Arts & Entertainment SFist Tonight, 2/8: 'Jesus In India' THEATER: Magic Theatre presents the world premiere of Lloyd Suh's Jesus In India, a contemporary take on the lost years of Jesus Christ, in which as a wayward teen he embarks on a
Arts & Entertainment SFist Tonight, 1/4: Hottub/Upcycle Ball, American Made, Go Van Gogh BENEFIT: Yellow Bike Project, a volunteer-powered community bike shop, is hosting its inaugural Upcycle Ball, featuring a live performance by Hottub, and DJ sets by maus haus, DJ Deep, and Mr. Pillz. Be
Arts & Entertainment SFist Tonight, 2/2: Dengue Fever/Secret Chiefs 3 MUSIC: A transcendental evening will be had tonight and tomorrow night at Great American Music Hall, as the infectiously (pun intended) charming and poppy with Cambodian pop band Dengue Fever shares the bill
Arts & Entertainment Are You The Next 'Rainbow Honor Walk' Design Competition Winner? San Francisco announced the 20 recipients of the upcoming Rainbow Honor Walk installation — think Hollywood Walk of Fame, only vastly more important — last year. The installation wil stretch from the Harvey Milk Civil
SF News Facebook IPO: Graffiti Artist David Choe Stands To Score $200 Million When Facebook stock publicly trades later this year, scads of people will turn into billionaires and millionaires seemingly overnight. One person who stands to gain an estimated $200 million is graffiti artist David
Arts & Entertainment SFist Tonight, 1/31: The XXX Factor/Snob Theater COMEDY: SF Sketchfest presents Comedy Noir's The XXX Factor: The Ultimate Dirty Joke Competition told via the troupe's trademark "Mockulebrity/ Impersonafacations," followed by Snob Theater's comedy variety show hosted by Shawn Robbins and
Arts & Entertainment SFist Tonight, 1/27: A Carlin Home Companion COMEDY: George Carlin's daughter, author/storyteller Kelly Carlin, will talk about the span of her dad's career from straight comic to culture hero and social commentator at A Carlin Home Companion: Life, Love
Arts & Entertainment Anti-Redhead Sentiment Mars Macworld Expo In a shocking orange-rind twist of unadulterated hate, last night's media preview at Macworld iWorld Expo proved a harrowing experience for your gingified SFist editor. Specifically, this piece of art showcasing a horde
Arts & Entertainment SFist Tonight, 1/25: Tom Tom Club/The Fixx MUSIC: It's a night of classic '80s new wave at Mezzanine, featuring Tom Tom Club, which was formed by Chris Frantz and Tina Weymouth (of Talking Heads fame) and The Fixx, whose most
Arts & Entertainment SFist Tonight, 1/21: Hush, Muni Diaries Live ART: UK-based artist, Hush, will be exhibiting a new collection of mixed-media work that continues the artist’s trademark "focus on geisha-like women set within backgrounds filled with an expressionist’s freedom of
Arts & Entertainment SFist Tonight, 1/20: Bay Area Girls Rock Camp Benefit BENEFIT: El Elle, a solo music and artistic endeavor by Lisa Light (ex-Lovemakers) that crosses "a variety of media and levels," and involves ongoing collaborations with other artists, dancers, and musicians, headlines a
Arts & Entertainment SFist Tonight, 1/14: 'Negroes on Ice' COMEDY: Father and son hip-hop duo, Prince Paul and his son PForreal, bring to the stage their concept album, Negroes On Ice, which explores hip hop, father/son relationships, and "the kind of
Arts & Entertainment SFist Tonight, 1/13: Devo MUSIC: Devo takes over the Fillmore tonight and tomorrow night in support of their ninth album, Something for Everybody, which Rolling Stone describes as "wall-to-wall catchy." (8 p.m., The Fillmore, 1805 Geary
Arts & Entertainment SFist Tonight, 1/7: Godard's 'Weekend' FILM: Weekend, Jean-Luc Godard's scathing late-sixties satire that's considered "one of cinema's great anarchic works," features a petit-bourgeois couple who travel across the French countryside to collect an inheritance from a dying relative
Arts & Entertainment SFist Tonight, 1/6: Idle Warship (Talib Kweli/Res), Fishbone MUSIC: Idle Warship, which was formed by longtime friends and collaborators, hip-hop luminary Talib Kweli and soulful singer and songwriter Res, bring their live show to Yoshi's SF tonight, which features "a bold
Arts & Entertainment Do Lunch at SFMOMA Today [Sold Out] Celebrate your successful immersion back into regular post-holiday life with a delightful Pop-Up Lunch Break at SFMOMA (151 Third Street) today. For two hours (11:30 a.m. to 1:30 p.m.
Arts & Entertainment Video: Turning Condemned Urban Trees Into Bicycles Jeff Diehl of Spots Unknown created this mini-documentary gem featuring Bill Holloway and Mauro Hernandez, of Masterworks Woodworking, who rescue condemned urban trees, then turn them into exquisite wooden bicycles. Diehl writes of
Arts & Entertainment SFist Tonight, 12/18: The Mother Hips MUSIC: West Coast psychedelic/folk indie faves, The Mother Hips, bring their “rootsy mix of 70s rock and power pop” to the Great American. Also featuring guests Kelley Stoltz, Acacia, and DJ Britt
Arts & Entertainment SFist Tonight, 12/17: Peaches Christ's 'The Shining' All of tonight's events make us wish we were home in San Francisco right now (instead of staying with family in the Midwestern suburbs for Christmas). So, if you go to any of
Arts & Entertainment Video: 8-Bit Post-It Mural Time-Lapse At GameSpot Gamers at the GameSpot headquarters in San Francisco spent last night creating an 8-bit Post-It mural on the office windows, which you can see via this nifty time-lapse video. Don't ask. Just enjoy
Arts & Entertainment SFist Tonight, 12/15: The Jewish Nutcracker DANCE: In The Jewish Nutcracker, A Maccabee Celebration, Katy Alaniz Rous and World Dance Fusion re-imagines the original Tchaikovsky score as traditional cultural dance, blending dance forms such as Flamenco, Chinese, Persian, Kathak,
Arts & Entertainment SFist Tonight, 12/11: Erase Errata/Grass Widow MUSIC: Bay Area Girls Rock Camp presents a showcase featuring four teen bands that were formed during the camp's new Advanced Music Program (AMP), which launched in September, followed by performances by Erase
Arts & Entertainment SFist Tonight, 12/10: Dance-Along Nutcracker DANCE: Tickets are still available to tonight's Dance-Along Nutcracker adult gala, featuring Clara's psychedelic '60s-esque journey through the dawning of the Age of Aquarius. The San Francisco Lesbian/Gay Freedom Band will perform
Arts & Entertainment SFist Tonight, 12/9: Winston Smith Punk Art ART: Punk art surrealist Winston Smith presents his one-night only Annual Studio Show, featuring new and classic originals for sale. Check out his gallery. There's some pretty rad stuff
