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Best Bets This Week in Live Bay Area Music

Janelle Monae

Before we get into this week’s best-of-the-best shows of the week, a PSA: a few key bookings across the bay in Richmond at Craneway Pavillion have folks like me speculating this may be the Bay Area’s next great music venue.

Seven Days of San Francisco Music

This town knows music. On any given night, you can find whatever genre you're jonesing to hear, sing, or dance along with. Here's a taste of what happened in the San Francisco music scene the past seven days...

Reason to Party's Built to Last Benefit for Dolores Street Project

Reason to Party lived up to its name with the recent 2013 Spring Gala, Built to Last, at Public Works.

This Week in Local Music News

Green Day's Billie Joe Armstrong

Green Day frontman Billie Joe Armstrong compared Korena crossover pop star Psy to herpes. Yep, we're pretty tired of "Gangnam Style" too. [via SFGate]

Party Blotter: Music to Keep You Dancing All Night

Derrick May

What has gotten into you lately, San Francisco? Are you LA or New York? With the amount of top-notch world-class bookings we've been having lately, one could easily mistake SF for a global party hotspot.

The Weeknighter: The Redwood Room

Redwood Room

Weekends are for amateurs. Weeknights are for pros. That's why each week Stuart Schuffman will be exploring a different San Francisco bar, giving you the lowdown on how and where to do your weeknight right. From the most creative cocktails to the best happy hours, Stuart's taking you along on his weeknight adventures into the heart of the City's nightlife. So, who wants a drink?

Jams We Love: 7x7's Weekly Playlist

Dolly Parton

For our column Jams We Love, we're turning you onto the songs that keep us going every day. Mother's Day is fast approaching, so get into mom-loving mode with these tracks.

Behind Mikal Cronin's Buzzed-About New Album "MCII," Out Tomorrow

Mikal Cronin

It seems there’s no rest for the weary for some Bay Area musicians who are working hard to make their dreams come true.

Boogie Down at the Annual Blue Bear School of Music Benefit at Bimbo's

Robert Randolph

San Francisco is full of talented musicians, and these days they're getting their chops earlier and earlier, thanks to veteran organizations like the Blue Bear School of Music–which nurtures beginners and helps get seasoned players off their butts and on stage where they belong.

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