Arts + Culture

Noise Pop Diary: SML cooked at SFJAZZ—all sauce, no Butterss

One key player was missing, but the LA-based future jazz outfit heated up Joe Henderson Lab just fine.

Music John-Paul Shiver - March 1, 2026

Noise Pop Diary: Shannon Shaw came sans Clams; SpongeBob’s Tom Kenny rode Hi-Seas

KQED Live set brought out a local garage rock legend's country side, while a beloved voice actor dove into classic soul.

Music Review Daniel Bromfield - March 1, 2026

Inspired by Youtube thumbnails, L. Song Wu captures the internet’s insatiability

Her anime girls were being fetishized—so the painter turned to depicting mukbangs.

Art Mary Corbin - February 28, 2026

YBCA’s ‘Conjuring Power’ grounds hope for LGBTQ+ future in shared history

Ester Hernández, Serge Gay Jr., Crystal Mason, Tanya Wischerath, and others carry on distinctly SF practice of world-building.

Art Lou Fancher - February 27, 2026

Promotion

See a show for free at Lost Church in March

Marke B. - February 27, 2026

Flamenco, comedy, variety, music: Catch something unique at the independent North Beach venue. But act fast.

Onstage

Drama Masks: The Manhattanization of San Francisco stages

Charles Lewis III - February 26, 2026

Bilal Mahmood's proposal for a new arts district promises to be of little benefit to local creatives.

Movies

What we saw at Sundance 2026: 9 narrative features that found the plot

Jesse Hawthorne Ficks - February 25, 2026

'Buddy' taps horror in children's TV, Channing Tatum shines as SF father in Beth de Araújo's 'Josephine', a surprising wartime divorce comedy soars.

What To Do

BIG WEEK: Black Choreographers Fest, Sunset Night Market, FAGJAZZ, Winterfest, more

Caitlin Donohue - February 25, 2026

Plus: Maara, Psychedelics and Cinema, Chulita Vinyl Club, Dr. Bittinger, 'The Voice of Hind Rajab', more.

Nightlife

Party Radar: With ‘Unabridged,’ the story of Detroit techno unfolds in the Bay

Marke B. - February 25, 2026

As You Like It crew brings in legends like Jeff Mills, Moodymann, and Stacy 'Hotwaxx' Hale for BBQ, film, panels, and lots of dancing.

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Music

Zines, memories, sonic assault: Mabuhay Gardens’ 50-year SF punk detonation

Joshua Rotter - February 24, 2026

Iconic North Beach venue hosts day-to-night convergence of unruly local history and modern-day community.

Movies

Screen Grabs: Back to back with Almodovar muse Carmen Maura

Dennis Harvey - February 24, 2026

Plus: Jewish Film Institute’s Winterfest, Emeryville International LGBTQ+ Film Festival, BAMPFA gets psychedelic, more.

Food & Drink

Bottoms up with the advanced cicerone crafting this year’s SF Beer Week

Adrian Spinelli - February 24, 2026

Venture capital exodus be damned—Sayre Piotrkowski will advocate for the pours of 71 Bay Area Brewers Guild members until last call.

Lit

Karl Marx at the Antiquarian Book Fair; or, anybody got $134,900 to spare?

Joel Schechter - February 24, 2026

57th edition of rare volume exhibition brings treasures to Pier 27—and some ironic commodity fetishism.

Music

Noise Pop Diary: Indie legend Christopher Owens returns, with a flamenco twist

Daniel Bromfield - February 23, 2026

The Girls frontman has been through hell, but has kept making music; his presence brought roars from the local crowd.

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Music

Under the Stars: Carlos Niño & Friends deliver a glad-to-be-alive moment

John-Paul Shiver - February 23, 2026

Plus: Celebrate 50 years of San Francisco punk at Mabuhay Gardens, DJ Sep hits The Riptide, more.

Art

A zap of Latine abstraction in ‘Rebel Forms’

Marke B. - February 22, 2026

Romer Young's small but powerful show taps into possibilities of futurity, freedom, and unfettered beauty.

Movies

What we saw at Sundance 2026: 8 documentaries bringing back facts

Jesse Hawthorne Ficks - February 22, 2026

An ode to Barbara Hammer, a women's chess champ, Marianne Faithfull's reckoning—and polar bears.

Music

Noise Pop Diary: Cindy scored the reconnections, New Jazz Underground went for gold

John-Paul Shiver - February 21, 2026

33rd indie music fest kicked off on a Bay Area high note, with friendly vibes and winning sounds.

Movies

Screen Grabs: End of days at Fear and Faith Horror Festival—plus other new flicks to help scream it out

Dennis Harvey - February 20, 2026

Also: "Films of Remembrance" explores forced WWII Japanese American incarceration, a glockenspiel-equipped tribute to Georges Melies.

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Arts + Culture

Noise Pop Diary: SML cooked at SFJAZZ—all sauce, no Butterss

Noise Pop Diary: Shannon Shaw came sans Clams; SpongeBob’s Tom Kenny rode Hi-Seas

Inspired by Youtube thumbnails, L. Song Wu captures the internet’s insatiability

YBCA’s ‘Conjuring Power’ grounds hope for LGBTQ+ future in shared history

See a show for free at Lost Church in March

Drama Masks: The Manhattanization of San Francisco stages

What we saw at Sundance 2026: 9 narrative features that found the plot

BIG WEEK: Black Choreographers Fest, Sunset Night Market, FAGJAZZ, Winterfest, more

Party Radar: With ‘Unabridged,’ the story of Detroit techno unfolds in the Bay

Zines, memories, sonic assault: Mabuhay Gardens’ 50-year SF punk detonation

Screen Grabs: Back to back with Almodovar muse Carmen Maura

Bottoms up with the advanced cicerone crafting this year’s SF Beer Week

Karl Marx at the Antiquarian Book Fair; or, anybody got $134,900 to spare?

Noise Pop Diary: Indie legend Christopher Owens returns, with a flamenco twist

Under the Stars: Carlos Niño & Friends deliver a glad-to-be-alive moment

A zap of Latine abstraction in ‘Rebel Forms’

What we saw at Sundance 2026: 8 documentaries bringing back facts

Noise Pop Diary: Cindy scored the reconnections, New Jazz Underground went for gold

Screen Grabs: End of days at Fear and Faith Horror Festival—plus other new flicks to help scream it out

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