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A Detroit techno visionary soundtracks a German sci-fi classic (again)

Jeff Mills performs his new, third score for Fritz Lang's dystopian 'Metropolis': 'I wish it weren't so relevant now'

Music Marke B. - March 3, 2026

Screen Grabs: Iranian films bring fable, black comedy, and social indictment

Plus: New German cinema, African Film Festival, and Satyajit Ray’s 'Days and Nights in the Forest'.

Movies Dennis Harvey - March 3, 2026

Noise Pop Diary: Illuminati Hotties caped for BOTH, Orcut Shelley Miller thrilled the dudes

Free show from tenderpunk faves erased the condos closing in; avant-rock trio took the beards on wild rides at GAMH.

Music Review John-Paul Shiver - March 3, 2026

Noise Pop Diary: Sideswiped by TikTok fame, Julie Doiron had many more tales to tell

30-year-old 'August 10' soundtracks today's teen Reels, but the Canadian stalwart transcends viral splash with guitar chops.

Music Review Daniel Bromfield - March 2, 2026

Labor

When you eat broccolini, remember the farmworkers who harvest it for you

David Bacon - March 2, 2026

Fresh produce is a great benefit of living in the Bay Area—but the workers in the fields are the ones who make it happen

Music

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

John-Paul Shiver - March 1, 2026

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

The Agenda

Why is Trump going to war with Iran?

Tim Redmond - March 1, 2026

Plus: Finally, a supervisor calls out City Planning for ignoring affordable housing, and the next move toward a public bank. That's The Agenda for March 1-8

Music Review

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

Daniel Bromfield - March 1, 2026

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

Art

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

Mary Corbin - February 28, 2026

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

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Art

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

Lou Fancher - February 27, 2026

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

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.

Transportation

The real story behind Muni’s budget deficit

Ian Firstenberg - February 26, 2026

Instead of investing in public transit, City Hall has been looking for ways to privatize it

Environment

Lurie plan would nearly eliminate the Department of the Environment

Serena Finney - February 26, 2026

Protesters say 80 percent cut would imperil Climate Action Plan

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.

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City Hall

And now, another big tax cut for the developers and speculators in SF

Tim Redmond - February 25, 2026

Lurie, Mahmood want to eliminate affordable housing money to help the profits of luxury developers

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.

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.

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Featured

A Detroit techno visionary soundtracks a German sci-fi classic (again)

Screen Grabs: Iranian films bring fable, black comedy, and social indictment

Noise Pop Diary: Illuminati Hotties caped for BOTH, Orcut Shelley Miller thrilled the dudes

Noise Pop Diary: Sideswiped by TikTok fame, Julie Doiron had many more tales to tell

When you eat broccolini, remember the farmworkers who harvest it for you

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

Why is Trump going to war with Iran?

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

The real story behind Muni’s budget deficit

Lurie plan would nearly eliminate the Department of the Environment

Drama Masks: The Manhattanization of San Francisco stages

And now, another big tax cut for the developers and speculators in SF

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

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