Arts and Culture

You Can’t Have Social Justice Without Economic Justice
I can’t stop thinking about how multi millionaires and billionaires, who tout themselves as liberals, tried so hard to defeat a tax that would benefit the most destitute of our community, while costing them what is practically a rounding error.

Why So Many San Francisco Storefronts Are Empty
Why is there so much empty retail space in this gilded city of ours? How can a place with such staggering wealth not facilitate more places to spend it?

The Way the Media Handled “Joker” was Irresponsible
by Jonas Barnes This last weekend, I went and saw “Joker” in theaters. I’d been looking forward to this film since the announcement was made from director Todd Phillips that he had cast Joaquin Phoenix to done the iconic greasepaint of The Clown Prince of Crime. I was even more

We wanna send you plus one to see Lucy Dacus!
Lucy Dacus is an American indie rock singer-songwriter from Richmond, Virginia. She has released two critically acclaimed albums: No Burden and Historian. In 2018, she formed boygenius with Phoebe Bridgers and Julien Baker. Friday, October 25, 2019 | August Hall | Tickets can be purchased here [promosimple id=”f13e”]

We wanna send you and a friend to see Danny Brown of Viceland’s Danny’s House!
Daniel Dewan Sewell, known professionally as Danny Brown, is an American rapper and songwriter. He is described by MTV as “one of rap’s most unique figures in recent memory”. In 2010, after amassing several mixtapes, Brown released his debut studio album, The Hybrid. His new show on Viceland is called,

We wanna send you and your boo to A Gorey Halloween – The Edwardian Ball 20th Anniversary
The Edwardian Ball is an elegant, whirlwind, turn-of-the-century festival of music, theatre, dance, fashion, circus, art, gaming, ballroom dance, vending, and the art and stories of Edward Gorey. A Gorey Halloween – The Edwardian Ball 20th Anniversary Begins, on October 23rd at The Chapel, San Francisco. Featuring, from the Edwardian stage, your founding hosts Rosin Coven with Tumbledown House and Earles of Newtown, together

We wanna send you to the SOLD OUT Black Pumas show!
A mutual friend mentioned Eric Burton to Adrian Quesada, saying that he was the best singer he had ever heard. The two musicians connected, but Burton took a while to respond (“My friends were like ‘Dude, you’re a mad man, you need to hit that guy back!’“) Finally, he called Quesada,

Misfit Cabaret’s “Night Terrors” is the Campy 80s Horror Musical You’ve Always Needed
Waiting in line for Kat Robichaud’s Misfit Cabaret at the Alcazar Theater on Geary street is definitely part of the experience. My husband and I found ourselves standing in a sea of unnatural hair colors and tattoos, easily distinguishable from the line of yuppies waiting for a trendy Japanese restaurant