Arts and Culture

We’ve got your tickets to Tyga @ Regency Ballroom!
27-year-old Tyga (an acronym for Thank You God Always) hails from Southern California. He is currently signed to Young Money Entertainment, Cash Money Records and Universal Republic Records. He first received recognition with his debut single “Coconut Juice”, featuring Travie McCoy from Gym Class Heroes. Since then he has

My Journey of Feminism
When Beyoncé dropped her self titled album in 2013, unexpectedly and without promotion, everyone of us rushed out to download it, and just as expected, the album was full of amazing and empowering songs that didn’t disappoint. But one thing I did not expect, was for one song to start

The Last Black Man in San Francisco: The Film and the Reality
Being the last black man in San Francisco seems farfetched. Of course it does. This is intentionally absurd, obviously satirical. Of course it is. It should be as ridiculous as it sounds, but when we bring ourselves further into the numbers, perspective and emotion, it’s more bleak reality than artistic

We’ve got your tickets to NoisePop 2016!
The Noise Pop Festival is San Francisco’s favorite indie music, arts and film festival and it’s returning for its 24th year. This year’s festival is set to take place at a variety of venues throughout the San Francisco Bay area over nine days beginning on Friday, February 19 running through

Mission Mission to Celebrate its 9th Anniversary This Weekend
I remember first hearing about Mission Mission when I moved back to San Francisco from my year in New York in 2008. The Mission was a pretty interesting place back then, it was a mix of Latino families, bike messengers, fresh out of college liberal arts majors, and lots of people

How Beyonce and Super Bowl 50 Led Us to Talk About Black Lives Matter
Super Bowl week has come and gone, leaving San Francisco and surrounding areas with the daunting task of cleaning up after an epic seven-day party. While thousands poured into Super Bowl City over the weekend — causing SFPD to officially close off the area at 3PM Saturday because it had reached capacity

30 Piece Women’s Vocal Ensemble, Conspiracy of Venus, Releasing Debut Album!
I’ve been a fan of Conspiracy of Beards for years. They are the 30 piece, all male, a cappella group who only does Leonard Cohen songs. I love them because I’m a huge Leonard Cohen fan but also because they make really incredible music. They even played my bar mitzvah

5 Reasons Building a City on Rock & Roll is a Terrible Idea
“We Built This City (on Rock & Roll)” by Starship is hands down one of the worst songs of all time. I know you’re gonna say “that’s just your opinion man” but really, the song is so bad that pregnant women shouldn’t be allowed to listen to it because it