Tonight, enjoy some jazz with a contemporary edge at the Offside Festival, let Tracy Morgan lift your spirits at Cobb's, or experience the work of some nationally known comedians and musicians at the intimate Snob Theater. more ›

Tonight, rock and roll duo, Herman Düne take the stage at the Independent, Lisa Geduldig hosts another installment of Kung Pao Kosher Comedy, and musicians from the San Francisco Opera Adler Fellowship training program perform at Music at Meyer's closing night gala. more ›

Tonight, Lawrence Ferlinghetti's living legacy is celebrated with a poetry reading and film screening, comedian Nato Green records his first (and reportedly Oakland's first as well) live comedy album, and Professor Eric Johnson discusses twentieth century composer Ernest Bloch's vast photographic work. more ›

Tonight, SFAC Gallery presents 22 Bay Area artists' fax-based work, The Booksmith encourages you to 'Get Lit' {hiccup}, and dance duo Julia Graham and Blair Bodie present an evening of dance mixed with cocktails {double hiccup}. more ›

Tonight, larger than life New York high-fashion figure Diana Vreeland shines on the big screen at SFIFF, 3 Cohens and Gilad Hekselman Trio perform at SFJAZZ's Israeli JazzFest, and Killing My Lobster turns domesticity inside out with Killing My Lobster Chops Down the Family Tree. more ›

Tonight, spin the wheel at Elvis Costello & The Imposters, hear the best comedic storytellers take part in Previously Secret Information, or attend 'Love/Hate', a "dark-hued comedic rhapsody" featuring San Francisco Opera Center’s prestigious 2012 Adler Fellows. more ›

After a sold-out opening night, theatrical magician Christian Cagigal continues his 13-day run of The Collection, featuring his "special brand of creepiness." No other details have been provided, since the audience at every performance is sworn to secrecy in order to maintain the surprise and mystery of the show. Also... more ›

Tonight, The Wedding Present indulge their fans with a performance of Seamonsters in its entirety, Bad Movie Night takes a look at Bruce Lee's Enter The Dragon, and Tony Sparks hosts Brainswash's Thirteenth Annual April Fools Comedy Special. more ›

Tonight, the godmothers of grunge and the riot grrl movement rock the Great American, the Master of the Uke will perform live and on-screen at the Castro, and an emerging writer/director debunks the positive-thinking industry. more ›

Tonight, experience present-day Hunter's Point on the big screen, donate funds to the Japanese theater community while enjoying a line-up of 10-minute plays and songs, or attend a live late-evening talk show. more ›

Surprisingly, there are still tickets left as of this posting to see the adorable Stephen Malkmus, and the his band, The Jicks at Slim's tonight, as part of Noise Pop. Their latest album, Mirror Traffic, ranges from "hard-rocking political commentary ("Senator"), to touching, winsome folk ("No One Is"), to virtuosic but melancholy and contrite kiwi pop ("Stick Figures In Love"). more ›

On last night's Colbert Report, Stephen Colbert welcomed House Democratic Leader and California's 8th congressional district representative Nancy Pelosi. Although she had previously told Colbert she would never appear on the show, Pelosi showed up to discuss Super PACs, abortion, Rick Santorum, and the Disclose Act. Bonus preface footage: Colbert eating a bowl of Rice-A-Roni and wearing ash on his forehead in honor of Ash Wednesday. more ›

ART: Fecal Face Dot Gallery presents Midnight on the Sun, featuring over 60 new paintings by Los Angeles based artists Jay Howell & Mark Whalen (Kill Pixie). The opening reception also includes a celebration for Jay Howell's newest zine The Dark Wave by Unpiano Books & Mt.St.Mtn. (6 to 9 p.m., Fecal Face Dot Gallery, 2277 Mission Street) more ›

MUSIC: Tonight's installment of the monthly Communion club, which originated in the U.K. and was founded by Mumford & Sons' Ben Lovett, features a stellar line-up, including The Entrance Band, Tim Cohen, Hot Lunch, Matt Baldwin, and Ready Steady. (7:30 p.m., Cafe Du Nord, 2170 Market) more ›

SF Sketchfest presents Comedy Noir's The XXX Factor: The Ultimate Dirty Joke Competition told via the troupe's trademark "Mockulebrity/ Impersonafacations," followed by... more ›

Adam Savage, Whil Wheaton, and Paul and Storm honor geek culture, the stage adaptation of Cory Doctorow's 'Little Brother' predicts the near future, and record swap at the Knockout. more ›

Kelly Carlin pays tribute to her legendary dad, Mary Lincoln gets some long-overdue recognition, and S.F. State students honor sticker art. more ›

COMEDY: SF Sketchfest presents a rare Stella reunion, in which the crew pays homage to their early "Nightclub" days, when they hosted a weekly showcase for alternative and mainstream comedy. The event features special surprise guest comedians and live music by Release the Sunbird featuring Zach Rogue. (Get there early to score some door tickets.) (7 p.m., Mezzanine, 444 Jessie Street) more ›

COMEDY: There are still tickets available for SF Sketchfest's opening night presentation of RiffTrax Presents Night of the Shorts III: The Search for Schlock, featuring hosts Kevin Murphy and Bill Corbett and guest riffers David Cross, Bruce McCulloch, Paul F. Tompkins, Cole Stratton, Janet Varney. (8 p.m., Castro Theatre, 429 Castro Street) more ›

ANIMATION: The S.F. Film Society presents the return of The Best of Annecy, showcasing a dynamic and entertaining array of shorts that appeared in Europe's Annecy International Animated Film Festival this year. (5, 7 and 9 p.m., SF Film Society Cinema, 1746 Post Street) more ›

Prince Paul and his son PForreal talk about "the kind of senseless violence that is so senseless that it's funny", local bands play their favorite covers, and artists explore humankind's love affair with computers. more ›

THEATER: You still have a couple of weeks to catch Britain's Kneehigh Theater Group's The Wild Bride at Berkeley Rep, which was extended through the 22nd. SFist Jay enjoyed the production, which he says takes "a particularly dark (and arguably feminist) fairy tale from the Brothers Grimm called 'The Girl Without Hands,' and views it through a Southern Gothic lens, complete with banjo-and-bass bluegrass songs, and a lot of dancing." (8 p.m., Berkeley Repertory Theatre, 2025 Addison Street) more ›

MUSIC: Spend your New Year's shaking that a$$ to witty, high-energy hip hop by Kreayshawn (who now lives in Los Angeles), and smart/quirky electronic indie by Wallpaper, along with Roach Gigz, Starting Six, DJ Amen, and DJ Fatboy. (8 p.m., The Regency Ballroom, 1290 Sutter Street) more ›

FILM I: In the documentary Children of the Cockettes, filmmaker Mister WA explores the "free-spirited and non-conformist performance torches" carried by the likes of Thrillpeddlers, Trannyshack, and Peaches Christ and investigates the current resurgence of glam gender performances and "theatre of the ridiculous" in contemporary San Francisco. (8 p.m., Oddball Films, 275 Capp Street) more ›

COMEDY: You have a few days left to catch the tenth-year run of the acclaimed Santaland Diaries, Joe Mantello's stage adaptation of David Sedaris' instant Christmas classic told through the eyes of a Macy's elf who "confronts the screaming children, bossy parents, flaky elves, and apathetic Santas with hilarious results." (8 p.m., Eureka Theater, 215 Jackson Street) more ›

Come-A-To-Lady-Of-Pasta's-House for some cocktails, dessert, and live performances at Deco, see Will Franken enact a Viennese/Australian romance in his one-man show at the Eureka Theatre, or witness some East Bay funk legends get their due at Yoshi's. more ›

Sacha Baron Cohen and director Larry Charles, who worked together on such gems as Borat and Bruno, just released a preview to The Dictator. According to the film's team, "The film tells the heroic story of a dictator who risked his life to ensure that democracy would never come to the country he so lovingly oppressed. It is inspired by the best selling novel Zabibah and The King by Saddam Hussein." (We are so ordering that on Amazon.) more ›

FILM: The Roxie hosts a night of Gothic cinema with Southern (Dis)Comfort, featuring Hurry Sundown, "an overly earnest 1960s-era take on race relations and a gorgeously mounted trash melodrama" starring Michael Caine and Jane Fonda, along with the aptly titled Poor White Trash, starring Peter Graves as an insecure architect from the North, who comes to the Bayou Country. (6:15 and 8 p.m., Roxie Theater, 3117 16th Street) more ›

So, yeah, we want to go to every single SF Sketchfest show. Why? Oh, we'll tell you why: Amy Poehler, Paul Rudd, Molly Shannon, Rachel Dratch, Michael Ian Black, Eddie Izzard, Elliott Gould and Sally Kellerman (!), The Dark Crystal's 30th anniversary celebration more ›

FILM: There will be a handful of tickets at the door to the Roxie's Evening with Amy Sedaris, which follows the lead of last year’s successful John Waters' Sleighful of Smut. The event, which benefits the great programming at the Roxie, will feature a signing and discussion with Sedaris about her 2010 book, Simple Times: Crafts for Poor People, along with an open bar and other treats. (7:30 p.m., Roxie Theater, 3117 16th Street) more ›