Arts & Entertainment SFist Tonight COMEDY: The gorgeous and hilarious Aisha Tyler, former host of Talk Soup and the voice of sexy, superspy Lana Kane on FX’s animated series Archer, not to mention the reigning Celebrity Jeopardy
Arts & Entertainment The Late Federico (Pico) Sanchez's Final Open Studio During The Mission's Spring Open Studios This Weekend Seize the opportunity to learn more about the life and work of Mission icon Pico Sanchez, the neighborhood's most beloved artist, mentor, and friend who passed away suddenly at age 63 in December.
Arts & Entertainment SFist Tonight MUSIC: Celebrate the fact that Tax Day isn't until Monday by shaking your "assets" to the unbelievably infectiously poppy Scissor Sisters at the Warfield tonight. Tickets are still available as of this posting!
Arts & Entertainment SFist This Weekend: Record Store Day, Cherry Blossom Festival, DogFest, Art-A-Thon, and Wood Faire Record Store Day: Saturday is the annual day in which music nerds can score extra sweet deals and exclusive, limited-edition releases at record stores nationwide. Here's a list of all the participating San
Arts & Entertainment SFist Tonight ART: Have you walked along Divisadero lately? It's pretty dang swank these days. Check out all it has to offer at the Divisadero Spring Art Walk. Peruse lots of great art and enjoy
Arts & Entertainment Tomorrow: Get Prepared At Red Cross Bay Area's Prep Rally At Union Square Got that emergency preparedness kit ready yet? Didn't think so. Well, head over to Union Square tomorrow for American Red Cross Bay Area's Prep Rally and receive some free preparedness kit goodies. You
Arts & Entertainment SFist Giveaway: Tickets to Matcha Next Thursday, 4/21 The Asian Art Museum presents -- for just three days only (April 19-21) -- the exclusive Pure Views exhibition, a special installation of brand new works by some of China's most world-renowned and
misc Touch Brian Wilson's Virtual Beard Some of you might be sick of the beard, and yes, we'd love to see Brian Wilson sans his undoubtedly stinky crumb-catcher once again, but this virtual opportunity to touch Brian Wilson's beard
Arts & Entertainment SFist Tonight MUSIC: Musician Dina Emerson, who "combines voice, text, electronics, physical theater and specifically chosen physical objects/materials to create works that defy categorization," will perform a new collection of work that was inspired
Arts & Entertainment Post-Punk Legends Wire Bring Their Highly Influential Legacy to Slim’s on 4/17 by Erick Pressman Wire are one of the most influential rock bands of all time. There really isn’t any other way to put it. When the list of bands who have name-checked
Arts & Entertainment SFist Tonight CLUB: What will the hipsters think of next? Grab the nearest tutu and head over to the 222 Club for Tutu Tuesday, featuring Varsity All-Star DJ Mike Khoury, who melts the boundaries between
Arts & Entertainment SFist Tonight COMEDY: There are still some tickets available for the refreshingly inappropriate Sarah Silverman, who's at Berkeley's Zellerbach Hall for one night only, as she performs her trademark stand-up comedy along with a little
Arts & Entertainment Portland's Broadway Calls To Throw A Pogo Party At Submission Space Wednesday And You’re Invited by Erick Pressman When we were young, if you wanted to find new music, you went to a record store or at very least bought a copy of Spin, Rolling Stone, or one
SF News SFPD In Search Of At-Risk Elderly Woman The San Francisco Police Department is asking for help in finding Keu Thang, 89, an at-risk elderly woman, who went missing on Saturday evening at about 7 p.m. Thang suffers from medical
SF News Introducing: The Glorious 2010 San Francisco Giants World Championship Ring By Tiffany & Co. The SF Giants unveiled their swanky, new 2010 World Championship Ring, created by Tiffany & Co. about an hour ago via Facebook. It's the first MLB World Championship ring made by Tiffany &
Arts & Entertainment SFist Tonight CABARET: Tony Award nominee Justin Vivian Bond, who has been described by the New Yorker as "the greatest cabaret artist of his generation.....an artful truth telling illusionist," celebrates the release of his
Arts & Entertainment Where To Take The Kids This Weekend Maybe your family's weekend plans fell through, or you kept things loose until now? Or perhaps you're looking for something more fun? Well, here are a few events that just came through our
Arts & Entertainment The Funeral Pyre Completes Their National Black Metal Campaign at Submission Space Sunday Night by Erick Pressman Spring has sprung, gas prices have risen, the Giants are played their opening series, and one of California’s brutal, up and coming black metal bands, The Funeral Pyre, are
Arts & Entertainment SFist This Weekend: SFO Terminal 2, Anarchist Book Fair, Green Festival, Cesar Chavez Festival, And Sunday Streets/Free Wall SFO Terminal 2 Community Open House: BART on over to SFO and take a gander at the swanky new, state-of-the-art Terminal 2, featuring five new art commissions as well as the reinstallation of
misc Brand Your Bread With SF Giants Logo This is pretty awesome. Slap some bread in this beauty, and it will come out toasted with a perfect SF Giants logo! We believe the manufacturer when they say, "This retro toaster's fun
misc SFist Tonight ART: Tonight is the opening reception gala for the 11th Annual Art Explosion Spring Open Studios, which is happening all weekend. Over 140 artists, including painters, sculptors, photographers, fashion designers, jewelers and textile
misc Relevant Twitter Update of the Day Via Ernie Hsiung of 8Asians: "Some dude at the food court went up to the Asian lady next to me and asked if she was the mayor of Oakland. Awkward!"
Arts & Entertainment Rise Against, Bad Religion, Four Year Strong Provide SF with a Generational “Who’s Who” of Punk Saturday Night at Bill Graham Civic by Erick Pressman Can you believe that punk rock is heading into it’s fourth decade of existence? Hell, some say it’s already in its forties depending on which “first punk band
Arts & Entertainment SFist Tonight FILM: Explore the questionable world of anti-graffiti vigilantism with the new documentary, Vigilante Vigilante, which follows Berkeley's Jim Sharp and other anti-graffiti zealots who "stop at nothing to rid their neighborhoods and cities
SF News Kids on Bikes Take Over the Streets Today Be extra careful out there today, folks! It's the 3rd Annual Bike to School Day, in which approximately 3,000 students at more than 40 schools throughout town will be pedaling to school
