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Trad’r Sam is my 2nd Favorite Tiki Bar in the World
The best tiki bar I’ve ever been to is Smith’s Union Bar in Honolulu’s Chinatown. It’s a shitty little tiki dive bar with even shittier karaoke. It’s also the oldest bar on the island. The night I was there it was is was full of Navy dudes, punk chicks, gay guys, and a big hulking, transgendered Pacific Islander.

The Hemlock Tavern is Permanently Closing
Word just came in that another long time favorite SF dive bar is closing forever. Not only that, the entire building is being torn down. BAS reader Tyler Harbaugh sent me a tweet that came from the Hemlock Tavern’s instagram account. As you can see below, there is no ambiguity.

Ghost Ship trial looms but justice may not be served
For families and friends of the 36 Ghost Ship Fire victims, the road to justice has been long and fraught with disappointment. A surprise ruling made Friday tipped the scale and offered those grieving a small sigh of relief, but that relief may be short-lived. Here, we dig into the

NYC Drag Queen Of The Week – Ari KiKi
There is no shortage of drag queens in NYC. You can’t throw a rock without hitting some twink in a dress thinking he’s got what it takes to shantay down the runway just because he’s seen every season of Ru Paul’s Drag Race while practicing YouTube makeup tutorials. There’s a

World’s First Floating Halfpipe and Art Show
Many great mashups have happened throughout the years; Jay-Z and Linkin Park, peanut butter and jelly, frisbee and golf, you know, disc golf. Well, not all combos are the greatest but who wouldn’t love some extreme sports like vert skateboarding and BMX AND an art show…. on a boat. Yes,

Why There Is No Outside Lands Livestream in 2018
Sorry, but you cannot watch Outside Lands online in 2018. The San Francisco music festival will not have a free online stream this year, so if you really want to see it, you can still get tickets or try to find a cozy spot outside the fenced area. We’ve confirmed

Making The Art for ‘Sorry To Bother You’, and Yes, It Involves Horses
If you live in the Bay, you know as well as I do that the Oakland art scene is dope. Oakland is famously creative, diverse and hungry, it’s got a rebel soul, a musical heart, and activist arms. Last summer, following the incredible success of Black Panther directed by Oakland

We wanna send you plus one to see comedian Jamie Kennedy!
Actor, producer and comedian Jamie Kennedy’s recent work includes starring roles in the latest installment of the Tremors film franchise for Universal, Chris Carter’s (The X-files) Amazon drama pilot The After, and now NBC’s new medical dramedy, Heartbeat. He is also voicing multiple characters on the new Comedy Central animated