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Arts + Culture

Arts Forecast: 6 quick Litquake picks, Kafana Balkan returns, Día at SOMArts…

Marke B. - October 5, 2022

Fre!heit, Hard French, Park Jiha, New Black Vanguard, Iceage meets Earth, more great things to do this week

Nightlife

Public Works celebrates 12 years with an epic four-night get-down

Marke B. - September 13, 2022

Legends Jeff Mills and Amon Tobin are two big names on tap (plus plenty of locals) at Mission club's extended party

LGBTQ

Marke B.’s ULTIMATE PRIDE GUIDE 2022

Marke B. - June 20, 2022

Films, parties, shows, parties, art, parties, and more—don't forget to thank your elders for paving the way, and stay safe out there.

Arts Forecast

Arts Forecast: The AIDS Quilt comes to Golden Gate Park

Marke B. - June 6, 2022

Plus: Fleetmac Wood, Lauren Tabak, Berkeley Symphony's 50th, arts for Ukraine, Eiko Ishibashi, Jungle Rot, Aurat, more

Party Radar

Party Radar: Remembering DJ Blackstone—and honoring how Music Connects

Marke B. - April 11, 2022

Keeping a legend's legacy alive. Plus: Hunky Jesus contest returns, Fred Again.., Richie Hawtin, DJ Godfather, more tasty functions

Party Radar

Marke B.’s Ultimate Pride Guide 2021

Marke B. - June 23, 2021

Who needs the tourists when our scene is shining so bright? A hot pink beam of parties, art, music, more.

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.

New Music: Five revitalizing mixes to fortify your spirit

John-Paul Shiver - June 11, 2020

With so much in the world to process these days, let's just listen. Fight The Power, People. https://soundcloud.com/crackmagazine/sunday-mix-emma-jean-thackray EMMA-JEAN THACKRAY, "CRACK MAGAZINE SUNDAY MIX" Emma-Jean Thackray wears many...

Culture

We’re Still Here: Queer orgs and icons put on online pre-Pride shebang

Marke B. - June 9, 2020

Thanks to COVID, Pride has been scooped up online this year, boooo. But while that may mean you'll be proudly dancing alone in your...

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...

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