San Francisco

We wanna send you plus one to see Rodrigo y Gabriela!
Rodrigo y Gabriela will take a break from writing new material for their next record and are heading out on tour this June and July, as they celebrate the tenth anniversary re-release of the Rodrigo y Gabriela album. Originally released in Ireland in 2006, the album topped the charts ahead

We wanna send you and a friend to California Roots and Music Festival in Monterey!
This giveaway is for the THREE DAY PASS. Fridays show is sold out, but our three day includes Friday. The 7th annual California Roots Music and Arts Festival is a three-day event packed with live music, fantastic food, refreshing beverages, creative artwork and sustainable practices. Reggae acts from around the

Responsible Topping: How To Keep Them Coming Back For More – A Review
It was a classic bait-and-switch. Who among us hasn’t told one of your boyfriends that you’d like him to take you out on a date and have him invite you to a human-rights lecture – But then have him remember he already bought tickets to a BDSM workshop – and having

How To Acclimate Yourself to a New City
Let’s get real – moving to a new city can be tough. Even if you already know people who live there, and have an apartment, job, or family in your soon-to-be hometown, getting used to calling a new place home can be difficult. Looking for ways to speed up the

Discussing Porn & Open Relationships at Dalva
This Weeknighter column originally appeared in 7×7. We were sitting at the short end of the bar last night, Maggie, Summer and I talking about porn and open relationships. The light from the little candles flitted against various surfaces, while some old movie played on the screen above the jukebox.

Young, Black, & Missing in San Francisco: 3-year-old Arianna Fitts
Her mother was murdered, and she is missing. The FBI and police could use your help.

We wanna send you to hangout with Tartine Bakery!
Join Elisabeth Prueitt in conversation with other trailblazers in the Bay Area culinary world—such as Gabriela Cámara, owner and executive chef of ten restaurants (including the local Cala)—as they discuss effecting social change through food, creativity and entrepreneurship. Prueitt’s latest cookbook, Tartine All Day, makes her popular food and recipes accessible

The Showdown on 6th St. is Closing
Oh man, I have had some very strange nights at the Showdown. A few years ago Sonny Phono and I threw a monthly party there called Freaky-Deaky Friday. It was a “costume box party” which meant that if you didn’t show up in a costume we had a box full