Arts + Culture

BIG WEEK: Full Queer Wrestling, Pi Day, Alysa Liu celebration, ‘Women Who Ride’…

Plus: Peaches Christ eats the rich, Duserock, Maria BC, Greek and Irish films, Renegade Orchestra, more to do!

Big Week Caitlin Donohue - March 11, 2026

Drama Masks: Kings in their castle—and a queen in her closet

'Spamalot' at Golden Gate Theatre rides on familiar laughs; 'The Ache' at Z Below brings music and drama to heel.

Stage Review Charles Lewis III - March 11, 2026

Screen Grabs: It’s all Greek (and Irish and French) to us

Euro-fests deliver in SF. Plus: South Bay's Cinequest heats up, 'My Father's Shadow,' Billy Preston biopic, more

Movies Dennis Harvey - March 10, 2026

Under the Stars: Thank you and goodbye, Sr. Willie Colón

Plus: March gigs from The Kitchenettes and Maria BC, Satya bids adieu, John Tejada's latest interlocking rhythms.

Music John-Paul Shiver - March 10, 2026

Music

Can you keep up with The Living Earth Show?

Marke B. - March 9, 2026

With Roar Shack venue, multiple bands, new LP, and performances galore, contemporary duo continues to push boundaries.

Music

A Go-Go’s-eye view of women making killer music, from punk to pop

Joshua Rotter - March 9, 2026

Drummer Gina Schock's personal archive show at Haight Street Art Center is like stepping into a lived memory of the band.

Movies

A Holocaust survivor in San Rafael finds his voice in ‘The Optimist’

Pam Grady - March 9, 2026

Herbert Heller couldn't talk about his Auschwitz experience until his 70s; movie shows how he then inspired younger generation.

Art

The North Beach Carol Doda mural will rise again

Dorothy O'Donnell - March 5, 2026

After a tribute to the neighborhood's eternal topless queen is unceremoniously pulled off stage, its artist is set on a second act.

Dance

Born to the circus, Gypsy Snider brings acrobatic flair to ODC’s ‘Dance Downtown’

Aimée Ts'ao - March 5, 2026

At the meeting of two performance traditions, 'I came here to make bodies move in space'.

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Music

Under the Stars: Goldie’s ‘Timeless’—and what it meant for 1990s Bay Area drum and bass

John-Paul Shiver - March 5, 2026

Plus: The time has come for local vibe merchants 37 Houses, Lolo Zouaï's Sunset sensibilities, more.

Music

The Audium thrums with Pamela Z’s factory-sampling ‘Arbeitsklang’

Marke B. - March 5, 2026

Composer weaves sounds from German worksites—Bayer plant, futon stitchery, Gutenberg press—for latest piece.

Stage Review

Drama Masks: ‘Paranormal Activity’ and other things that go bump in the night

Charles Lewis III - March 4, 2026

Plus: 'All My Sons' proves Arthur Miller's anti-establishment cred and 'Looking For Justice' finds a broken system.

Music Review

Noise Pop Diary: Wrapping up a stellar fest, with Sun Ra Arkestra magic

John-Paul Shiver - March 4, 2026

By celebrating local talent and venues (with a sprinkling of cosmic legends), Noise Pop grew exponentially this year.

What To Do

BIG WEEK: Women’s Day, Barbara Ramos street photography, Lunar New Year parade, John Malkovich

Caitlin Donohue - March 4, 2026

Plus: African Film Festival, BFF.FM Super Schmackdown, Indian Restaurant Week, 'Paranormal Activity'.

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Music

A Detroit techno visionary soundtracks a German sci-fi classic (again)

Marke B. - March 3, 2026

Jeff Mills performs his new, third score for Fritz Lang's dystopian 'Metropolis': 'I wish it weren't so relevant now'

Movies

Screen Grabs: Iranian films bring fable, black comedy, and social indictment

Dennis Harvey - March 3, 2026

Plus: New German cinema, African Film Festival, and Satyajit Ray’s 'Days and Nights in the Forest'.

Music Review

Noise Pop Diary: Illuminati Hotties caped for BOTH, Orcutt Shelley Miller thrilled the dudes

John-Paul Shiver - March 3, 2026

Free show from tenderpunk faves erased the condos closing in; avant-rock trio took the beards on wild rides at GAMH.

Music Review

Noise Pop Diary: Sideswiped by TikTok fame, Julie Doiron had many more tales to tell

Daniel Bromfield - March 2, 2026

30-year-old 'August 10' soundtracks today's teen Reels, but the Canadian stalwart transcends viral splash with guitar chops.

Music

Noise Pop Diary: SML cooked at SFJAZZ—all sauce, no Butterss

John-Paul Shiver - March 1, 2026

One key player was missing, but the LA-based future jazz outfit heated up Joe Henderson Lab just fine.

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Arts + Culture

BIG WEEK: Full Queer Wrestling, Pi Day, Alysa Liu celebration, ‘Women Who Ride’…

Drama Masks: Kings in their castle—and a queen in her closet

Screen Grabs: It’s all Greek (and Irish and French) to us

Under the Stars: Thank you and goodbye, Sr. Willie Colón

Can you keep up with The Living Earth Show?

A Go-Go’s-eye view of women making killer music, from punk to pop

A Holocaust survivor in San Rafael finds his voice in ‘The Optimist’

The North Beach Carol Doda mural will rise again

Born to the circus, Gypsy Snider brings acrobatic flair to ODC’s ‘Dance Downtown’

Under the Stars: Goldie’s ‘Timeless’—and what it meant for 1990s Bay Area drum and bass

The Audium thrums with Pamela Z’s factory-sampling ‘Arbeitsklang’

Drama Masks: ‘Paranormal Activity’ and other things that go bump in the night

Noise Pop Diary: Wrapping up a stellar fest, with Sun Ra Arkestra magic

BIG WEEK: Women’s Day, Barbara Ramos street photography, Lunar New Year parade, John Malkovich

A Detroit techno visionary soundtracks a German sci-fi classic (again)

Screen Grabs: Iranian films bring fable, black comedy, and social indictment

Noise Pop Diary: Illuminati Hotties caped for BOTH, Orcutt Shelley Miller thrilled the dudes

Noise Pop Diary: Sideswiped by TikTok fame, Julie Doiron had many more tales to tell

Noise Pop Diary: SML cooked at SFJAZZ—all sauce, no Butterss

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