MSF's take on PB&J: Pork belly and jicamaThis Saturday, June 6, Mission Street Food is going back to its roots. Chef Anthony Myint and team are planning to fire up a taco truck and serve the crowd at Yerba Buena Center for the Arts' What's the Big Idea? Late Night Party. The tentative 11-item menu includes now-classic MSF favorites like the PB&J and King Trumpet sandwiches, along with various salads (glass noodle, watermelon, roasted sweet corn) and small bites, with noth
Gay Rock Icon: Jon GinoliEver wonder what it's like to be a gay rock star? Jon Ginoli lived that life, as the lead singer and guitarist for Pansy Division, SF's pioneering queer punx, who rose to infamy after opening for Green Day on the "Dookie" tour. Now Ginoli has written a book about his experiences--the groupies! The spandex! The matching drapes on the tour bus!--entitled "Deflowered: My Life in Pansy Division."
Ginoli has launched a 60-city book tour, which coincides with the
We usually round up the cheap events around the city on Fridays, but since the RSVP list for this one will most likely fill up fast, we're giving the heads up early. On Saturday, June 5, Yerba Buena Center is hosting a "Big Idea" party featuring grub from Mission Street Food; music from Pansy Division, Ex-Boyfriends, and Exillon; and drag shows hosted by Monistat and Anna Conda. Plus you get to see that Nick Cave show everyone's been blabbing about. The party goes from 9 p.m. until 3 a.m., and y