Caitlin Smith

02/26/091:59 pm

Geometry Lesson: Spring's Color-Block Craze

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Seven ways to get the trend.

by Caitlin Smith

posted February 26, 2009 1:59PM

Seven ways to get the trend.

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Yes We Can

01/22/096:02 pm

Update Your Look

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Seven simple and subtle ways to transform your look.

by Caitlin Smith

posted January 22, 2009 6:02PM

Seven simple and subtle ways to transform your look.

You drank the champagne, made your resolution and kissed your sweetie at midnight. The New Year has come and gone and you’re just settling in to 2009, but you may feel as though you need a bit of a style boost before your fresh start can kick in. We realize the ailing economy and weeks of non-stop holiday spending may be giving you second thoughts on giving your wardrobe a total overhaul, so we’ve come up with seven simple and subtle ways to transform your look. Check out our tips and save time, money and a very unnecessary guilt trip!

12/18/085:20 pm

Recession-proof Spa Deals

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With Christmas only a week away, we decided it was high time to find a present for ourselves—and, of course, you! We realize with all the shopping, wrapping and packing for far-flung travels, we’re all about as relaxed as shrimp on a treadmill (Google the YouTube video, and you’ll see what we mean.) That’s why we’ve gathered our top seven picks for recession-proof spa deals around town. Wallets may be shrinking, but the holiday spirit prevails!

International Orange

Essential Bay Area Playlist: Maus Haus

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by Caitlin Smith

posted December 06, 2008 4:32PM

Combine the complexity of classical music with the catchiness of indie pop, then toss in some surrealist lyrics and lots of synthesizer, and you’ve got the general idea of SF-based Maus Haus’ unmatchable sound.

The six-man band is comprised of Joe Genden, Jason Kick, Josh Rampage, Aaron Weiss, Sean Mabry and Tom Hurlbut. Charming, approachable and playfully sarcastic, the group seems to share an endless knowledge of all things creative and, based on what we’ve heard from their premier album, “Lark Marvels,” a raw talent for making music.

12/04/0811:16 pm

Wallpaper Takes a Shot at You

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by Caitlin Smith

posted December 04, 2008 11:16PM

Meet Ricky Reed, Eric Frederic's alter ego. Along with drummer Arjun Singh, he heads up one of the Bay Area's most popular up-and-coming bands, Wallpaper. We should also mention that he's supposedly the embodiment of all things wrong with popular culture. Which is why he looks sort of like Kevin Federline, greased up a bit and morphed back a decade (the fedora, tacky sequined jacket and trademark neon sunglesses do that trick). It also may be why he never fails to turn a room into an ultimate dance party every time he hits the stage. Apparently pe

12/02/084:19 pm

Two Gallants: From BART to The Fillmore

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by Caitlin Smith

posted December 02, 2008 4:19PM

A lot of bands claim they go way back, but Adam Stephens and Tyson Vogel of the Bay Area indie rock duo, Two Gallants, actually mean it. They met at age 5 and started making music together at age 12. Their stage? The streets of San Francisco. “We just wanted to play music and some friends of ours were plugging in at the BART station so we just started playing shows with them,” Stephens recalls.

11/10/088:13 pm

Thrift Shopping Tips

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Some people find shopping at thrift stores to be an arduous task. I’ll admit that several years ago I used to think the same. I would usually emerge from a Goodwill store empty handed, feeling defeated and worried that I had picked up the lingering scent of mothballs during my unsuccessful hunt. Soon I realized that the problem wasn’t the stores I was visiting—it was me! My theory is that in order to hit the thrift store jackpot, you need to be shopping with an open, creative mind, lots of free time and even more patience.