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We wanna send you plus one to see Widowspeak!
Widowspeak remain purveyors of mood. Whether painting an image of a basement apartment with blinds closed or conjuring the sweeping openness of a desert, they’re an outfit ever preoccupied with the influence of place and the passage of time on personal experience: the way vivid memories can feel like movies

We wanna send you and a friend to see City and Colour!
Dallas Michael John Albert Green is a Canadian musician and singer-songwriter who records under the alias City and Colour. He plays melodic acoustic and folk music and is often accompanied by a rotating number of Canadian indie rock musicians, such as Spencer Burton. He is also known for his contributions as the lead singer, rhythm guitarist,

Rally Announced to Demand Justice for Bubbles
In the early morning of Saturday September 9th, Anthony Torres (aka Bubbles) was shot and murdered in the Tenderloin, rocked the nightlife and the queer community of San Francisco. I wrote this eulogy to him that summed up his important to The City. As today, over ten days later, while

Tino Drima’s Wedding Themed Record Release Party Will Be Nuts!
Who doesn’t love a wedding? I imagine that’s what Tino Drima was thinking when he planned his wedding themed record release party. Yes you read that right. This Friday Tino Drima’s Record Release Wedding is FREE w/ RSVP and will feature a fantastic lineup of SF bands including Cool Ghouls, Spooky Mansion, Killer Whale. There will

How To Survive Riot Fest (Trust Us, You’ll Want To)
Bonnaroo may be in tents but Riot Fest is INTENSE! Pitchfork doesn’t even have pitchforks but Riot Fest is a RIOT! For a long walk in a nice park head to Lollapalooza. For a short walk into a mosh pit stumble into Riot Fest. We were offered the most excellent

NYC’s SMUT Show Gets TV treatment
By Jonas Barnes Coming up on October 6th & 7th, the man writing this article and the editor of this very website are taping The SMUT Show for a TV pilot. But wait, you haven’t heard of The SMUT Show? Well, first off, how dare you. Second off, you’re in

Who’s Your Garbage Pail Kid Doppelganger?
Remember back in the 80’s when ‘trading cards’ were kind of a big deal? Back when magazines and VHS ruled the day and Garbage Pail Kids could be found under every child’s bed? Next to a sling shot, some Halloween candy, and an old Playboy with half the pages ripped out?