PHOTOS AND WORDS BY ANDY SAMWICK Thanks to inflation, going on a date these days requires choosing a spot with a lovely ambiance and is consistently delicious but also doesn’t break the bank. Seems like the tallest of orders. But there are those spots in San Francisco, and I was

By David Coppin-Lanegen Throngs of people pounded their feet against the stone pavement, their long scarves and long hair dyed wailing, schizophrenic colors. As they danced, Robin Pecknold of Fleet Foxes crooned, his voice blue and blending with the pink-orange sky and colorful people of The Greek, in Berkeley. Formally

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

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

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

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

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

One of the big programming items on the Fall schedule of the Berkeley Art Museum Pacific Film Archive (hereafter “BAMPFA”) happens to be the “Mill Valley Film Festival At BAMPFA (October 7-15, 2023)” section.  It’s a godsend for those who are intrigued by the offerings of the 46th Mill Valley