For a thorough sampling of the current Bay Area rock/indie/pop/folk scene, look no further than Penny Arcade, a monthly, semi-acoustic showcase hosted by one of the cities most likeable citizens, Raul Sanchez. For the past two years, Raul has regularly packed various venues, such as the Make-Out Room -- now the event's permanent home, Bottom of the Hill, and The Hotel Utah with bands and fans alike. Tonight, come celebrate Penny Arcade's Two-Year Anniversary at......

Don't let the grind get you down after the holiday weekend! Here are a few ways to keep the party going around the Bay: Thunderdome + amateur hour = guerilla theater at its finest! A survival-of-the-fittest style open mic night, Spass Guerilla! showcases all kinds of local performance art for a night that's guaranteed to be...interesting. 12 Galaxies, 2565 Mission, SF. Part of a monthly series, Tell it on Tuesday, promotes the art of......

We can't read about Penny Arcade's Child's Play charity without getting all misty-eyed. Back in 2004, the gaming website (spurred by the misconception that videogamers are violence-addicted jerks) created a big awesome geeky giftathon: they united their gigantic community of gamers to donate tons of games to kids in hospitals. It was a huge success -- for crying out loud, just try to read those testimonials from grateful parents without, you know, crying out loud.......

Our concert picks for the week of 6/16 - 6/22. We were all excited to tell SFist reader Gaelen that she'd won tickets to see Amusement Parks on Fire at Popscene tonight, until we found out the show has been cancelled because the bass player is ill. We'll send good thoughts to him for a quick recovery (and we'll send Gaelen the APoF CD as a replacement prize). This week still offers up some great......