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

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

Music Daniel Bromfield - February 23, 2026

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

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

Music John-Paul Shiver - February 23, 2026

A zap of Latine abstraction in ‘Rebel Forms’

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

Art Marke B. - February 22, 2026

Bernie Sanders talks about AI—and the billionaires who control it

Plus: The DCCC holds its endorsements meeting, and the supes vote on more chain stores and an illegal $40 million luxury hotel tax break. That's The Agenda for Feb. 22-March 1

The Agenda Tim Redmond - February 22, 2026

Campaign Trail

Democratic candidates run away from the billionaire tax

Tim Redmond - February 22, 2026

Discussion of economic inequality was rare at the state convention. Our report from Moscone Center

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.

News + Politics

With Gov Gav missing, will Democrats have a strategy to win in November?

Tim Redmond - February 19, 2026

The state's weird primary system could put two Republicans in the general election for governor. What is a party with too many weak candidates going to do?

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Nightlife

Party Radar: The Night’s Watch takes on sexual violence in SF nightlife

Marke B. - February 19, 2026

New org demonstrates how to open more lines of safe communication and plans of action to face down enduring problem.

Music

Under the Stars: Miles Davis centennial celebrations blow into the Bay

John-Paul Shiver - February 19, 2026

Plus: Drum and bass contemporaries can't catch Calibre, The Necessaries anthology pays homage to prescient indie rock, more.

News + Politics

Corporate Democrats are in control as party holds state convention in SF

Tim Redmond - February 19, 2026

No big-name speakers who support the billionaire tax get to take the stage, a sign of who controls the party as we head for the midterms

Live Shots

Live Shots: In Chinatown, Year of the Fire Horse comes in with a bang

Kevin Kelleher and Emily Trinh - February 18, 2026

Unsanctioned Lunar New Year's Eve celebration was lit (and this time no Waymos were harmed).

Food & Drink

City by the pint: Our toast-worthy guide to SF Beer Week

Adrian Spinelli - February 18, 2026

Soup dumplings and a hazy IPA, ad hoc taproom disc golf, bus routes to brews—hop lovers, clear your calendars.

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Dance

Century-old Martha Graham Dance Company proves the future of the art is in good hands

Lou Fancher - February 18, 2026

Elegant, forceful reimaginings of legendary choreography hit their mark.

Big Week

BIG WEEK: Lunar New Year, Emory Douglas, Catherine O’Hara drag, Bernie vs AI

Caitlin Donohue - February 18, 2026

Plus: Circlesongs, Optimo, Joe Claussell, SF Beer Week, Hwa Mi Won, Japanese American WWII film fest, more.

Movies

‘Sirât’ director Oliver Laxe: ‘Cinema can penetrate the human metabolism’

Claire Wu - February 17, 2026

Desert raves lead to a shocking journey from the esoteric filmmaker, who reflects on ego, AI, and escapism.

Stage Review

Drama Masks: The audience is listening—but who is ‘The Notebook’ romancing?

Charles Lewis III - February 17, 2026

Plus: Anti-fascist sentiment spills onto stage—putting an actor at risk.

Art

A visit with Alice the Anarchist to ‘Manet & Morisot’

Joel Schechter - February 17, 2026

What does the de Young have against the Paris Commune of 1871?

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Featured

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’

Bernie Sanders talks about AI—and the billionaires who control it

Democratic candidates run away from the billionaire tax

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

With Gov Gav missing, will Democrats have a strategy to win in November?

Party Radar: The Night’s Watch takes on sexual violence in SF nightlife

Under the Stars: Miles Davis centennial celebrations blow into the Bay

Corporate Democrats are in control as party holds state convention in SF

Live Shots: In Chinatown, Year of the Fire Horse comes in with a bang

City by the pint: Our toast-worthy guide to SF Beer Week

Century-old Martha Graham Dance Company proves the future of the art is in good hands

BIG WEEK: Lunar New Year, Emory Douglas, Catherine O’Hara drag, Bernie vs AI

‘Sirât’ director Oliver Laxe: ‘Cinema can penetrate the human metabolism’

Drama Masks: The audience is listening—but who is ‘The Notebook’ romancing?

A visit with Alice the Anarchist to ‘Manet & Morisot’

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