Arts and Culture

We wanna send you to see The Growlers!
Each new record from The Growlers has something gripping enough that makes it as exciting as a debut. We’ve been seeing The Growlers for a while now, and we know all their tricks: bashful love songs softly cradled by opiate-euphoria, kick-shit pub songs aggravated by rum and amphetamines, and, of

We wanna send you and a friend to OPENING NIGHT of the 10th annual Disposable Film Festival!
Selected by Moviemaker Magazine as one of “The World’s Coolest Film Festivals,” Disposable Film Festival cultivates, fosters, and supports the greatest film culture in history, which came about through the democratization of media and the power of storytelling. Everyone has a camera now, so everyone has a chance to make a great film. Or several.

National Arts Advocacy Rally at Civic Center
In solidarity with National Arts Advocacy Day, we’re headed to San Francisco City Hall! March 21, 12pm! Facebook Invite Send a message to President Trump that communities across the nation will not let him defund & dismantle our arts programs! Trump released a proposed budget on March 16th calling to

Artists Erect ‘Trumpocalypse’ Billboard in Phoenix AZ
Artist Karen Fiorito was commissioned by Gallery La Melgosa to create the new Trump billboard in Phoenix Arizona. The gallery owns the billboard space and reportedly plans to keep this Trump themed imagery up on the billboard for the duration of Trump’s presidency. The billboard is on a business-filled street that leads to

Everybody Gets a Chuck Berry Shirt!
WANNA STAY UP ON ALL THE FREE SHIRTS WE GIVE OUT? MAKE SURE TO FOLLOW ON INSTAGRAM! Well, we did a lot of these tribute shirts in 2016 because well…lots of absolute legends died. We lost, among others, David Bowie, Phife, Lemmy, Prince, Muhammad Ali, Gene Wilder, Leonard Cohen, and Carrie

We wanna send you to the Id10t Festival this summer!
Chris Hardwick is bringing a two-day festival of music, comedians and makers to the Silicon Valley this summer! The ID10T (pronounced I-D-ten-T) Music Festival & Comic Conival, a celebration of music, gaming, comedy, tech, and all things pop culture. Each day, pop culture enthusiasts will have the opportunity to roam

Kilowatt: Where mid-20s Daydreams Were Lost and Found
This originally appeared in my Weeknighter column for 7×7. Anthony used to call Kilowatt “Kil-a-game” because we never met any girls there. We were both single and in our mid-20s and thought bars would be the answer to the question of “Where can we meet women?” Apparently the answer we found was

Superb Martinis and a Shot of Nostalgia at Aub Zam Zam
This originally appeared in my Weeknighter column for 7×7. Weekends are for amateurs. Weeknights are for pros. That’s why each week Stuart Schuffman will be exploring a different San Francisco bar, giving you the lowdown on how and where to do your weeknight right. From the most creative cocktails to the best