Mission Mission

During the Shattered Records Family Showcase/Jay Reatard tribute, King Louie Bankston here got real for a moment. He said, “Jay understood my demons. He understood my demons, but he wouldn’t let me be a failure because of them.”

Maybe that’s true friendship? Understanding your friends’ demons and helping them to rise above them?

Louie’s set ruled, btw.

Previously:

Jay Reatard’s In Heaven

Cheap Time, from Memphis, recorded and released this song probably about two or three years ago, at least. But “People Talk” still rules, and was by far the funnest song to dance to all week. I saw them right after Sharon Jones and the Dap-Kings on Thursday, and this song was so fun to dance to, I stood in line a second time on Friday just so I could see them again and dance to it again! What a song!

Just drop it all off at Cesar Chavez Elementary School (825 Shotwell St.) this Saturday (March 27) from 10am-2pm. Samsung will do all the work, and the San Francisco Unified School District will get paid!

Details here.

Photo by Emamd.

The Bay Bridged threw a fab party last week. It was called the Bay Area Takeover and a bunch of Bay Area bands wowed crowds all day long. My favorite was Still Flyin’, who were sounding a little more disco than whenst last I saw them. A dozen or so people on stage, lots of fun percussion, unstoppable beat — it was like seeing LCD Soundsystem, only cheaper. Keep ‘em in mind.

I got so jazzed afterward that I ended up stage diving! During Bit Shifter! And Hipster Wife Hunting Pinup #16 was there, watching our every move. Austin rules!

This all took place at Datapop 3, a two-night party devoted to music made with Game Boy parts and Commodore 64 cables. But it’s not one bit twee — it rocks, fully! One performer prefaced his set with, “Now it’s time for some fuckin’ DATA BRUTALITY!!” And it was!

Photo by potential_past.

Fernet is now available on tap. First one to submit a photo of you or a loved one drinking Fernet directly from the tap wins a shot of Fernet!

[Good news via SFist]

Photo by Rouge Tourniquet.

Previously:

Fernet More Popular in Virginia?

Corinna Drinks a Shit-Ton of Fernet

This just in: Mission Street Food is movin’ on up. As previously reported, they’d decided to take their operation full time, and now they’re doing it. The new restaurant is called Commonwealth and it will open this summer at 2224 Mission Street (pictured).

You can follow the place on Twitter or fan it on Facebook. And you can read their full press release after the jump…

Photo by jbeasla.

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Remember yesterday when we reported that some spurned scenester had sullied this sightly piece of street art? Guess what! It’s all back to normal! Eric S. reports that artist Chris Lux had it back in working order in no time flat:

yeah…not even 10 minutes after you posted my first photo, dude was out there with his quiver of cans making it look like no woman was ever scorned!

Gorgeous! Thanks, Eric!

Reader Travis O. tells us, via our Facebook page, that something new is afoot on Valencia:

Did you see that Bombay Ice Cream now has an all you can eat indian buffet? It’s pretty good and only $7.95. The grand opening [was last week]. I got to meet the chef, she said the food is homestyle from the western side of the country. I am very excited! [link]

Us too! Bombay’s official website, on the other hand, has nothing to say about this news.

Photo by sfbike.