Arts and Culture

We Wanna Send You to See Hiatus Kaiyote!
Another Planet Entertainment presents: Hiatus Kaiyote The Fox Theater – Oakland is heating up this spring with a stacked calendar! Featuring: Hiatus Kaiyote, an Australian band with an alternative, progressive mix of R&B, jazz, and hip-hop that they termed future soul. Get your tickets HERE or enter to win

“Is God Is” Premieres at Oakland Theater Project
“Is God Is” leaves us both devastated and amused. It is a confusing place to be in, yet it does not stop the audience from wanting more. The cast plays each character with enough skill that the audience buys full heartedly into whatever mental deficiency they are selling.

SF’s St. Stupid’s Day Parade, a Wonderfully Idiotic Tradition
There is a ridiculous tradition each April Fool’s Day in San Francisco. It’s a celebration of all things illogical, a demonstration for the foolish by the fool hearty, a preposterous procession that celebrates above all one thing: human stupidity.

Valeria Solanas Wrote the SCUM Manifesto Then Shot Andy Warhol
All she wanted was to have her play, Up Your Ass, produced by Andy Warhol. Instead, she was offered $25 to play a role in one of his own films, I, a Man. It could have been one of his most boundary pushing projects, had he been bold enough to

The Wooden Nickel is Closed Forever
It’s always a bummer when a great bar closes down. And it’s an even bigger bummer when it’s one of your favorite places in the world. So, I’m especially saddened to share that The Wooden Nickel is officially closed forever. You may recall that when the Mission District flooded on

The Best Bay Area Events for 4/4-4/10
By Jerucifer, Arts & Events Editor I love free shit, and I’m sure you do too! We have some incredible giveaways going on, so you have a few chances to win some cool stuff! We’ve also got trivia, dance parties, & music theory classes! Basically something for everyone! Here’s what

SF Drag Legend Heklina Found Dead in London
San Francisco-based drag performer Heklina, co-founder of SoMa drag club Oasis and star of numerous shows including Trannyshack (later called Mother), was found dead in London. The San Francisco Standard reports co-star and friend Peaches Christ found Heklina on the morning of April 3 where the artist was staying while

This Jazz And Blues Vocalist Makes Sure The Bay Area Gets Its Fill of Soul
The Dynamic Miss Faye Carol has always felt that jazz, and Black music in general, is misunderstood. She points out Black music in America is a music that grows from generation to generation without leaving its lineage behind. “If you ask 10 people what opera or classical music is, you will