Update!: We accidentally screwed up our contest-o-meter, so we're embarrassed to say we're going to have to run the contest again! Sorry, sorry, sorry, APAture. Reenter away, and we'll pick a winner by mid-day tomorrow. We promised you APAture event tickets, and we never go back on a promise: wanna see local Asian-American musicians Goh Nakamura, Dreamdate, Lumaya, and Amber Field tomorrow at the Make Out Room? It's a good mix of sounds, befitting the......

When planning your activities for the next two weeks, make sure you save plenty of time for the ninth annual APAture festival! What's APAture, you ask? It's the Kearny Street Workshop's arts festival highlighting visual art, music, and performances from local Asian-American artists! There's something for everyone: dance, music, comedy, and zines, just to name a few. You could get playwriting tips from acclaimed dramaturge Philip Kan Gotanda, or check out local indie artist Goh......

Happy New Year everyone! Were any of your holiday presents of the musical variety? If not, don't fret because our giveaways are back. This week you can enter to win a copy of local chanteuse Paula Frazer's Leave The Sad Things Behind, released in October on local label Birdman Records. Paula's Cline-esque croon floats angelically over spooky, romantic songs with lush instrumentation including horns and steel guitar. Sounds like the soundtrack to a love scene......