
It feels like forever ago, but back in April of this year Surfer Blood stopped by Amoeba Records in San Francisco and played a surprisingly full set rocking one of the world’s greatest record stores like few other artists have. Well, thanks to a Heart Is a Spade, I just discovered that they have released [...]
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Well hello there, friends. I’ve missed you! Summer has come and gone but suddenly REAL summer has arrived. The Indian Summer we here in San Francisco have all been waiting for. Last week, I spent an amazing weekend with girlfriends in New Orleans, where I ate, ate, and ate (and didn’t sleep much). I haven’t [...]
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For our second post in the Musical Pairings’ Recommended Products section, we feature the Westone 3 true fit earphones. The 3′s are true three-way driver in-ear monitors (each earphone features a dedicated low driver, mid driver and high driver thereby allowing for more precise sound reproduction) that are perfect for any audio enthusiast who wants [...]
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Welcome to our newest feature: Musical Pairings @ eating/sf’s “Recommended Audio Components” sections. As an audiophile, I’ve experimented with various components including headphones, earbuds, turntables, speakers, amplifiers, etc. in order to hear my favorite music in the best possible sound. Indeed, regular readers will notice that I’ve often recommended listening to your favorite records with [...]
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Cults :: Live at Bottom of the Hill, San Francisco, CA :: 7/17/2010 ::
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You know when you look forward to something so much that you start a mental countdown in your head months in advance? Everything else is framed in the context of this upcoming event: “Yes, two weeks from now we’ll be going to so-and-so’s birthday, and then the weekend right after is our trip!” I had [...]
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A few posts ago, I mentioned that Matt and I went to Kauai. Selfishly, I called it my ‘birthday present to myself’ since we flew out the day after my birthday. But really, it was just a trip we’d been planning for some time. Neither of us had ever been to Hawaii (despite having traveled [...]
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Savvy readers will recognize this as a re-post from this time last year. Back in May of last year, Iron & Wine stopped by Aquarius Records in San Francisco and took requests from the audience. I recorded the whole show, and Musical Pairings is happy to offer an exclusive download of the six song set. [...]
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Thao Nguyen / Mirah / Michael Deni (from Geographer) John Vanderslice (the guest bartender) Horse Feathers Dave Smallen Carletta Sue Kay Videos: Horse Feathers: Mirah / Thao / Michael Deni
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Just looking at these pictures from Uva Enoteca make me want to go back. This is my kind of food: cheese, meats, small plates, bread, delicious nibbles. All in a super-sleek, dare I say, hipster, setting in the Lower Haight. If you’re new to eating/sf (and if you’re new, please do say hello–hi there!), you [...]
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