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Apparently, most of 11th Street (between Mission and Bryant Streets) was deleted from Google's Street View a few months ago, which was not fixed in yesterday's update. It also appears in the above graphic that 16th Street, between Folsom and Harrison, is not available either. Here's evidence from 2007 that Street View was in fact once available on 11th Street.

This cannot be good. Aiding in the closure of one of the few business that make money in SF? Ugh. According to Anna Conda, former Miss Trannyshack and club promoter of Herr-A-Chick, the DNA Lounge finally "lost its liquor license," so she's moving her club night. If you recall, DNA Lounge came under fire from the California Department of Alcoholic Beverage Control, after the covert agents witnesses the exposing of bare buttocks at one of the club's queer nights. (Anna Conda has since moved the 4/15 version of Herr-A-Chick to the Eagle Tavern.) But don't fret, DNA fans. They are still in the appeals process. Stay tuned for updates, or go here for more about DNA's ongoing battle with ABC.

According to an angry missive from the fine folks over at SoMa's DNA Lounge, the California Department of Alcoholic Beverage Control is trying to put them permanently out of business. It seems the buzz kills have accused them of "running a disorderly house injurious to the public welfare and morals", and are trying to revoke their liquor license, which would put them out of business.

• UndergroundfilmMaker Festival: It goes a little something like this, "In an era where filmmakers are called 'users' who 'generate content,' [Hey now! -- sfist] Undergroundfilm wishes to put the spotlight back where it belongs: behind the camera." So far the festival has had three rounds. The portfolio submission, filmmaker interview, and finally, new projects. Now, the filmmakers have been narrowed down to six and-- sigh. Okay, this is starting to sound a bit convoluted. We'll break it down for you the only way we know how: it's an American Idol-ish movie contest, and its season finale is tonight. Got it? The festival starts tonight at 8 p.m. at the Roxie; $10.
• Bill Haley's Original Comets: One of the first ivory outfits to bring rock to the masses -- with such boomerific covers as "Rock Around the Clock" and "Shake, Rattle, and Roll" -- they still perform today. Come catch these Wonder Bread legends of rock tonight at the Red Devil Lounge at 8 p.m.; $20.
• Season premiere of Lost: Yeah, yeah, we screwed this up yesterday. (One might say we too were a bit...lost. Har.) Anyway, the "two-hour" premiere starts at 8 p.m. on ABC. But! ABC's trying to make it sound like it's gonna be a two-hour show, but they're gigantic liars. You see, the first hour is a recap episode and the second hour is the premiere. So...there you go.

• Information Society: Remember these guys? No? How about now? They perform along with Tell Tale Heartbreakers, Spellbound (a Siouxsie tribute band), DJs Decay (Death Guild), Shindog (New Wave City), and Callum McGowan (Retrowerks). The energy goes from 8 p.m. to 2 a.m. at DNA Lounge; $14-20.
• My Kid Could Paint That (2007): Amir Bar-Lev's documentary about artist Marla Olmstead (a four-year-old at the time this was shot) whose work has raked in loads of money while being compared to Kandinsky, Picasso, and Pollock. Lucky bitch, indeed. Screens at 7:15 p.m. and 9:15 at the Red Vic; $5-8.50.
• Get It?! Gameshow: Local comic Joe Klocek headlines tonight's knee-slappingness. Jason Wheeler, Arj Barker, Todd Barry, and Morgan Murphy also perform. Part of SF Sketchfest. Show starts at 8 p.m. at the Punchline; $15.

Screens tonight at 7:15 p.m. and 9:15 p.m. at the Red Vic; $5.50-8.

-- The Misfits: a little post-Halloween chillingness -- sexy, bare-chested, punk chillingness, that is -- for you tonight. Behold: the Misfits play a few ditties along with the Hellbillys and the Memphis Murder Men tonight at 8 p.m. at DNA Lounge; $20.

Let's remember that Halloween also exists outside of the Castro. (It's not all about you, Castro denizens.) No, it's true. If you don't believe us, check out the many, many scary events going listed on I'm Staying Home for Halloween's site. A sampling:

-- Writers With Drinks: Tonight Robert Mailer Anderson, writer and game designer Austin Grossman, Sheng Wang, Darieck Scott, and Dom Brassey read. 7 p.m. at the Make-Out Room, 3225 - 22nd; $3-$5.

Can you still remember how to roller skate backwards? How about shoot the duck? For $2 skate rentals, you can give it your best shot at Mighty to the tune of really bad (or really good, depending on how you look at it) disco music. 7pm, 119 Utah Street, SF.

May's Asian-American Heritage Month, so of course there's an accompanying street fair to emphasize the fun! Stop by Howard Street between 5th and 7th any time between 11 a.m. and 6 for food, music, community awareness booths, and fun across all the Asian ethnic groups.

We missed SXSW last week, but some of our friends were down there covering the mayhem and brought back some great photos. You can see local photographer and friend of SFist Julie Schuchard get up close and personal with Iggy Pop and The Stooges in this slideshow and see tons of SXSW photos taken by DJ Ted of BAGeL Radio. Also check out a bunch of coverage from our friends at Austinist.

When does the RCV count begin -- in the District 6 election! And as promised earlier, this week's episode is indeed titled: Everybody Hates The Wait.

The Black Angels swoop down on San Francisco tonight to bring their grimy psychedelic swing to Cafe Du Nord. Listen to their self-described Electrified Native American Drone 'n' Roll here or download the song "Black Grease" and stream the video for it [high or low]. Enter to win a copy of The Black Angels EP (contest ends Weds. 2/15).

Don't blame us -- we voted for Wednesday! Tonight: We already told you -- go check out a free performance of Alan Fletcher's choral piece in celebration of same-sex marriages, No More To Hide, at City Hall at noon today. Stick around the Civic Center until the evening, and you can check out a preview screening of "Seoul Train" at the Main Library, a documentary about North Koreans trying to escape their country. Thursday: Bring a film noir pout to Cabaret Verdalet's 1940s Hollywood-themed vaudeville/burlesque show at the DNA Lounge. Show goes from 9 p.m.-2 a.m., and vintage and flashy attire is encouraged ($15 advance/$20 door). Alternately, check out host Ali Wong and other Asian-American comics at Hi Comedy, described as "classy high comedy for your butthole," at the Dark Room on Mission between 18th and 19th Street. Doors 7:30, $10. Friday: Is it just us or does Christmas start coming earlier and earlier each year? Get a head start on the pre-Thanksgiving crowds at the California College of the Arts' PlaySpace art bazaar! Artists from CCA's various MFA programs will sell their works (paintings, jewelry, drawings, and maybe even some nifty knitted things), all for under $50. All money goes to support the gallery. Free food and drink; sale goes from 6-10 on the 2nd floor of CCA, at 1111 8th Street (at 16th Street and Wisconsin. Isn't it weird that 8th Street and 16th Street cross?)

Well, we're going to have to endorse the "Can't Stop, Won't Stop" party for Jeff Chang tonight at the DNA Lounge. First, it's gonna be a late-night party until four in the am, so that you can literally rock your body 'til the breakadawn. And guess who's DJing? None other than the founding father himself, DJ Kool Herc. The chances that you are going to see a set by Kool Herc in your lifetime are worse than your chances you'll learn to do a headspin, with much less chance that you'll break your neck.

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From the folks at San Francisco's most esteemed body art purveyor, Body Manipulations, comes a one-of-a-kind show featuring acrobats, jugglers, dancers and all sorts of awesome freaky s**t. This is not a freakshow, it is an actual circus -- just way, way more hip. And if you're looking for hot grrrls, we'd like to point out that the event has been posted on the SuicideGirls calendar, so if you're a lonely hipster looking to pick up chicks that dig your skinny thighs, skin-tight jeans and nostalgia for Dokken's early recordings, and thought that there wasn't a circus that appealed to you and your exquisitely cool tastes, you'd be totally wrong.

We've been reading Shout magazine, which you can pick up for free at Amoeba, for the last two issues. Granted, we've known one of the photographers for nearly ten years. So when he called and asked if we wanted to assist on a shoot, with Afrika Bambaataa, we had to cancel a few plans. Sorry, friends, but it's not every day you get a chance to meet one of your heroes.