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Ethio-jazz legend Mulatu Astatke still defines contemporary cool

John-Paul Shiver - February 25, 2020

Mulatu Astatke’s Mulatu Of Ethiopia from 1972, re-issued by Strut Records in 2017, captures a seminal moment in Ethiopian Jazz: THIS was a certain certain type of mood,...

Movies

WIN a pair of tickets to see a classic Fellini movie on March 7!

Marke B. - February 24, 2020

We've got 10 pairs of tickets to give away to celebrate Italian movie maestro Fellini's 100th birthday. It's part of the ongoing "Fellini 100"...

News + Politics

Caltrans agrees to pay $2 million for destroying homeless people’s property

Sam Lew - February 19, 2020

In a civil rights victory, Caltrans will pay $2 million for destroying homeless people’s property and will change procedures around homeless encampment evictions on...

Art

Electrifying art of Black Power in ‘Soul of a Nation’

Emily Wilson - February 18, 2020

Soul of a Nation: Art in the Age of Black Power 1963–1983 was organized by London’s Tate Museum and traveled to Arkansas, New York,...

Arts + Culture

Screen Grabs: Get in the van!

Dennis Harvey - February 11, 2020

This Friday, we’re already getting commercial releases of movies that premiered at Sundance just the other week. Two got a mixed reception there: Downhill...

Onstage

You’ve never seen a ‘Gatsby’ like this

Emily Wilson - February 5, 2020

When his theater company starts working on a show, says John Collins of Elevator Repair Service, members don’t necessarily know–or want to know–where they’re going...

Screen Grabs

Screen Grabs: Forget those Oscars, let’s go to Berlin & beyond

Dennis Harvey - February 4, 2020

The Oscars are this Sunday, which ceremony will provide its annual mercy-killing service of putting a stop to the endless “awards season” talk—at least...

Arts Forecast

Arts Forecast: Welcome to the ‘Manifesto’

Marke B. - February 3, 2020

If people asked me who I'd invite to my dream dinner party, I'm pretty sure James Baldwin, Nina Simone, and Fela Kuti would make...

Onstage

In ‘The Children,’ nuclear disaster, strange twists, and surprising humor

Emily Wilson - February 3, 2020

Barbara Damashek, Professor Emerita at San Francisco State University and three-time Tony nominee (for the score, lyrics and direction of 1985’s Quilters), looks for...

Movies

Indiefest electrifies with punk and sci-fi royalty, surreal thrillers, local debuts

Dennis Harvey - January 24, 2020

SF Indiefest (Wed/29-February 13) may not look backward a great deal, but when it does, it has to be the right fit for a festival...

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