SXSW Highlight: Funnest Song To Dance To

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!

Recycle Your Old Electronics, Raise Money for SF Schools

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.

SXSW Highlight: Still Flyin' Soundin' Like LCD Soundsystem

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.

Pierogi Watch 2010

In the Introduce Yourself section, reader Greg Z Says:

Howdy-how. I do Russian pirogi. I’ve never done anything like food-cart action but could be totally game. Email me! greg (at) urbanesque.org.

Somebody hook this guy up. (Or Greg, just whip up some sample perogi, get on Twitter and show up on the street that shall not be named.)

Just don’t dress like this guy:

(Though to be honest if your pierogi are good enough you can wear whatever the hell you want…)

SXSW Highlight: Tag Asks Me to Dance

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!

Realistic Orchestra Live @ Coda Video

TheBayTaper just put up a stunning video of Realistic Orchestra performing live at Coda Lounge. Realistic Orchestra is a jazz/hip-hop band made up of members of the Jazz Mafia, a super-group collective of San Francisco musicians.

Click the image to check it out, or the mp3 link below if your bandwidth can’t take the 720p.

Realistic Orchestra live at Coda Lounge MP3

Gnome Break!

Photo by potential_past.

Fernet on Tap!

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

Commonwealth!

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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Ah, Two Piece Tuesday

You’re doing just fine.