Stories about Bay Area
What we saw at Sundance (and Slamdance), part 4: Narrative features
The Last Black Man in San Francisco, Cat Sticks, Honey Boy, The Farewell... plus our top 10 of the whole shebang
Exploring the ‘Convergence’ of Yiddish and African American spiritual music
Singer Anthony Mordechai Tzvi Russell reactivates a bedrock of American music: Black people and Jews jamming together.
The Sierra Club and the luxury-housing developer
Northern Alameda chapter backs San Leandro project in a sign that the pro-growth forces are trying to take over the environmental group.
Finding out why ‘All Your Favorite Music is (Probably) Black’
Composer Mark Montgomery French tells another side of American musical history with his multimedia presentation at MOAD.
Cross-bay institution Black Choreographers Festival celebrates its first 15 years
“A courageous/ambitious idea,” is how co-founder Laura Ellis characterizes the birth of her and fellow choreographer Kendra Barnes’ enduring yearly event, the Black Choreographers...
SOMArts’ ‘Forever, A Moment’ curators build Blackness allowed to define itself
"Have I ever been in a space that was completely designed for Black people?"
Solate finds lush, soulful music in intimate connections
Local quartet speaks about its tuneful progression and celebrates the release of new album 'Like a River Does,' Sun/17.
Screen Grabs: British Film Fest, Holiday, Tongues Untied….
NY Cat Film Fest, Winterfest, Never Look Away, Everybody Knows, and more in cinemas this week: Read our previews.
Arts Forecast: Son Jarocho Festival, J Dilla shots, and queer gamers unite!
Plus: Family-friendly opportunities to celebrate the Lunar New Year and Black History Month with inspiring art
Screen Grabs: Fighting for survival in ‘Arctic’ and courting death in Norwegian black metal
Plus: 'Last Black Man in San Francisco' triumphs at Sundance and little-known German and Swedish gems