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Music and nightlife

Burger Boogaloo, other big fests reschedule in COVID wake

Fall festival season gets packed full of options as Mutek, BottleRock also move dates.

John-Paul Shiver - April 5, 2020

Arts Forecast

Arts Forecast: Help save bookstores, drag queens, Frameline, more

Fabulous performances and benefit funds, plus a few pick-me-ups, as we band together to help the local scene.

Marke B. - April 3, 2020

All Ears

New Music: Isaac Aesili’s ‘Hidden Truths’ brings elegant electronic grooves

The Maōri producer-DJ fuses multiple styles into a great backyard party record (solo with the Solo cups, please).

John-Paul Shiver - April 1, 2020

Screen Grabs

Screen Grabs: How about a little levity?

Suggestions for light streaming: Classic screwballs, surreal slapstick, low-rent aliens, and a doc to rival 'Tiger King.'

Dennis Harvey - April 1, 2020

Puff

Puff: Crazy times deserve good weed, and good care

Clean your bong, wipe down delivery packaging, check dispensary hours—and chill at home with Fuzzies and more.

Dan Karkoska - March 31, 2020

Culture

Silenced in place? SF’s resilient music scene faces its latest obstacle

COVID froze tours, shuttered venues, shelved releases, and canceled festivals. Local bands do their best to carry on.

John-Paul Shiver - March 30, 2020

Screen Grabs

Screen Grabs: Buckle up for more cinematic adventure

Further streaming travels with a cheeky Brazilian Western, an Aladdin double-whammy, Antarctic exploration, more

Dennis Harvey - March 30, 2020

Arts

Let’s help local artists, workers, and small businesses. Join in!

Here's a list of links to help people out of work from the coronavirus shutdown. If you are in need, please add your info in the comments.

Marke B. - March 15, 2020

Arts

Arts workers struggling after performances are cancelled and venues closed

Garrett Leahy - March 15, 2020

Tough times for musicians, DJs, performers, and artists as bars and events are shut down.

Arts

Look! Up in the sky! It’s public art—with Premiere Jr.

Marke B. - February 6, 2020

A tiny billboard in the Inner Sunset becomes a curated space, and highlights SF's complex contemporary relationship with art.

Art Looks

‘A Gothic Tale’ plumbs Legion of Honor’s haunting depths

Emily Wilson - October 28, 2019

Mirrors, doubles, organ music, film noir, and the museum's archives comprise Alexandre Singh's creepy exhibit.

Arts

Memories of the Ulcer Department

Peter Lawrence Kane - October 18, 2019

'The San Quentin Project,' an inmate-centered photo exhibit at BAMPFA, complicates assumptions of life at CA’s oldest prison.

Culture

All Ears

New Music: Isaac Aesili’s ‘Hidden Truths’ brings elegant electronic grooves

The Maōri producer-DJ fuses multiple styles into a great backyard party record (solo with the Solo cups, please).

John-Paul Shiver - April 1, 2020

Onstage

Review: ‘Toni Stone’ hits a home run (and you can watch it on your couch)

ACT play tells the story of the first woman to play professional baseball. Here's how to stream it, along with other plays.

Elaine Elinson - March 17, 2020

Onstage

In ‘Please Don’t Eat the Mangos,’ this Mami has secrets

Emily Wilson - March 11, 2020

Stage favorite Wilma Bonet on playing the matriarch of a Puerto Rican family during a hurricane in the Magic's new play.

Onstage

Can drag queens beat death? Find out in ‘Drag Becomes Her’

Joshua Rotter - March 10, 2020

Peaches Christ, Jinkx Monsoon, and BenDeLaCreme send up 1992 camp classic 'Death Becomes Her' in a dragstravaganza.

Onstage

Review: Sketch comedy legends Culture Clash return—with big tío energy

Marke B. - March 8, 2020

The pioneering performance trio's provocations feel comforting, but still pack a poignant wallop at Berkeley Rep.

Onstage

Review: ‘Gloria’ reveals what lurks beneath office culture’s bright lights

Elaine Elinson - March 1, 2020

Branden Jacobs-Jenkins' gripping play at ACT Strand shows what happens when a wrench is thrown into the media's works.

Puff

Puff: Crazy times deserve good weed, and good care

Clean your bong, wipe down delivery packaging, check dispensary hours—and chill at home with Fuzzies and more.

Dan Karkoska - March 31, 2020

Puff

Puff: ‘Tis the season for a holiday cannabis gift guide

Dan Karkoska - December 12, 2019

Space Gems, African Queens, some much-needed Tranquili-Tea and more perfect stuffing stockers (and mood adjusters).

Puff

Puff: Hall of Flowers highlights

Dan Karkoska - October 19, 2019

Huge expo in Santa Rosa showcased a panoply of new cannabis goods—including some cool surprises.

Puff

Puff: A stroll through the Grass Lands

Dan Karkoska - August 22, 2019

Behind the scenes at the first festival area to sell cannabis—and what that might mean for consumers and vendors.

Puff

Puff: Notes from a serious (and seriously interesting) cannabis expo

Dan Karkoska - August 2, 2019

The Cannabis Business Summit and Expo in San Jose showcased the industrial backend of the trade—plus Jim Belushi sang.

Screen Grabs

Screen Grabs: How about a little levity?

Suggestions for light streaming: Classic screwballs, surreal slapstick, low-rent aliens, and a doc to rival 'Tiger King.'

Dennis Harvey - April 1, 2020

Screen Grabs

Screen Grabs: Leap upon your sofa, intrepid explorers

Dennis Harvey - March 23, 2020

Inuit adventure, Australian outback, Lost City of Z—part one of our wide-ranging quarantine screen picks

Screen Grabs

Screen Grabs: Cinemas go dark, but here’s what to watch

Dennis Harvey - March 17, 2020

As even the Silent Film Fest falls silent, there are local resources and online releases to keep you occupied.

Screen Grabs

Screen Grabs: A major director quietly remakes the Western

Dennis Harvey - March 10, 2020

Plus: New films about the horrible toll of the gig economy, gay love in Guatemala, the future of genetic technology, more.

Arts + Culture

Screen Grabs: Traveling the world, popcorn in hand

Dennis Harvey - March 4, 2020

Ireland, Israel, Poland, China (twice), American backroads, and various African nations are your cinematic destinations this week.

Art Looks

Culture

How do you represent Black and Latino communities at major museum shows?

An innovative program at the de Young, whose staff is mostly white, brings diversity to Black Power and Frida Kahlo exhibit staff.

Emily Wilson - March 8, 2020

Art Looks

Creativity Explored branches out with ‘Of here from there’ exhibition

Emily Wilson - March 4, 2020

Artist Ana Teresa Fernández collaborates with the nonprofit's developmentally disabled artists for a show about migration and home.

Art Looks

Electrifying art of Black Power in ‘Soul of a Nation’

Emily Wilson - February 18, 2020

De Young show features works from height of the Movement, including SF's Mike Henderson and the Rainbow Sign gallery.

Arts

Look! Up in the sky! It’s public art—with Premiere Jr.

Marke B. - February 6, 2020

A tiny billboard in the Inner Sunset becomes a curated space, and highlights SF's complex contemporary relationship with art.

Art Looks

The joy of ‘Gayface’

Marke B. - January 16, 2020

With an ongoing series of portraits, photographer Lauren Tabak asks, how does queer visibility matter, here and now?

Party Radar

Party Radar: Fault Radio helps DJs stream through quarantine

Now that online nightlife connection is essential, this fantastic Bay Area site's founders are here to help.

Marke B. - March 27, 2020

Party Radar

Comedowns are for losers! New Year’s Day parties

Marke B. - December 30, 2019

Our annual list of after-after-parties proves the revelry never ceases San Francisco. (Drink some water!)

Party Radar

Party Radar: A monster mash of Halloween bashes

Marke B. - October 24, 2019

ESG, Doja Cat, The Magician, The Cockettes, Space Cowboys, Paul Oakenfold all make a witches' brew of real party howlers.

Party Radar

Party Radar: ULTIMATE PRIDE GUIDE 2019

Marke B. - June 23, 2019

Pink Block, Polka Dots, Hot Pants, Pullin' Pork, Fake & Gay, and more musts for this bonkers week.

Arts + Culture

Comedowns are for losers: New Year’s Day parties 2019

Marke B. - December 30, 2018

Don't flag out once the ball drops: From Love Hangover to Supper of Survivors, we've got your new year debauchery covered.

Examined Life

Arts + Culture

Examined Life: Replace existing normal

In the wake of COVID-19, how can we make space for the fluctuating emotions that come with our suddenly transformed lives?

Karen Macklin - March 29, 2020

Examined Life

Examined Life: A year to love for no reason

Karen Macklin - January 4, 2020

Looking back at the life of a great spiritual teacher opens the door to deeper meaning in the new year.

Examined Life

Examined Life: On shaky ground

Karen Macklin - April 16, 2019

In a city where everyone and everything is constantly changing, we have a lot to fear. But even more to learn.

Examined Life

When our bodies break down

Karen Macklin - February 21, 2019

On the dark journey through illness or injury, we meet a stranger we’ve known all along: our self.

Examined Life

Life is hard. Say yes to that.

Karen Macklin - December 7, 2018

As we move toward the end of the year, remember: Even when the options all seem bad, you can still make a good choice.

Arts Forecast

Arts Forecast: Help save bookstores, drag queens, Frameline, more

Fabulous performances and benefit funds, plus a few pick-me-ups, as we band together to help the local scene.

Marke B. - April 3, 2020

Arts Forecast

Arts Forecast: Apocalypse… but make it fashion!

Marke B. - March 25, 2020

The arts community is putting on a damn good face in this catastrophe, from floral masks to streaming Shakespeare and more.

Arts Forecast

Arts Forecast: Should you even go out?

Marke B. - March 11, 2020

Large gatherings have been banned, small gatherings are advised against—what are art-lovers (and arts workers) to do?

Arts Forecast

Arts Forecast: Feeling international, at home

Marke B. - March 5, 2020

Two big arts festivals announce season lineups. Plus: The Living Earth Show, King City, We So Bay, Joffrey Ballet, 'Mutts,' and more

Arts Forecast

Arts Forecast: Welcome to the ‘Manifesto’

Marke B. - February 3, 2020

Plus: Pop-Up Magazine, The End of You, a double shot of Kronos, Fog City Magic Fest, Kafana Balkan, Moodymann, more.

Lit

SF’s Juli Delgado Lopera on language, matriarchy, and ‘Fiebre Tropical’

The writer-artist is being celebrated for their hyper-vivid new novel, recording a teenager's move from Bogotá to Miami.

Marke B. - March 11, 2020

Lit

Opinion: Octavia Butler’s mission is yours, too—should you choose to accept it

Anand Jay Kalra - February 13, 2020

The visionary Afrofuturist author is hailed as a prophet of our times, but her life has deeper lessons.

Arts + Culture

At Zinn Fair, Peter Cole explores SF’s unique history of labor and race

James Tracy - December 3, 2019

The historian documents the links between local dockworker actions and transnational racial justice movements.

Lit

Red-hot but clear-eyed, Flea recounts his youth in ‘Acid for the Children’

Joshua Rotter - November 4, 2019

Legendary bassist and actor recalls childhood, punk, and early Chili Peppers days—and ditches anger for forgiveness.

Lit

‘Disasterama!’ chronicles SF’s wild, lost queer underground

Marke B. - October 15, 2019

Alvin Orloff's new memoir documents crazy nights, retro-camp glamor, and punk sensibility in the face of the AIDS crisis.

All Ears

Music and nightlife

Burger Boogaloo, other big fests reschedule in COVID wake

Fall festival season gets packed full of options as Mutek, BottleRock also move dates.

John-Paul Shiver - April 5, 2020

All Ears

New Music: Isaac Aesili’s ‘Hidden Truths’ brings elegant electronic grooves

John-Paul Shiver - April 1, 2020

The Maōri producer-DJ fuses multiple styles into a great backyard party record (solo with the Solo cups, please).

Culture

Silenced in place? SF’s resilient music scene faces its latest obstacle

John-Paul Shiver - March 30, 2020

COVID froze tours, shuttered venues, shelved releases, and canceled festivals. Local bands do their best to carry on.

All Ears

50 years of Jimi Hendrix’s radical, redefining ‘Band of Gypsys’

John-Paul Shiver - March 25, 2020

Revisiting a classic album that proved to be a turning point in rock's political expressionism.

All Ears

New Music: ‘Who Sent You?’ asks free jazz combo Irreversible Entanglements

John-Paul Shiver - March 22, 2020

In an uncertain time, the quintet asks essential questions and pushes improvisation into a moving statement.

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News + Politics

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News + Politics

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Opinion

OPINION: Save the soul of San Francisco

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Faith leaders say it's a moral obligation to shelter homeless people in empty hotel rooms, now.

Music and nightlife

Burger Boogaloo, other big fests reschedule in COVID wake

John-Paul Shiver - April 5, 2020

Fall festival season gets packed full of options as Mutek, BottleRock also move dates.

Housing

First COVID case in homeless shelter; supes demand hotel rooms

Tim Redmond - April 2, 2020

'We have the rooms. We have the money. We have the staff.' Why is the city putting thousands of lives at risk?

Culture

With Black community hard-hit by COVID, Bayview groups demand aid

Marke B. - April 2, 2020

Beds 4 Bayview and others lay out emergency needs for district ignored by city's coronavirus response effort.

Arts Forecast

Arts Forecast: Help save bookstores, drag queens, Frameline, more

Marke B. - April 3, 2020

Fabulous performances and benefit funds, plus a few pick-me-ups, as we band together to help the local scene.

Housing

Mayor, supervisors at odds over hotel rooms for homeless

Sam Lew - April 1, 2020

Advocates say Breed needs to secure thousands of rooms; 'it's a matter of life and death.'

Culture

How you can help feed overstressed healthcare workers

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