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Drag Star Juanita MORE! Moves Her Pride Party to Dogpatch

Drag Star Juanita MORE! Moves Her Pride Party to Dogpatch

Knowing that Bambuddha Lounge was closing (you've heard, right?), drag queen and party promoter Juanita MORE! had to find another place for gays of all stripes to congregate after the Sunday Gay Pride festivities on June 27th this year. "It had to be someplace with great outdoor space," Juanita tells SFist, and for her now famous post-Pride party she finally settled on Kelly's Mission Rock Café, a space better known to the heteros about town. "There's floor to ceiling windows upstairs looking out over the entire Bay, so if it's the tiniest bit chilly it's still going to feel like you're outdoors but you can stay warm." more ›

SFist Interviews: Memory Tapes' Dayve Hawk

SFist Interviews: Memory Tapes' Dayve Hawk

We had a chance to catch up with Dayve Hawk earlier this month, in advance of Saturday's show at Bottom of the Hill, and we had a lengthy discussion about his love of small shows, his desire to be a distinctly blue collar musician, his approach to remixes and much, much more. And guess what -- it turns out Dayve Hawk isn't quite the enigma people thought he was after all. more ›

SFist Interviews: Deerhoof Drummer Greg Saunier

SFist Interviews: Deerhoof Drummer Greg Saunier

The 18th annual Noise Pop Festival begins with a bang tonight, with local legends Deerhoof opening for the star-studded Yoko Ono/Plastic Ono Band at The Fox Theater. We had a chance to catch up with Deerhoof drummer Greg Saunier via email last week, where we discussed his love for Yoko Ono's live show, Deerhoof's difficulty jamming, the group's love/hate relationship with Kortrijk, Belgium and much more. more ›

SFist Interviews: L.A. Electronic Star Nosaj Thing

SFist Interviews: L.A. Electronic Star Nosaj Thing

We had a chance to catch up with the 24-year-old beat maker before his show last week, where we discussed his hip hop fundamentals, LA's infamous DIY venue The Smell, his beta stage visually synced show and much more. more ›

SFist Interviews: John Ortved, Author of <em>The Simpsons: An Uncensored, Unauthorized History</em>

SFist Interviews: John Ortved, Author of The Simpsons: An Uncensored, Unauthorized History

Looking for a gift idea for the Simpsons fan in your life? Reporter John Ortved has written an unauthorized, uncensored history of the still popular, still witty, longest running prime time TV series in the country. SFist asked him a few questions about the book, and the contentious origins of the show. more ›

SFist Interviews: Photographer Joe Budd

SFist Interviews: Photographer Joe Budd

San Francisco photographer Joe Budd is debuting a new collection of photographs from his travels across the world as a commercial photographer, featuring people and landscapes in exotic locales such as Brazil, Thailand, and Africa in En Route. more ›

SFist Interviews: David Eagleman, Author of <i>Sum: Forty Tales from the Afterlives</i>

SFist Interviews: David Eagleman, Author of Sum: Forty Tales from the Afterlives

is a series of fictional explorations of the afterlife that range from downloading one's consciousness to a computer to meeting God (both male and female versions). Fans of Radio Lab on NPR may have heard him as well as a couple pieces from the book on their recent episode about the afterlife (listen to the podcast here). more ›

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