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01 Sep 2023

The Most Versatile Music Venue in The Bay is 50 Years Old

I’ve set a new goal to explore every music venue in The Bay Area, even though I’ve been to most due to growing up here. However, there are still surprises and unexplored places.  Last week, I attended a show at Ashkenaz in Berkeley and was amazed by its versatility. While

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31 Aug 2023

The Amazing Rockstar Photo Exhibit at CJM

On a warm night at the CJM, a crowd of Deadheads, hippies, music lovers, and photography fans gathered to hear a legend speak about a lifetime of documenting popular culture.  Rockstar photographer Jay Blakesberg held a talk about capturing musicians in San Francisco since the late 70s, from Jerry Garcia

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30 Aug 2023

We Wanna Send You to See Cruel Intentions: The 90s Musical!

Enter Below to Win a Pair of Tix to Cruel Intentions: The 90s Musical at Victoria Theater on 9/15! Based on the Hollywood film starring Reese Witherspoon and Sarah Michelle Gellar comes Cruel Intentions, a hit new musical. Drawing you deep into the manipulative world of Manhattan’s most tempting liaisons:

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30 Aug 2023

San Francisco Group Wants to Make Mid-Market a ‘World-Class’ Arts Hub

In the 21 years I’ve been in San Francisco, Mid-Market – the stretch of Market Street running from 5th Street to Van Ness Avenue – has always been run down. But apparently it’s been like that for a lot longer than my tenure here. Starting in the 1960s, the construction

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29 Aug 2023

Not at Burning Man? Nothing to Do? Not Anymore!

By Jerucifer, Arts & Events Editor For anyone who wasn’t able to “go home” this year to the burn, you are sure to have a great time sticking around in the Bay! Lots of free events to give you a taste of the capitalism-free vibe of the Playa, right here

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29 Aug 2023

Why Did Silicon Valley Elites Buy Up A Ton Of Land In Solano County?

When I first heard that $800 million dollars of land was purchased completely encircling Travis Air Force Base in Fairfield, I can’t lie, the first thing I thought was, “oh China or Russia is trolling us.” But the reality is much worse: Silicon Valley is going dumpster diving… IN MY

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29 Aug 2023

Why Are S.F. Politicians Hosting Doom Loop Tours?

San Francisco is a strange place. It’s the per capita billionaire capital of the world, and yet the city is regularly criticized for intense levels of poverty and urban decay. It’s a place where clearly rich people deny being rich while draping themselves in vague progressive mantras to showcase their

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28 Aug 2023

4-Star Theater To Host Martin Scorsese Non-Gangster Film Retrospective

Director Martin Scorsese has helmed such gangster films as “Goodfellas,” “The Departed,” and “The Irishman.”  But just because he’s done films about organized crime does not mean he deserves to be known only as a director of gangster films.  If the upcoming adaptation of “Killers Of The Flower Moon” does

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