Arts and Culture

FREE Fall TV Preview Screenings at the Paley Center
Chances are, you had a good summer. You danced on rooftops, you stayed out too late, and used “But it’s just so hot!” as an excuse to drink a beer whenever you felt like it. Fortunately there are good things about fall to help you say farewell to the sweaty

Marlena’s: Best Bar in Hayes Valley by Far
Every time I go to this bar, I swear there is a drag show going on. Marlena’s in Hayes Valley is where it is at. I used to always go to Place Pigalle, since it was the closest dive bar to my house, but it has recently been closed due to,

Giveaway: Win Lomography’s “Summer Traveler Bundle”
Summer is coming to an end, and we want to give you a chance to turn your last broke-ass summer adventures into beautiful memories with Lomography’s “Summer Traveller Bundle.” Lomography.com is a photography community that offers you a space to display your work, a network of fellow shutterbugs, and an

Giveaway: Win a Copy of Laura Goode’s New Book Sister Mischief!!
Win a free signed copy of Broke-Ass of The Week Laura Goode’s interracial gay hip-hop love story for teens, SISTER MISCHIEF. Called “a provocative and authentic coming-of-age story” by Publishers Weekly and a “poignantly beautiful outsider’s manifesto” by CampusProgress, SISTER MISCHIEF follows 16-year-old Esme Rockett as she comes out of

FREE Tribute to Jimi at Amoeba Tonight
To say we don’t all love Hendrix would be untrue. He is arguably the greatest guitarist of all time; better than even SRV and Slow Hand. Come celebrate the release of Jimi Hendrix Experience Winterland at Amoeba on Tuesday, September 13 at 7:00p.m. Back in October of 1968 Jimi and

Broke-Ass Band Interview: K. Flay (Friday @ Popscene!)
I interview broke-ass bands on here every week. I mean real, local, this-might-be-the-only-thing-ever-written-about-them, broke-ass bands. And let’s be honest: most of them are only musicians because they’re not good at anything else. They might not even be good at music. My point is: This week I pulled off a major

Nick Cave’s Soundsuits on Display at Mary Boone Gallery in Chelsea
Can’t get into any fashion week shows? Well, check out some wearable creations that are probably way more innovative than anything you’ll see at Lincoln Center this week. Nick Cave’s awesome/colorful/completely wacky “soundsuits” are on display in an installation called For Now at Mary Boone Gallery in Chelsea. Not only are

Flirt with the (Lunatic) SF Fringe!
Does it make me cool if I say I went to high school with a person who writes and produces plays for Indianapolis Fringe? Probably not, but it’s true. Since Facebook has kept me abreast of every development that could conceivably affect Indy Fringe, I’m well aware of Fringe’s theater