Police Seek Thieves Who Took Handbags From Fillmore Store

Police Seek Thieves Who Took Handbags From Fillmore Store

Three bandits last month stole more than $1,700 in handbags before running out of a retail store in San Francisco’s Fillmore District, police said. The…

Here’s Your Weekend: Go See The Jon Spencer Blues Explosion, TMBG, Ministry

I’m exhausted. Here’s some music. May it energize you exponentially more than how slow-moving I feel. Ugh. Friday: The Jon Spencer Blues Explosion have been…

Here’s Your Weekend: Go See Father John Misty, Linda Perhacs, and Faith No More

Welcome back, whoever trekked down to Coachella weekend one to see Madonna give Drake the kiss of death and watch celebrities pretend to give a…

Here’s Your Weekend: Go See Be Calm Honcho, The Donkeys, and Immortal Technique

The weather has been beautiful as of late (sorry, drought) and a constant stream of music is returning to the City faster than a Bernal…

Here’s Your Weekend: Go See No Joy, Dan Deacon, and Caribou

It’s Noise Pop! Everybody check under your seats! Just kidding, but seriously, rad music is all around SF to begin with, but this week-plus long…

Here’s Your Weekend: Go See Mates of State, Patti Smith, and Dark Tranquility

A smattering of good music is rolling into San Francisco and I’ve got picks that are just as diverse. Want to see metal, singer-songwriters, and…

Here’s Your Weekend: Go See Cold War Kids, Big Head Todd and the Monsters, Ben Miller Band

To quote the humorous faux twitter character Karl Welzein, I can’t wait for the weekend. For one, it’s longer than normal and secondly, it’s also…

Appealing Events: Mac DeMarco at the Fillmore

Appealing Events: Mac DeMarco at the Fillmore

To paraphrase the perpetually poorly constructed Lord of the Rings meme in which Mordor is swapped for damn near anything, one does not simply walk…

Positive Motion: Imelda May Plays the Fillmore

Positive Motion: Imelda May Plays the Fillmore

Imelda May is a fresh face to US listeners. Her showstopping performance at August’s Outside Lands helped rouse angry Chvrches fans, many of whom had…

Contrast in Concert: The Lone Bellow Plays the Fillmore

Contrast in Concert: The Lone Bellow Plays the Fillmore

The Lone Bellow is leading a revival. What they’re attempting to revive is the type of Americana vignettes that make songwriting a particularly colorful, textured…

Unified: RX Bandits Play the Fillmore

Unified: RX Bandits Play the Fillmore

The storied music history of the Bay Area has brought bands together and brought about their demise but rarely has it signaled success as much…

Despite Fight To Remain In Business, Historic Fillmore Bookstore Has Been Evicted

Despite Fight To Remain In Business, Historic Fillmore Bookstore Has Been Evicted

Marcus Books, known as the oldest independent black bookstore in the country, was evicted from its location in San Francisco’s Fillmore District this week, the…

Hit-And-Run Driver Dumps Car After Critically Injuring Cyclist

Hit-And-Run Driver Dumps Car After Critically Injuring Cyclist

Note: This report initially described the collision victim as a pedestrian. The Bay City News wire service has since issued a correction, stating that the…

Appealing Events: Ani DiFranco at the Fillmore

Appealing Events: Ani DiFranco at the Fillmore

Ani DiFranco may have recently been mired in controversy for her choice of venues for the now cancelled Righteous Retreat, but it’s her ability to…

Billiards Hall Brawl Ends In Stabbing

Billiards Hall Brawl Ends In Stabbing

A man was arrested after a dispute at a billiards hall led to a stabbing in San Francisco’s Fillmore District early this morning, a police…

Pedestrian Victim In Fatal Pacific Heights Crash Identified

Pedestrian Victim In Fatal Pacific Heights Crash Identified

An elderly woman who was fatally struck by a concrete truck in San Francisco’s Pacific Heights neighborhood on Thursday afternoon has been identified by the…

91-Year-Old Woman Who Was Struck By Driver Of Concrete Truck Has Died

91-Year-Old Woman Who Was Struck By Driver Of Concrete Truck Has Died

An elderly woman was killed after being struck by a the driver of concrete truck in San Francisco’s Pacific Heights neighborhood on Thursday afternoon, a…

Suspects In Fillmore Shooting Arrested After Wild Chase Down 101

Suspects In Fillmore Shooting Arrested After Wild Chase Down 101

9:34 PM: A vehicle pursuit that began in San Francisco this afternoon ended in Mountain View with the arrest of three suspects wanted in connection…

Midday Fillmore Street Shooting Sends Man To SF General

Midday Fillmore Street Shooting Sends Man To SF General

A man was shot in the arm in San Francisco’s Fillmore District this afternoon, a police spokesman said. The shooting was reported at about 3:10…

SFPD Seeking Suspects In Fillmore Street Triple-Shooting

SFPD Seeking Suspects In Fillmore Street Triple-Shooting

10:53 AM 1/16: A young man and two teenagers were injured in a shooting in San Francisco’s Fillmore District on Wednesday evening, a police spokesman…

Alleged Members Of “Central Divisadero Playas” Face Murder, Racketeering, And Drug Trafficking Charges

Alleged Members Of “Central Divisadero Playas” Face Murder, Racketeering, And Drug Trafficking Charges

A federal grand jury today issued a 17-count indictment accusing 10 alleged members and associates of a San Francisco gang of murder, racketeering, drug trafficking…

Paging All You New Zillionaires Of SF: You Could Save An Historic Bookstore For Only  $1 Million

Paging All You New Zillionaires Of SF: You Could Save An Historic Bookstore For Only $1 Million

A historic bookstore that faced eviction in San Francisco’s Fillmore District could get a reprieve if supporters can raise $1 million to buy the building…

The Digital Future Gone Analog: Deltron 3030 Plays the Fillmore

The Digital Future Gone Analog: Deltron 3030 Plays the Fillmore

We may be a ways off from the year 3030, but the veritable supergroup trio of Dan the Automator, Kid Koala, and Del the Funky…

Tunes From Friends: Best Coast Plays the Fillmore

Tunes From Friends: Best Coast Plays the Fillmore

There’s something to be said for a band as self-aware as Best Coast. Frontwoman Bethany Cosentino is confessional both musically and online, detailing the evolution…

Appealing Events: Jim James Comes To The Fillmore

Appealing Events: Jim James Comes To The Fillmore

My Morning Jacket ringleader and multi-instrumentalist Jim James is bringing his solo jams to the iconic Fillmore this Sunday. The Louisville iconoclast recently released his…

Giving Back: The Stone Foxes Play The Fillmore

Giving Back: The Stone Foxes Play The Fillmore

Back when local rockers the Stone Foxes were just beginning, their main goal was simply landing a gig at the humble Hotel Utah. The SoMa…