Arts and Culture

05 Dec 2014

The City That Was: Insider Jokes at the Aub Zam Zam

 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. Every so often, to avoid sinking into annoying nostalgia, it’s great to

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04 Dec 2014

PSA: Why Pills That Make Your Poop Glittery Are a Terrible Idea

You can buy anything on Etsy! For $9.90 (plus shipping + handling) you can get six pill capsules filled with glitter. Presumably they make your poop as colorful as a Lisa Frank folder. I can see it now, Burning Man art installations of rainbow dooky butter. Not sure why you would

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02 Dec 2014

Win A Copy Of ‘Made By Raffi’: The Boy Who Liked To Knit And Sew

“Inspired by a true-life incident, Made By Raffi is the story of a little boy who doesn’t care for sports but likes to knit and sew — at first he is teased for his hobby, but in the end he becomes a hero to his class.  The book supports young boys and

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01 Dec 2014

Win Tickets to see tUnE-yArDs @ Fox Theatre Oakland!

  Merrill Garbus has performed as tUnE-yArDs since 2009, and that band name has always been synonymous with forward movement — whether because of her explosive performance style or the always-surprising way in which her songs unfold. Thursday, December 11, 2014 @ 8PM. PURCHASE TICKETS HERE! [promosimple id=”6258″]

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01 Dec 2014

Win Tickets to see Trailer Park Boys @ Paramount Theatre!

  America’s favorite drunk, high and unemployed Canadians, will return to the stage with a new live show at the Paramount Theatre. Set in a dysfunctional trailer park community in Nova Scotia, Trailer Park Boys became a cult hit with a mockumentary-style TV show that lasted for seven seasons between

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01 Dec 2014

Win Tickets to see Cass McCombs + The Meat Puppets @ IndySF!

Cass McCombs, who’s from Concord, played in countless bands at various DIY spaces in the Bay Area and the Pacific Northwest in the 90s, until he relocated to New York. But don’t worry, he relocated to SF in 2011. See him play tracks from his 2013 album, Big Wheel and Others.

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27 Nov 2014

The City That Was: The Criminal Act of Feeding the Hungry

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. Thanksgiving season, the time when America prepares to gorge itself on variations

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25 Nov 2014

How to Survive Your Family During the Holidays

It’s here. The holiday season. Personally, I hate the Christmas season. Aside from SantaCon, I could do without the time between Thanksgiving and New Year’s Eve. I’m a Grinch and my heart isn’t going to grow 10 times too big and Cindy Lou Who can go suck a big one. Pure

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