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Tagged with: Art

From legendary roots, a great new Afrobeat record

John-Paul Shiver -
Every time Leon "Kaleta" Ligan-Majek—known as simply Kaleta—uses that Fela meets James Brown grunt, leaping from the breadbasket, that's a cultural signpost indicating "get...
Lit

Ben Folds illuminates the music biz with ‘Lightning Bugs’

Joshua Rotter -
Ben Folds is not your average rockstar, so it’s no surprise that the genre-bending alternative, pop, and classical artist’s autobiography, A Dream About Lightning...

The classic funk gem that inspires one of SF’s best parties

John-Paul Shiver -
With the most peculiar Frankensteining of crunchy guitar chords and Aquaman sonar wave oscillation, bum-rushing a punched-up, scoundrel-like groove. After unleashing the call: "Time...

Fall Arts Preview: 37 cool things to do this season

Marke B. -
FALL ARTS PREVIEW Let's keep this short because there's a lot to do and see, obviously! Proclamations of the SF arts scene's demise—despite the...
Screen Grabs

Screen Grabs: The 5000 fingers of Dr. Seuss

Dennis Harvey -
SCREEN GRABS For those not hustling out to the week’s big commercial opening, Stephen King-derived “evil clown” horror sequel It Chapter Two, there’s a great...

Fall Arts Preview: 10 can’t-miss art shows

Matt Sussman -
FALL ARTS PREVIEW Gallery season leaps into fall affect this week: Check out arts writer Matt Sussman's picks for enlightening, expanding experiences.   Africa State of...
News + Politics

Uber, Lyft, and Amazon make SF’s environmental planning irrelevant

Tim Redmond -
The San Francisco Planning Commission appears ready to go forward on a proposal that could bring as many as 15,000 new residents to the...
Culture

Last chance to vote for Best of the Bay!

Marke B. -
Have you voted yet? Categories like Best Burrito and Best Bike Shop are always competitive—and this year, Best Nonprofit, Best Dance Party, and Best...
Arts Forecast

Arts Forecast: Veronica Klaus returns, Zine Fest, Fringe Fest, more …

Marke B. -
ARTS FORECAST Talk about radio gone-gone: We've just lost legendary rock radio station KFOG and it feels really weird. I haven't listened to the radio since...
Screen Grabs

Screen Grabs: Two of our favorite movies this year

Dennis Harvey -
SCREEN GRABS Two of my favorites of the year—Brittany Runs a Marathon and This Is Not Berlin, see details below—open this Friday, so it’s a...
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