Sonny & the SunsetsThe 13th Annual Mission Creek Music and Arts Festival is just a little over a month away, but the fest's headquarters have been mum about the full list of bands and venues that are involved this year. The Web site advertises that the organizers are still taking submissions for bands, and so far only small announcements have come out about venues and artists booked to perform.The Knockout lists some good indie pop/indie folk/heavy rock during Mission Creek's run July 15-25.
Bring Back the Dead @ Mission Cultural CenterDía de los Muertos (or "Day of the Dead," for the infinitesimal fraction of English-speaking California residents who haven't picked up a smattering of holiday Spanish) is a celebration renowned for the particular aesthetic of its accompanying art and altars. Nary a San Franciscan has failed to walk past a shop window in the Mission and admire the calavera figurines: skeletons dressed up in ordinary clothes and conspicuously involved in the most q
MCCLATaste the burn.Mole to Die For is the theme of Wednesday's Dia de Los Muertos mole contest at Mission Cultural Center for Latino Arts (2868 Mission at 25th St.), Nov. 18, 7-10 p.m. This is the fifth year professional and home chefs alike will vie for cash prizes and local fame. (Sorry, procrastinators, the entry deadline was two days ago). Amateurs and pros will be judged in separate categories. Judges are S.F. sculptor Viva Paredes, and Eva Ackerman and Hugo Rodriguez of Gracias Mad
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