misc Yoni Wolf of Why? SFist has been a fan of Why? since we first saw them at Bottom of the Hill a few years back. We recently came across a cover they did of the Cure’s
misc Interview: Jeff Ross What is the best thing about Indie Fest? Having filmgoers get to meet filmmakers and talk movies. What are some standout movies this year? One of my personal favorites is POP SKULL, this
misc Interview: Misako Inaoka One such is artist Misako Inaoka. We stumbled onto her website a few months ago, and were pleasantly surprised to find out she was located here. We like the way Misako’s work
misc The Castanets' Raymond Raposa We rarely like the sound bytes that publicists put out to describe their acts. We were, however, somewhat smitten with what the Castanets; PR teams said about their newest album: Castanets' In ‘The
Arts & Entertainment Interview: Kenneth Ryan Kenneth Ryan, Prop Master of the San Francisco Ballet has undergone and SFist interview below. As a San Francisco native he’s got all kinds of good tips about the city. As someone
Arts & Entertainment Interview: Crispin Hellion Glover If you’d like a Crispin Glover experience of your own, Glover will be at the Castro Theater tonight through Sunday. He will be presenting his “Big Slideshow” (which we’ve heard great
misc Holiday Giveaway: Darlybird Just enter below by noon on Saturday. Read on for Rachel’s interview from last year, and to catch glimpses of some of her other fun wares.
Arts & Entertainment The Onion's Joe Randazzo What is the dumbest thing in the world? I am tempted to say nationalism, for the way in which it rallies people around a symbol they believe to be inextricably linked to their
Arts & Entertainment Interview: Brian Regan What's your take on the comedy scene in the Bay Area? I don't live in the Bay Area, but I when i see Bay Area people slip on banana peels, I laugh my
Arts & Entertainment Interview: Reverend Billy As you walk around and see stores decorated for Christmas before Halloween, it’s hard not to think that consumerism has gone out of control in this country. Unlike other problems, there’s
Arts & Entertainment Interview Redux: 'Of Montreal's' Kevin Barnes Of Montreal is known for putting on a great live show. In addition to their infectious indie pop tunes (we know you’ll be singing scraps of lyrics for weeks to come), they
Arts & Entertainment Interview: Social Studies Last week’s Pipette’s show was, as predicted, fantastic. The surprise highlight was one of the openers—Social Studies. When we found out they were local we fell in love with the
Arts & Entertainment Interview: Monster Bobby Occasionally we are reminded that San Francisco is not the very center of the world. Rare occasions, true, but still, when an interviewee points out that they may not have an encyclopedic knowledge
Arts & Entertainment SFist Interview: Mike Birbiglia Here at SFist we like to think of ourselves as givers. We give. You take. Again and again. So here you go, we're doing our part. We've got a pair of tickets for
Arts & Entertainment Interview Glenn Kotche The SF Jazz fest is in full swing (sorry, we couldn't help the pun). Thursday and Friday the Herbst Theater will hose the world premiere of Anomaly, a new piece by Glenn Kotche
Arts & Entertainment Mini-View with Charlie M. from the Happy Hollows Do you have any Bay Area ties? Yes, our singer Sarah is from here. And she went to SF State. Actually, none of us are from LA. Chris and I are from DC.
Arts & Entertainment Boss's Day with Hillary Mendelsohn Hillary Mendelsohn is a gift-giving expert for Office Depot (hmmm.. how exactly do we get THAT job?) and the founder and president of thepurplebook: The Definitive Guide to Exceptional Online Shopping. So basically
