SF Bay Area

We Wanna Send You to See St. Vincent at the Greek Theatre!
Hailed in a 4-star Rolling Stone review as “a mutant strain of retro pop steeped in New York lore,” Daddy’s Home, the sixth album from Annie Clark a/k/a St. Vincent, is the latest facet of an ever-evolving artist widely regarded as the most consistently innovative and intriguing presence in modern

We Wanna Send You to See James Blake at the Greek Theatre!
Producer, singer, and songwriter James Blake became known for his unique style, which wrapped aching, gently sung R&B vocals around the deep bass and minimal rhythmic elements of dubstep. He arrived in 2009 with a series of 12″ singles and achieved both critical acclaim and worldwide fame following his self-titled

Massive Rise in SF Drug Overdose Deaths: City Hall Demonstration Demands Action
By Camila Vergara This Tuesday was International Overdose Awareness Day, a global effort to prevent overdoses and grieve those who have passed away. To mark it, activists gathered in front of City Hall in protest of the rise in accidental drug overdoses in San Francisco and to pressure city officials

The Best Beer in the East Bay and Where to Drink it
Here are the best places to drink beer in the East Bay (mostly Oakland) and not only that, how to get 2 for one beers at all of them!

SF Surfers Want You To ‘Hold On To Your Butts’!
The Surfrider Foundation San Francisco Chapter, part of one of our favorite nonprofit organization dedicated to the protection of clean water and healthy beaches, along with NOAA launched a ‘Love SF – Hold On To Your Butt’ campaign to prevent cigarette litter in SF and the Golden Gate National Recreation Area.

A Night at the SF Opera, It’s Back and It’s Wonderful
San Franciscans love a good costume party. In fact dressing up, having a couple cocktails and doing something artsy is a San Francisco tradition as old as the gold rush. It warmed my cold, foggy heart when I saw our Opera House’s doors open again. Inside the gowns flowed, the

Transit Agencies Slash September Fares to Welcome Riders Back
Several Bay Area transit systems are offering riders serious discounts for the month of September. Beginning Wednesday, passengers will see half-off or free fares for trips on a variety of rail cars, trains and buses. While Muni is not jumping aboard the month-long discount initiative, all youth ages 18 and

California Shuts Down All National Forests Due to Wildfire Risk
As of Tuesday night, every national forest in California will be closed to the public. The drastic move is in response to extreme fire danger the state is experiencing and a need to keep resources available for ongoing wildfires. As of now, it looks like the forests will be shut