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Arts + Culture

The best Bay Area rap albums of 2026 (so far)

Trunk Boiz' epic return, Larry June's smooth cruising, an Avengers-style rap supergroup: Local hip-hop remains unstoppable.
Music Alan Chazaro -
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Drama Masks: A message of trans power delivered with operatic oomph

As SF Opera aims to cut its workers' pay, Opera Parallèle celebrated resistance with 'Revolution is Just the Beginning.'
Stage Review Charles Lewis III -
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Luis E. Garcia’s paintings weave a vital connection to his Pipil roots

A CCSF class in Mesoamerican art history opened his eyes to Indigenous cultures, and sparked his own journey.
Art Mary Corbin -
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BIG WEEK: Zinefest, Bizerkley, Hiero Day, Free Shakespeare, BART Speedrun…

'Frankenstein' goes heavy metal, Samara Joy, Bikini Kill, English Beat, 'Buddy,' Bloghaus, Ensambles Ballet Folklórico, more to do!
Big Week Marke B. -
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Best of the Bay

Best of the Bay 2026 Editors’ Pick: Theatre Bay Area

Lou Fancher -
50-year-old arts org helps the local show scene survive and stay accessible—especially with Bay Area Theatre Week.
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Movies

Ficks’ Picks guide to CROSSROADS fest’s eerie experiments, fresh local voices

Jesse Hawthorne Ficks -
SF Cinematheque's annual avant-garde bonanza is haunted by graveyard perversions, pole dance ruminations, spooky homes.
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Music

Free jams and ‘Forever Grateful’ with Grahame Lesh & Friends

Joshua Rotter -
With a musical blast, the Grateful Dead scion opens part two of a sprawling exhibit dedicated to the band's memory.
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Best of the Bay

Best of the Bay 2026 Editors’ Picks: Flower Piano

Lou Fancher -
Planted among the gorgeous blooms of the Botanical Gardens, a dozen pianos tune players and listeners into instant community.
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Culture

Viz Valley DIY joint Bric-A-Brac blends peculiar creations with punk attitude

Dhruv Baronia -
Now a year old, the arts space hosts underground bands, esoteric films, synth workshops, and 'a bunch of bullshit thrown together.'
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Music

Under the Stars: Sour Widows are back—and ‘crafted to curve’

John-Paul Shiver -
Plus: Bad Brains bassist goes jazz, Space Ghost coasts the cosmos, Doohickey Cubicle get downtown, more you must hear
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Best of the Bay

VOTE NOW in our 2026 Best of the Bay Readers’ Poll!

Marke B. -
From Best Burrito to Best Drag Show: Tell us what you love, in our 52nd annual celebration of the Best Place on Earth.
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Music Review

Was this 40-year clutch of shaggy queer tracks the real album of the summer?

Daniel Bromfield -
Move over, Madonna: Scaling the critical hype around Nirosta Steel's sprawling, droll 'My Skyscraper'
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Movies

Screen Grabs: The making of a spectacular Hollywood horror disaster

Dennis Harvey -
Plus: A feast of cinematic demonics, from 'Creature from the Black Lagoon" (in 3D!) to endlessly crying babies and fuzzy orange unicorns.
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Music Review

Herbie Hancock, live at 86: The legend still has the Lion’s dialogue

John-Paul Shiver -
At Davies Symphony Hall, one of the 20th Century's last living jazz masters grooved full-tilt with an all-star band.
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Music

‘We’re gonna smash!’ Multi-sensory videogame tournament + live band pushed all the buttons

Jess Oledan -
Lower Haight community hub The Faight leveled up with a jazzy 'Super Smash Bros.' extravaganza.
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Food & Drink

Good Taste: My McDonald’s-free decade started with a local special

Tamara Palmer -
Beyond the ethical morass and public nuisance complaints, messing with a sacred treat was the Golden Arches' final straw.
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Art

Maren Hassinger’s evocative BAMPFA retrospective reaches up, up, up

Lou Fancher -
From coiled hemp rope to wall of eye-popping pink plastic, the artist's community, colors, and contrasts are a buoying force.
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Stage Review

Drama Masks: A drag disaster to die for

Charles Lewis III -
Farewell, Dolly Parton. And hello 'Disastrous!'—D'Arcy Drollinger's latest uproarious sendup of '70s genre flicks.
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Big Week

BIG WEEK: Tori Amos, Scumdance Film Fest, ‘Hairspray,’ Black House Radio, Dick Day…

Marke B. -
Annual Freight Fiddle Summit, Greyboy Allstars, Egg Pals, Down Dirty Drinks, Connie, more to do!
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