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"Black Swan": Natalie Portman goes batshit in a tutu

Hardly Strictly Bluegrass: 10 Bands You Should Not Miss

​San Francisco's annual Hardly Strictly Bluegrass festival is kind of like a choose-your-own-adventure novel. You could pick any number of themes to select the acts you want to see -- old punk pioneers, roots music up-and-comers, etc.-- and follow one through all three day's lineups. You coul ... More >>

"The New Century"

Paul Rudnick's play is worthwhile if you flee at intermission.

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Our critics weigh in on local theater

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Our critics weigh in on local theater

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Our critics weigh in on local theater

South Pacific

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Yoshi’s steps up its game with free-jazz fest

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The Roots discuss hip-hop’s second jazz age

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CD Review: Prefuse 73 -- Preparations/Interregnums

Our critics weigh in on local theater

Prefuse 73

Preparations/Interregnums (Warp)

The Break-Ups

Stale romantic comedy has neither romance nor comedy

Zoom Lens

A roundup of the best screen gems at this year's Latinbeat Film Festival

Animal Crackers

In Madagascar, the wild things romp, then roam

The Karmic Kitchen

Annalakshmi brings karmic dining to San Francisco; a convenience store groupie attends the "University of 7-Eleven."

Smudged Circle

Agitprop meets musical in this too-long -- but still powerful -- Brecht revival

The Son Also Rises

A drunk, irresponsible prince and a dull king waiting for him to grow up. Sound familiar?

Capsule Reviews

Our critics weigh in on local theatre

The Carpetbagger's Children

A fascinating, fading piece of sepia-toned American history

Absinthe Friends

Luxurious provender before a performance -- or instead of one

Hear This

Jazz saxophonist Ornette Coleman's still as fresh, original, and relevant as ever.

SF Weekly Music Awards 2002

A galaxy-spanning journey through space and sound!

Tenor Madness

At 72, Sonny Rollins remains one of jazz's biggest enigmas -- and a hugely rewarding live performer

Betrayal

Betrayal seems like a no-brainer for a fledgling company's first stab at success

Reel World

All the President's Men; The Grateful Dead Movie

Sex Mob

Solid Sender

Tenor of the Times

Joshua Redman returns to the Bay Area as SF Jazz tries to prove it's got everything New York has -- and maybe more

If It Ain't Stiff

Bindlestiff Family Cirkus

Pointed Counterpoints

A decade after their first collaboration, Steve Reich and Kronos Quartet rediscover the art of the ensemble composition

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A decade after their first collaboration, Steve Reich and Kronos Quartet rediscover the art of the ensemble composition

Night + Day

A decade after their first collaboration, Steve Reich and Kronos Quartet rediscover the art of the ensemble composition

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A decade after their first collaboration, Steve Reich and Kronos Quartet rediscover the art of the ensemble composition

Apocrypha

A decade after their first collaboration, Steve Reich and Kronos Quartet rediscover the art of the ensemble composition

Author! Author!

A decade after their first collaboration, Steve Reich and Kronos Quartet rediscover the art of the ensemble composition

What Wynton Doesn't Hear

Lester Bowie explains

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Lester Bowie explains

Siamese Dream

Now playing on the Great White Way: The King and I, Bring in 'da Noise ..., A Delicate Balance

Jazzmatazz

Cecil Taylor and the 13th Annual San Francisco Jazz Festival

What the Future Holds

The Broadway staging of Arcadia hints at what's in store for ACT audiences

Carey Nation

As ACT returns to its home at the restored Geary, Artistic Director Carey Perloff stages a coup de theatre for her fourth season

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As ACT returns to its home at the restored Geary, Artistic Director Carey Perloff stages a coup de theatre for her fourth season