Arts + Culture

‘More slay, more girly, more community’: Cherry Bomb ignites the vintage scene

Sisters Sophia and Lulu Panzarella grew their pop-up market from a DIY garage event to a whole vibe, DJs and tattoos included.

Culture Claudia Perez - November 12, 2025

Under the Stars: Mr. Washington blows into town

Plus: Alice Coltrane live, Fake Your Own Death, Park Shadow, Sessa, and it's 3am in SF—do you know where Lolo Zouaï is?

Music John-Paul Shiver - November 12, 2025

Drama Masks: ‘Hills of California’ sings, ‘Woman in Black’ thrills

As our leaders take the wrong lesson from 'The Crucible,' two shows transport us far away with music and mystery.

Stage Review Charles Lewis III - November 12, 2025

Contrarian art giant Jim Melchert found hope in the cracks

He broke the mold of ceramic art and headed the NEA. A major retrospective at di Rosa SF brings his pieces together.

Art Emily Wilson - November 12, 2025

Music

A Ghost Ship symphony sets sail

Marke B. - November 12, 2025

Alexandrea Archuleta's 'Symphony No. 1,' set to mark next year's tenth anniversary of the tragedy, will preview this weekend.

Music

With ‘Dreams on Toast,’ The Darkness still winks and blazes in all directions

Joshua Rotter - November 11, 2025

Glam strut and cheeky twang on new LP, as bombastic UK quartet reaches for the playful and profound.

Movies

Screen Grabs: Transgender Film Fest comes at a powerful moment

Dennis Harvey - November 11, 2025

Plus: Reanimated Underground Short Film Fest packs 36 flicks into seven hours, and Colombia on Film celebrates 'resistia en transita.'

Music

Beetlejuice on oboe: Danny Elfman’s shivery Tim Burton scores come to SF Symphony

Joshua Rotter - November 10, 2025

Composer returns with beloved film music—and waxes about '70s group 'The Mystic Knights of the Oingo Boingo.'

Exclusive

Score a FREE PAIR of Cirque du Soleil tickets (and help save local indie media, too)

Marke B. - November 10, 2025

New big top show ECHO comes to Oracle Park starting Nov. 20—here's how to get a ticket and support 48 Hills.

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Movies

Screen Grabs: Silent Film Fest proffers Gold Rush of gems in new location

Dennis Harvey - November 9, 2025

Relocating for now to Orinda Theatre, the essential event still dives into outstanding material with live accompaniment.

Protest

Refuse Fascism launches sustained peaceful resistance movement in DC

Dorothy O'Donnell - November 8, 2025

Catching up with the young activists as they press for the removal of the Trump regime through multiple protest actions.

Music

Live Shots: A glamorous trip back to the 1930s with Alex Mendham and his Orchestra

Jon Bauer and Patty Riek - November 8, 2025

The Peacock Ballroom filled with tip-top dancers and nostalgic standards, in a tribute to NBC broadcaster Anson Weeks.

Contest

Win a pair of tickets to see Infinity Song, Cut Copy, Thundercat, Jesse McCartney

Marke B. - November 7, 2025

Go see a banging live show at one of SF's top venues, on us.

Dance

A communal nexus where young dancers could connect—and possibilities ignite

Lucia Verzola - November 7, 2025

With 'Ignite' and 'Flux and Form,' artists are creating supportive spaces and showcases in the face of devastating cuts.

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Art

‘Data Trust’ envisions a technology of equity

Genevieve Quick - November 6, 2025

At San José Institute of Contemporary Art, Stephanie Dinkins asks how (and whose) stories can be passed on digitally.

News + Politics

The death of a Lucky, and the rise (again) of a food desert in Bayview Hunters Point

Tom Molanphy - November 6, 2025

With little notice, a grocery store once promoted as a 'game changer' shuts down—just as people are losing their SNAP benefits

Big Week

BIG WEEK: Street Food Fest, Hip-Hop Dance Fest, Electronic Music Fest, Flamin’ Groovies…

Marke B. - November 6, 2025

As You Like It, World Folk Jam, Ode to Joy, Bar Italia, Dada Teen Musical, Chitresh Das Dance, more great things to do.

Music

Under the Stars: A sip of Magic Fig’s ‘Valerian Tea’

John-Paul Shiver - November 5, 2025

Plus: A PJ Harvey classic at 25, 37 Houses hit Knockout, Thundercat's Baked Potato, Eris Drew's mighty kicks, more music

Stage Review

Drama Masks: Could the tide be turning?

Charles Lewis III - November 5, 2025

What Pandora's box really held. Plus: youthful (and not so youthful) hijinks in SF Opera's 'Parsifal' and 'Dada Teen Musical'

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