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Enter for your chance to win tickets to see Poliça @ The Fillmore!
Poliça is an American synthpop and alternative rock band from Minneapolis, Minnesota that has a pair of dual drummers! If the opening moments of POLIÇA’s new album, United Crushers, leave you feeling unsettled, then Channy Leaneagh has done her job. With her voice pitch-shifted down into an ominous, nearly unrecognizable register, she

The Importance of Being Costumed When You Party
This originally appeared on Fest300 There’s a photo of me floating around out there that virtually guarantees that I can never run for public office (Note: this was obviously written way before I ran for mayor). In it I’m clearly intoxicated, and wearing Mickey Mouse ears and a pink leotard.

5 Times Ruth Bader Ginsburg Totally Schooled Us
Today marks the glorious birthday of one of America’s most influential voices. Supreme Court Justice Ruth Bader Ginsburg is 83 years young today and she’s still as feisty as ever. Not only is she a feminist icon but she’s also been at the forefront of LGBT equality. The Notorious RBG was actually

Here’s your chance to see Yonder Mountain String Band perform at the Fillmore!
The Colorado-based foursome has crisscrossed the country over the past eleven years, bending bluegrass, rock and countless other influences that the band has pioneered a sound of their own. But as its fans know, Yonder Mountain String Band does something a little different, more than just a musical party. The

Sober, Fun & Responsible Things To Do On St Patrick’s Day
It’s no secret that, on St. Patrick’s Day, people like to drink. A lot. In fact, the true meaning of the holiday is often lost — it marks the death of Ireland’s patron saint, Saint Patrick — amid the booze and green beer that’s also floating around. This year, though, you can

Bringing Music Education To SF’s Homeless Children
It’s no secret that learning music at an early age is good for your brain. It enhances spatial-temporal reasoning, and helps develop speech, hand-eye coordination and creativity. Blue Bear School of Music outreach is helping to spread that kind of education to every corner of San Francisco. The Little Bears Music Program sends professional

How To Make The Best Corned Beef
How a half Irish, half Jewish, ALL american makes corn beef on St. Patricks Day.
“Corned beef and cabbage was a meal created out of necessity and convenience by broke-ass American immigrants.”