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Live Shots: Pervy and proud at Folsom Street Fair

People (and pup) watching at the massive—and inspiring—annual leather and fetish fair
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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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Live Shots: Salt Lake’s Krooked Kings find indie adoration

At The Independent, the five-piece communed with fans on 'In Another Life' tour.
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Live Shots: Prestidigitation, ichthyomancy, and more legerdemain at ‘Secret Magic’

Yes, there was even a fortune-telling fish at this intimate lollapalooza of sorcery at Palace Theater.
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Music

What we saw at Outside Lands: Live shots of wild times, sunshine excluded

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Who needs light when you've got the heat of Baby Keem, The Strokes, Boys Noize, Silvana Estrada, and bazillions of cute fans.
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Dance

Live Shots: Farm-to-table, just add ballet, at Petaluma’s panoramic ‘LUNAE’

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Nestled between golden hills and gathering dusk, gourmet dining pairs with sublime movement.
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Performance

Live Shots: Circus Bella’s free park romp stokes ‘AH HA!’ moments

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Wee ones enraptured by local troupe mused whether their futures lie under the Big Top.
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Onstage

Live Shots: ‘Bohémienne’ glows with ribald glamour of Parisian cabaret

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Enter the Montmartre underground at Palace Theater, with Le Mime, Le Titan, Pierrot, La Chanteuse, and more
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Music

Live Shots: Metric rode the indie sleaze revival to a triumphant return

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Old World underground, here we are now: nostalgic anthems, smudged mascara, black tights from Canadian synth stalwarts.
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Live Shots: Fou Fou Ha!’s erotic clownery reminded us that pleasure is resistance

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With 'The Nectar' at Palace Theater, the longtime sexy burlesque troupe offered a voluptuous answer to oppression.
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Music

Live Shots: Poison the Well slayed Regency with three-decade metalcore onslaught

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With first album in 17 years 'Peace in Place' under their belts, Florida legends shook Ballroom.
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Music

Live Shots: La Doña returned in triumph at UC Theater

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The hometown hero brought songs from new album 'Corrientes,' advancing her feminist-forward preservation of traditional sounds.
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Music

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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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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Live Shots: Gogol Bordello showed the Warfield ‘We Mean It, Man!’

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Folk-punk legends returned to SF with new album and plenty of their classic frenzied energy.
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Live Shots: In Chinatown, Year of the Fire Horse comes in with a bang

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Unsanctioned Lunar New Year's Eve celebration was lit (and this time no Waymos were harmed).
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Music

Live Shots: Trish Toledo’s retro soul took Brick & Mortar for a ride

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Singer's sweet SoCal sounds cruised back to a different era.
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Onstage

Live Shots: ‘Finnegan’s Wake’ summons Irish ghosts to SF Mint

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Immersive 13th Floor Theater production draws on epic James Joyce novel and folk music for complex family drama.
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Onstage

Live Shots: Circus Bella brings warm cheer (and super stunts)

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Local troupe's latest show "Starlight: Winter Circus Spectacular" is unadulterated expression of joy and flexibility.
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