Since he fell in love with his parents’ 45s as a child in Stockton, California, passionate writer/artist Chris Isaak has been obsessed with the glory days of Memphis’ Sun Studio and the visionary artists who got their starts there — Elvis Presley, Johnny Cash, Roy Orbison, Carl Perkins and

Jay Pharoah is an American actor, stand-up comedian, impressionist, rapper, and voice actor. Currently in his fifth season of SNL, Pharoah is well known for his stellar impressions of President Barack Obama, Jay Z, Denzel Washington, Kanye West, and many others. Pharoah also made a splash with his memorable SNL

Burning Man 2015 – Who are the rich and famous a**holes you’ll see turnt up at the turnkey camps of Burning Man? Based on their public comments, social media posts and history of going to Burning Man every year because they can afford to, we’ve updated last year’s Which Famous Assholes are Going to Burning Man list to determine which famous assholes will be arriving in private jets to plug-and-play at the the Burning Man 2015 festival.

  Seven-time Grammy winner, Emmy Winner, humanitarian, singer, songwriter and producer, Ziggy Marley is going to personally play the soundtrack to the end of your summer, because let’s face it…it’s fucking August already. No need to worry, Steel Pulse is also on the scene to make sure all of you certain

“Our beloved city is in crisis. The people we care about are being pushed out, and the local businesses and cultural institutions we cherish are suffocating under rising rents. The time to take a stand is long overdue. The People’s Campaign is a new approach to politics built on our collective solidarity and the understanding that the time is now for each and everyone one of us to say ENOUGH! Ya Basta!”

As I start typing this out, I am already feeling the anticipatory phantom vibration from my phone going nuts with texts from friends bitching at me for blowing up their spots. But you know what? Don’t care. Anyhow, I hope you enjoy this list of the hidden treasures of Oakland.

Lately, I’ve been romanticizing the pre-cellphone, pre–social media era. You know, the days before smartphones. Remember when friends would just drop by? How rad was that?

  The ‘Comedian You Should Know’ series highlights funny people performing in San Francisco.  We’d simply like to give some dedicated press to people who make us laugh.  You can catch Drew opening for James Adomian at Doc’s Lab August 6th. We first got to see Drew perform on the Kinda