Arts and Culture

27 May 2015

This Weekend in NYC: Swing Bands and Retro-Pop, oh my!

This weekend, retro-pop singer Joanne Weaver brings her exciting style to NYC at The Wooly! photo credit: Joe Tanis Photography “Joanne Weaver, will perform at The Wooly on May 30, 2015 in support of her second album, Interstellar Songbook II, set to release June 2, 2015. Weaver and her band

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27 May 2015

MACBA Barcelona: Art, Porn & Bears, Oh My!

In San Francisco, the idea of keeping a museum open after dark seems like the only logical thing to do. One must keep the playground open for adults after dark.  Where else could you touch the exhibits while getting turnt on delicious libations?? Barcelona is also well-known for the fun and debauchery,

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27 May 2015

Oakland’s ‘The Alley’ is in Trouble and Needs Your Help

  The Alley in Oakland, an amazing piano bar with a great deep-fryer is feeling the heavy hand of the health inspector and needs your support.  $75,000 in upgrades are demanded and a closure of the bar’s kitchen stove was ordered until the county’s demands are met. That means no hot grub at

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26 May 2015

Win Tickets to Rob Schneider @ Punchline SF!

Emmy-nominated actor Rob Schneider, well known for his trademark blend of character and comedic acting, has broadened his focus to include directing, producing and writing. Schneider has self-financed, edited and produced his new independent sitcom Real Rob which will be coming to a network near you in 2015. Schneider is

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26 May 2015

BAS Mayoral Campaign Announced + Bar Mitzvah Party Photos!

Broke-Ass Stuart’s Bar Mitzvah party and official mayoral campaign announcement went off with a bang at Rickshaw Stop Sunday night.  The party was packed with writers, freaks, musicians, artists, bartenders, Jews, nurses, contortionists, and creatives of all shapes and sizes celebrating Stuart’s 13 years in the city and his future as the shining progressive

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26 May 2015

Ma Li, An Artist You Should Know

The “Artist You Should Know” series highlights local artists before they exhibit their work somewhere awesome, it’s our way of supporting the creative community and helping to keep San Francisco a strange and wonderful place. Meet sculptor and mixed media artist, Ma Li.

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24 May 2015

SF Carnaval Grand Parade 2015…In Pictures

The San Francisco fog didn’t stop the samba in the Mission this morning,  photographer Hanna Quevedo captured the costumes, floats, and wonderful performers at the 37th Annual Carnaval Grand Parade.  Got to love this city.  #Mission                All Photographs Courtesy of Hanna Quevedo

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22 May 2015

The City That Was: 9/11 Didnt Kill Caffe Proust, But PG&E Did

In The City That Was, Bohemian Archivist P Segal tells a weekly story of what you all missed: the days when artists, writers, musicians, and unemployed visionaries were playing hard in the city’s streets and paying the rent working part time. Many months ago, I told you about Caffè Proust,

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