Langston Hughes

"Trickeration": Is This Hot New Word Really a Word?

​Viewers of last week's 49ers-Seahawks game may have heard something a bit jarring -- not as jarring as what happened to poor Delanie Walker, but jarring nevertheless. Describing the teams' eclectic playcalling, the game's announcer repeatedly used the term "trickeration." Evidently "trickeration" ... More >>

R.I.P. Gil Scott-Heron 1949-2011

Adam Turner/WikimediaGil Scott-Heron at SF's Regency Ballroom in 2009​ Poet, author, proto-rapper and political soul/jazz singer-songwriter Gil Scott-Heron died Friday, May 27 at the age of 62. The cause of death has not been confirmed as of press time, but the BBC has reported that he had fal ... More >>

Vallejo rapper Moe Green wants fame too badly to sleep

Adam Turner/WikimediaGil Scott-Heron at SF's Regency Ballroom in 2009​ Poet, author, proto-rapper and political soul/jazz singer-songwriter Gil Scott-Heron died Friday, May 27 at the age of 62. The cause of death has not been confirmed as of press time, but the BBC has reported that he had fal ... More >>

In Print This Week: Moe Green, Hypernova, Cults

Cults​So there's this 22-year-old rapper from Vallejo named Moe Green. He tweets every 10.5 seconds, rhymes about how he wants to be famous like the Rock -- yes, the pro wrestler -- and was recently named one of the Top 10 up-and-coming local rappers by the radio station KMEL. Our Dave MacFadden-E ... More >>

Minority Report

Cults​So there's this 22-year-old rapper from Vallejo named Moe Green. He tweets every 10.5 seconds, rhymes about how he wants to be famous like the Rock -- yes, the pro wrestler -- and was recently named one of the Top 10 up-and-coming local rappers by the radio station KMEL. Our Dave MacFadden-E ... More >>

Misc. Reviews: Lindon Kwesi Johnson

Di Great Revalueshanary

Our critics weigh in on local theater

Di Great Revalueshanary

Our critics weigh in on local theater

Di Great Revalueshanary

Black Nativity

The choreography is ungainly, but the vocal pyrotechnics make the soul sing

Holiday Happenings

Bebe, Baby!

Here Lies Jenny Weills away the hours

This Week's Day-by-Day Picks

Here Lies Jenny Weills away the hours

Cut and Paste

Beauty Shop is clipped straight from its predecessors

Dali's Folly

A Gala presentation

Christmas Crack-Up

The Hard Nut skewers seasonal shtick

Versifying

Good poetry, bad poetry, and something in between

The Good Word

One dance uses gospel, hip hop, and prison songs; the other no music at all

Holiday

One dance uses gospel, hip hop, and prison songs; the other no music at all

Holiday Listings 2002

Arts, Crafts, Events, and Performances for the Holidays

Holiday Listings 2002

Arts, Crafts, Events, and Performances for the Holidays

Night&Day

Arts, Crafts, Events, and Performances for the Holidays

The Color Blue

This autobiographical one-man show -- with blues guitar accompaniment -- is a sly charmer

Holiday Listings 2002

Arts, Crafts, Events, and Performances for the Holidays

The Color Blue

This autobiographical one-man show -- with blues guitar accompaniment -- is a sly charmer

EVENTS

This autobiographical one-man show -- with blues guitar accompaniment -- is a sly charmer

Reps Etc.

This autobiographical one-man show -- with blues guitar accompaniment -- is a sly charmer

Reps Etc.

This autobiographical one-man show -- with blues guitar accompaniment -- is a sly charmer

Reps Etc.

This autobiographical one-man show -- with blues guitar accompaniment -- is a sly charmer

Reps Etc.

This autobiographical one-man show -- with blues guitar accompaniment -- is a sly charmer

Reps Etc.

This autobiographical one-man show -- with blues guitar accompaniment -- is a sly charmer

Reps Etc.

This autobiographical one-man show -- with blues guitar accompaniment -- is a sly charmer

Reps Etc.

This autobiographical one-man show -- with blues guitar accompaniment -- is a sly charmer

Reps Etc.

Film Events at Smaller Venues

Holiday Guide

Arts, crafts, events, and performances for the holidays

Scattering Poems All Through the Night

Word for Word tries to turn poetry into a stage play

Holiday Guide

Arts, Crafts, Events, Performances ,and New Year's Eve

Black Nativity

It's not just a Christmas tale, but a celebration of music

Holiday Listings 2001

Arts, Crafts, Events, and Performances for the Holidays

Baby Jesus, Reborn

Black Nativity

Stage Capsules

A Black Nativity, Noh Christmas Carol '99, The Turn of the Screw

Week 2 of the 41st S.F. International Film Festival

A Black Nativity, Noh Christmas Carol '99, The Turn of the Screw

Black Beauty

A Black Nativity, Noh Christmas Carol '99, The Turn of the Screw

The Grid

A Black Nativity, Noh Christmas Carol '99, The Turn of the Screw

Night+Day

A Black Nativity, Noh Christmas Carol '99, The Turn of the Screw

Night+Day

A Black Nativity, Noh Christmas Carol '99, The Turn of the Screw