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Developer Jane McGonigal Says Video Games Can Change the World -- for the Better

In her book Reality Is Broken: Why Games Make Us Better and How they Can Change the World, game designer and researcher Jane McGonigal makes the case that video games reduce unhappiness in players, hone their critical thinking skills, and can even be harnessed to help solve global problems such as t ... More >>

Sizzle & Fizzle: Highs and Lows from the Last Week in S.F. Music

In her book Reality Is Broken: Why Games Make Us Better and How they Can Change the World, game designer and researcher Jane McGonigal makes the case that video games reduce unhappiness in players, hone their critical thinking skills, and can even be harnessed to help solve global problems such as t ... More >>

Sunday: Wayne Shorter Pushes the Limits of Jazz, Music at Herbst Theatre

Dean Schaffer​Wayne Shorter Oct. 2, 2011 Herbst Theatre Better than: Listening to songs shorter than 40 minutes long. Stripped of his pen, notebook, and incredibly necessary glasses, the concert reviewer can't help but feel out of his element, totally unprepared to eventually write a proper ... More >>

Music Links: Secret Alley Show This Weekend, a Chat with Bob Mould, and More

via The Owl MagShepard Fairey and Bob Mould in conversation.​ There's a special show at the Secret Alley this weekend featuring local bands Lilac, Melted Toys, Talk Normal, and a special guest. Who is it? A good local band that's getting attention from around the world. [The Bay Bridged] Anot ... More >>

9/11 Conspiracy Movie Festival Brings "Truthers" to Herbst Theatre

Or was it?​The details may vary, but the premise behind almost all the 9/11-conspiracy films this weekend is roughly the same: Government investigations such as the 9-11 Commission report are inadequate and may be covering up other details. Beyond that, theories vary, and the Northern California ... More >>

John Vanderslice and Magik*Magik Orchestra Spellbind at Herbst Theatre

John VandersliceJohn Vanderslice​John Vanderslice with the Magik*Magik Orchestra June 17, 2011 @ Herbst Theatre Better than: David Axlerod conducts David Hasselhoff. It was my first time inside the historic Herbst Theatre, and the place is a mid-century hoot. Indie rock horns ... More >>

Don't Forget the Motor City

John VandersliceJohn Vanderslice​John Vanderslice with the Magik*Magik Orchestra June 17, 2011 @ Herbst Theatre Better than: David Axlerod conducts David Hasselhoff. It was my first time inside the historic Herbst Theatre, and the place is a mid-century hoot. Indie rock horns ... More >>

Tickets for the Next Pop-Up Magazine Go Onsale at Noon Today. You Have Been Warned.

​The last three performances of Pop-Up Magazine -- y'know, the amazing magazine-as-live-show event deemed by some (ahem) to be one of the best things in S.F. -- sold out more quickly than an old-school print editor can down a shot of Old Overholt. (Tickets for Issue Three even crashed the ticket-s ... More >>

Tapping on It

​The last three performances of Pop-Up Magazine -- y'know, the amazing magazine-as-live-show event deemed by some (ahem) to be one of the best things in S.F. -- sold out more quickly than an old-school print editor can down a shot of Old Overholt. (Tickets for Issue Three even crashed the ticket-s ... More >>

What To Do? Tuesday's Pick: George Booth and Matthew Diffee

​George Booth and Matthew Diffee @ Herbst Theatre The weekly New Yorker online cartoon caption contest is for masochists. Just type in your entry, mindful of profanity and scatology, and imagine your new future. If you're the winner, you'll hear back by Thursday. But you won't hear back. Instead, ... More >>

Five Classical Music and Opera Events to See This Fall

​George Booth and Matthew Diffee @ Herbst Theatre The weekly New Yorker online cartoon caption contest is for masochists. Just type in your entry, mindful of profanity and scatology, and imagine your new future. If you're the winner, you'll hear back by Thursday. But you won't hear back. Instead, ... More >>

New Ceu Album Coming Soon

Viva Brazil: Ceu Six Degrees artist Ceu has completed a follow-up to her Grammy-nominated 2007 self-titled debut. The news album, called Vagarosa--a rough translation is "at a relaxed pace"--has been given a July 7 drop date, which is good news for people who love amazing music sung by Brazi ... More >>

Classical & Opera

Viva Brazil: Ceu Six Degrees artist Ceu has completed a follow-up to her Grammy-nominated 2007 self-titled debut. The news album, called Vagarosa--a rough translation is "at a relaxed pace"--has been given a July 7 drop date, which is good news for people who love amazing music sung by Brazi ... More >>

Lead Members from Magnetic Fields, Mountain Goats, New Pornographers Talk Music for SF Lecture Series

Viva Brazil: Ceu Six Degrees artist Ceu has completed a follow-up to her Grammy-nominated 2007 self-titled debut. The news album, called Vagarosa--a rough translation is "at a relaxed pace"--has been given a July 7 drop date, which is good news for people who love amazing music sung by Brazi ... More >>

Cuchi-Cuchi! Here comes Charo!

Viva Brazil: Ceu Six Degrees artist Ceu has completed a follow-up to her Grammy-nominated 2007 self-titled debut. The news album, called Vagarosa--a rough translation is "at a relaxed pace"--has been given a July 7 drop date, which is good news for people who love amazing music sung by Brazi ... More >>

Preaching To The Choir: Green Party Presidential "Debate"

Viva Brazil: Ceu Six Degrees artist Ceu has completed a follow-up to her Grammy-nominated 2007 self-titled debut. The news album, called Vagarosa--a rough translation is "at a relaxed pace"--has been given a July 7 drop date, which is good news for people who love amazing music sung by Brazi ... More >>

Your Monday Morning Hangover: Fests and Feists, RIP Norman Mailer

Viva Brazil: Ceu Six Degrees artist Ceu has completed a follow-up to her Grammy-nominated 2007 self-titled debut. The news album, called Vagarosa--a rough translation is "at a relaxed pace"--has been given a July 7 drop date, which is good news for people who love amazing music sung by Brazi ... More >>

Your Monday Morning Hangover: Fests and Feists, RIP Norman Mailer

Viva Brazil: Ceu Six Degrees artist Ceu has completed a follow-up to her Grammy-nominated 2007 self-titled debut. The news album, called Vagarosa--a rough translation is "at a relaxed pace"--has been given a July 7 drop date, which is good news for people who love amazing music sung by Brazi ... More >>

Shaken, Stirring

Viva Brazil: Ceu Six Degrees artist Ceu has completed a follow-up to her Grammy-nominated 2007 self-titled debut. The news album, called Vagarosa--a rough translation is "at a relaxed pace"--has been given a July 7 drop date, which is good news for people who love amazing music sung by Brazi ... More >>

Nick Drake's Sister and Jolie Holland 'Talking Music' Today at Herbst

Viva Brazil: Ceu Six Degrees artist Ceu has completed a follow-up to her Grammy-nominated 2007 self-titled debut. The news album, called Vagarosa--a rough translation is "at a relaxed pace"--has been given a July 7 drop date, which is good news for people who love amazing music sung by Brazi ... More >>

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