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John Pizzarelli salutes ‘swinging’ Nat King Cole at 100

Reese Erlich - February 26, 2019

ALL EARS As a young man, jazz guitarist and vocalist John Pizzarelli fell in love with the music of Nat "King" Cole. "I bought some...

Solate finds lush, soulful music in intimate connections

Joanna Ladd - February 11, 2019

ALL EARS I’ve lived in California for 11 years, and feel pretty well-adapted, but the Golden State still springs the occasional culture shock on...

Onstage

No men, no boats, no problem: ACT’s ‘Men on Boats’ is wild ride

Elaine Elinson - November 8, 2018

ONSTAGE The first thing you notice about Men on Boats at A.C.T.’s Strand Theater (through December 16) is that there are no men and there are...

Movies

Rami Malek, the man who would be Queen, on ‘Bohemian Rhapsody’

Joshua Rotter - October 31, 2018

When Rami Malek was originally cast to play Freddie Mercury in Queen biopic "Bohemian Rhapsody," (opening Friday), he knew little about the lead singer...

Arts + Culture

Screen Grabs: Free Solo, Arab Film Fest, Studio 54…

Dennis Harvey - October 8, 2018

SCREEN GRABS Two of the major releases are major disappointments from hitherto reliable directors. Scenarist Drew Goddard’s first directorial feature since ingenious horror deconstruction...

Onstage

25 cheers for the Kinsey Sicks!

Marke B. - October 3, 2018

ONSTAGE Creamy voices, sharp tongues, bright dresses, and a whole lot of hairspray have been the calling cards of "dragapella" performance quartet the Kinsey Sicks...

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Power, corruption, and lust: A timely ‘Tosca’ at SF Opera

Emily Wilson - October 3, 2018

Shawna Lucey has strong feeling about Giacomo Puccini’s Tosca, which she directs for the San Francisco Opera October 3-30. “It’s the perfect opera,” she said. “It’s...

Making noise and empowering girls: 15 years of Women’s Audio Mission

Joanna Ladd - September 13, 2018

ALL EARS For 15 years, the sound engineers at SoMa neighborhood-based Women’s Audio Mission have been applying their skills to one of the field’s trickiest...

Arts Forecast

Arts Forecast: Green Thursday, Autumn Moon Fest, Comedy Day

Marke B. - September 9, 2018

ARTS FORECAST One of the great things about the tsunami of environmentalism hitting San Francisco this week is Green Thursday (Thu/13), during which a number of...

Opera singer Russell Thomas on diversity, drive, and ‘Roberto Devereux’

Emily Wilson - September 8, 2018

ALL EARS When opera singer Joy Davidson heard tenor Russell Thomas sing in his high school choir in Miami, she asked him if he’d ever considered...

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John Pizzarelli salutes ‘swinging’ Nat King Cole at 100

Solate finds lush, soulful music in intimate connections

No men, no boats, no problem: ACT’s ‘Men on Boats’ is wild ride

Rami Malek, the man who would be Queen, on ‘Bohemian Rhapsody’

Screen Grabs: Free Solo, Arab Film Fest, Studio 54…

25 cheers for the Kinsey Sicks!

Power, corruption, and lust: A timely ‘Tosca’ at SF Opera

Making noise and empowering girls: 15 years of Women’s Audio Mission

Arts Forecast: Green Thursday, Autumn Moon Fest, Comedy Day

Opera singer Russell Thomas on diversity, drive, and ‘Roberto Devereux’

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