Undercover Archives

Stage Review

Eviction breeds guerrillas as the people fight back in ‘Dirty White Teslas Make Me Sad’

Charles Lewis III - March 6, 2024

Ashley Smiley's world premiere at Magic Theatre presses hot button issues through the lives of Black San Franciscans.

Music

Under the Stars: Uncovering the original Rolling Stones

John-Paul Shiver - December 7, 2023

Plus: Dregs One and Max Kane big up the 91 Night Owl, 'Charlie Parker and Strings' remixed, more good music news

City Hall

Lies, damn lies, and the new ‘report’ on San Francisco government

Calvin Welch - August 28, 2023

Ignore the realities of SF politics. Ignore a wide-ranging corruption scandal. Just go after district elections. That's what the Rose Institute, funded by Michael Moritz, is doing.

Movies

Screen Grabs: Two tough films focus on the people hit hard by economic inequality

Dennis Harvey - August 16, 2023

Great examinations of working class erosion ('Between Two Worlds') and family opioid addiction ('Stay Awake')

Music

Under the Stars: St. Vincent, Thao, Eris Drew, more musical highlights

John-Paul Shiver - September 15, 2021

A funky new release from KAAM and Andy Schauf's live show are among this week's releases and appearances.

Lit

Books: ‘Pura Neta,’ the Mission, and the price of gentrification

Tim Redmond - December 18, 2020

An interview with author Benjamin Bac Sierra on his new and powerful novel.

News + Politics

Protesters face off with cops after driving white supremacists away

Garrett Leahy - October 18, 2020

Tiny number of Trumpites get nowhere as hundreds of anti-fascist demonstrators show up.

Screen Grabs

Screen Grabs: When punk made racism uncool again

Dennis Harvey - October 15, 2020

White Riot documents Rock Against Racism. Plus: I Wake Up Streaming, Trial of the Chicago 7, The Wall of Mexico, more

Movies

Drive-in Dragsploitation! ‘Sh*t & Champagne’ to make splashy debut

Marke B. - September 14, 2020

D'Arcy Drollinger's sparkling paean to '70s action flicks, fabulous looks will pop your cork.

Screen Grabs

Screen Grabs: Flicks for diverse takes on the forces that be

Dennis Harvey - August 25, 2020

From globe-trotting LGBTQ narratives to social justice documentaries (and dramas), there’s a lot of diversity amongst fresh streaming releases this week—as well as some...

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