-KTVU, the home of the Giants since Christopher Columbus sailed the ocean blue will no longer be the non-cable channel that shows Giants game. That duty now falls to KNTV, channel 11 (the NBC affiliate). The reason is that the Giants preferred the flexibility KNTV offered as they felt KTVU wasn't that ecstatic about interrupting their broadcasting to show a Giants game. Apparently, KTVU felt that it was more important to show all those great Fox shows like...ummm....well...ummm... than Giants games but since KNTV is stuck with only crappy NBC shows, nobody would care if they get pre-empted (they better not dare to mess with our Thursday Night Comedy Block, however. If "the Office" is interrupted, we will not take that lightly. Not lightly at all).

-In one of those long, rambling, incoherent interviews that only the Barry can give, Barry said he'll "never be in the Hall of Fame" (whatever that means) if ball #756 is put into the Hall with an asterisk on it. If you remember, some stupid fashion designer bought the ball than put it up for an internet vote as to what to do with it. We hate to defend Barry on this one, but if the Hall does accept the ball with the asterisk on it, that's kind of a diss on Barry. On the other hand, maybe he shouldn't have done all those steroids?

-So Lane Kiffin put his three QBs together, did some eenie-meany-miny-mo and decided that Josh McNown is it. Actually, the team did do better with McNown at the helm and he's healthy so maybe it's the wise choice.

-Joss Whedon announced he's going to do a new TV show. This has nothing to do with sports, but it still bears mentioning.

-- Have you seen this man? (Also, we think that we have that same shirt in our closet. Yipes!) [Chron]

-- Meet Jose Alfredo and Olga Contreras, parents teetering on the brink of homelessness while trying to make a life in SF. [Examiner]

-- More on Lights Out. [The Snitch]

-- "Animal Rites" for your perusal. [SFBG]

-- At last....mansion Deco Duel! (We want the one on the right.) [Curbed SF]

-- Google all giggly over the girth of its stock price. Oh my. [SJ Merc]

-- Riding atop a blue unicorn, Christopher Columbus discovered America in 1492. Thus, no mail or temporary ATM cards today, suckers. [Oakland Tribune]

-- Rain. Probably. [Weather]

Image: SFGate, via Milpitas Police Department

-- Magic Bullets: Along with Bonde do Role and JuiceBoxxx, this local outfit (heavy on the bass lines, rhythmic keyboards, and melancholic vocals) performs tonight at 9 p.m. at The Independent, 628 Divisadero; $13.

-- Queen Christina (1933): Young Swedish queen ends up kissing another dame as well as a dashing John Gilbert. Greta Garbo stars in this classic starting at 9 p.m. at the Pacific Film Archive Theater, 2575 Bancroft Way.

-- Downy Bird Art Kingdom: Arty-farty night featuring hip hop, rock, and indie tunes care of Rappin' 4-Tay, Tremble Low, and DJs Eugene De Saigon & Sugar Smallhouse. Also, a fashion show and bushels of art created by local minds await. Oh. Ah. Goes from 8 p.m. - 2 a.m. at Club Six, 60 Sixth Street (at Market); $7.

-- Scandalous Behaviors II -- Cummin' Again: The Sisters of Perpetual Indulgence throw a Folsom Street Fair-y party in the TL Polk Gulch, which will raise money for sexworkers' health care, baby kittens, or something. (You just can't throw a party in this town without proceeds going to one damn organization or another.) DJ Mermaid and Sister Flora Goodthyme man the decks, drag performances might even throw down, chaos to occur. Starts at 8:30 p.m. at The N'Touch, 1548 Polk; $10-20 sliding scale.

-- Joe Rogan: We love us some Rogan. So should you. Love him hard at 8 p.m. & 10:15 p.m. at Cobb's Comedy Club, 915 Columbus ; $30.


Magic Bullet(s) image: Wathana Lim

-- Lez Zeppelin and Dolorata: Lesbian-y Led Zepplin cover band and indie-rock band perform in SOMA. Doors open at 8 p.m. at Slim's, 333 - 11th Street (at Folsom); $18.

-- Jeff Garlin: Jeff from Curb Your Enthusiasm! We heart you ever so! And your total bitch of a wife! (On the show, that is.) He does stand-up tonight along with Rick Overton and Marc Herson at 8 p.m. at Cobb's Comedy Club, 915 Columbus; $20.

-- Tre Vasquez and Entre Músicos: Latino hip hopper and Cumbia/hip hop band perform and help host an open-mike night starting at 7:30 p.m. at Galeria de la Raza, 2857 - 24th Street; $5.

Lez Zepplin image: Rolling Stone

-- The Arcade Fire: LCD Soundsystem and Wild Light open for this white-hot -- that's right, white-hot, or so we hear -- Canadian indie-rock band. Music starts tonight at 7 p.m. at Shoreline Amphitheatre, 1 Amphitheatre Pkwy, Mountain View; $19-40.

-- High School Musical: You know what? We watched this on Disney and it sucked us in. Sad, yes. Absorbing, for sure. Ray of Light Theatre and School of the Arts (SOTA) put on a stage version of this phenomenon starting tonight at 8 p.m. at School of the Arts, 555 Portola Drive (at O'Shaughnessy & Woodside); $15-30.

-- Kevin Pollak: He's been in A Few Good Men (ick) and Casino (wonderful), but this SF-born actor shines even brighter via his stand-up comedy. Reno: 911's Carlos Alazraqui also performs. Two shows tonight at 8 p.m. and 10:15 at Cobb's Comedy Club, 915 Columbus ; $22.

-- Sugar & Gold: Funk, electro, and soul sounds sound perfect for dancing a tipsy jig or two. Come check out this dance band along with Strength, Omar, and Squaretape tonight at 9:30 p.m. at Elbo Room, 647 Valencia; $10.

Arcade Fire image: Anders Jensen-Urstad