital of turntablism. Now, after a nine-month hiatus (during which time the Future Primitivists have been busy setting up their gallery in the Lower Haight), the battle is on once again. Tonight's four-deck throwdown features Triple Threat DJs Vin Roc and Apollo with Quannum's Lyrics Born manning the mic, plus Zeph, Platurn, MC Azeem, Daly Situations, and an opening set from DJ Enki. (PS)
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| | Since September, artist Jenny Zhang has explored themes of body image and mass production through hand sewing workshops. This week is the last in the series, which fuses sewing class, fashion exploration, and knitting circles. Participants are asked to bring an article of clothing that does not fit them and one that fits perfectly. Past workshops have seen these clothes altered, adorned, and enhanced — all with the goal of making clothes fit bodies, not bodies fit clothes. Zhang uses the workshops as a springboard to discuss issues of image, race, romance, and community. Pick up a thimbleful of wisdom and wear your theory proudly on your sleeve. (SC)
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| | You don't want to like Brooklyn's FannyPack. (C'mon, their first song is called "Cameltoe.") But the raw, old school beats and hilarious lyrical delivery by their "three hot girls" (one still in high school) keep your butt shaking and your mouth giggling to the Pack's bawdy "kinder-booty." Taking a page from the party-jam vibe of '80s acts like L'Trimm and J.J. Fad, FannyPack's debut album, So Stylistic, busts out with boisterous electro-booty love. And get this: the show goes off at 3pm. Better start getting your outfit together. (TP)
Tell us a story about a fashion faux-pas. Our favorite two answers each win a pair of tickets to the show.
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| | Born from the peaceful poptronica of Micha Acher (the Notwist) and the unsettling vocals of Stefanie Bohm (Couch), Ms. John Soda received rave reviews for their soft collision of warm hums and hisses with electronic clicks and glitches on No P. or D. Ms. John Soda's label, Morr Music, has occasionally toed its own line too closely, sticking to self-consciously delicate sounds, but the new EP, While Talking, sheds the twee trappings. Jangling guitars and dirty basslines may surprise old listeners, but Bohm's beguiling alto entices fans both new and old. Also playing to the intimate charm of Du Nord are B. Fleischmann, DJ Thomas Morr, and Jel. (SC)
Tell us a story about soda. Our favorite two answers each win a pair of tickets to the show.
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READING
Marion Cunningham: Lost Recipes
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| when: | Mon 12.1 (12:30pm) |
| where: | Stacey's Bookstore (581 Market St, 415.421.4687) |
| price: | FREE |
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| | Bucking the trend of celebrity chef tomes better suited for coffee table display than for actual cooking help, local culinary luminary Marion Cunningham (best known for her revision of the classic Fannie Farmer Cookbook) discusses Lost Recipes, her new treasury of classic recipes for the communal dinner table. Slow Food advocate Cunningham selected 150 recipes — such as Shepherd's Pie, Brown Derby Cobb Salad, Green Goddess Dressing, and chicken and dumpling soup — specifically for their ability to encourage diners to recapture the pleasures of a convivial homemade dinner. (EC)
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| | Beguilingly blissful, Juana Molina's Segundo draws from an unlikely array of inspirations — Four Tet's folky electronica, Talk Talk's melancholic balladry, and the Beatles' Magical Mystery Tour. The Argentine musician recorded the album in 1999, but it only reached North American listeners this year courtesy of Domino Recordings, and rapidly became a critical favorite due to its lush-but-minimal arrangements and naïve-but-complex songwriting. On record, Molina's melting tones and distressed samples are her hallmark, but live, expect her hushed vocals — sung entirely in Spanish — to carry the show. (SK)
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| | The sweet-voiced Jamaican vocalist Wayne Wonder has risen steadily through the worlds of reggae, hip hop, and R&B over the last several years. From his early outings with legendary producer King Tubby to his collaborations with dancehall kings such as Buju Banton, Wonder has always stood out for the supple intensity of his voice — a quality in ample evidence on his recent hit "No Letting Go," a lazy, languid update of the popular Diwali riddim. A master at pushing classic rock ballads into rougher ragga territory, Wayne Wonder is well poised to ride dancehall's burgeoning popularity straight to the top. (JC)
What was the title of Wayne Wonder's first single, recorded in 1985 with King Tubby? The first two correct answers each win a pair of tickets to the show.
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FILM
Tamala 2010: A Punk Kitty in Space (2002)
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| when: | Fri 11.28 - Thur 12.4 (Daily: 2, 4:30, 7 & 9:15pm) |
| where: | Castro Theatre (429 Castro St, 415.621.6120) |
| price: | $8 |
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Event Info | Tamala 2010 |
| | Tamala 2010 presents the animated tale of a cute punk kitten who blasts off in her spaceship headed for her birthplace, but instead crash-lands on Planet Q. After she paints the town red with tomcat Michaelangelo, the citizens start having strange dreams about a robot kitten who ascends an escalator into the sky. Decide for yourself if Tamala is just an accidental visitor to the planet or an agent of the mysterious "Catty & Co." whose logos and slogans start appearing around town. (EC)
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FILM: Retrospective
Yasujiro Ozu: Filmmaker for All Seasons
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| when: | Now through Sun 12.21 |
| where: | Pacific Film Archive (2575 Bancroft Way, Berkeley, 510.642.0808) |
| price: | $8 |
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Event Info | Yasujiro Ozu |
| | Little known in the US, Yasujiro Ozu nevertheless stands alongside Kurosawa and Mizoguchi in the triumvirate of illustrious Japanese directors. PFA honors Ozu's centennial this winter with a 35-film retrospective featuring glossy new prints of mature classics such as Tokyo Story and Late Spring, as well as earlier genre films rarely screened in movie houses. Extolled for their understated empathy in elucidating the tensions of generations, family life, and love, these films reach a Wagnerian pitch of dramatic fervor but do so in the most rigorously controlled, deceptively unassuming artistic terms. The Hollywood tradition would profit much from close attention to Ozu's fine-spun approach to melodrama. (SS)
What Westernized name did Ozu occasionally work under? The first two correct answers each win a pair of tickets to a screening.
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ART
Why Not?
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| when: | Now through Fri 1.9.04 (Wed-Fri: 12-6pm) |
| where: | FiftyCrows Gallery (1074 Folsom St, 415.551.0091) |
| price: | FREE |
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| | Sometimes the power of documentary photography lies in looking beyond what separates people to discover what unites them. The photos chosen for this show — many of which are rarely exhibited — transcend borders, cultures, language, and circumstances. Selected from the works of Magnum members, past winners from the International Fund for Documentary Photography, and Bay Area photographers, the images celebrate life through music, dance, and a bit of the peculiar. George Rodger's 1949 photo of a young African girl's innocent smile and a more recent shot by Maya Goded of a bride smoking a cigarette on her wedding day remind us of our common humanity. (RP)
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| CD REVIEW: Various, Superlongevity 3 |
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Perlon
Released November 2003
$16.99 (Other Music)
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Voices critical of Perlon's recent output of singles, take heed — the German label was holding back some gems for the third installment of its Superlongevity series. Here, at their best, Perlon's tracks are efficient and tidy, with sparse vocals that never overpower the tinks and twonks. Akufen's latest incarnation, Horror Inc., offers "A Dream Within a Dream," a track with lurching vocal samples over a stalking beat. The Matthew Dear (under his Jabberjaw moniker) cut "Maybe This Ain't Right" zips with the mellow tonality that's
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mainstay in his productions. But leave it to stud Ricardo Villalobos and vocalist Nina to craft a perfect microdisco track in the snappy and stripped-down "Mr. Big Star." Perlon's microhouse clique has succeeded at a tough task — corralling disparate producers to create a succinct and recognizable sound. (NP)
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| JOURNAL: Topic Magazine |
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Inspired by journals such as Granta and Grand Street, the fledgling Topic Magazine reinvigorates cultural criticism and civic discourse by showcasing a range of writers, from favored names like Neal Pollack and T.C. Boyle to "the people you haven't read about and never would." Each issue highlights a single topic — so far they've covered war, fantasy, cities, and fads — with an admirably broad beam. The Fantasy issue, for instance, includes accounts from an American submarine builder and a British Civil War reenactor. Edited in New York and Cambridge, England, the journal respects its contributors' original spelling, lending a sense of local "colour" to submissions from across the pond — just the kind of quirk that makes Topic stand out in a sea of publications. (PS)
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| STREAMS: dublab |
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Have you ever run a lap around the moon, flipped a set of sit-ups on the Sun's surface, or jumping-jacked your way to the Earth's core? Does this all sound too strange to believe? Well, turn that searching frown upside down. dublab has found a way to dream the impossible dreams. Merely listen three times a day, and you'll start to feel empowered to do anything your heart desires. (The Labrats are not responsible for injuries caused by audience stunts.) (Frosty)
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