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New Music: Andy Shauf’s ‘The Neon Skyline’ traces old flames in wee hours

John-Paul Shiver - February 19, 2020

It's unclear at times if Andy Shauf's unnamed protagonist, the center of 11 songs on The Neon Skyline is actually having a good time. (Shauf performs Fri/21 at...

Screen Grabs

Screen Grabs: Raining Internet cats and live-action dogs

Dennis Harvey - February 19, 2020

It’s raining cats and dogs with the more family-friendly film events of the week. One is the new 20th Century Fox Animation/Disney live action...

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,...

New Music: Afrikan Sciences takes an affecting electronic ‘Journey into Mr. Re’

John-Paul Shiver - February 18, 2020

Eric Porter, the self-taught electronic musician who records and performs mostly under the alias of Afrikan Sciences, seems concerned with the Zen-like practice of being these...

Dance

Review: A dash of variety and joy in SF Ballet’s ‘Classical (Re)Vision’

Marke B. - February 14, 2020

If you're looking for a delectable entry point into ballet today, San Francisco Ballet has created a program expressly for you. Classical (Re)vision, playing...

Lit

Opinion: Octavia Butler’s mission is yours, too—should you choose to accept it

Anand Jay Kalra - February 13, 2020

Octavia E. Butler (1947-2006) was a visionary artist. Since the publication of her first novel, Patternmaster, in 1976, millions of people have read her...

Onstage

A pro-immigrant ‘sci-fi magical realism human cartoon opera’? Believe it!

Joshua Rotter - February 12, 2020

For centuries, the United States held true to its reputation as a sanctuary nation, greeting immigrants fleeing unfortunate circumstances back home with the opportunity...

New Music: Transcendental dancing with Eris Drew’s ‘Fluids of Emotion’

John-Paul Shiver - February 12, 2020

The first nanoseconds of an Eris Drew song or mixtape resemble the work of a maestro dramaturge. Everything—sound scratches, cutting in vocals, record manipulations...

Onstage

Springsteen meets surveillance state in ‘Born in East Berlin’

Emily Wilson - February 10, 2020

Rogelio Martinez likes a little chaos when he works. So one day he had his toddler daughter, Charlotte, on his lap watching videos while...

As Afrobeat heroes Antibalas arrive, recalling a classic track

John-Paul Shiver - February 10, 2020

When Brooklyn's Antibalas—widely renowned as one of America's fiercest live Afrobeat bands—takes over The Bay for three gigs this weekend (Fri/4 and Sun/16 at The Independent...

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