Festival

At Fresh Meat queer arts fest, ‘conformity isn’t an option’

Mudd the Two Spirit, more brilliant performers continue to lay annual showcase's transformative groundwork.

Onstage Joshua Rotter - June 16, 2025

CAAMFest 2025 spotlights ‘Boat People,’ ‘Yellowface,’ ‘Chinatown Cha Cha’

Screen dives also fête the maker of the first ever feature film by and about Asian Americans, and investigate Chinatown evictions.

Movies Dennis Harvey - May 5, 2025

Attack of the summertime music festivals

Yerba Buena Gardens, Stern Grove, Bliss Fest, Bottlerock, more fill day and night with sweet, wafting sounds.

Music John-Paul Shiver - May 3, 2025

Screen Grabs: Let’s run away to Greece

Greek Film Fest brings new visions. Plus: Cinequest, Robert Townsend, 'Mickey 17,' Gunvor Nelson, Karel Doing, more movies

Movies Dennis Harvey - March 11, 2025

Music

Noise Pop wrap-up: Crispy Tater Tots, Nosferatu rap, and more local love

John-Paul Shiver - March 9, 2025

Final thoughts on the giant 32nd fest, which brought out 20,000 indie music-lovers and served up tasty treats.

Music

She runs Noise Pop—but she’s also a fan

Marke B. - February 21, 2025

Noise Pop CEO Michelle Swing talks about this year's sprawling fest, the org's big move, and where you'll find her in the crowd.

Sports

All-Star Weekend buzzed with the best of San Francisco

Adrian Spinelli - February 18, 2025

NBA showcase brought out diverse crowds, civic spirit, and cultural hustle that make the city great—crispy BBQ brisket included.

Music

Your front-row, backstage, all-around guide to Noise Pop 2025

John-Paul Shiver - February 18, 2025

Soccer Mommy and Flamin' Groovies to Cardboard People and Marika Christine, here are some of the sprawling fest's best bets.

Movies

What we saw at Sundance 2025: 14 great docs, from epic to Pee Wee

Jesse Hawthorne Ficks - February 11, 2025

Unprecedented Paul Reubens, a Deaf rebellion, Leonard Peltier's resistance, and more real life from the 41st film fest.

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Culture

10 uplifting ways to honor MLK this weekend

Marke B. - January 16, 2025

Rise above the rancor and speak out, sing out, march, dance, laugh, and create with our vibrant community.

Arts Forecast

Arts Forecast: Are we not Recombinant?

Marke B. - December 5, 2024

Plus: Peter Pan panto, Atsushi Kaga's bunnies, Velveteen Rabbit, 40 years of Lab, DJ Louie Vega, East Bay Zine Fest, more awesome stuff to do.

Culture

Live Shots: Loads of cheer (and hot spiced mead) at the Great Dickens Fair

Jon Bauer and Patty Riek - December 1, 2024

Victorian holiday spirit and other seasonal shenanigans fill Cow Palace for the return of this only in SF extravaganza.

Movies

Screen Grabs: Au revoir, French noir—hello, Hole in the Head

Dennis Harvey - November 25, 2024

A flurry of femmes fatales bids adieu to 'The French Had a Name for It,' while horror Hole fest sees many more buckets of blood.

Comedy

SF Sketchfest recs for every taste and persuasion

Tamara Palmer - November 21, 2024

Tim Curry, the Groundlings, Found Footage Fest, Tight & Nerdy: As always, the sprawling comedy fest delivers.

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Music

Under the Stars: Jock Homo Soccer Mommy—Noise Pop, Mosswood Meltdown drop 2025 lineups

John-Paul Shiver - November 18, 2024

Phase ones revealed. Plus: Night Tapes' truffle mushroom vibes, Naked Roommate for New Year's Eve Eve, more music news.

Music

Poetry, Conspiracies, and much great music at SF Leonard Cohen Festival

Jon Bauer and Patty Riek - November 11, 2024

Fifth annual gathering explored the great Canadian singer and writer's motifs of love and brokenness after very hard week.

Movies

Transgender Film Fest offers community in a time of great threat

Joshua Rotter - November 11, 2024

'I believe in the power of creative expression to uplift and fight for a more positive future," says vital event's Shawna Virago.

Dance

‘They come across oceans’: SF International Hip Hop DanceFest keeps leaping ahead

Mary Carbonara - November 4, 2024

26 years in, mastermind Micaya speaks on the wildly popular showcase's ever-growing global community.

Movies

Ficks’ Picks: What we saw at the New York Film Festival

Jesse Hawthorne Ficks - October 20, 2024

Working class Malayali romance, rebellious Russian youth, Sean Baker's wild 'Anora,' Adrien Brody's triumph + 6 more gems

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Festival

At Fresh Meat queer arts fest, ‘conformity isn’t an option’

CAAMFest 2025 spotlights ‘Boat People,’ ‘Yellowface,’ ‘Chinatown Cha Cha’

Attack of the summertime music festivals

Screen Grabs: Let’s run away to Greece

Noise Pop wrap-up: Crispy Tater Tots, Nosferatu rap, and more local love

She runs Noise Pop—but she’s also a fan

All-Star Weekend buzzed with the best of San Francisco

Your front-row, backstage, all-around guide to Noise Pop 2025

What we saw at Sundance 2025: 14 great docs, from epic to Pee Wee

10 uplifting ways to honor MLK this weekend

Arts Forecast: Are we not Recombinant?

Live Shots: Loads of cheer (and hot spiced mead) at the Great Dickens Fair

Screen Grabs: Au revoir, French noir—hello, Hole in the Head

SF Sketchfest recs for every taste and persuasion

Under the Stars: Jock Homo Soccer Mommy—Noise Pop, Mosswood Meltdown drop 2025 lineups

Poetry, Conspiracies, and much great music at SF Leonard Cohen Festival

Transgender Film Fest offers community in a time of great threat

‘They come across oceans’: SF International Hip Hop DanceFest keeps leaping ahead

Ficks’ Picks: What we saw at the New York Film Festival

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