Arts & Entertainment SFist Tonight, 9/22: "Live Documentaries," BedPost Confessions, Ask a Scientist FILM: Artists Sam Green and Dave Cerf present Greetings on Behalf of the People of Our Planet!, three short "live documentaries" that combine film, live narration, and sound mixing, including the local premiere
Arts & Entertainment SFist Tonight, 2/21: Branford Marsalis, Wendy Wasserstein, 'Unfinished Spaces' MUSIC: Three-time Grammy winning saxophonist, NEA Jazz Master, and member of "jazz’s most storied living dynasty", Branford Marsalis, will be at Yoshi's tonight through Sunday, in support of his latest release, Songs
Arts & Entertainment 'Moneyball' Premiere Pics with Brad Pitt, Philip Seymour Hoffman, et al. In a startling twist, Oakland played host to both glitz and glamour Monday night when it screened the premiere of Brad Pitt's latest flick, Moneyball. It's all about A's general manager Billy Beane.
Arts & Entertainment SFist Tonight, 9/18: Two Kids, One Hall; 'The Future'; Lumerians COMEDY: SF Weekly informs us that Kids in the Halls co-stars Kevin McDonald and Scott Thompson have been at Cobbs all weekend, as part of SF Sketchfest's presentation of Two Kids, One Hall.
Arts & Entertainment SFist Tonight, 9/16: L@TE at BAM/PFA, Proof: Southern Exposure Juried Exhibition, Popscene/Teddy Bears PARTY: Tonight's edition of Berkeley Art Museum/Pacific Film Archive's L@TE series presents a screening of the gloriously awful Forbidden Zone, along with a celebration of the Create exhibition, which closes this
Arts & Entertainment SFist Tonight, 9/14: 'The Strange History Of Don't Ask Don't Tell'; Ben Fong-Torres; White Hills, Carlton Melton, Dirty Ghosts FILM: There might still be seats available to Frameline and GLAAD's special sneak peek at the new documentary, The Strange History of Don't Ask Don't Tell, before it premieres on September 20 on
Arts & Entertainment Tomorrow Night: Adam Pendleton And Deerhoof's 'BAND' SFMOMA's popular Now Playing Series kicks off tomorrow night with BAND, a collaboration between New York-based artist Adam Pendleton and quirky local/national gems, Deerhoof, which is described as "an unfolding artwork that
Arts & Entertainment SFist Tonight, 9/12: Amy LaVere, Ethnic Indonesian Dance, LittleRock MUSIC: Memphis singer-songwriter, upright bass player, and actress, Amy LaVere, brings her classic country, gypsy jazz, and southern soul-tinged Americana to Cafe Du Nord, along with guests, Emily Bonn & The Vivants. (8:
Arts & Entertainment SFist Tonight, 9/11: 'I Love You, (We're F*#ked)', Anthony Brown's Asian American Orchestra, Bad Movie Night THEATER: The Fringe Festival continues with gems such as I Love You, (We're F*#ked), "[a] wild mix" of stand-up comedy, storytelling and original music by Kevin J Thornton -- "a tale of
Arts & Entertainment SFist Tonight, 9/8: Fred Hersch Doc-in-Progress, Electronic Music Festival, Italian Fashion Through the Years FILM: Yerba Buena Center for the Arts will host a discussion and clip screening of My Coma Dreams, a work-in-progress documentary about jazz great, educator, and AIDS activist Fred Hersch and the vivid
SF News Noted Filmmaker George Kuchar Dies An inspiration for artists like John Waters, among others, local filmmaker George Kuchar died on September 6 following a battle with cancer. The San Francisco Art Institute released the following statement today: "It
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
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
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"
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 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, 8/29: '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 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 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
Arts & Entertainment SFist This Weekend: Bonehead BBQ, Atheist Film Festival, Alamo Square Flea Market, and More! We've already told you all you need to know about tomorrow's Street Food Festival. Here's other stuff that might be less crowded. 1st Annual Bonehead Barbeque: 107.7 The Bone presents the legendary
Arts & Entertainment SFist Tonight, 8/18: Oriana Small, YBCA's Wildcard Film Night, 'The Other View' READING: Porn star Oriana Small, AKA Ashley Blue, will be reading from her new book, Girlvert: A Porno Memoir, which offers an intimate view of her last decade in and out of the
