Arts & Entertainment SFist Tonight, 9/7: Fringe Festival, Tim Lee, Sustainable Fashion COMEDY: Ex-scientist turned comedian Tim Lee takes the stage at the Punchline. As NY Times reports, "The former biologist was Tim Lee. After completing his undergraduate biology degree at the University of California,
Arts & Entertainment SFist Tonight, 9/6: The Mummies, 'Escape From Alcatraz', Boots Riley & W. Kamau Bell MUSIC: Legendary '90s Bay Area garage band, The Mummies, whom SF Weekly say "took stripped-down, amped-up guitar pop to heights of volume, satire, and obnoxiousness, coining the phrase 'budget rock' to describe its
Arts & Entertainment SFist Tonight, 9/5: 'Love Exposure', Olivia Tremor Control, QComedy, FILM: You have until Thursday to catch Love Exposure, the entertainingly "dark and sick" epic by Japanese poet-turned-auteur Sion Sono, which broke art house box office records in Japan and "is the sort
SF News Anonymous-BART Saga Continues This Evening The unfortunate souls who have to work today can not only enjoy some FOMO, along with commuting on a Sunday schedule, but they can also enjoy yet another BART protest. Fortunately, the protests
Arts & Entertainment SFist Tonight, 9/4: 'Toke' the Play, Expanded Cinema, RAWdance THEATER: Head over to Berkeley's Ashby Theater for the delightful-sounding Toke, DeeDee Kirkwood's madcap play about "Weedee, the black sheep with the heart of gold the Auntie Mame of marijuana the woman with
SF News Billie Joe Armstrong's Saggy Butt Kicked Off Southwest Flight at Oakland Airport As Bay City News reports, Green Day lead singer, Billie Joe Armstrong, announced via Twitter on Thursday that he had been kicked off a Burbank-bound Southwest Airlines flight at Oakland Airport because his
Arts & Entertainment SFist Tonight, 9/3: Shakespeare in the Park, 'Bringing Up Baby'/'Monkey Business', 'Reflection Seen' THEATER: Shakespeare in the Park kicks off its 29th season with a production of Cymbeline, which follows Princess Innogen on her search for reconciliation "against the backdrop of a colorful and magical journey"
SF News SFPD Now Says Officers Present During iPhone 5 Search The Snitch is reporting that SFPD has retracted its original statement regarding its involvement in the investigation of the lost iPhone 5 prototype at Sergio Calderón's house in July, confirming that three or
Arts & Entertainment SFist Tonight, 9/2: Too $hort; 'Film Socialisme;' Avatars, Aliases, Alter-egos MUSIC: Legendary Bay Area hip-hopper, Too $hort, headlines The Labor Day Shakedown, a benefit to raise funds to cover the medical costs of a toddler from South San Francisco fighting a deadly form
Arts & Entertainment Artist Brian Barneclo Launches Systems Mural Project In more mural news, San Francisco-based artist and muralist Brian Barneclo, who happens to be from the same Midwestern suburb as this contributor, began his mammoth Systems Mural Project yesterday last week. The
Arts & Entertainment SFist Tonight, 9/1: 'The Holy Mountain,' Owen Takabayashi, 'All Athiests Are Muslim,' FILM: The Holy Mountain, Chilean director Alejandro Jodorowski's rarely screened underground "psychedelic, allegorical tale of spiritual ascent and degradation," is being screened as part of New People's Convergence MMXI Film Series tonight, an
Arts & Entertainment SFist Tonight, 8/31: Bernal Heights Outdoor Cinema, a.Muse Photography Panel, 'Why We Have a Body' FILM: The Bernal Heights Outdoor Cinema opens tonight with a great line-up of short films by local filmmakers, along with live music by Mister Odom and the Odom Poles, food, and an awards
Arts & Entertainment SFist Tonight, 8/30: Butthole Surfers, Pete Asher Musical Memoir, Cockyasians Comedy MUSIC: The infamous Butthole Surfers bring their "sicko" "shock rock antics" and "distinct and chaotic mishmash of avant-garde, hardcore, and Texas psychedelia" to the Regency Ballroom tonight. (8 p.m., The Regency Ballroom,
Arts & Entertainment SFist Tonight, 8/29: 'Septien'/'Silver Jew', Pint-Sized Plays, Classical Revolution FILM: Director Michael Tulley will be in person at the Roxie to present a one-night-only screening of his new film, Septien, which follows Cornelius Rawlings, an enigmatic lost soul who returns to his
Arts & Entertainment SFist Tonight, 8/28: Los Rakas, Bollywood Dance Party, 'Drive Angry' MUSIC: Oakland-based Los Rakas, who hail from Panama, blend "hip-hop, reggae and dancehall music with Spanish and English lyricism creating songs that leaves your head noddin' and body rockin' for more, tag teaming
Arts & Entertainment SFist Tonight, 8/27: Gram Parsons Tribute, Peaches Christ/Showgirls, FourSquared, MUSIC: Celebrate the legendary Gram Parsons while benefiting The Hickory Wind Ranch, a sober living environment in Austin, TX started by Gram's daughter, at the 10th Annual Sleepless Nights, an annual celebration of
Arts & Entertainment SFist This Weekend: Meklit Hadero, Chili Bowl & Skate Tournament, Raggae Fest, and More! Meklit Hadero: Meklit Hadero, who's described as "[i]f Joni Mitchell were East African and met Nina Simone for tea in the Mission," will be performing at Yerba Buena Gardens on Saturday. Toad
Arts & Entertainment SFist Tonight, 8/26: The Sedaris' 'The Book of Liz,' Non Stop Bhangra, Valencia Evening Fair THEATER: You have a little over a week left to catch The Custom Made Theatre Co's production of the Sedaris siblings' The Book of Liz, starring an under-appreciated cheeseball-making nun who encounters "Ukrainians
SF News N Judah Train Derails at Duboce and Church SFist came upon an odd scene at Duboce and Church this evening, in which one N Judah was stopped facing downtown with passengers stuck on it, another train was facing Ocean Beach on
Arts & Entertainment SFist Tonight, 8/25: Rupa and The April Fishes, 'Tommy,' Clarinetist David Krakauer MUSIC I: SF Jazz presents Rupa & the April Fishes, who will perform their "intoxicating blend of music that echoes with influences of French chanson, Argentinean tango, Gypsy swing, American folk, Latin cumbias,
Arts & Entertainment SF Symphony Celebrates 100th Season With Free Lunch-Time Concert in Civic Center Plaza 9/8 You might have seen the posters around town -- hey, print media does still work! The San Francisco Symphony is kicking off its 100th season with a free lunch-time concert in Civic Center
Arts & Entertainment SFist Tonight, 8/24: Pete Escovedo, SF Cocktail Week Preview Party, Drink Good Do Good Carnival MUSIC/ART:The Mission Cultural Center for the Arts presents Talking Art and Music with Pete Escovedo, in which Escovedo will talk about his esteemed musical career and his lifelong interest in the
Arts & Entertainment SFist Tonight, 8/23: The Ettes, 'Maltese Falcon', Sketch Tuesday & Dr. Sketchy's MUSIC: Nashville's The Ettes bring their "up-front, fearless vocals, fuzz bass runs, primal, driving drums beats, searing guitar lines and of course, tons of black eyeliner and attitude" to the Rickshaw tonight, along
