Performance Archives

Nightlife

Remembering Phatima Rude, fearless legend of SF’s nightlife scene

Don Baird - July 20, 2021

Magical, complex, transcendent: Our patron goddess of wild performance has moved on. Here's where to pay respects

Music

Coming up: 5 essential, post-Beatles McCartney tracks

John-Paul Shiver - July 15, 2021

Finding the wait until Thanksgiving for Peter Jackson's 'Get Back' Beatles break-up doc excruciating? Here's Paul's post-'Let it Be' greats.

Screen Grabs

Screen Grabs: Porcine Nick Cage love affair makes ‘Pig’ a whole meal

Dennis Harvey - July 14, 2021

The week's new films have something for every taste, from the oceanic terror roiling 'Great White' to a city symphony in 'Summertime.'

Nightlife

La Moni Stat comes home for SF edition of her Asian drag monthly SENSAZN

Caitlin Donohue - July 12, 2021

On this beloved shady queen's stage, AAPI representation is key.

Movies

Questlove’s ‘Summer of Soul’ purposefully hands 1969 Harlem Cultural Festival its flowers

John-Paul Shiver - July 11, 2021

This was an unparalleled summit of Black art.

News + Politics

Scott Wiener is using Sha’Carri Richardson’s plight to raise money for his campaign

Tim Redmond - July 9, 2021

Fake 'petition' seeks to fill campaign coffers by hyping the struggles of a young athlete. It's the latest game in politics, and it's kind of gross.

Art

“Seeing Sound” argues that creating noise is the most human act of all

Genevieve Quick - July 8, 2021

The KADIST group show (through July 24) presents alternative auditory realities and spaces.

Nightlife

Nicki Jizz’s Black drag revue Reparations goes IRL after raising $20k online

Caitlin Donohue - July 7, 2021

Local queen didn't see the melanin-heavy show of her dreams as a baby gay. So she decided to create one.

Art

When a bowl is not a bowl: The yin and yang of artist Britta Kathmeyer

Mary Corbin - July 6, 2021

In the Bay, the German artist has found the perfect home for her exquisitely simple abstract works

Music

Under the Stars: New releases—plus Herbie Hancock’s last concert twirl (?)

John-Paul Shiver - June 25, 2021

Find out how to see the legend live, and revel in new tracks from Kiefer, SanJo's Voluntary Hazing, more

Tagged with: Performance

Remembering Phatima Rude, fearless legend of SF’s nightlife scene

Coming up: 5 essential, post-Beatles McCartney tracks

Screen Grabs: Porcine Nick Cage love affair makes ‘Pig’ a whole meal

La Moni Stat comes home for SF edition of her Asian drag monthly SENSAZN

Questlove’s ‘Summer of Soul’ purposefully hands 1969 Harlem Cultural Festival its flowers

Scott Wiener is using Sha’Carri Richardson’s plight to raise money for his campaign

“Seeing Sound” argues that creating noise is the most human act of all

Nicki Jizz’s Black drag revue Reparations goes IRL after raising $20k online

When a bowl is not a bowl: The yin and yang of artist Britta Kathmeyer

Under the Stars: New releases—plus Herbie Hancock’s last concert twirl (?)

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Arts

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