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Food & Drink

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

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!

'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

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…

'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

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

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

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

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

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

Mexico City rockeros delivered on a 50-year legacy of rebellious chords.
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Featured

We need sponsors for our big Gala! Help us survive for another year

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

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

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

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

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

Only connect: Poetic visionary Moor Mother returns to SF Electronic Music Fest

Polymath producer speaks of Hildegard of Bingen, working with incarcerated women, and new album 'Translations.'
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Contest

Score a pair of tickets to these naughty Folsom Street Fair parties

Time to get wild with thousands of fellow freaks at the fest's official bacchanals: Hunger, Magnitude, and Deviants
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Movies

‘Lost’ films seen through fresh eyes at Re:Vision Fest

A fascinating new showcase of restored and rediscovered movies, from 'My Name Ain't Suzie' to 'Lepers & Sex.'
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Music

Our Portola Fest 2026 Hot List

Kelela, Shadow, Clearcast... Six picks for the massive upcoming dance music bonanza, courtesy of our on-the-ground correspondents.
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Music

The kids yearn for Weezer

'90s alt-rock stalwarts are attracting legions of young fans; mega-show at Chase Center provided some family bonding time.
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Best of the Bay

Best of the Bay 2026 Editors’ Pick: San Francisco Trans March

Despite opportunistic politicos and police violence this year, the steadfast protest has proved that trans folks can win the fight.
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Culture

Grab discount early bird tickets to our big Triple Gala

On October 27, we celebrate 13 years of 48 Hills, 60 years of the Bay Guardian, and 52 years of Best of the Bay. Support us and party!
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Art

Kate Razo’s portraits are anything but by the book

From bookstores and breeding grounds to 'vaginacore acapella rap,' the painter pours life experience into her work.
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Food & Drink

Good Taste: Mexican favorite Al Pastor Papi ousted by triple rent increase

Miguel Escobedo's Union Square brick-and-mortar was part of the Vacant to Vibrant program—then the building was sold.
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Big Week

Big Week: Lowrider Parade, Open Studios, Haight Ashbury Street Fair, Dark Dolly…

Charlie Horse, Smuin Ballet, Greek Food Fest, Armenian Food Fest, Cut Chemist, Hot Laundry, more incredible things to do!
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Music

An extraordinary pianist plays her way through immigration limbo

Effectively exiled from Hong Kong after voicing dissent, and facing visa uncertainty here, Tin Yi Chelsea Wong still shares her art
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Best of the Bay

Best of the Bay 2026 Editors’ Pick: Artists’ Television Access

Find the most experimental, personal, and weirdest art in the city in this passionately incendiary Valencia Street storefront.
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Music

Under the Stars: Dig Erykah Badu and The Alchemist’s frequency directive

Plus: Train's Haight Street bar tribute, Thao is back with anthem and imperative, Gryph and Dave Aju vibe, more music
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Onstage

Drama Masks: The curtain falls at SF Opera

Plus: A giant cucumber enchants in 'Manning' and 'African Stew' captures Black American and Black African divide.
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Best of the Bay

Best of the Bay 2026 Editors’ Pick: Golden Thread Productions

In the shadow of war, the company devoted to staging complex MENA stories once again finds its work all too relevant.
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Best of the Bay

Best of the Bay 2026 Editors’ Pick: SCRAP SF

Beloved 50-year-old "Scroungers’ Center for Reusable Art Parts" has found a giant new home—and remains a bonanza for crafters and artists.
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Culture

San Mateo’s Brass Wrists Arm Wrestling is one for the underdogs

Despite venue challenges and Meta censorship, biceps continue to bulge at gender-inclusive club.
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Movies

Screen Grabs: Who doesn’t love a bear in a hot tub?

Critter Fest's got claws. Plus: Ethan Hawke's 'Weight,' 'Body Heat' steams again, Barbara Hammer and Larry Reed fêted, more movies
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Music

These Mexican brothers want to bring rock en español to the Bay’s forefront

On new album 'Danza de Soles,' family act The Cires combine surf-meets-Spanish indie vibes with a fond look southward.
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Best of the Bay

Best of the Bay 2026 Editors’ Pick: Destiny Muhammad

From Celtic to Coltrane, the 'harpist from the hood' wields her instrument from genre to genre like a Swiss Army knife.
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Best of the Bay

Best of the Bay 2026 Editors’ Pick: Ina Coolbrith Park

Tranquil Russian Hill oasis boasts a literary pedigree, gorgeous panoramic views, and flocks of brightly feathered squawkers.
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Music

At SF Bay Popfest, The Aislers Set and Kids on a Crime Spree celebrated love, loss, local tunes

Musicians bopped to each other's beats at Bottom of the Hill, concert history hung on the walls—and a expiration date loomed.
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Lit

Fall Books Preview: Leaf through these 10 terrific tomes

Hot new reads from the likes of Chloe Benjamin, Frederick Nolan, Natalie Baszile—and Dolly in her own words, published right here in the Bay.
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Music Review

Review: The Breeders—and Castro Theatre—head into a new era

'90s indie heroes the Deal Sisters & co. rocked the 104-year-old venue—and the Gen X/Z mosh pit sparked some thoughts.
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Best of the Bay

Best of the Bay 2026 Editors’ Pick: Kevin Blake

The master illusionist has performed his wry sleight-of-hand show 500-plus times at The Palace Theater, and always delights.
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