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Summer Soul Sessions FREE at The Paperbox NYC. Win A HP Laptop w/ Beats Audio!
The Couch Sessions presents: Summer Soul Sessions at The Paperbox NYC on Saturday, August 18th. This FREE event will be putting some entertaining electro-soul/pop, hip-hop, indie rock and chill wave acts on display. Hosted by The Company Man, the event will open its doors at 10pm and the place will

The Alamo Square Flea Market this Saturday
Is your broke-ass burning to score some treasures on the cheap? This Saturday, August 18, 2012, you’re in luck! The Alamo Square Neighborhood Association (ASNA) presents the 29th Annual Alamo Square Flea Market. The Alamo Square Flea Market features great antiques, estate pieces, and handmade items. Check out vintage items,

Want a FREE Trip to Another San Francisco?
Summer means travel, and I’ve been doing plenty of it. But this weekend I realized, if I could visit anywhere in the U.S., I’d go to San Francisco. Since I already live here, that means pulling a paperback time machine off the shelf and reading at 88 miles per hour…

Making Sense of the Perplexing World of Bro Fashion
Recently, I attended a surprise birthday party for my friend Kaitlin, and had a great time. Birthday Girl Kaitlin: stylish and sassy, as per usual. My friends: major babes, as per usual. The party location at the Standard Biergarten: teeming with hella bros. Yes, this is to be expected at

ARTY PARTY with OPEN BAR @ WiP TONIGHT
It’s like a Battle of the Bands, except not totally lame and terrible. No spiked hair with red tips. No inter-song banter involving erections or silly hats/ironic t-shirts. And most importantly, no puerile attempts at rap-rock. Oh yeah and there’s no music either, so that’s cool. Instead, the art gallery

Thorny Rose Wines: See Where It Takes You…and Where It Took Me
There’s a certain luxury that comes with being a blogger/writer during these difficult financial times, and that is, you can indulge in a relaxing environment, intermingled at these captivating events for the cost of—nothing. Thus was the case on the placid evening of Thursday, August 8th. Thorny Rose Wines was

Ocean View Market’s All You Can Eat Hot Pot Buffet!
Take as much as you want from the buffet, and cook it all over your own electric flame The Ocean View neighborhood is as lonely, wind-swept and economically depressed as any in San Francisco. It lies in a forgotten little crevice just