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Volume 47, Issue 20

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Volume 47, Issue 20

Top Stories

Bands on the Rise 2013

Teen surf pop, glam garage, Mission hip-hop, Brazilian shoegaze ... say hello to the vibrant new class of movers and shakers in the Bay Area's diverse music scene

Emily Savage
Top Stories

Volume 47, Issue 20

News & Culture

When bankers lie

San Francisco investigates LIBOR fraud and its possible impact on city finances

Union divisions

SEIU Local 1021 fights with employers — and its own employees — over salary and benefit cuts

Steven T. Jones
Time out by the Bay

The city should huddle to better examine the full-court press to land a mega-entertainment complex on the waterfront

Guest Opinion
Editor's notes

While some hustle to afford a closet to sleep in, many pricey SF pads remain empty

Tim Redmond

Volume 47, Issue 20

Food & Drink

Bowled over

Move over New Orleans -- Front Porch has the best shrimp and grits

L.E. Leone
Latin highs

A new chef livens up beloved Italian tradition Oliveto, and sexy Gitane intensifies its regional Spanish focus

Virginia Miller

Volume 47, Issue 20

Arts & Culture

On the Rise: Warm Soda

Sugary and syrupy, with fizzy pop hooks and pump-up drum hits

Emily Savage
On the Rise: Trails and Ways

"You say bossa nova dream pop, I say Brazilian shoegaze."

Emily Savage
On the Rise: Chippy Nonstop

"Next LVL club bangers and sultry club grind jams"

Emily Savage
On the Rise: Holly Herndon

Hushed, layered vocals trailing off into an unseen world

Emily Savage