The San Franciscan is an independent arts and culture print magazine with the mission of celebrating the diverse subcultures of San Francisco and the Bay Area through essays, journalism, poetry, fiction, and art from local creatives. We’re so excited to partner with this awesome publication to give away two FREE

The Four-Eyed Horsemen (made up of MC Lars, Schäffer the Darklord, Mega Ran, and MC Frontalot) are coming to hometown venue Bottom of the Hill – and we want to get you in to see the show for FREE!  After a successful livestream concert series called the Stay at Home

Every Tuesday our subscribers get this awesome roundup in their inboxes. You should sign up right here to make sure you never miss a thing. San Francisco’s own sweet September “summertime” is finally at hand, and there’s no excuse not to take advantage of everything the season brings! Here’s what we’re most

The East Bay has taken a spanking this summer with abnormally high temperatures and smoky air you can chew on like a snack. But those punishing daytime rays make for beautiful summer nights, nights that will quickly disappear. So grab your vaccinated peeps and hit up some trippy outdoor bars

The season of ticket giveaways and big concerts is back! We’re celebrating the reopening of one of our favorite Bay Area music venues, Oakland’s Fox Theater by partnering with them to give away two pairs of FREE tickets to each of five upcoming shows. We’ll be posting these giveaways over

Time for a little good news! A BAS reader named Sebastian Luke emailed to let us know that two Polk Street businesses with cult like followings have reopened. If you recall, just before the pandemic, the porn themed bar Kozy Kar shut down because the owner wanted to run off

The Short Version: Minimum wage is a joke in this country, even in California, which has the highest in the nation. So the folks at SEIU 2015 are fighting for a $20 minimum wage, starting with nursing home and homecare workers. These workers have been on the frontlines of the pandemic,

  You hear people talk about “the stars aligning” like it’s some kind of magical rare event. But if you hang out at the Punch Line SF enough, the stars will align pretty regularly – the Comedy All-Stars, that is 😉 This weekend, you have four chances to check out