Arts + Culture

Ladytron resurfaces, with the cool synth pleasures of ‘Paradises’

'Without electroclash, there’s no Lady Gaga,' says band that embodied and transcended that scene, returning to SF.

Music Joshua Rotter - May 27, 2026

The brilliant new puzzler made by a Davis student partially out of spite

Lucas Immanuel's 'The Remake of the End of the Greatest RPG of All Time' turns retro mystery role-play inside out and sideways.

Gaming Leah Isobel - May 27, 2026

How many ‘l’s are in ‘Google’?

As local newsrooms embrace AI, 48 Hills remains 100% human. But our matching $50K fundraiser deadline looms.

Featured Marke B. - May 27, 2026

Drama Masks: Living beyond the shadow of a ‘Doubt’

Anticipating Opera Parallèle’s latest—as the Pope rails against AI. Plus: SF Opera's upcoming streams, and a new SF Symphony leader.

Onstage Charles Lewis III - May 27, 2026

Art Review

In a different light: How Venice fixed Monet

Lou Fancher - May 26, 2026

From canals to water lilies, de Young pays homage to two months in 'La Serenissima' that rejuvenated virtuoso's career.

Contest

Win free tickets to acclaimed Deadhead doc opening DocFest!

Marke B. - May 26, 2026

This Thursday, 'ride shotgun with the swirling world of Deadheads as Dead & Company embarks on its final tour.'

Music

Shoegaze dreamers Chapterhouse leap back into ‘Whirlpool,’ 35 years on

Joshua Rotter - May 26, 2026

'Incredible pop tunes hidden in all that noise': UK outfit's landmark LP swam in scene's deep end—and still grows in influence.

Movies

Screen Grabs: 25th DocFest brings high-heeled anarchy, Amazing Sea Monkeys, rock star wangs

Dennis Harvey - May 25, 2026

Oakland tent evictions, queer rights in Cuba, a Palestinian comedy club, NOFX and Grateful Dead jams also on menu.

Movies

Screen Grabs: Soapy ‘Diamonds’ may just be the Italian ‘Steel Magnolias’

Dennis Harvey - May 21, 2026

Plus: Hitchcock Fest hits the Balboa, while Alamo Drafthouse celebrates Brian De Palma's Hitchcockian breakthroughs.

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Stage Review

Drama Masks: Taking an inch… and finishing the hat

Charles Lewis III - May 21, 2026

'Hedwig and the Angry Inch' at NCTC cranks things up and down. Plus: The colorful drama of SFMOMA's 'Woman in a hat'

Music

Under the Stars: Sweet summer sounds heat up, from Yerba Buena to SFJAZZ

John-Paul Shiver - May 21, 2026

Dub Mission, Dirtybird Campout, Total Accord Fest, more roll in with the fog. But why is DJ Shadow dissing SF?

Big Week

BIG WEEK: Carnaval, World Goth Night, American Football, secret Hologram burger…

Marke B. - May 21, 2026

Primitive Ring, Foodieland, Laraaji, Hitchcock Fest, 'Songs from a Sinking Ship,' Terry Riley at 90, more to do!

Music

Composer Tyler Taylor’s ‘secret’ mission: sneak some sax back into the symphony

Marke B. - May 21, 2026

Emerging Black Composers Project-winner brings 'Embers' to Davies Hall, pushing a marginalized horn to center stage.

Nightlife

A tale of two raves

Andrew Brobst - May 20, 2026

What did big, shiny Club Darc and homegrown massive Parameter Fest have to say about the state of the city? Plenty, it turns out.

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Movies

Boots Riley is here to boost you

Joshua Rotter - May 20, 2026

Oakland icon pulls no punches talking about new movie 'I Love Boosters' and the power of collective organizing.

Music Review

Miles Davis, still at 100 percent after 100 years

Tom Molanphy - May 20, 2026

All-star tribute 'Unlimited Miles' at Presidio Theatre voyaged through five decades of the jazz giant's astonishments.

Comedy

Comedy pioneers BATS Improv turn 40, with more wild flights of storytelling

Joshua Rotter - May 19, 2026

'The excitement of improvisation was palpable, and the joy of being onstage together was addictive,' co-founder says of early years.

Music

Live Shots: La Doña returned in triumph at UC Theater

D.A. Mission - May 19, 2026

The hometown hero brought songs from new album 'Corrientes,' advancing her feminist-forward preservation of traditional sounds.

News + Politics

Richmond Review, Sunset Beacon publisher enters hospice

Marke B. - May 18, 2026

Michael Durand has announced he has terminal cancer. His neighborhood papers' coverage has been essential.

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