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Music

RIP, Shock G: Local musicians share their memories

John-Paul Shiver - April 26, 2021

DJ Cutso, Nick Andre, Pursuit Grooves, DJ Amir, and more on why the Bay Area rap legend means so much

Onstage

SF Opera returns—with a lakeside, drive-in production of ‘Barber of Seville’

Emily Wilson - April 22, 2021

Director Matthew Ozawa reflects on his art form's new normal: “Sometimes it gets cold at night, and there’s a lovely duck that loves to say hello.”

Music

The best albums of 2021 (so far)

John-Paul Shiver - April 21, 2021

All that time stuck indoors last year is paying off—2021 has been bountiful when it comes to new sounds, from Madlib's post-DOOM triumph to Brijean's tropicalia expansiveness.

Music

With live shows poised to return, musicians open up about opening up

John-Paul Shiver - April 12, 2021

An indie star, a label owner, a DJ, and an electronic musician share their candid responses to this moment

Music

Que mujer, que cantante: Bay-Cuban singer Bobi Céspedes celebrates 40 years onstage

Caitlin Donohue - April 9, 2021

Missed the 2020 release of the Yoruba priestess' 'Mujer y Cantante' album? Here's your chance to right that wrong.

Foreign Correspondent

Foreign correspondent: My final column

Reese Erlich - March 24, 2021

We all have to go sometime. But knowing approximately when doesn’t make it easier.

Onstage

The strange and wondrous story of the Sick & Twisted Players

Don Baird - March 24, 2021

Thirty years ago, the troupe brought camp movie mashups, blazingly real talent, and guaranteed Splatterama to nightlife stages.

Music

A year without live music—that still made a lot of noise

John-Paul Shiver - March 22, 2021

A music critic reflects on an era that heard local venues silenced and Black voices uplifted.

Food & Drink

Good Taste: Snack attack! Tiramisu bomboloni, loaded Spuddy Buddies, tamale care packages…

Tamara Palmer - March 16, 2021

Plus: Chinatown pop-ups, Matzo Crunch—and how to score with Ken, the sushi spot that plays hard to get

Lit

All the yuks: A history of stand-up comedy traces the artform’s evolution

Joshua Rotter - March 14, 2021

Wayne Federman's 'The History of Stand-Up: From Mark Twain to Dave Chappelle' pays special attention to Bay Area

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RIP, Shock G: Local musicians share their memories

SF Opera returns—with a lakeside, drive-in production of ‘Barber of Seville’

The best albums of 2021 (so far)

With live shows poised to return, musicians open up about opening up

Que mujer, que cantante: Bay-Cuban singer Bobi Céspedes celebrates 40 years onstage

Foreign correspondent: My final column

The strange and wondrous story of the Sick & Twisted Players

A year without live music—that still made a lot of noise

Good Taste: Snack attack! Tiramisu bomboloni, loaded Spuddy Buddies, tamale care packages…

All the yuks: A history of stand-up comedy traces the artform’s evolution

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