Top Stories

Folsom and Jetsam

Once seen as a moral scourge, Western SoMa's BDSM scene is poised to become S.F.'s Leather Cultural District.

 

S.F. Leaders Back Renaming Justin Herman Plaza

Stripping Justin Herman's name from the plaza would symbolically distance the city from an ugly past.

 

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Slideshows

Epica & Lacuna Coil at UC Theater Berkeley Sept.14th, 2017

 

The Do Over at The Great Northern Sept. 17, 2017

 

Black Star at Fox Theater Oakland Sept. 13, 2017

 

Against Me! at The Regency Ballroom Sept. 14, 2017

 


News

Third Baptist Church Seeks Landmark Status

The house of worship has stood for inclusive practices for more than 150 years.

 

New App Wants You To Livestream Crime Scenes

Because what could go wrong if you whip out your expensive smartphone at an active crime scene?

 

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Music

No Small Ponds for Bethany Cosentino

The Best Coast singer-guitarist has a platform, and she's not about to waste it on selfies or cute videos of her cat – not entirely, anyway.

 

City and Colour, Song and Sorrow

Dallas Green discusses his post-hardcore career, and writing music that is both private and universal.

 

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Culture

PROXY Reveals its Second Annual Fall Film Festival Lineup

I Am Not Your Negro, The Big Sick, PATTI CAKE$ and other new releases will screen in Hayes Valley this fall.

 

24-Hour Fitness: Taylor Mac’s A 24-Decade History of Popular Music, Chap. 1

Mac opened his magnum opus with an apology to an indigenous woman and dedicated "Shenandoah" to the late Bubbles.

 

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Dining

TOMORROW: The Third Annual S.F. CheeseFest Hits Social Hall SF

All the exceptionally delicious curdled milk byproducts you could ever dream of.

 

The Periodic Table, a Sake Bar and Taproom, Now Open in Emeryville’s Public Market

Shiba Ramen’s Owners saw an opportunity to introduce Japanese drinking culture to the U.S.

 

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Film

Zoology

We all wish we had a tail, of course, but would it be worth it?

 

The Tiger Hunter

A shiny tale of immigration woes in 1979 Chicago.

 

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