Artist you should know

A Dope New Artist-Run Gallery in the TL: Moth Belly
I was invited to participate in a group show at a new gallery in my neighborhood, Moth Belly. The name of the show is “Little Utopias” and “it’s about spaces, both real and imaginary, that are necessary for our sanity and a renewed appreciation for the ones that felt so

Sounds of September: The Best Live Music (and More) this Week
Every Tuesday our subscribers get this awesome roundup in their inboxes. You should sign up right here to make sure you never miss a thing. This week, it’s all about the music – whether you’re into rock, folk, rap, or techno, there’s a something for you happening this week. On

Comfort Food, Art and Poetry Collide at Berkeley’s Iconic Homemade Cafe
Some might say the food at Homemade Cafe is art in and of itself, with gentle and bold notes colliding in concert with spirited revelry pouring out from the warm blanket of a familiar and familial space that stubbornly stands true in the face of a changing city. In so

We Wanna Send You to See Billy Strings!
The season of ticket giveaways and big concerts is back! We’re celebrating the reopening of one of our favorite Bay Area music venues, Oakland’s Fox Theater by partnering with them to give away two pairs of FREE tickets to each of five upcoming shows. We’ll be posting these giveaways over

Siren Island’s New Immersive Theatre Production Promises Magic, Mystique
Siren Island, the brainchild of artist Serena JV Elston, is many things: part boat, part sculpture, part stage, and part sanctuary, the floating wooden installation can often be found drifting along the shores of Treasure Island. Perched upon its peaks and lounging in its valleys one can spy the alluring

Artist Kirsten Farr is Taking Over Heron Arts!
She has an incredible color palette and a talent for line work, she also writes and edits articles at Juxtapoz, she’s curated for Facebook’s fancy artist in residency program (FB Air) and has made cool videos at KQED Arts, that kind of make you feel like you’re on drugs.

Artist Makes Cicada Band, Olympic Team, and much more
We’ve heard a lot about cicadas this Spring, their massive numbers, their strange 17 year life cycle, and the incredible sound they make at all hours. But I bet you haven’t heard about they’re band yet. I bet you haven’t seen the Cicada Olympics, or how good little Cicadas went

Artist René Yañez & San Francisco’s Great Tortilla Conspiracy
The “Artist You Should Know” series highlights Bay Area artists who are doing incredible work, it’s our way of supporting the creative community and helping to keep San Francisco a strange and wonderful place. By Ray Conteur What would San Francisco look like without the influence of Frida Kahlo? What about Día