Monday >> Not every band can pull off the feat of traveling with and playing a turn of the century Vittrolio Grammaphone, playing the saw, or convincing you that the theramin is a real instrument. But Portland band Norfolk and Western seem to be bear this burden with ease and a bit of quirk. This band plays a mix of folksy, whimsical and occassionaly dark rock music, using an eclectic array of instruments and revolving…

SFist commeters pose for before and aftershocks when the mayor commemorates a 1906 earthquake…at 4:30 in the morning. A hot tip on the Chronicle vending machines comes in and the SFist war correspondent risks life and limb to post this dispatch from the frontlines. Houstonist announces their new Cops spinoff “World’s Funniest Tazer Videos” and the possible cancellation of their pervs’ “World’s Grossest Bathroom Videos” and PBS trains cams on cows at, uhg, Mootube. Also,…