J-pop sparks up Japantown

Anime fans and Japanese celebrities fill the Western A with colors

by Morgane Byloos — Sept. 19, 2010 at 6:10 p.m.

The Second Annual J-Pop Summit Festival filled Japantown with music, costumed anime fans and Japanese celebrities Sept. 18.

Diamandis pleases the crowd at The Independent

The artist is on to an international tour

by Jesse Garnier — Sept. 18, 2010 at 10:34 a.m.

Starting with the first word of the first track of Marina Diamandis’ debut album, the sassy, theatrical 24-year-old Brit assails her own relentless drive toward musical stardom.

Marina And The Diamonds to come to the Western A

Diamandis plans an international tour

by Jesse Garnier — Sept. 14, 2010 at 5:05 p.m.

British alt-pop darling Marina Diamandis returns to San Francisco Sept. 15 at the Independent, following up a sold-out show in the city last July.

Divisadero Meat Market closes after 55 years

Owner retires to spend time with family

by Morgane Byloos — Sept. 12, 2010 at 7:03 p.m.

Divisadero Street lost one of its landmarks when the Divisadero Meat Market closed Sept. 1.

Fillmore Art Walk sparks up the jazz district

Artists are encouraged to find an outlet for their passion

by Sean Duffy — Sept. 11, 2010 at 7:23 p.m.

The Fillmore Art Walk helped spread rhythm through the streets of the Fillmore area on Sept. 10 while it featured more than twenty live artists performing up and down Fillmore Street. Live painting, music and interpretive dancing were just a few of the different mediums artists performed in.