Shortly after the tragic earthquake in Haiti this January, fund raisers and relief organizations were popping up left and right to lend a hand to the victims. While the hype seems to have tapered off, there is still much to be done to rebuild and aid those affected by the

There’s really just nothing to dislike about this art show.  First, the opening reception tonight at 7pm is not only FREE to attend, but there will also be FREE food and drinks making the rounds.  Second, it’s being held at one of the best used bookstores in the city, Adobe

Have you ever been like “I like Pulp Fiction, but wish that there were more cabaret dancers”? If so my friend,  tomorrow is your. Fucking. NIGHT. New York cultural institution Joe’s Pub in conjunction with Casino O’ Fortune Cookie Productions presents  Royale With Cheese: A Burlesque Tribute to Pulp Fiction.

People who like Oakland seem to like it because they think it has a certain grit that the wine-and-cheese-shop-lined streets of San Francisco are be missing. Personally, I’m not a big fan of Oaktown and I cannot claim to be very Oaklandish, but every now and then there’s an event

I believe that people fall under two categories’ Those who eat cereal for dinner. Those who do not. I fall under the former.  I craft suppers out of the sparsest of cabinets.  If it is up to me, I am happy to scrounge up some small, homogeneous scraps to tide

Often, when someone has died or the realization dawns that the kids are no longer kids, people will lament that they had never pulled out a tape recorder to document all those little things and stories that happened back when. For five years, Evan Roberts of Audio Heirlooms has been

99% of the time, we here at BASGDWS like to share with you suggested things to do. Usually this is stuff we’d be going to anyway and we want you to come too because we love you and we’re all about reciprocation. (There’s also the theory that we’re a top-secret

I immediately start singing the Tool song Intolerance in my head when I hear the words, “Lie, cheat, and steal” together, because Tool is permanently lodged in my subconscious after listening to them a lot in high school. In general, I’m not a liar, cheater (except at board games) or