Cacophony Society

A Guide to Alternative Communities Started in San Francisco
Some people run away to join the circus. Others run away to San Francisco. Those of us who live here know it’s actually the same thing.

The City That Was: Pranking Time Magazine with The Fantasia Protest
In The City That Was, Bohemian Archivist P Segal tells a weekly story of what you all missed: the days when artists, writers, musicians, and unemployed visionaries were playing hard in the city’s streets and paying the rent working part time. As April Fools’ Day approaches, I’m unavoidably reminded of my old friend

Video: John Law Thinks There’s Still Hope for SF
John Law is the real Most Interesting Man in the World. He co-founded Burning Man, The Cacophony Society, and the Billboard Liberation Front. He was also one of the first people to put Urban Exploration on the map. And his office is in a clock tower! John was nice

The City That Was: Literary Walks in Golden Gate Park After Dark
In The City That Was, Bohemian Archivist P Segal tells a weekly story of what you all missed: the days when artists, writers, musicians, and unemployed visionaries were playing hard in the city’s streets and paying the rent working part time. In the years when you didn’t need a lucrative, full-time job to

Watch The Kinda Late Show Episode 3 on The Internet!
Here it is folks, episode 3 in its entirety. Oh man this shit was good. We had: Peaches Christ (Legendary drag queen and performer) John Law (Co-founder of Burning Man and the Cacophony Society) Bear Vasquez (from the Double Rainbow YouTube video) Our house band The Megaflame Big Band and

The City That Was: An Evening With Charles Bukowski in My Living Room
In The City That Was, Bohemian Archivist P Segal tells a weekly story of what you all missed: the days when artists, writers, musicians, and unemployed visionaries were playing hard in the city’s streets and paying the rent working part time. It’s apparently some kind of special beer week in San Francisco, and
The City That Was: The Chris Radcliffe and An Evening of Proustian Graffitti
In The City That Was, Bohemian Archivist P Segal tells a weekly story of what you all missed: the days when artists, writers, musicians, and unemployed visionaries were playing hard in the city’s streets and paying the rent working part time. Among the many colorful personalities that have passed through my life, the

The City That Was: Making our Christmas White
In The City That Was, Bohemian Archivist P Segal tells a weekly story of what you all missed: the days when artists, writers, musicians, and unemployed visionaries were playing hard in the city’s streets and paying the rent working part time. Turning dream states into real world experiences was one of the things