Alex Mak - Managing Editor

A San Francisco Musician’s Solution to Cultural Displacement
Video Press Release – Bay Area native and musician, Robin Applewood releases his new music video Resonator, a poetically positive response to the extreme disparity and gentrification in one of America’s favorite cities, San Francisco, and the modern artist’s collective struggle to make a living. “The brand new song and

BREAKING: The Beloved Riptide Bar Catches Fire
Reports just came in that the beloved honky-tonk by the beach just caught fire. It’s a real shame, that’s a great Sunset bar, built in 1941. Stuart’s taken at least two different pubcrawls there. We love the Riptide, it was the only real music venue in the area. Word is it

Tony Glaser : Artist You Should Know
I met Tony at a SF house party where he was playing stand-up bass, while guests made up songs on the spot. Artists, singers, eccentrics, came and went from the makeshift living room stage to perform, laugh, and applaud. There was a revolving door of San Franciscans, waltzing to the beat of Tony’s bass.

Rain Porn
It’s like food porn, only with heavenly rain. With the heatwave and drought, we could all use a little rain. WARNING, these pictures may make you thirsty, horny, light headed, sleepy… or simply make you want to move to a rain forest

ALL OVER COFFEE BY PAUL MADONNA
I left the open house feeling dizzy—I mean, one-point-eight million dollars for a box? How was I supposed to afford that? Let alone live in something so small?

Planet Booty To Film Concert @ The New Parish
Planet Booty’s last show in the Bay this summer, and they will be filming it. So if you’d like to be part of the booty fueled mayhem, and perhaps end up on a controversial albeit sexy video on Youtube…this is your chance. (Spoiler alert) their shows are a great time,

Campaign Happy Hour at Clooney’s Pub
Join Stuart for a fundraising happy hour at Clooney’s Pub in the Mission. Help support the campaign, get a poster and stickers and chat with Stuart about your ideas for San Francisco. $10 at the door or pay in advance through the website. All door proceeds are donations to the

Party to Raise Funds for Galeria de la Raza
Party for a good cause August 19th, 9pm – midnight @ El Rio! Via Galeria de la Raza: “Hard French is excited to bring together our favorite nightlife events to raise funds for Galeria de la Raza. In response to the vandalizing of the Por Vida mural, we want to raise