San Francisco may have the lowest proportion of children of any major city in America, but they are arguably the coolest kids, per capita. For example, city kids and their stir-crazy parents have a tot-friendly dance outlet at Temple nightclub at noon Sunday, when the venue hosts Baby Loves Disco, which is likely to sell out.   The $15 to $55 afternoon family dance party is part of a series of monthly residencies this winter in New York, Philadelphia, Chicago, Los Angeles and San Francisco. Read More

The last time Scottish multi-instrumentalist Iain Cook played the Independent in San Francisco was in 2007 with his old outfit Aerogramme, and it was a total disaster.“There was nobody there, only 30 people in a 500-capacity venue, the support bands were fighting, the drummer got angry and walked offstage — everything was just horrible,” he recalls. Back at his hotel that night, he and keyboardist Martin Doherty had a summit meeting. “We sat down and made a pact that someday, in the near future, we’d do something that people really wanted to dance to,” he adds. Read More

Bob Gaudio calls the creation and success of “Jersey Boys” the 
“perfect storm.” “It was one of those situations where it just all came together — everything worked,” says the guy who, with Bob Crewe, wrote the songs in the 2006 Tony Award-
winning musical that tells the story of hitmakers Frankie Valli & The Four Seasons. Read More

James Hunter, a Colchester-bred Brit, celebrates his working-class past. After playing the pub circuit for years, then almost giving up on music entirely, the gravelly blues growler finally earned a Grammy nomination at 43 for his 2006 “People Gonna Talk” breakthrough. But he laughs about the day jobs he took along the way, like rail-line signal locking fitter, where he was nearly crushed by falling steel girders. “Another time, I stepped out from behind the signal box and a train just missed me,” he says. “I’ve had a few near-misses, so I’m actually quite lucky to be here.” Read More