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Arts + Culture

Best of the Bay 2026 Editors’ Pick: Festus Ezeli

The former Warriors now leans into his foodie side, highlighting local mom-and-pop restaurants that could use some spotlight.
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Screen Grabs: The starry floodgates open with Mill Valley Film Fest 49

Oscar bait, celeb sightings, and some real gems. Plus: Tsui Hark flabbers gasts, Joan Crawford's Hag-stravaganza, more movies
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Best of the Bay Editors’ Pick 2026: Six Feet Apart Productions

Vibrant storytelling organization launched online during the pandemic and has since spread its tales into live spaces and new frontiers.
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Live Shots: Pervy and proud at Folsom Street Fair

People (and pup) watching at the massive—and inspiring—annual leather and fetish fair
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Food & Drink

Good Taste: Summer’s gone—but it left us great cafes

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A quartet of exceptional new spots where you can linger over coffee, pastries, and perhaps some great art in the making.
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Stage Review

Drama Masks: There’s a flesh-eating alien plant inside the queer theater!

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'Little Shop of Horrors' comes to NCTC. Plus: Long live the DNA Lounge parklet, a true and trusty survivor.
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Best of the Bay

Best of the Bay 2026 Editors’ Pick: Tablehopper

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20 years in, still white-hot local food & drink newsletter gives you all the scoop—two scoops, even—on culinary dish.
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Big Week

BIG WEEK: Dolly Day, Folsom Parties, 924 Gilman Benefit, Kevin Powell, Laurie Anderson…

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'King Lear,' Boof x Squish, Buzzed Lightbeer, Sake Day, 'The History of Concrete,' SFEMF, more great things to do!
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Arts + Culture

With new incarnation, stoner doom metal legends Sleep sail on

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Tipping its hat to Rush on 'Hempispheres' LP, the San Jose-rooted outfit now boasts Melvins and Void members.
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Art

Inspired by Maren Hassinger’s work, BAMPFA community bonds on paper

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Knotting and twisting, Julia Goodman leads workshops that celebrate a luminous living artist.
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Onstage

Best of the Bay 2026 Editors’ Pick: Qu’in de la Noche

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The Dark Siren of San Francisco stuns with burlesque production chops—and ability to render calls for justice undeniably hot.
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Music

Under the Stars: We almost lost Eli’s Mile High Club

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East Bay players weigh in on the jeopardized venue's importance. Plus, BALTHVS psychs out and Perennial sveltes up.
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Movies

Screen Grabs: Local auteur JP Allen stays offbeat, indie, and frisky

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Plus: Brazilian Film Fest, Another Other Cinema oddity, an ode to concrete, 'Viktor' in Ukraine, 'Ha-Chan, Shake Your Booty!'
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Music

Live Shots: El Trí brought glittering rock en español power to San Jose

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Mexico City rockeros delivered on a 50-year legacy of rebellious chords.
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Sponsor our annual celebration on October 27 and help us keep local news independent and human-driven!
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Music

Gaza’s MC Abdul on life in the Bay—and a debut album that maps his journey

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Palestinian rapper learned English listening to Tupac. Now he's dropping 'Day by Day, Shway Shway' on SF's EMPIRE label
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Dance

Popping with hip-hop history, Bounce Back looks to the future of the session

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Inclusivity-minded dance and party crew celebrates its second anniversary, big boom-bap and local culture-bearers in tow.
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Best of the Bay

Best of the Bay 2026 Editors’ Pick: Brucato Spirits

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Can a bitter liqueur spark a love affair? The local distillery's brilliant amaro releases will definitely spice up your cocktails
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Music

Review: Bratmobile incited thrashing riot grrrl adoration at Bottom of the Hill

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A time was had—with surprise guest from San Bruno's punk past and copious Tiger Trap tributes.
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