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Best of the Bay 2025 Editors’ Pick: Popscene

30 years and an astonishing array or SF debuts later, the club night is still presenting the hottest-to-be live bands on the planet.
Arts + Culture Adrian Spinelli -
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Two decades in, you still can’t break Broke-Ass Stuart

Beloved SF chronicler and bon vivant releases new book 'The Worst of Broke-Ass Stuart: 20 Years of Love, Death & Dive Bars.'
Lit Joshua Rotter -
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Join 48 Hills’ Marke B and author Sarah Schulman at Litquake!

Join us Sun/12 at Counterpulse for a free Tenderloin workshop on 'The Fantasy and Necessity of Solidarity.'
Lit Marke B. -
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A move to undermine SF’s law that controls police surveillance

Plus: Rent control for luxury apartments instead of affordable housing ... and Sup. Joel Engardio is 12 days from losing his seat. That's The Agenda for Oct. 6-13
The Agenda Tim Redmond -
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Music

Live Shots: Polo & Pan’s whimsical Frost Amphitheater takeover

Andrew Brobst -
Tropical-edged French house duo pulled pulled Palo Alto audience into dreamy space trips and unexpected rowdy blasts.
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Arts + Culture

$20+ monthly members get a free ticket to our Gala! Join us

Marke B. -
Party with us on October 22 at El Rio—and help keep 48 Hills sustainable for another year.
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Music

Victoria Shen transduces quantum mechanics into Kronos Quartet universe

Lou Fancher -
Her needle-tipped bows, laser-cut vinyl—even acrylic nails—create their own sonic physics with legendary players at Zellerbach Hall.
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Arts + Culture

Best of the Bay 2025 Editors’ Pick: The Post Room

Tamara Palmer -
In the former Francis Drake Hotel (now Beacon Grand), a small tea room oasis keeps a lovely tradition alive.
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Healthcare

RFK Jr.’s anti-vaccine madness will make America sick again

Bruce Mirken -
The Health and Human Services Secretary's rampage at the CDC this summer exposed the dangers of his ignorance.
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Elections

D8 supe race will create fascinating political battle

Tim Redmond -
It's the D8 incumbent and maybe the mayor against the Nancy Pelosi operation. What will Wiener do?
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Music

Under the Stars: Amelia Ray puts us under the right ‘Soulveillance’

John-Paul Shiver -
Plus: Eris Drew 'Kicks' ass, Mal Waldron calls in from 1975, Peki Momés' Anatolian rare groove vibes, more great music.
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Big Week

BIG WEEK: Hardly Strictly Bluegrass, Castro Street Fair, Oktoberfest, Ube Fest…

Marke B. -
Middle Eastern Food Fest, Theo Parrish, Mill Valley Film Fest, Ledisi sings Dinah Washington, Richmond Autumn Moon Fest, more to do
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Protest

Booing the mayor isn’t political violence

Tim Redmond -
Violence by the billionaire class has threatened vulnerable communities for years. You can't blame them if they show up and shout.
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Arts + Culture

Keep 48 Hills alive! Come to our Gala on October 22 and party for our future

Marke B. -
We need you! Let's fill El Rio in the Mission with community spirit and dancing—and ensure that independent media survives.
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Arts + Culture

Best of the Bay Editor’s Pick 2025: Stonestown

Tamara Palmer -
Stunning transformation from mall food court to dining destination points a way forward for brick and mortar behemoths.
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Stage Review

Drama Masks: ‘Kim’s Convenience’ bags the laughs with intriguing drama

Charles Lewis III -
Ins Choi’s sitcom-adjacent play at ACT tells the story of a Canadian shopkeeper's family facing the future.
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Nightlife

Party Radar: A ‘union’ for nightlifers? You better work

Marke B. -
Public Works' 15th anniversary parties—and recently launched PW Union membership program—pack in community goodies.
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Movies

Screen Grabs: The Big Kahuna of local fall film fests arrives

Dennis Harvey -
Plus: J. Hoberman haunts Beat paths, classic Westerns on the big screen, a queer Japanese epic, new releases, more
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Onstage

Fall into theater: 11 shows to catch this season

Charles Lewis III -
From Arthurian opera and deportation reenactment to D.I.R.T. Fest and 'Spanish Stew'—our critic's picks for best stage bets.
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