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Nightlife

With Virgil’s closure, SF loses another great queer space

Marke B. - February 24, 2021

Owner Lila Thirkield reveals details about hurdles her beloved small bar faced as pandemic shut it down.

Music

Time’s running out for SF’s live music venues. What’s being done to save them?

Caitlin Donohue - January 8, 2021

Via the Independent Venue Alliance and SF Venue Coalition, businesses seek private donations—and put much-needed pressure on federal and city level politicians to help.

Culture

Hardly Strictly Bluegrass: Best of the Bay 2020 Editors’ Pick

48 Hills - December 23, 2020

The roots festival reached back to its own, philanthropical roots—granting more than a million dollars to local venues and musicians

Music

10 artists centering Latinidad in the sound of the Bay today

Richard Villegas - July 28, 2020

For over 50 years, the Bay Area has been a crucial intersection of global music. Everything from psych rock to funk, hip hop, and...

Arts Forecast

Arts Forecast: How Weird (that everything is virtual now)

Marke B. - April 30, 2020

As we move farther toward festival season, it's really dawning that our hugest events will take place on our screens. It's not like we...

Campaign Trail

Last-minute campaign intelligence — and Election Night Parties

Tim Redmond - March 1, 2020

I haven’t seen a campaign mailer from Rep. Nancy Pelosi in at least 20 years. She doesn’t make a habit of coming back to...

Arts Forecast

Arts Forecast: Drag Queens on Ice, Burning Man: The Musical, more

Marke B. - December 4, 2019

Blades will slice, crystals will fly, Mariah will be Careyed up to the high heavens. OK, it's not as dramatic as all that—I wish—but...

Party Radar

Party Radar: A monster mash of Halloween bashes

Marke B. - October 24, 2019

While hardly as wild as it used to be, Halloween is still a hoot in this devilish town. Let us never forget the year...

Arts Forecast

Arts Forecast: El Rio saved, Litquake aquiver, Open Studios opens….

Marke B. - October 10, 2019

ARTS FORECAST File under: more of this please! According to the Bay Area Reporter, the buildings housing legendary Latinx queer bar El Rio have...

Arts Forecast

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

Marke B. - August 28, 2019

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...

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With Virgil’s closure, SF loses another great queer space

Time’s running out for SF’s live music venues. What’s being done to save them?

Hardly Strictly Bluegrass: Best of the Bay 2020 Editors’ Pick

10 artists centering Latinidad in the sound of the Bay today

Arts Forecast: How Weird (that everything is virtual now)

Last-minute campaign intelligence — and Election Night Parties

Arts Forecast: Drag Queens on Ice, Burning Man: The Musical, more

Party Radar: A monster mash of Halloween bashes

Arts Forecast: El Rio saved, Litquake aquiver, Open Studios opens….

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

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