Arts & Entertainment SFist Tonight FILM: Over several years, Chinese-Canadian filmmaker Lixin Fan filmed Last Train Home, which follows a couple who make the annual New Year's exodus, along with 130 million other migrant workers, from China's cities
Arts & Entertainment SFist Tonight MUSIC: Need a pick-me-up tonight? Look no further than Kafana Balkan, who provide the biggest, "crazed Gypsy brass band dance party" in town, featuring "hundreds of swarthy men with dangling moustaches and pork-pie
Arts & Entertainment SFist Attends: Amy Chua, "Tiger Mother," At Booksmith Anyone with internet access has surely heard about author Amy Chua. Her memoir, Battle Hymn of the Tiger Mother, was recently excerpted in the Wall Street Journal and paired with a rather baiting
Arts & Entertainment SFist Tonight MUSIC: See legendary hip hop artist and long-time Will Smith collaborator, DJ Jazzy Jeff, perform in the intimate setting of Mighty. Also on the bill are Apollo, Sake One, and The Whooligan. 9
Arts & Entertainment Philharmonia Baroque Orchestra Launches Record Label Speaking of classical music, Philharmonia Baroque Orchestra is celebrating their 30th Anniversary in part by starting a record label, Philharmonia Baroque Productions. The Chronicle reports that the company's first release will showcase the
SF News Gascon Already Accused Of Conflict Of Interest Just ten days after former Police Chief George Gascon was sworn in as the interim District Attorney, a lawyer at the Public Defenders Office is considering asking him to step aside from the
SF Restaurants, Food & Drink Valentine's Day Treats: Droga Confections' “Put your Money on Honey” Keep an eye out for more tasty V-Day treats in the coming weeks! by Aislinn Fletcher Valentine’s Day is fast approaching and the obligatory heart shaped candy boxes are on the shelves
Arts & Entertainment SFist Tonight MUSIC: Viracocha hosts a night of acoustic indie folk with Foxtails Brigade, featuring classically trained duo, vocalist-guitarist Laura Weinbach and violinist Anton Patzner, along with Chloe Makes Music and Jascha Versus Jascha. 8
misc [Updated] Take Lonely Planet's SF Vs. NYC Poll Comparing San Francisco to New York City is like comparing chocolate to peanut butter (or something like that), but Lonely Planet has set the challenge. They're asking the two cities to tap into
SF News Suspect Arrested in Tenderloin Cafe Murder An arrest has been made in connection with the murder that took place at Jebana Cafe at Polk and Geary in broad daylight last Thursday. Police arrested Jodie Daniels, 29, of El Cerrito
SF News Statewide Amber Alert for 4-Year-Old Boy, Man, Possibly Headed to San Jose A statewide Amber alert is in effect for Jose Esteban Rodriguez, 27, who allegedly abducted four-year-old Juliani Cardenas in Stanislaus County at 4:12 p.m. this afternoon and is believed to be
Arts & Entertainment SFist Tonight FILM: Any animal-lover is sure to shed a tear at My Dog Tulip, an animated, bittersweet retrospective account of author J. R. Ackerley’s 16-year relationship with his adopted Alsatian bitch, Tulip. The
Arts & Entertainment SFist Interviews: Dave Wakeling of The English Beat by Daniel Phifer SFist sat down to talk with Dave Wakeling of The English Beat shortly before their show at Bimbos 365 in San Francisco on Friday night. The show was exactly what
Arts & Entertainment SFist Attends: Neurosis at Great American Musical Hall A Sun That Never Sets Settled In Over The Tenderloin This Weekend: Neurosis Returned Home For Two Rare Live Performances 1/15 and 1/16 by Erick Pressman Ever purposely leave for a
Arts & Entertainment SFist Tonight COMEDY: The SF Sketchfest 10-Year Reunion brings together the festival's original six groups that took the stage of the tiny Shelton theater a decade ago, featuring Colin Mahan and Mike Spiegelman of The
Arts & Entertainment Tuesday: Moldy Peaches Frontwoman/<em>Juno</em> Soundtrack Superstar Graces Thee Parkside Kimya Dawson, Defiance, Ohio, and Songs For Moms play Thee Parkside tomorrow night. by Erick Pressman Back in college, we got a mixtape that featured a song called “Who’s Got The Crack?
Arts & Entertainment Today: 2011 Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr. Day of Celebration Yerba Buena Center for the Arts and Yerba Buena Gardens hosts "Sustaining the Dream: Through Community and Service" today in celebration of Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr.'s birthday. The Contemporary Jewish Museum
Arts & Entertainment SFist Tonight COMEDY: Moby, Martha Plimpton, and Thao Nguyen of Thao and the Get Down Stay Down will make guest appearances at SF Sketchfest's The Dave Hill Explosion, a variety show in which Dave talks,
Arts & Entertainment SFist Tonight FILM: Japantown Peace Plaza Outdoor Cinema & Karaoke presents a free screening of Hong Kong comedy classic, Shaolin Soccer. The film stars Stephen Chow as a young shaolin follower who forms a soccer
Arts & Entertainment SF Sketchfest on a Budget FunCheapSF, the site that's always got your back in terms of monetary concerns, is hooking you up with a handy list of sweet half-price ticket deals for a variety of SF Sketchfest shows
Arts & Entertainment SFist Tonight MUSIC: Tickets are still available for "indie-rock supergroup' sideshow" Sweet Apple, featuring J. Mascis (Dinosaur Jr.), Tim Parnin and John Petkovic (Cobra Verde), and Dave Sweetapple (Witch). Dead Meadow and Carlton Melton are
misc Poll: Bars With A Skyline View? Where do you take out-of-towners for a cocktail and some great views? Take the handy poll! We usually go for The View, since it's the most central, and heck, it's called The View,
Arts & Entertainment SFist Tonight THEATER: Clue, "a play based on a movie based on a board game," has been adapted for the stage. The audience watches from six feet in the air as six guests and a
Arts & Entertainment Navigating SF Sketchfest This Weekend The biggest comedy festival of the year kicks off tonight with The Upright Citizens Brigade's ASSSSCAT, based on the troupe's popular weekly long-form improv show. Tonight's show will feature founders Matt Besser, Matt
misc Afternoon Palate Cleanser: "My Life in a Day" My Life in a Day; San Francisco from Scott Hammel on Vimeo. The Tender points us to this hypnotic film by artist and filmmaker Scott Hammel, featuring time-lapse footage of 24 hours in
