Arts & Entertainment SFist Tonight, 7/12: Jonathan Richman, SF Beta Mixer, 'The Book of Love' MUSIC: Feeling down? Then get your dose of "musical Prozac" tonight, as Jonathan Richman kicks off his three-day stint at the intimate Make-Out Room, along with Tommy Larkins on drums. (7 p.m.
Arts & Entertainment Portishead Coming to Berkeley The grating '90s revival continues at fullblast with a not-so-grating '90s band coming to town. "British downtempo" group Portishead just announced their first North American tour in 13 years, which will include a
Arts & Entertainment SFist Tonight, 7/11: 'The Big Uneasy,' 'Hell on Wheels,' Toshio Hirano FILM: In The Big Uneasy, humorist and New Orleans resident Harry Shearer speaks to the tireless investigators and experts who studied the aftermath of Hurricane Katrina, and uncovers a courageous whistle-blower from the
Arts & Entertainment SFist Tonight, 7/10: Barbara Eden Gala Tribute, Stranger Dinner, Bad Movie Night PERFORMANCE: Barbara Eden will be live and in-person at a gala tribute at the Castro hosted by filmmaker and "camp impresario" Marc Huestis in conjunction with the release of Eden's new memoir, Jeannie
Arts & Entertainment SFist Tonight, 7/9: An Evening with Jonathan Richman, The Soul of Drag, Ugly Sweater Inner Sunset FILM/MUSIC: Jonathan Richman will be at the Red Vic to present one of his favorite films, Vengo, about two families at war in the hilly country of southern Spain and featuring the
Arts & Entertainment SFist This Weekend: Sunday Streets, Ice Cream, Women's World Cup, and More! Sunday Streets: Another daytime party in the streets takes place this Sunday along Great Highway and through Golden Gate Park. Take part in some bicycling, roller-skating, roller soccer, Lindy Hop, and enjoy live
SF Restaurants, Food & Drink Guest DJ Nights at Flour + Water On Monday, July 11, noted musicians will guest DJ at flour + water in the Mission. Let's see: Starting off on the decks next week will be Tim Carr. Screenings of his videos "Shake
Arts & Entertainment SFist Tonight, 7/7: Exploratorium After Dark: Red, Bit Shifter, Laura Kimpton's 'Flying Solo,' SCIENCE: At tonight's installment of Exploratorium After Dark, which is themed Red, explore color chemistry, discover surprising uses for insects and vibrant vegetables, and get a crash-course in making your own paints. (6
Arts & Entertainment Outside Lands Special Late Shows Announced: Arctic Monkeys, Vetiver, More Three-day music festival Outside Lands, running August 12 - 14, just announced several "special late shows" that will only be accessible to ticket holders... for a price. Clap Your Hands Say Yeah, Eskmo,
Arts & Entertainment SFist Tonight, 7/6: Jack Leamy, Tim Cohen's Magic Trick, "High As a Kite" ART: The Tournesol Exhibition in association with Headlands Center for the Arts presents this year's Tournesol Awardee Jack Leamy's Bigfoot/Littlefoot, an intriguing collection of paintings that often feature his wife and son,
Arts & Entertainment SFist Tonight, 7/5: Panoramic Landscapes, Porchlight's Brushes With Fame 2, Religious Girls ART: Brian Gross Fine Art presents Appellation Series, an ongoing series of landscape photographs by California artist, Lewis deSoto, in which he seamlessly merges together 50 to 200 photographs per image into panoramic
Arts & Entertainment SFist Tonight, 7/4: Jazz Benefit for Dayna Stephens, The GlamaZONE 4th of July, Isounderscore Presents BENEFIT: Bay Area jazz heavy-hitters are coming together for a health care fundraiser at Yoshi's tonight for fellow musician Dayna Stephens, who is awaiting a kidney transplant. The all-star lineup of four bands
Arts & Entertainment Tomorrow: The 6th Annual El Rio Big Time Freedom Fest If you're looking for something to do before the big firework spectacle on the waterfront (which we might actually be able to see this year!), head over to El Rio's (3158 Mission Street)
Arts & Entertainment SFist Tonight, 7/3: Marx Bros Double Feature, Hal Sparks, The Philistines FILM: It's all Marx Brothers all day at the Castro with a double feature of A Night at the Opera, in which they "aid two young singers in love by throwing a production
Arts & Entertainment SFist This Weekend: Neko Case w/The Dodos at Stern Grove; Fillmore Jazz Fest; SF Mime Troupe; and More! Neko Case and The Dodos, Stern Grove Festival: It truly is Indie-pendence Day at Stern Grove on Sunday. Indie goddess Neko Case will abide with her one-of-a-kind voice and country/soul/rock-influenced sound,
Arts & Entertainment SFist Tonight, 6/28: KQED Presents Pride Docs, Bob Mould, Sketch Tuesday FILM: KQED continues the Pride celebration with a free double-feature screening of Stonewall Uprising, about the violent six-day riots in New York that marked a major turning point in the modern gay civil
Arts & Entertainment SFist Tonight, 6/26: Bad Movie Night, Juanita MORE! Pride Party, Two Headed Spy PARTY: The Pride festivities continue to rage, and the big, annual Juanita More! Pride Party just got going. Head over to Chambers/Phoenix Hotel between now and 2 a.m. for "The Best
Arts & Entertainment SFist Tonight, 6/25: Zoë Keating w/ Magik*Magik Orchestra, 'Astral Rise,' Cockblock Dyke March After-Party MUSIC: SF-based cellist and arranger Zoë Keating brings her one-woman orchestra to Great American, consisting of a cello and a foot-controlled laptop that records "layer upon layer of cello to create lush, beautiful
Arts & Entertainment SFist This Weekend: Treasure Island Flea, Free Folk Festival, Jazz Mafia at Stern Grove, Noe Valley Summerfest You would think that the Pride Weekend extravaganza festivities (not to mention the Michael Jackson flash mob) would be enough of a clusterfrack for the city, but why not go ahead and add
Arts & Entertainment SFist Tonight, 6/24: Annual Pride Concert, 'A Floorless Room Without Walls,' 200 Yards PRIDE: Have a gleeful evening with fabulous host Trauma Flintstone at the 33rd Annual Pride Concert, featuring five groundbreaking ensembles -- Bay Area Rainbow Symphony, Lesbian/Gay Chorus of SF, SF Lesbian Gay
Arts & Entertainment Adele North American Tour Reschedule Announced After having to cancel part of her tour, Adele just announced new dates for the North American leg of her shows. The British singer chanteuse, formerly scheduled to perform at the Greek Theatre
Arts & Entertainment SFist Tonight, 6/23: Peter Murphy, Pride Kick-Off Party, 'Oki's Movie' MUSIC: The legendary Peter Murphy brings his dark and lurid post punk act to Amoeba tonight for a free show in support of his new album, Ninth. If you get there early and
Arts & Entertainment SFist Tonight, 6/22: Pianist Monty Alexander, Radical Teaching Artists, The Dirty Gay Sex Comedy Show MUSIC: Pianist Monty Alexander, who some consider to be one of the top five jazz pianists of all time, brings his "Harlem-Kingston Express" tour to Yoshi's tonight. Alexander's work blends American jazz, popular
Arts & Entertainment Afternoon Palate Cleanser: 'I Want It (You Love)' By Dirty Cupcakes Well, this is fun. Local trio Dirty Cupcakes just released a video to their parenthetically-enriched single, "I Want It (Your Love)," which, among other things, features boy-on-boy kissing. So Pride-y! What's more, Allan
Arts & Entertainment SFist Tonight, 6/20: Broke-Ass Stuart Viewing Party, Mountain Goats, 'Wings of Desire' PARTY: Get an exclusive peek at SF's own Broke-Ass Stuart's new IFC show, Young, Broke & Beautiful, which premieres this Friday, June 24, at a special viewing party happening tonight. The event will
