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Onstage

Watching movies—and coping and connecting—in ‘The Flick’

Emily Wilson - September 12, 2019

Jon Tracy says the first time he read Annie Baker’s play, The Flick, (which he is directing at Shotgun Players, through October 6) it...

Screen Grabs

Screen Grabs: Native American Reelism, Bay Area Thrash Metal …

Dennis Harvey - September 10, 2019

SCREEN GRABS The ever-lengthening annual period known as “awards season” arguably starts this Friday with the arrival of The Goldfinch, which premiered at the Toronto...

Lit

Ben Folds illuminates the music biz with ‘Lightning Bugs’

Joshua Rotter - September 10, 2019

Ben Folds is not your average rockstar, so it’s no surprise that the genre-bending alternative, pop, and classical artist’s autobiography, A Dream About Lightning...

It’s the time of the season for the Zombies

Joshua Rotter - September 9, 2019

After receiving four nominations in five years, ‘60s rock pioneers The Zombies (at Fox Theater Fri/13) began to wonder if they'd ever get inducted into...

The classic funk gem that inspires one of SF’s best parties

John-Paul Shiver - September 7, 2019

With the most peculiar Frankensteining of crunchy guitar chords and Aquaman sonar wave oscillation, bum-rushing a punched-up, scoundrel-like groove. After unleashing the call: "Time...

Fall Arts Preview: 37 cool things to do this season

Marke B. - September 4, 2019

FALL ARTS PREVIEW Let's keep this short because there's a lot to do and see, obviously! Proclamations of the SF arts scene's demise—despite the...

Onstage

Charo chooses life!

Joshua Rotter - September 4, 2019

Charo has always prided herself in her innate ability to entertain audiences—whether performing her inimitable disco dance hits “Stay With Me,” “Dance A Little...

Screen Grabs

Screen Grabs: The 5000 fingers of Dr. Seuss

Dennis Harvey - September 3, 2019

SCREEN GRABS For those not hustling out to the week’s big commercial opening, Stephen King-derived “evil clown” horror sequel It Chapter Two, there’s a great...

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...

Still obsessed with ’80s sensation Animotion

Joshua Rotter - August 27, 2019

The enduring obsession with ‘80s music isn’t difficult to explain, according to Astrid Plane. Animotion’s founding frontwoman, who, along with her band, racked up three...

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