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Saturday, October 18, 2025

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Panic! at the Autechre disco: Why I couldn’t review popular electronic act

Experimental UK duo's show takes place in total darkness, which proved to be a lesson in abject terror.
Music Tamara Palmer -
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No Kings protests this weekend: A guide

Here's where to go and how to participate
Protest Tim Redmond -
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Massive No Kings protest in SF—and all over the country. Where was Lurie?

Lots of talk about the billionaire class. The city's billionaire mayor was nowhere in sight
Protest Tim Redmond -
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What D’Angelo left us

The singer revolutionized R&B in a time of shiny suits and MTV cribs, then blazed his own trail of musical innovation, in his own time.
Music John-Paul Shiver -
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Big Week

BIG WEEK: Shipyard Open Studios, Rock Poster Fest, Other Minds, Bearrison Street Fair…

Marke B. -
Diwali Brunch, Potrero Hill R&B Fest, 'HEXED,' SF Photobook Fair, Christina Chatfield, Drag Me 2 the Beach, more to do
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Movies

Screen Grabs: UN Film Fest brings human rights ‘Messages for the Future’

Dennis Harvey -
Plus: 'Urchin' and 'If I Had Legs I'd Kick You' take on prickly personalities in surprisingly engaging ways.
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Promotion

Score a pass to see Yorgos Lánthimos’ latest, ‘Bugonia’

Marke B. -
Act fast to see the Greek director's latest surreal provocation on Oct. 21, starring Emma Stone and Jesse Plemons.
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Stage Review

Drama Masks: A gloriously naughty ‘Rocky Horror,’ just when we need it

Charles Lewis III -
D'Arcy Drollinger and cast go over the top—yes, it's possible—with the beloved 50-year-old musical at Oasis.
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Under the Stars: Feel the sweet lo-fi buzz of Late Aster

Music John-Paul Shiver -
Plus: Stereolab blows into Fog City, Dave Aju's still dancin', Orchestra Gold goes for it, OSEES let it rip, more music
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Task Force moving to eliminate community oversight of many departments

News + Politics Tim Redmond -
Why make a very strong mayor even stronger? It's all part of the oligarch agenda
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Starry ‘Kiss of the Spider Woman’ sinks fangs into deep subjects

Movies Pam Grady -
Director Bill Condon and star Toniatiuh on the movie musical's entanglement with gender and incarceration.
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Rachmaninoff rocks… pop? You bet your sweet ‘A’ Train

Music Marke B. -
Firebrand pianist Conrad Tao traces the Russian composer's influence on classics from Strayhorn and Sinatra to Dylan and Celine Dion.
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Dean Preston and Cat Brooks to speak at 48 Hills Community Gala, Oct. 22!

Featured Marke B. -
Join us for community spirit, live music, drinks, bites, and the Best of the Bay—and support independent media
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Trans trailblazer Miss Major has passed: Read our 2023 interview with the Stonewall veteran

LGBTQ Caitlin Donohue -
'The best trait an organizer can have is to listen, and to listen closely to what the people want,' she told us.
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News media coverage about Lurie’s upzoning plan misses the most important player

Development Tim Redmond -
The ugly choices the city faces are largely the result of one person: Scott Wiener
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Inside SF’s private surveillance state

Police Ian Firstenberg -
The privatization of public safety (and spy cameras) is a costly threat to all of us
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Best of the Bay 2025 Editors’ Pick: Enterprise Brewery

Arts + Culture Adrian Spinelli -
Local beer vets Jesse Hayter and Cameron MacDonald's SoMa taproom is a welcome neighborhood watering hole.
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Scottish songbird Sheena Easton: ‘I always like to make every performance feel intimate.’

Music Joshua Rotter -
Revered for '80s hits which took her from Bond to Prince, she brings her inimitable strut to Yoshi's and Symphony Hall.
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A political attack on supportive housing

The Agenda Tim Redmond -
Plus: Protecting legacy businesses—and is there a real search for a new police chief? That's The Agenda for Oct. 12-19
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OPINION: The serious problems with Dorsey’s sober-housing legislation

Opinion Jordan Wasilewski -
It bans all supportive housing that isn't 'drug free.' This will make the situation on the streets worse.
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