Sometimes I really like a band and decide to interview them. When it’s for SFGate, I’m required to be somewhat ladylike. When it’s for Brokeass, I’m required (allowed) to be slightly more irreverent. Thus I have to find ways of making fun of the band, just a little. Some bands

After a far too long hiatus Indie Mart is back with a vengeance this weekend at Thee Parkside in Portrero Hill. It appears that summer is finally upon us, and in San Francisco that means you have the wonderful dilemma of trying to decide which awesome outdoor events you will

A good friend first brought me to Giordano Bros on St. Patrick’s Day and since then I seem to have forgotten that any other restaurants in North Beach exist. For the uninitiated, Giordano Bros serves “All in one sandwiches” which essentially means they throw a healthy handful of French fries

Just talked to the dudes from Zodiac Death Valley. Besides the fact that they are playing at the Independent this Thursday, July 21st, with Cannons and Clouds and LILAC (who I interviewed here a couple weeks ago), I don’t know a ton about this band. But after interviewing them I

I’m going to level with you here: The Dark Room is not a bar and as such does not sell booze. You might get lucky every so often with an event whose proprietors have obtained a temporary (or perhaps permanent, I guess) liquor license and then they sell the beer,

Nowadays when your significant other requests dinner and a movie your night can turn into a bank account busting endeavor real quick.  Lucky for you the 1989 romantic comedy classic “When Harry Met Sally” will be playing for FREE in Union Square on Saturday July 16th. An event like this

I live my life by this credo: “Never say no to FREE wine.” If you follow a similar philosophy, you should get over to the Top of the Mark tonight and every Tuesday this summer for a FREE movie screening and wine tasting. The Top of the Mark bar boasts

San Francisco is so full of smug bikers that it’d be foolish not to tell you about this OG cyclist: Ironman triathlete Amy Snyder has written her debut book, Hell On Two Wheels: An Astonishing Story of Suffering, Triumph, and the Most Extreme Endurance Race in the World, and you can