Mission Mission

The Bay Bridged today broadcast a podcast that acts as a mixtape highlighting a bunch of the bands performing at this year’s fest:

Rock Make is a free, all ages, all day event, featuring tons of local arts and crafts vendors showcasing their wares between two stages of great local indie bands. There will also be local food vendors and a local beer and wine garden for you to enjoy throughout the day.

Rock Make is a wonderful celebration of the best of SF DIY and independent arts and culture, and we hope you’ll join us there.

Listen here.

RSVP and invite your friends here.

Mission Local reports:

A man was shot near 24th and Mission Streets at approximately 12 p.m. in front of Mission Emporium. The victim was shot in the hip and taken to the hospital.

Police are on the scene interviewing a woman who was with the victim at the time he was shot. A man who claimed to know the victim said that he is 19 years old.

Authorities are searching for the suspect who they say ran southbound on Mission Street.

Read on.

Mission Local sends word from a tipster:

Was just ordered by police to evacuate my apartment. There’s a bomb squad truck and about 10 police cars across the street at the Salvation Army building. They’re clearing out the entire block, I’ll keep you updated.

Read on.

UPDATE: Somebody tried to donate a cannonball to the Salvation Army and somebody thought it might be explosive? Read all about it.

Says the LA Times:

The two bright-red dumpsters, 16 feet long by nearly 6 feet wide and filled with greenery, have been placed in a busy downtown neighborhood where they throw a little shade, elicit regular double-takes and fill curbside spots that otherwise would go to cars.

The grandly named “parkmobiles” were rolled out earlier this summer, the first in a fleet of itinerant oases in one of America’s densest cities.

My favorite detail is the lifelike sculpture of a modern San Franciscan included with every parkmobile. So realistic! Here’s hoping the taggers don’t muck ‘em up. Read on.

[via Matt MacDonald]

Now I’m hungry for coconut and cinnamon toast.

[via lmc]

There must be something absolutely alluring about this particular trash can at 15th and Valencia that makes it the detritus destination of choice for passerby despite the stark emptiness of its cohorts across the street.  Luckily, we were hipped to its widely regarded esteem when we noticed the gentleman walking ahead of us finish his coffee and, noting the fullness of the receptacle, nonetheless elected to toss his finished cup at the base of this bin rather than hold on for an extra 10 seconds and deposit it in the empty one across the street.

Surely there must be something magical about this garbage can that compels pedestrians to favor it over others even when at maximum capacity?  Unfortunately, an exhaustive search revealed no unicorns or leprechauns.

We did find an empty box of Lucky Charms, however.

Previously:

It takes a crane

[via Vic]

Mission Local reports:

Despite the third deadly shooting in the Mission in less than a week,  Police Captain Greg Corrales said that “residents and visitors should feel safe.”

“[Police Chief Greg Suhr] has given me all the resources and personnel that I need” he said. “We have a lot of officers out there. Other than this unrelated homicide, it’s been pretty peaceful since the two gang shootings.”

It’s unlikely that gang members would want to retaliate with a heavy police presence on the streets, he said.

Read on. (Oh, but there was also another shooting.)

Check out BART Musicians, an “ongoing project aiming to highlight the people and the music that makes the lives of BART commuters better on a daily basis.”

[via Wam Bam Ashleyanne]

Here’s Craig Ventresco and Meredith Axelrod killing at Porto Franco Record’s Mission HQ. She’s just playing guitar in this one, but Meredith is also a remarkable singer. Check out this clip of her singing about the lost San Francisco dance sensation, the Grizzly Bear.

In case you missed it, they play every Saturday at Atlas Cafe from 4-6pm.