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Music

Under the Stars: Pardon us while we gush over R.E. Seraphin’s baroque pop cool

Plus: 'Pretty in Pink' makes a great V-Day soundtrack and SF Bay Popfest is determined to rock, even as local venues bid adieu.
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Alexi Kenney packs nocturnal energy, psychedelic fantasy into SoundBox

Daring violinist curates SF Symphony's immersive cutting-edge music series' 'Dream Awake' program.
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See a show for free at Lost Church this February

Magic, music, laughs: Catch something unique at the independent North Beach venue. But act fast.
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Don’t fear the Zappa: Richmond fusion quartet Pateka swings wild and hit

Singer Eli Knowles talks Mingus and art-rock influences, deep Bay connections, debut LP before Bottom of the Hill gig.
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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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Under the Stars: Satya’s rock-tinged R&B hits the right spot

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Plus: Noise Pop pays tribute to Bottom of the Hill, Bob Weir remembered, Taj Mahal gets Sweet Relief, more
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Contest

Score a free pair of tickets to see Corey Harris live in Palo Alto, Wed/28-Fri/30

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The folk, blues, and reggae singer and scholar comes to Mitchell Community Center for three nights-act fast!
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Music

Cate Le Bon: ‘Leaving somebody you love is a horrifying reality’

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Avant-pop singer on heartbreak album 'Michelangelo Dying,' leaning into chaos for inspiration, and 'very special city' SF.
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Under the Stars: Farsight hits and dips into new ‘Situations’

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Plus: Rob Reiner Tribute takes over the Parkway, Parameter festival is coming, DJ Delon drops a hot mix, more
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Culture

It wasn’t all bad! Our 16 favorite local cultural moments of 2025

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Dead & Co, Mychal Threets, Coyote Media, Golden State Valkyries, Art Book Fair, rap royalty... moments that shone last year
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Music

Mosswood Meltdown’s full lineup drops: Dead Milkmen, Iggy Pop, Bikini Kill aboard

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Otoboke Beaver, Frightwig, Scowl, The Dirtbombs, many others kick July Oakland punk fest into the stratosphere
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Contest

Sketchfest giveaway! Win a pair of tickets to Mark Mothersbaugh + Red Room Orchestra

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Hear the Devo founder's beloved scores for 'Pee-wee's Playhouse,' 'Rugrats,' and 'Thor Ragnarok' performed live.
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Music

Under the Stars: Rickshaw Stop staff takeover, a Mosswood Meltdown surprise…

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Plus: Rhymies' tangible pastel emotions, Tony Molina's very brief heartbreakers, more new music news
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Comedy

Devo-meister Mark Mothersbaugh’s quirky screen scores come to Sketchfest

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Red Room Orchestra pays tribute to the composer, who's tuned up 'Pee-wee's Playhouse,' 'Rushmore,' 'Rugrats,' even 'Thor.'
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Bottom of the Hill says it’s closing—here’s why we’ve loved the indie venue for decades

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From Sunday BBQs in the '90s to Die Spitz last month, the 35-year-old venue remains in our ears and hearts.
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Music

‘2025 sucked, but the music did not’: Local players on how the year sounded

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Favorite albums, DIY playlists, industry analyses, vibe checks... Here's what topped some great musical minds.
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Music

Year in Music 2025: The Bay made magical noise

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SPELLLING's R&B wild-out, Orcutt Shelley Miller's moonlit jams, Spiritual Cramp's guerrilla punk... a watershed year for local ears
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Music

Year in Music 2025: We will not be dumbed down

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Artists are finally teasing out a happy medium between digital and analog, with surprisingly audacious releases.
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Music

Under the Stars: Noise Pop’s latest scores? Jay Som, Giraffage, CupcakKe, Open Mike Eagle…

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Plus: A perfect, purple way to spend NYE, RIP Jellybean Johnson of the Time, Say She She, Altın Gün, more music news.
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