Arts & Entertainment SFist Tonight, 4/6: Swervedriver MUSIC: Mid-90s British grunge-tinged shoegazers Swervedriver are back on tour after reuiniting a few years ago. They take the stage at Slim's tonight, along with guests, Heaven. (9 p.m., Slim's, 333 11th
Arts & Entertainment Celebrate 4/20 With 'Dark Side of Oz' (And Getting Baked) Been wondering what the heck to do on 4/20? Hit the bong and head over to Roxie Theater. They just announced yesterday that they'll be co-presenting with IndieFest a screening of Dark
Arts & Entertainment SFist Tonight, 4/4: Jonah Lehrer LECTURE: Jonah Lehrer of Wired Magazine and Radio Lab fame will be be talking about his latest book, Imagine: How Creativity Works, which shatters the myths of muses and “creative types” and argues
Arts & Entertainment SFist Tonight, 4/3: The Polyphonic Spree MUSIC: Beloved choral "psychphonic" pop rock band The Polyphonic Spree will be at Great American tonight celebrating their 11th year of existence along with the release of their new single "Bullseye." Also featuring
Arts & Entertainment SFist Tonight, 4/1: The Wedding Present Play 'Seamonsters' MUSIC: Veteran British indie rockers, The Wedding Present, will be performing their 1991 album, Seamonsters, in its entirety, along with other classic hits from their career. Also featuring Toquiwa and Zarigani $. (8 p.
Arts & Entertainment SFist Tonight, 3/31: Southern Exposure Art Auction And Fundraiser ART/BENEFIT: Buy some cutting edge art at a live and silent auction of work from over 150 established and emerging artists at The Silver Era, Southern Exposure's annual fundraiser and art auction,
Arts & Entertainment SFist Tonight, 3/30: Chuck Prophet & The Mission Express MUSIC: Chuck Prophet & The Mission Express headline Great American tonight, in support of his latest album, Temple Beautiful, which was inspired by current San Francisco artists while paying tribute to the "history
Arts & Entertainment SFist Tonight, 3/29: SFMOMA Presents Le Le MUSIC: SFMOMA presents a stellar free show tonight featuring the groove-tastic Le Le from Amsterdam (check out their cool video.), along with S.F.'s Forlove and DJs Dials, Sleazemore, Eug, and Dreamweapon.
Arts & Entertainment SFist Tonight, 3/28: Stay Gold 6th Anniversary CLUB: The delightfully sexy sounding Stay Gold club night celebrates six years of creating a space that welcomes all kinds of queers, "a body positive, gender neutral zone for people to dance, cruise,
Arts & Entertainment SFist Tonight, 3/26: Jane Lynch TALK: Well isn't this a delightful surprise — Jane Lynch will be at the Jewish Community Center tonight speaking in conversation with San Francisco Chronicle’s David Wiegand about all things Glee. Lynch is
Arts & Entertainment Video: Hundreds Perform Whitney Houston's "I Wanna Dance With Somebody" In The Castro Hundreds gathered in San Francisco's Castro district on Friday to perform Whitney Houston's "I Wanna Dance With Somebody" in remembrance of the deceased singer. (Which is to say, people performed a flash mob.
Arts & Entertainment SFist Tonight, 3/25: The Ting Tings MUSIC: High energy and very blond indie pop duo, The Ting Tings, will take your pulse up a few notches at the Fillmore tonight, along with guests MNDR. (8 p.m., The Fillmore,
Arts & Entertainment SFist Tonight, 3/24: 'Intimacy and Voyeurism' PHOTOGRAPHY: San Francisco artist Todd Hido will announce the best in show winner tonight for his juried exhibiton, Intimacy and Voyeurism: The Public/Private Divide in Photography, featuring the work of members of
Arts & Entertainment SFist Tonight, 3/23: 'Centaur' FILM: Filmmaker JP Allen will be in attendance at tonight's opening celebration of the new S.F.-based film noir flick, Centaur, which tells the "surprising and poetic story about a San Francisco
Arts & Entertainment The Rrazz Room Turned Four, And Linda Lavin Was There The Rrazz Room (and yes, it has two Rs), the cabaret venue located off the lobby in the Hotel Nikko, celebrated its fourth anniversary Rrazziversary last night with a star-studded cast of favorite
Arts & Entertainment Afternoon Palate Cleanser: Jackie Beat Parodies Madonna Madonna has this new album coming out. Your over-35 gay male friends probably know all about it and have listened to all the "leaked" tracks, so you can ask them about it if
Arts & Entertainment SFist Tonight, 3/21: George Clinton & Parliament Funkadelic MUSIC: Hall-of-Famer, funk innovator, and godfather of urban music, George Clinton, is in the house with Parliament Funkadelic at Regency Ballroom tonight. Queue the "Give Up the Funk" earworm; "Gotta have the funk.
Arts & Entertainment SFist Tonight, 3/18: Amateur Erotica Night EROTIC: You still have time to shoot something for tonight's installment of the monthly Bring Your Own Film, an open screening of DIY Erotica/Porn, which takes place at the newly opened S3X
Arts & Entertainment SFist Tonight, 3/17: Sickboy ART: Be one of the first 100 guests to arrive at the U.K.'s Sickboy's first U.S. solo show, Wonder Club, and get a free gift bag assembled by Sickboy himself,
Arts & Entertainment Local Mashup Wunderkind DJ Earworm Returns With 'Mama' Here's a little music to help you through the remainder of your Friday. DJ Earworm, the SF-based DJ whom we last heard from in December with his annual year-end roundup of pop hits,
Arts & Entertainment SFist This Weekend: The Creators Project The Creators Project: The Yeah Yeah Yeahs, Squarepusher, and HEALTH are part of a big line-up of bands rocking Fort Mason this weekend as part of a colossal two-day art and technology festival
Arts & Entertainment SFist Tonight, 3/15: History Of AIDS Activism Photography PHOTOGRAPHY: The GLBT History Museum presents Life and Death in Black and White: AIDS Direct Action in San Francisco, 1985-1990, a photography exhibit featuring the work of five queer photographers who documented the
Arts & Entertainment Afternoon Palate Cleanser: The Theme From 'Match Game' Slowed Down 800% Basically everything is trippy slowed down by 800%. The true music geeks among you should enjoy this, as well as the same thing done to the Sanford & Son theme song. [via Lady
Arts & Entertainment SFist Tonight, 3/14: The Raincoats MUSIC: Seminal post-punk band, The Raincoats, who are considered the "godmothers of grunge" and an inspiration to a generation of riot grrrls, will take the stage tonight in celebration of over three decades
Arts & Entertainment SFist Tonight, 3/12: Oceanography/Kirsten Opstad MUSIC: Oakland's Oceanography headlines tonight at the Elbo Room, also featuring Kirsten Opstad of Massachusetts and SF's Liz O, along with poetry by Diana Salier. (9 p.m., Elbo Room, 647 Valencia Street)
