Joan (Joanie) Costella Thomas passed on Dec 24th at the age of 86. A long …
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BY J.A. SCHWARTZ The Los Angeles Dodgers are the two-time champions of baseball, giving them …
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BY DANIEL GLUSKOTER and ADRIAN SILVAS Ian Anderson, the face of the legendary classic rock band Jethro Tull, sat down with us to discuss his feelings about 55 years on the road in the lead up to the bands upcoming performances in Lincoln, Saratoga and Santa Rosa next weekend as …
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BY DANIEL GLUSKOTER Brock Purdy played another near perfect game at quarterback and the 49ers dominated ball possession on the way to a 30-12 dismantling of the New York Giants Thursday night at Levi’s Stadium. Purdy was 25-37 for 310 yards with two touchdowns as the Niners never trailed on …
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BY DEBRA J. MORRIS Who can resist a fluffy baked potato or a creamy potato gratin? Few foods are as versatile, delicious, or as nutritious as the potato. A member of the night shade family, it was once thought to be poisonous. We can thank Sir Walter Raleigh for debunking …
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BY RICK PORCARO George Kirby pitched seven solid innings and the Mariners got home runs from Dominic Canzone, Julio Rodriguez and Cal Raleigh as Seattle stayed in the thick of the AL West race with a 6-3 win over the Athletics Wednesday afternoon at the Coliseum, completing a three game …
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BY HELEN LAME’ Returning to the Bay Area for the first time in four years, blues rocker Samantha Fish delivered an impassioned two hour set at The Independent in San Francisco Sunday night for a tightly packed shoulder to shoulder crowd. Criminally under-publicized, the 34 year old Kansas City native …
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BY ADRIAN SILVAS Chrissie Hynde made a reputation championing a certain kind of vulnerability that most of us don’t approach. Her stiff upper lip attitude was never used as a shield against expressing emotions, but rather a way to lay it all out without seeming like she needed anyone else. …
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BY ADRIAN SILVAS Philly-based rock band Speedy Ortiz show their incisors with their fourth album Rabbit Rabbit, which, according to the lead singer and founder Saide Duipis, was conceived in isolation due to the COVID pandemic. Dupuis and Speedy Ortiz maintain a consistent image and sound of an indie band …
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BY HELEN LAME’ The band Kansas, one of the most popular progressive rock groups of all time with over 30 million albums sold, is coming to the Golden Gate Theatre in San Francisco next week on Thursday, September 14th as part of their Another Fork in the Road 50th Anniversary …
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BY J.A. SCHWARTZ As the 2023 season draws near, a bit of reflection about the relative state of the conferences may be required to fully understand the challenges and opportunities presented to each franchise as they seek to become Super Bowl champions in February of 2024. Ironically, the crowning contest …
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BY ADRIAN SILVAS Schools Out and Alice Cooper is hitting the road again. With a career spanning over five decades and tour stops all over the world, one would think Cooper is tired of life on the streets, like many artists who seem to wear out with the miles. The …
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BY DANIEL GLUSKOTER In an unexpected early Christmas gift that music fans have long hoped for, the newly reformed 4 Non Blondes performed the first of two sold out shows at the Great American Music Hall in San Francisco on Wednesday, part of a stretch of their first new shows …
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For slaughtering the right tools come in handy, especially if you want to be efficient, safe and precise. Slaughtering knives are designed to do certain tasks, requiring sharpness and control — separating meat from bone, skirting or breaking down large cuts. In this article, we will cover knife materials, different …
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