After SFist reported that Zeitgeist closed for renovations, a reader sent us some shots of the exfoliation, if you will, now in progress. Said reader, one who "has a friend working on the remodel," tells us that "the back wall with 20+ years of bumperstickers and what-not is gone." It has been reportedly "[t]aken away and destroyed." more ›

Tiki bar aficionados lost a watering hole late last night as a fire at Tiki Tom's in Oakland quickly erupted from one-alarm to a three-alarm status. About 80 firefighters with 17 engines had problems reaching the waterfront restaurant near the Park Street Bridge and a fireboat was brought in to flank the blaze from the estuary side. Crews remained on the scene from just after 11 p.m. Thursday night until 6 a.m. this morning dousing remaining hot spots... more ›

Termed out District Supervisor Chris Daly has no plans to leave San Francisco high and dry. According to NBC Bay Area, the (in)famous District 6 Supe confirmed plans to buy and run Buck Tavern on Market Street (between 12th Street & Page) -- a former watering hole for many local online writers. more ›

Press Club, the 9,000 square-foot "urban wine tasting bar" on SoMa's pedestrian-oriented Yerba Buena, took home an award tonight in Los Angeles at the Dwell on Design conference. Organized by the American Institute of Architects Los Angeles (AIA|LA), the 6th Annual Restaurant Design Awards accepts projects from across the country in three categories: restaurants, cafés and bars and lounges. more ›

One of two things happened over at BAR.com: 1) Somebody hacked the interwebs, and posted this casual faux-resignation letter Sunday morning, or 2) news editor Cynthia Laird is peeved. Since Laird is a respected journalist in these parts, very much civic minded about her community, and too overqualified to spritz homosexuals with bronzer, we're going to assume the former. more ›

At around 1 a.m this morning, a man was shot and killed just outside North Beach bar Fuse. According to reports, the unidentified man had a few drinks, walked outside and returned later, "only to be shot twice in the back as he tried to re-enter the club." Once he stumbled back into the club, all chaos broke loose. A bartender tried to perform CPR, but the man was "pronounced dead about an hour later at San Francisco General Hospital." Word has it the man also might have known his assailant. No arrests have been made. Update: The victim has been identified by medical examiners as Richard Barrett, 29. who was "trying to run from the men when he was shot." Brazen. more ›

On the recommendation of some friends, we headed over to the Buckshot last night. There were rumors of a metal-centric musical bent, shuffleboard, and ski-ball (yes!). All true. But what really got us was the bar menu. Corn dogs, pulled pork sliders, fried chicken, and...chicken-fried bacon. more ›

Those sweet sounds of Patti LuPone, Connie Champagne, and Bambi Lake are a thing of the past over at the Plush Room/York Hotel. Bay Area native and Food Network star Tyler Florence (who's managed to snag three shows on the foodie network -- i.e., Tyler's Ultimate, Food 911, and How to Boil Water -- while our favorite local gastronomic celeb, Joanne Weir, has inexplicably landed zero) will take over the former cabaret lounge. While we loved the old-gay-man sounds of aging divas crooning a song or two at this venue's former incarnation, we also find Florence kinda hot. And hear he cooks a mean dish. But we have to wait to see if Florence's food surpasses his baby bib lettuce boasting on those Chilli's Applebee's commercials, Eater reports that the place will open sometime in the distance future. more ›

Just after 2 a.m. this morning, a drive-by shooting occurred outside the Eagle on Harrison at 12th Street, killing one. According to former Pansy Division member and current LJ user Patrock, the victim "was hanging out with two females on the Harrison side of the bar when two guys in a Jetta rolled up and fired 3 to 5 rounds," more ›

South of Market is home to one of the largest networks (with the fewest dropped calls?) of queer-friendly businesses in San Francisco. It has been this way for decades and doesn't appear to be changing. Or is it? more ›

Okay, so it's only noon-ish and perhaps it's a bit early to think about drinking, but when it involves one of our favorite bars, we're gonna brave an alkie reputation to bring this bit of news: Our friends over at EaterSF are reporting that the Owl Tree may be making its way back onto the dive bar scene. After writing about construction starting up at the SF institution, readers wrote EaterSF with e-mails saying that the Owl Tree will be restored. more ›

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• Information Society: Remember these guys? No? How about now? They perform along with Tell Tale Heartbreakers, Spellbound (a Siouxsie tribute band), DJs Decay (Death Guild), Shindog (New Wave City), and Callum McGowan (Retrowerks). The energy goes from 8 p.m. to 2 a.m. at DNA Lounge; $14-20.
• My Kid Could Paint That (2007): Amir Bar-Lev's documentary about artist Marla Olmstead (a four-year-old at the time this was shot) whose work has raked in loads of money while being compared to Kandinsky, Picasso, and Pollock. Lucky bitch, indeed. Screens at 7:15 p.m. and 9:15 at the Red Vic; $5-8.50.
• Get It?! Gameshow: Local comic Joe Klocek headlines tonight's knee-slappingness. Jason Wheeler, Arj Barker, Todd Barry, and Morgan Murphy also perform. Part of SF Sketchfest. Show starts at 8 p.m. at the Punchline; $15.

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-- Jackie Beat: Give 'Til It Hurts: It's a Christmastime cabaret with infamous dragster Jackie Beat. She will take some of your favorite holiday classics and render them tasteless and tacky, and you'll love every minute of it. Yes. Yes, you will. The show starts at 8 p.m. at the Empire Plush Room; $30-$32.50. more ›

Found over at Laughing Squid, "The Tiki Bar TV is selling a classic pinup calendar featuring the fabulous Lala. The calendar was designed by Vancouver vfx artist and illustrator Kevin Genze." more ›

We came back from taking down the recycling yesterday evening to find we had locked ourselves out of our apartment. "Noooo!!" [Insert Emo Darth Vader ballad here. Warning -- audio.] We dialed the apartment manager on the call-box but got his voice mail. Lucky for us, the manager, who wouldn't be back until 10:00, called our s.o., who wouldn't be back until 8:00, and our s.o. called our friend who lives a few blocks away. So, instead of being forced to sit on our lobby stairs all night, uncomfortably greeting all of our neighbors, we were soon whisked away and served pasta, wine, and a couple of episodes of the BBC version of "Gordon Ramsay's Kitchen Nightmares." more ›

We love Gridskipper's edge as of late. Take, for example, today's revealing top 8 San Francisco bars with the "crappiest crowds." Rankings 8, 7, 6, and 5 are Beauty Bar, Medjool, Swig, and R Bar, respectively. In all fairness, you need to visit good ol' Gridie to find out just who made the top four. (Also, regarding the number-one spot, we've never visited the sorta chic spot but have heard mixed reviews. Is it... more ›

It's back on, folks. The Harvey Milk Club endorsement vote happens tomorrow. Again. If you remember their last meeting, voting members caught the vapors, pulled out clumps of their own hair, ran around in circles, cried -- fun hysteria like that. Ever since that childish display of local politicking, all sides have been more or less civil and relatively respectful of one another. It goes without say how disappointed we are in both sides.... more ›

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-- Booty Call Wednesdays: Local living legend and drag artist Juanita MORE! shares the spotlight with her harem of followers, the More Boys as well as her fans, at this night of drunken debauchery and DJ dancing. DJ Missy Hot Pants and Juanita man the decks, so to speak, from 9 p.m. to 2 a.m. at the Bar On Castro; free. more ›

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-- The Last Detail (1973): Jack Nicholson takes Randy Quaid out for a last bit of debauchery before young Quaid is sent of to Navy prison. Ahoy! Screens at 9:25 p.m. at the Castro Theatre; $6-9. more ›

SFist interviews the Reverend Billy of "what would jesus buy?" more ›

-- A Vallejo husband and father, Kevin Owens, 41, went though with a murder/suicide pact (with himself, we guess) on Friday night. He shot and killed his wife, Stacey Owens, 38; wounded his two-year-old daughter; and then turned the gun on himself (right after "a big Thanksgiving dinner at their home Thursday night.") This happened on the 300 block of Carousel Drive. Owens' 10-year-old son managed to escape the bloodbath, run to a neighbor's,... more ›

The recently-released website post-consumer.com is addressed to “anyone who has played or attended an indie rock show in Santa Cruz between 1999-2004.” We did! We were there! We remember the tall, handsome fellow with incongruous Ugg boots and a microphone on a stick who recorded shows in every bar, basement, living room and attic during the golden years of Santa Cruz indie rock! more ›

On Sunday morning Gary Cloutier, 45, (the gay one!) spent several hours in jail after being arrested for public intoxication in Palm Spring, CA. But he didn't just have a few sips of an appletini. It seems that the mayor wannabe was "staggering and could barely stand," according to CBS 5, after cops found him in his car, freshly sloshed after leaving a Palm Springs bar. (And it's not even White Party season!) more ›