Arts and Culture

Tino Drima’s Wedding Themed Record Release Party Will Be Nuts!
Who doesn’t love a wedding? I imagine that’s what Tino Drima was thinking when he planned his wedding themed record release party. Yes you read that right. This Friday Tino Drima’s Record Release Wedding is FREE w/ RSVP and will feature a fantastic lineup of SF bands including Cool Ghouls, Spooky Mansion, Killer Whale. There will

How To Survive Riot Fest (Trust Us, You’ll Want To)
Bonnaroo may be in tents but Riot Fest is INTENSE! Pitchfork doesn’t even have pitchforks but Riot Fest is a RIOT! For a long walk in a nice park head to Lollapalooza. For a short walk into a mosh pit stumble into Riot Fest. We were offered the most excellent

Dinner & a Circus Show: Keeping San Francisco Strange
The Golden Gate Dolls are great friends to the site so I let them share a little bit about their fantastic new show. I’ve seen their other performances and they are doing a wonderful job of keeping SF strange. Get your tickets here before they sell out. Every once in

Former Hunger Strikers to March from SF to Sacramento to Protest Police Violence
The #Frisco5 are back! Well at least some of them are. Members of the #Frisco5 will be marching from San Francisco to Sacramento to protest police violence. If you recall, in April and May of 2016 five people sat in front of the Mission polices station in San Francisco and

New Oakland Murals Celebrate California’s Extinct Icon, The Grizzly Bear
By Steven T. Jones Grizzly bears went extinct in California in 1924, although the majestic grizzly still graces the state flag and seal. Now, California grizzlies are being painted into a series of murals in Oakland as part of a national campaign to save endangered species and reintroduce them to

How Charlottesville and Gamergate are Completely Related
Guest Post by Xennial-in-Chief Breathe. This is for your own good. James Damore said, “I do not support the alt-right.” He said this in response to the revelation that alt-right groups supported him after his firing from Google for writing and posting a 10-page memo on the company’s discussion board. In

We wanna send you plus one to see Ween!
Formed by Aaron Freeman and Mickey Melchiondo, Jr. in New Hope, PA, Ween has taken on a cult-like status with legions of devoted fans around the world. Beginning with six self-released cassettes in the 1980s followed by 11 studio albums, 6 live albums and a smattering of EPs through the

We wanna send you plus one to see former MTV news anchor Tabitha Soren in conversation!
Tabitha Soren’s photographs investigate the difficulties of everyday living. Whether it’s the disquieting images of people in looming danger in Running, or the anxiety-inspired oceans capes of Panic Beach, Soren is interested in what humans can and cannot endure. For her newest collection, Fantasy Life: Baseball and the American Dream, Soren spent over a decade following 21 members of the