Bay Area Archives

Music

Under the Stars: Floating Points inflates, Donnie Emerson dreams wild…

John-Paul Shiver - October 9, 2024

DJ Tony Humphries spins the bandshell, History of the Bay Day returns, Barbra and Kris still slay in 'A Star is Born,' more music

Art Review

Six local art giants stand ‘In Conversation with the Muse’—beards and all

Bec Imrich - October 9, 2024

In group show by well-known figures at pt. 2 Gallery, everyday objects become 'not a replica of life but a tool for insight.'

Dance

A new form of dance storytelling to explore deep Cuban-Guinean connections

Mary Carbonara - October 8, 2024

With music and movement, Bongo Sidibe and Susana Arenas Pedroso's 'Raíces et Résistance' is 'building bridges for all the diasporas.'

Lit

Booked and busy! Our seismic guide to Litquake 2024 (with a discount code inside)

Marke B. - October 8, 2024

Paola Ramos, Michelle Tea, Poetry World Series, Del Seymour, Out Loud, Litcrawl... Join 48hills at 21 of the huge fest's most exciting events.

Movies

Screen Grabs: A ‘Prodigal Daughter’ returns from Merced Heights to Peru

Dennis Harvey - October 7, 2024

Plus: More Latino movies at Cine+Mas, Albany Film Festival's wide gamut run, and Fist Up Fest's overtly activist bent.

Stage Review

Rapping out historical trauma across the Rio Grande in ‘Mexodus’

Charles Lewis III - October 7, 2024

Little-known history of enslaved people escaping to Mexico is brought to exhilarating musical life at Berkeley Rep.

Food & Drink

Good Taste: A mood ring, but for boba

Tamara Palmer - October 5, 2024

Unrefined, afterhours, and just pain awesome: There’s a chewable drink for any occasion.

Campaign Trail

Mayor’s race gets ugly … and weird

Tim Redmond - October 3, 2024

The mayor's race is becoming a sprint to the finish, with ballots getting mailed out to voters this week—and it's getting predictable nasty ......

Movies

Screen Grabs: Saoirse Ronan must ‘outrun’ her messy past

Dennis Harvey - October 3, 2024

Plus: A slew of October horrors, Pavement drummer and Studio One docs, 'White Bird' drama, 'Eureka' art, 'Daaaaaali!'

Art

It starts with a flower: Tiffanie Turner’s surprisingly intricate blooms

Mary Corbin - October 3, 2024

Though driven by eviction from SF, the artist's dreamy papier-mâché petals continue to blossom.

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