Arts and Culture

31 May 2016

San Francisco Artist Talks Race, Police Violence & Protest

Today’s San Francisco: The absence of a middle class, the narrow perception of black people by new residents, the heightened police violence towards people of color, and the need for citizens to protest

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30 May 2016

We want you to see Mirah and Jherek Bischoff!

  Brooklyn songwriter Mirah Yom Tov Zeitlyn and Los Angeles musical polymath Jherek Bischoff have teamed up for an evening of songs arranged for strings. The night will feature sets from both Mirah and Bischoff, with a euphonious string quartet rounding out the band. Expect to hear tried and true

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30 May 2016

We wanna send you to see Sturgill Simpson!

Because the first Sturgill Simpson show sold out so damn fast, Fox Theater decided to add a second show at the last minute. And as we know, the second show is going to sell out just as quick. Luckily for you, we have tickets to giveaway! Sturgill Simpson will embark

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26 May 2016

The Effort to Recall Mayor Ed Lee Has Begun

Guest Post by David Carlos Salaverry THE WHY Justice 4 Mario Woods Coalition and SF Green Party members have launched a Recall Lee Now petition.  We’re hoping all activists, progressive organizations, pissed off San Franciscan voters and all others uneasy with the direction the City has been going in will

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25 May 2016

We want to send you to see Oakland band Trails and Ways!

From overgrown houses in north Oakland, Trails and Ways make guitar pop, thick with warm noise, driving beats, four voices, and the open chords of bossanova. Take college commune roommates, have them live for stints in Brazil and Spain, bring them home together carrying the sparks of songs, and see

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25 May 2016

Emotional Gentrification — Fiction

Don’t forget to enter our giveaway at the end of this post to win Lavinia’s Novel ‘Single Stroke Seven’ Emotional Gentrification An Excerpt from Single Stroke Seven, Casperian Books Lavinia Ludlow Sunday, Nolan and I drop by the ice rink on 10th and Alma to watch the amateur hockey leagues battle it

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25 May 2016

Aunt Charlie’s May Be The Best Drag Queen Dive Bar in the World

OFF MENU IS SPONSORED BY BENDER’S BECAUSE THEY ARE BADASS. DROP BY AND MAKE SOME BAD DECISIONS WITH SOME GOOD PEOPLE!   This originally appeared in my Weeknighter column for 7×7 I used to joke that Aunt Charlie’s Lounge was where old drag queens went to die. To be fair, I didn’t know much about

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24 May 2016

We’ve got a couple SF Beer Passports For You!

We’ve also got more passports coming out this year so make sure to sign up here so you’ll be the first to know. This first one sold out in less than 24 hours!  Step into a world of adventure with the San Francisco Beer Passport. There’s no better way to

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