Top Stories

SFPD Shoots, Kills Domestic Violence Suspect

The hostage situation ended Sunday morning.

 

VIDEO: A Battle of Giant Inflatable Penises Set to David Bowie’s “Heroes”

NSFW: On the same day as the Folsom Street Fair, Chapter Four of Taylor Mac's A 24-Decade History of Popular Music included a re-enactment of the Cold War with big huge balloon dicks.

 

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Slideshows

Psychic TV and Moira Scar at the Independent, September 21st, 2017

 

Goldfrapp and Morgan Saint at The Warfield, San Francisco, Sept. 16, 2017

 

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

 

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

 


News

Aardvark Books Is Up For Sale

Another independent San Francisco bookstore bites the dust.

 

Dispatches from CDMX: The Work for Life Must Continue

A San Franciscan reports how last week's 7.1 earthquake caused widespread structural collapses throughout the Mexican capital.

 

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Music

L7 Doesn’t Use a Riot Grrrl Hashtag

If she could do it all over again, Donita Sparks might not fly a banner over Lilith Fair that reads "Bored? Tired? Try L7." But mostly, she has few regrets.

 

Even Bad Pizza Can Be Good: Andrew W.K. on Working Hard to Party Hard

The party-obsessed rocker says he’s the most negative person he knows, but that might be hard to glean at his two shows at The Independent this week.

 

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Culture

24-Hour Fitness: A 24-Decade History of Popular Music, Ch. 2-3

Chapter Three was the most energetic segment thus far, definitively proving that Taylor Mac's sweeping drag-splosion is destined to become canonical.

 

As a Boston Marathon Bombing Survivor, Jake Gyllenhaal Gets Stronger

A film about a man's struggle to regain control of his body parallels the Stephen Hawking biopic, "The Theory of Everything."

 

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Dining

Celebrate a Year of Voodoo Charm at Bernal’s Old Devil Moon

The art-directed restroom, Tarot reading resident psychic, and voodoo-driven decor commemorate a trip around the sun with secret kegs!

 

Belden Alley Welcomes the Open-Til-4 a.m. Toy Soldier

The proposal to let bars serve alcohol until 4 a.m. appears to have died in the State Senate, but in the meantime, here's a fun new spot that stays open past two.

 

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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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