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50% off tickets to the Stardella party! Join us Saturday on the dance floor

Come together at the Great Northern club for a great night of smiles and grooves.
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See a show for free at Lost Church in North Beach in May

Flamenco, comedy, folk-punk, Latin jazz, Americana—score a pair of tickets, but act fast!
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Win tickets to Snail Mail, Chet Faker, Enno Cheng

See a killer show at a great local venue on us.
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Under the Stars: Juju Rogers drops some psyche-funk ‘Voodoo’

Plus: Very catchy Otoliths, Bel Cobain's Brownswood reign, Georgie Sweet swears again. And what's up with the Hall of Fame?
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Movies

Michael Jackson and Prince deserve better

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Sanitized blockbuster 'Michael' and estate-quashed Prince doc rob us of nuanced, imaginative, and true portraits of the pop giants.
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Onstage

The world is large! 8 must-sees at SF International Arts Fest

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Korean tango, Canadian food prep cirque, improv hip-hop, deconstructed drag, a 'Lesbitarian Church,' more from border-erasing event.
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Music

RIP, MTT: Read our 2012 review of the Maestro making a fruit smoothie onstage

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SF Symphony conductor Michael Tilson Thomas passed last week, but left a legacy of avant-garde 'American Maverick' treasures.
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Music Review

At ‘Passing the Torch,’ KCSM literally schooled the crowd in jazz

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Storied station's Jazz Appreciation Month tribute showcased refreshingly human high school, college, and pro talent.
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Music

Under the Stars: OM Records announces 30-year Embarcadero blast

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Plus: Shabazz Palaces hit the parsecs, Hollie Cook wows in dub, Jeff Parker bounces back, Altın Gün pays tribute, more music
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At the Warfield, Baroque pop avatar Oklou emerged a star

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Classically trained French multi-instrumentalist carves her own path with polyphonic, Internet-fluent allure.
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How ‘absurd grunge Cinderella’ Melissa Auf der Maur embraced her wild ’90s

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Hole and Smashing Pumpkins bassist's intense memoir 'Even the Good Girls Will Cry' peels back rock icon mythos
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Under the Stars: Irreversible Entanglements channel peace vibrations

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Plus: DJ Platurn goes shopping, Earth Tongue jams and slithers, another winner from Bar Part Time, more music
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Live Shots: Lamb of God took the Masonic ‘Into Oblivion’

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Virginia heavy metal legends' full-throttle show transformed venue onto vortex of cathartic aggression.
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A decade in, the Back Room still holds space for intimate musical encounters

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Berkeley mainstay hosts 10-day concert series marking 10 years of diverse, all-ages, BYOB, communal gigs.
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Record Store Day 2026 brings a ‘1983’ treat

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Annual brick-and-mortar booster re-releases Flying Lotus vinyl classic (among many others) to tempt you inside on April 18.
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Under the Stars: Stoked for Stern Grove and SF Bay Popfest lineups, ‘lesbian doom folk’

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Ulrika Spacek, Slake, Little Hill Lounge, Mortified, Vinyl Williams, Radio Sofia—so much great music.
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Music

What’s up at the Black Cat? Great jazz, for one

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The TL joint treads in the giant steps of the legendary Blackhawk venue, as Veotis Latchinson's D'Angelo tribute made clear.
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Under the Stars: Welcome to the Womack Sisters era

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A stunning musical legacy comes through. Plus: Rediscovering Rocketship, Jesse Appelman's 'newgrass,' RIP Bob Power, more
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Live Shots

Live Shots: Hoops, wands, fans flew fabulously at ‘The Flow Show’

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At Dance Mission Theater, movement acts ranged from dramatic to sexy. Yes, there were rollerskates.
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