Arts & Entertainment SFist Interviews: Ashley Muangmaithong, a <em>Nutcracker</em> Ballerina by Amy Crocker The San Francisco Ballet pulls talent from all over the world, and sometimes from its own backyard. Ashley Muangmaithong, a native of Walnut Creek, was accepted into the San Francisco
Arts & Entertainment SFist Interviews: Artist Catherine Galasso by Amy Crocker It’s said you have a better chance of getting struck by lightning than winning the lottery. One man in history certainly found this to be true. Roy Sullivan never
SF News Newsom's Uncomfortable Interview With Hank Plante Why couldn't Newsom tell CBS 5's Hank Plante, "Yeah, I took off to Hawaii. And what, hooker? Somebody hold my earrings." Instead, after failing to turn a recent sit-down interview to the city's
misc Bag Lady: The Seventh Heart at 1592 Market by Ryan Robles Times are tough. Or so we've been told. So, in this economy it’s ideal to know where to go to get the most omph for your buck, especially if
Arts & Entertainment SFist Interviews: Annie by Moses Namkung Five long years after she burst onto the indie music scene with Anniemal, a debut universally embraced by indie music critics, Annie is finally releasing her much-delayed sophomore effort, Don't
SF News SFist Interviews: Guy Who Filmed Infamous Muni Fight Ever since lasts week's Muni bus brawl went "viral" -- a term MSM adores using repeatedly; speaking of which, a few news anchors have been using the term "cat fight" to describe the
misc SFist Interviews: Blue Angels Pilot Lt. Mark Swinger by Amy Crocker No, the sky is not falling on your head. And no, the wrath of Thor is not upon us. The great booms echoing in the San Francisco sky come not
SF Restaurants, Food & Drink SFist Interviews: <em>The Next Iron Chef</em> contestant Dominique Crenn by Amy Crocker Like a kid in San Francisco developing a love of fog and fleece jackets, it’s no surprise that Dominique Crenn, born in France to a family of farmers, developed
Arts & Entertainment SFist Interviews: SF Artist And MacArthur Fellow Camille Utterback by Amy Crocker It always pays to be smart, but sometimes it really pays. Last week, The MacArthur Fellows Program awarded San Francisco digital artist Camillie Utterback $500,000. Commonly referred to as
Arts & Entertainment SFist Interviews: <em>House in Bali</em>'s Evan Ziporyn One of the most intriguing musical events of the new season is coming up this Saturday and Sunday: the American premiere of A House In Bali, a new opera by composer Evan Ziporyn
Arts & Entertainment SFist Interviews: Ian Brennan by Amy Crocker In the city of eliminating plastic grocery bags and library cards made of recycled corn, Ian Brennan’s music career has been, not surprisingly, organically grown. Brennan, born in Oakland
SF Restaurants, Food & Drink SFist Interviews: Brian Boitano by Amy Crocker Before now, the closest figure skating and cuisine had come together was when the blade of a skate served as a makeshift knife the 2000 Tom Hanks movie Castaway. Well,
misc SFist Interviews: Reverend Billy, NYC Mayoral Candidate by Quinn Miller Reverend Billy Talen, performance artist and international activist, founder of the Church of Life After Shopping (formerly knows as the Church of Stop Shopping), star of the documentary What Would
misc <i>Homes For The Homies</i> "Homes For The Homies" 2009 from Master Mind Productions on Vimeo. Bernal Heights native, artist and film director Abo Greenwald interviewed a lady who makes homes for Homies. You know, those collectible figures
Arts & Entertainment SFist Interviews: Soprano Anna Netrebko No one can sell out the War Memorial Opera House faster than Anna Netrebko. Just try and get a ticket for Saturday night's La Traviata, if you want to see why for yourself.
SF Restaurants, Food & Drink SFist Interviews: George Morrone (Sutro’s at the Cliff House) by Tiffany Maleshefski Uber-chef George Morrone is best known for helping Aqua and Fifth Floor become the culinary powerhouses they are today. Both boast highly coveted and damn-hard-to-get Michelin stars (two and one
SF News Watch Newsom Interview Now Current TV has asked us to plug an interview their doing with Newsom right this very second. For better or for worse, the chat will be about not trashing your coffee grounds (which
Arts & Entertainment SFist Interviews Eric Owens The Gershwin's Porgy and Bess opens tonight at SF Opera. It used to be dismissed, if you will, as a musical, but has now moved up to be considered one of the best
SF Restaurants, Food & Drink SF Foodie Royalty Reveals Junk Food Favorites In an effort to expose the fructose- and sodium-laced underbelly of the Bay Area foodie scene, SFist asked famous gastronomic types to reveal their junk food habits of choice. In order of inbox
Arts & Entertainment SFist Interviews: Richard Edwards of Margot and the Nuclear So & So's Epic Records' epic, eight-member, chamber, folk-pop band Margot and the Nuclear So & So's will be headlining the Great American Music Hall on Saturday night, with Telekinesis and Everything Now opening. Margot has
SF News Newsom on Rachel Maddow "If you are flipping through the channels. I will be on Rachel Maddow at 615 PST," read Mayor Gavin Newsom's prefered form of communication. And so he was, doing a decent job too.
Arts & Entertainment SFist Interviews: John Casey Beginning tomorrow night through May 10 at Oakland's Swarm Gallery, Bay Area artist John Casey's latest series Distant Cousins will be on exhibit. There will be an opening reception tomorrow night, which will
Arts & Entertainment SFist Interviews: Victor Krummenacher San Francisco-based band McCabe & Mrs. Miller, which features Camper Van Beethoven co-founder and bassist Victor Krummenacher and the Sippy Cups' Alison Faith Levy, will perform at Hotel Utah this Saturday night as
Arts & Entertainment SFist Interview: Artistic Director/Choreographer Jason Gilkison by Tiffany Maleshefski If there's anything that ABC's Dancing with the Stars has taught us, B- and C-list celebrities may never be cool again, but ballroom dancing, on the other hand, will be.
misc Sarah Dash of LaBelle Photo Credit: Kwaku Alston Sarah Dash is one busy woman. If you can’t catch her at LaBelle’s 30 year reunion show at the Paramount on Friday you could always check out
