Conventional wisdom dictates that aspiring actors move to Hollywood and aspiring dancers head for the Big Apple, but what conventional wisdom doesn't mention is…
A few years back, I took some snapshots of my wife-to-be. She was naked at the time. This unprocessed roll of film has been…
Erik Friedlander's Topaz After hearing NYC cellist Erik Friedlander's Topaz, his debut recording as a bandleader, one wouldn't guess that Prince, Earth, Wind &…
Jazz guitarist Charlie Hunter revisits the Bay Area, energized and uncorrupted by the bustle of New York City
Books to Go Books have lives of their own, as do literary reputations. The Mark Twain Company, screening Saturday at Artists' Television Access, is…
Bent, But Not Broken Beanbender's, the esteemed Berkeley jazz and experimental music space, has had something of an identity crisis in recent months. Changes…
Suckers Normally we don't fall for cheap publicity stunts. But every once in a while some band — well, it's usually the Gun &…
Hey, Faggot: I'm writing in response to your column about “gerbiling” [Aug. 19]. You stated that you don't have to be a gay man…
Matthew Shipp & William Parker Sometimes Matthew Shipp sees the piano as a spaceship, an enigmatic vehicle for transporting both player and listener to…
New York City may be the world's dance capital, but San Francisco has the Big Apple's best ballet company on loan this week, along…
