City Lights Archives

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.

Lit

Oakland streets to Rwandan hills, Ian Brennan’s musical storytelling spans globe

Joshua Rotter - September 26, 2024

Powerhouse producer-writer's ninth book, 'Missing Music' tells far-flung tales of preserving essential voices.

Arts + Culture

Best of the Bay 2024: Shopping Winners

Marke B. - September 19, 2024

READERS' POLL: Best Bookstore, Best Bike Shop, Best Store Staff, Best Cannabis Dispensary, Best Shoe Store, more

Lit

After 35 years, the story of Los Cenzontles sings

Caitlin Donohue - July 29, 2024

Traditional Mexican music and dance company founder Eugene Rodriguez built community to a beat. A new memoir shares his lessons.

Lit

Oral history as inspiration and antidote: Lynn Lewis on ‘Women Who Change the World’

James Tracy - November 23, 2023

The organizer-author's new work offers deep personal stories of lives dedicated to the social justice movement.

Movies

The case for ‘So I Married an Axe Murderer’ as the best SF film of all time

Adrian Spinelli - October 31, 2023

North Beach cappuccinos, Alamo Square breakups, Fog City Diner, pre-tech rents—the 1993 Mike Myers film deserves the crown.

Best of the Bay

Jack Kerouac Alley: Best of the Bay 2023 Editors’ Pick

John-Paul Shiver - October 18, 2023

Catch the beats of now, beyond the Beats, in this little musical passage in North Beach.

Best of the Bay

Best of the Bay 2023: Shopping Winners

Marke B. - September 28, 2023

READERS' POLL: Best Bookstore, Best Bike Shop, Best Store Staff, Best Cannabis Dispensary, Best Shoe Store, more

Live Shots

Live Shots: Patti Smith ‘Howl’s at Stern Grove (and a festive crowd howls back)

Jon Bauer and Patty Riek - August 14, 2023

The rock legend read Allen Ginsberg and launched into career favorites for an ecstatic crowd at the packed park.

Music

Under the Stars: Vesuvio ready to blow with 75th anniversary Kerouac Alley bash

John-Paul Shiver - June 28, 2023

Plus: the hip-hop rucksack of Stik Figa, Spacemoth spreads her wings, a rad '80s night, more music news

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