Arts + Culture

Jess Sabogal’s gleaming trans messages of the extraordinary

Social practice artist uses Muisca burial practices in creation of creatures who speak to the 'other.'

Art Mary Corbin - October 28, 2026

Under the Stars: Jeremiah Chiu alchemizes SFJAZZ live set into ‘Edge Conditions’

Plus: Ethereal June McDoom, ecad's dancefloor disruption, Farsight's tuffness.

Music John-Paul Shiver - October 28, 2026

Halloween party giveaway! Win tix to Dusk to Dawn

Get those sexy alien Elizabeth Holmes/Nathan Fielder costumes ready, we've got the hookup to this weekend's giant rave.

Contest Marke B. - October 27, 2026

SFDanceworks turns nine, still traversing brilliant visions

Behind the scenes while company preps seminal Merce Cunningham works and new twist on Yue Yin two-man piece.

Dance Aimée Ts'ao - October 27, 2026

Nightlife

Whoo, sh*t! Sweet Pussy Pauline comes to slay Halloween

Marke B. - October 27, 2026

Scandalous house legend disappeared for decades—now she's back to scald your ears. Just hang on to that closet door.

Movies

‘Tis the season for big screams-on-screens action

Dennis Harvey - October 26, 2026

Indonesian prison horror, animated 'Weird Kidz,' poodle breeding runs amok—but the biggest terror may be the early Xmas movies.

Culture

This school for clairvoyants knows just how to affirm your powers

Joshua Rotter - October 26, 2026

'It's like Hogwarts, only better because it's real,' says director Rani August of the Berkeley Psychic Institute

Music

At Fox, Geese were much more than the Cameron Winter show

Daniel Bromfield - October 26, 2026

Its lead singer may be an unwilling tabloid darling, but the band's dense indie foundation still shines through as a unit.

Big Week

BIG WEEK: Sandcastle Classic, LitCrawl, Annie Sprinkle, 125 Years of Lawn Bowling….

Marke B. - October 23, 2026

'Roll Fog,' Chinatown After Dark, SF Dance Film Fest, SOMArts' Día de los Muertos, 'Wicker,' a Britney Spears musical, more to do!

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Food & Drink

Good Taste: Warriors score early wins with tasty new fare

Tamara Palmer - October 22, 2026

Delightful Dungeness sandwich, fire pozole, perfect vegan pancit are some of this season’s culinary highlights at Chase Center.

Music

Under the Stars: Noise Pop’s phase one lineup drops—with a load of local love

John-Paul Shiver - October 22, 2026

Plus: Funkadelic's 'Maggot Brain' reissue (again), Late Aster's constellations, hometown high-fives from Treasure, more

Humor

Juvenal knew: Seeing our current ‘orgy of greed’ through ancient eyes

Joel Schechter - October 22, 2026

A 'No Kings' encounter put us in mind of a Roman poet's satirical—and unfortunately immortal—take on the kakistocracy.

Music

Dani Satin’s journey from deep grief to Outside Lands

Ankita Bhanot - October 22, 2026

Always Hallways' velvet-voiced Berkeley singer found new strength onstage through processing her father's loss.

Music

‘Steve Reich at 90’ honors a minimalist master who still brings ‘continuous joy’

Marke B. - October 22, 2026

Conductor Brad Lubman leads an all-star tribute to the composer of 'some of the most transcendent music ever written'

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Dance

Kids dive into the wondrous world of dance at ODC’s ‘Family Matters’

Skylar Wolff - October 21, 2026

The series weaves performance, discussion, and demonstration into a joyful access point for tomorrow's arts patrons.

Stage Review

Drama Masks: ‘Every Saturday Night’ buzzes with complexities of Black gentrification

Charles Lewis III - October 21, 2026

SFBATCO's latest punches upwards at sell-out politicos and smug bougie folk, while celebrating Fillmore's jazz legacy.

Featured

Shamann Walton, Nato Green team up for comedy at our big party!

Marke B. - October 21, 2026

Our Oct. 27 Triple Gala continues to bring on the heat, with two of the city's favorites bringing laughs and high spirits.

Best of the Bay

Best of the Bay 2026 Editors’ Pick: Combo Tezeta

John-Paul Shiver - October 21, 2026

Get drenched—or just slightly micro-dosed—in powerful psychedelic cumbia from this incredible Oakland outfit.

Art

Mary W.D. Graham explores the prism of Black beauty—and the burden of colorism

Mary Corbin - October 21, 2026

'Once I see her, the painting is finished,' says North Beach portraitist, who digs into fraught subjects like 'the paper bag test.'

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Arts + Culture

Jess Sabogal’s gleaming trans messages of the extraordinary

Under the Stars: Jeremiah Chiu alchemizes SFJAZZ live set into ‘Edge Conditions’

Halloween party giveaway! Win tix to Dusk to Dawn

SFDanceworks turns nine, still traversing brilliant visions

Whoo, sh*t! Sweet Pussy Pauline comes to slay Halloween

‘Tis the season for big screams-on-screens action

This school for clairvoyants knows just how to affirm your powers

At Fox, Geese were much more than the Cameron Winter show

BIG WEEK: Sandcastle Classic, LitCrawl, Annie Sprinkle, 125 Years of Lawn Bowling….

Good Taste: Warriors score early wins with tasty new fare

Under the Stars: Noise Pop’s phase one lineup drops—with a load of local love

Juvenal knew: Seeing our current ‘orgy of greed’ through ancient eyes

Dani Satin’s journey from deep grief to Outside Lands

‘Steve Reich at 90’ honors a minimalist master who still brings ‘continuous joy’

Kids dive into the wondrous world of dance at ODC’s ‘Family Matters’

Drama Masks: ‘Every Saturday Night’ buzzes with complexities of Black gentrification

Shamann Walton, Nato Green team up for comedy at our big party!

Best of the Bay 2026 Editors’ Pick: Combo Tezeta

Mary W.D. Graham explores the prism of Black beauty—and the burden of colorism

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