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Music

Under the Stars: Immerse yourself in Meernaa’s dark and stormy cinematic soul

John-Paul Shiver - October 24, 2023

Plus: Pachyman, Loveshadow's Dark Entries debut, Con Brio—and James Brown! New (and some classic) music

Onstage

At Fringe Fest, a tale of bullied young immigrants ‘Dancing Home’

Emily Wilson - August 10, 2023

Dyana Díaz's play was inspired by a children's book—and her own experience at the San Francisco Youth Theatre

Protest

Raging Grannies and Radical Women on protecting reproductive rights—and more

Lou Fancher - May 11, 2022

We’ll tell them that if abortion is not legal, abortions won’t be gone, they will just be unsafe.

Sports

On bikes. On hard pavement. With a ball and a mallet.

Dillon McNeil - February 20, 2022

Bike Polo is not for the faint of heart—but the eclectic athletes that play it in San Francisco are part of an international competition.

Music

With ‘The Return of Pachyman,’ a worthy dub descendent of Lee ‘Scratch’ Perry

John-Paul Shiver - September 1, 2021

Pachy García's latest DIY release shows why he's 'Puerto Rico's emergent champion of rub-a-dub-style'

Music

Now Watch This: Great new videos from Pachyman, Alycia Bella, more

John-Paul Shiver - June 1, 2021

Don't miss Sonny & the Sunsets' ciubbhyhole-rousting 'Ring My Bell' and Georgia Anne Muldrew's multiversal G-fonk.

Movies

Screen Grabs: Films for a fragile planet, from Puerto Rico to Mars

Dennis Harvey - April 19, 2021

Livable Planet fest opens with excellent Landfall, more. Plus: 8 Billion Angels, Occupy the Farm, Gunda, Malni

Music

Tyler Holmes navigates trauma through softer sounds on ‘Nightmare in Paradise’

Marke B. - April 14, 2021

The Oakland musician and performer's lush, emotive new album records the process of grappling with PTSD.

Movies

SFFILM fest spotlights Rita Moreno, Muppets, ‘Lost Landscapes of Oakland’

Dennis Harvey - April 4, 2021

2021 installment of the super-fest beams from drive-in and laptop, with plenty of star power.

Screen Grabs

Screen Grabs: A trek through world cinema to scratch your travel itch

Dennis Harvey - January 21, 2021

New Brazilian Cinema series, The White Tiger, Mandabi, and films from rural Mexico to Poland, India, and Sudan

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Under the Stars: Immerse yourself in Meernaa’s dark and stormy cinematic soul

At Fringe Fest, a tale of bullied young immigrants ‘Dancing Home’

Raging Grannies and Radical Women on protecting reproductive rights—and more

On bikes. On hard pavement. With a ball and a mallet.

With ‘The Return of Pachyman,’ a worthy dub descendent of Lee ‘Scratch’ Perry

Now Watch This: Great new videos from Pachyman, Alycia Bella, more

Screen Grabs: Films for a fragile planet, from Puerto Rico to Mars

Tyler Holmes navigates trauma through softer sounds on ‘Nightmare in Paradise’

SFFILM fest spotlights Rita Moreno, Muppets, ‘Lost Landscapes of Oakland’

Screen Grabs: A trek through world cinema to scratch your travel itch

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