The Reading Room

Gustavo Dudamel | LA Phil | Game

Thu, 08 Oct 2009 16:38:35 -0700

Gustavo Dudamel | LA Phil | Game:

Baton Hero - “Can you achieve the level of super maestro?”

YSaC, Vol. 442: Philip Glass sells a table. | You Suck at Craigslist

Fri, 02 Oct 2009 09:41:34 -0700

YSaC, Vol. 442: Philip Glass sells a table. | You Suck at Craigslist:

i got a red table for sale! take it for free!

Civic Center: Il Trittico at the San Francisco Opera

Thu, 01 Oct 2009 20:57:50 -0700

Civic Center: Il Trittico at the San Francisco Opera:

once again, sfmike and i are basically completely aligned

Wonkette : WHAT WAS METRO THINKING?

Thu, 17 Sep 2009 22:57:55 -0700

Wonkette : WHAT WAS METRO THINKING?:

“Rep. Kevin Brady of Texas wants â in the words of the WSJ here, okay? â ‘an explanation of why the government-run subway system didnât, in his view, adequately prepare for this past…

The Opera Tattler: Rückert Lieder at SFS

Thu, 17 Sep 2009 22:57:54 -0700

The Opera Tattler: Rückert Lieder at SFS:

“The woman in Row L Seat 7 of the orchestra got a text message on her iPhone at the end of the second movement and she updated her Facebook page during much of the following Feierlich und gemessen,…

Small Town Hall | Marketplace From American Public Media

Thu, 17 Sep 2009 22:57:53 -0700

Small Town Hall | Marketplace From American Public Media:

“We keep hearing that the money we spend now and the decisions we make could place a huge burden on our children. But we rarely ask them what they think. So we convened a âSmall Town Hall.â…

YouTube - Music For One Apartment And Six Drummers

Sun, 13 Sep 2009 21:04:29 -0700

YouTube - Music For One Apartment And Six Drummers:

Sweden is amusing.

ted hearne - indulged in a decadent visit to the pancake carousel this morning...

Sun, 13 Sep 2009 21:04:28 -0700

ted hearne - indulged in a decadent visit to the pancake carousel this morning...:

on Katrina Ballads being awarded the Gaudeamus Prize and ‘political music’

Posthumous Gratitude | n+1

Sun, 13 Sep 2009 13:38:49 -0700

Posthumous Gratitude | n+1:

“n+1 remembers David Foster Wallace, who died on September 12, 2008” an interesting insight

On a Pacific Aisle: Are We Post-Racial Yet?

Thu, 10 Sep 2009 18:16:38 -0700

On a Pacific Aisle: Are We Post-Racial Yet?:

“Ms. Cash is the first African-American member of the SF Symphony since Basil Vendryes departed to become the principal violist of the Colorado Symphony in 1993.”

SFGate - City Insider : A fine holiday

Wed, 09 Sep 2009 14:38:32 -0700

SFGate - City Insider : A fine holiday:

“San Francisco parking officials nailed drivers for parking at expired meters on Labor Day, in part, to net some extra cash for the city. Fines for failing to plug a meter range from $53 to $63,…

YouTube - Senator Al Franken draws map of USA

Sun, 06 Sep 2009 17:23:25 -0700

YouTube - Senator Al Franken draws map of USA:

fantastic. h/t sippey

YouTube - Artists using I Am T-Pain - Auto-Tune iPhone App

Fri, 04 Sep 2009 10:42:21 -0700

YouTube - Artists using I Am T-Pain - Auto-Tune iPhone App:

if I can’t be Sasha Fierce, I can at least be T-Pain

SFGate : Ticketer punched

Thu, 27 Aug 2009 16:52:08 -0700

SFGate : Ticketer punched:

“By her own account, [Parking Control Officer] Barsi drove away while Magailalio was still talking. Rather than give up, Magailalio took off after Barsi, catching her outside a cafe three blocks…

Cop Writes Ticket, Even With Time Left in Parking Meter - SFist

Wed, 26 Aug 2009 02:38:39 -0700

Cop Writes Ticket, Even With Time Left in Parking Meter - SFist:

BASTARDS

SF Gate: Fresh 'Dido' puts Urban Opera on S.F. arts map

Tue, 25 Aug 2009 21:00:43 -0700

SF Gate: Fresh 'Dido' puts Urban Opera on S.F. arts map:

“Operatic entertainment this buoyant and delightful is a rare commodity indeed”

Not For Fun Only: Dido & Aeneas

Mon, 24 Aug 2009 12:37:53 -0700

Not For Fun Only: Dido & Aeneas:

Cookies! I did not know.

San Francisco's Urban Opera makes an impressive debut with imaginative Dido and Aeneas

Sat, 22 Aug 2009 11:08:20 -0700

San Francisco's Urban Opera makes an impressive debut with imaginative Dido and Aeneas:

“So this is the bottom line: I don’t know if we’ll ever see another production from this team, led by Chip Grant and Kue King, but I hope we do. There is a dedication and imagination on display in…

YouTube - Sweet Georgia Brown & traktor

Tue, 18 Aug 2009 13:15:42 -0700

YouTube - Sweet Georgia Brown & traktor:

3 hungarian guys playing sweet georgia brown with an idling tractor (I’m not sure why this is so charming, but it is)

The Cereal List - NAXOS AND NEW AMSTERDAM SETTLE ON DESIGN SCHEME

Mon, 17 Aug 2009 17:13:36 -0700

The Cereal List - NAXOS AND NEW AMSTERDAM SETTLE ON DESIGN SCHEME:

“Naxos of America will be distributing the catalog of New Amsterdam Records. But only The Cereal List managed to get some advanced copies of the refurbished album artwork”