Arts and Culture

Beetlejuice – The Musical, The Musical, The Musical is in San Francisco
If you are expecting a dutiful, yet musical, retelling of the beloved cult classic, it’s not going to happen. Instead, we get an irreverent, hilarious adaption with the titular character (played by Justin Collette) breaking the fourth wall immediately and keeping the audience intrigued. He teases, makes amazingly crude observations, prances and sleazes his way through the show in the most lovable of ways.

The Philosophy of Underground Legend Jonathan Richman
Jonathan Richman is a superstar, he doesn’t act like a superstar, but he definitely shines like one. He’s low-key and cool, he doesn’t have social media and isn’t connected to the internet all the time like the rest of us. He is present, making art and music. Living in the

Elon Musk Booed Off Stage at Dave Chappelle Show in SF
Every once in awhile something delicious happens to someone who really deserves it. And this time it happened to one of the most insufferable people on earth, Elon Musk. On Sunday night Dave Chappelle performed at the Chase Center in San Francisco. At one point during the set he called

The Mother Daughter Duo Handing out Socks to the Unhoused
For the last 3 Christmases, a mother-daughter duo has hopped on their sleigh and rode around Christmas Eve, handing out new socks to the folks living on the streets of San Francisco. Darnel Tasker and her daughter Zoe started the tradition during the quarantined Christmas of 2020, as a way

Why I Love Karaoke At The Catalyst In Santa Cruz
Written By: Saraah Dickens I am not a karaoke person. Getting up and singing in front of a crowd is not my idea of a good time. But I’m not exactly karaoke adverse. I’ve been dragged to my fair share of karaoke bars, the captive audience for my karaoke loving

20% Off The Entire BAS Store for All of December!
Screw Black Friday and Cyber Monday, I just invented Broke December (Shop Local Saturday…you’re still cool)! Everything in the BAS store is 20%…until December 31st!! This even includes our brand new shirt shown above that’s a tribute to 5 legendary San Francisco bars that have shut down in recent years. You can

A Glimpse at an Unrecognizable San Francisco During the Gold Rush
Let’s take it back to San Francisco during the California Gold Rush of 1848. The discovery of gold marked a turning point for the Bay Area, ushering in a new era of industrialization. This was of course, at the expense of the native Ohlone people, who had been suffering enslavement

21 San Francisco Museums Are FREE This Weekend
This weekend is dubbed San Francisco Free Museum Weekend. On December 3rd and 4th you’ll be able to visit 21 featured museums and organizations at no cost to you. The weekend of art was sponsored by anonymous donors who wanted to bring vibrancy back into the SF art scene at