Arts & Entertainment SFist Tonight, 6/19: Hunx and His Punx, 'Hannah and the Hasbian,' Burley-esque MUSIC: Oakland's own Hunx and His Punx look like they put on a really fun show, with their "1960s girl groups, early power pop, and punk" sound and a variety of sexy and
Arts & Entertainment SFist Tonight, 6/17: Meat Puppets, Fresh Meat Festival, Non-Solo Exhibition Tour MUSIC: KUSF in Exile presents veteran alternative rockers, Meat Puppets, are at the Independent tonight promoting their thirteenth studio album, Lollipop, which "fits in perfectly with such mid '80s classics as Up on
Arts & Entertainment SFist This Weekend: Stern Grove, Bicycle Music Fest, Juneteenth, Bring Your Own Dog, and More! Stern Grove Festival: Classic R&Bers Sharon Jones and the Dap-Kings kick off the 74th season of the Stern Grove Festival on Sunday with a Motown sound revival, along with special guest,
Arts & Entertainment SFist Tonight, 6/15: Art in Storefronts Artist Talk and Walk, DIY Porn Workshop, The Cries of San Francisco ART: Meet up with the Art in Storefronts artists for a discussion and guided art walk. The artists will talk about their temporary projects and how they each addressed the neighborhood’s specific
Arts & Entertainment SFist Tonight, 6/14: Aesop Rock and Kimya Dawson, Rick Prelinger Screening, Author Pat McMahon MUSIC: Aesop Rock and Kimya Dawson bring their collaborative sound, which might be described as "folk-hop" to the Independent tonight, along with Rob Sonic and DJ Big Wiz. (8 p.m., The Independent,
Arts & Entertainment SFist Tonight, 6/12: 'Much Ado About Lebowski,' Pia Zadora, Naked Girls Reading: Pride COMEDY: Back by popular demand, SF Indie's Much Ado About Lebowski, "an adaptation of an adaptation of a parody of a farce," returns to CellSpace, presenting a live "wildly unique Comedy of Errors
Arts & Entertainment SFist Tonight, 6/11: 'Eye of the Beholder' Art Show, The Black Lips, Triple Shot Productions Staged Readings ART: This month's Root Division art event, Eye of the Beholder, explores the presence of the body in art "through parody, distortion and subversion, giving viewer the opportunity to look at the body
Arts & Entertainment Today at 2 PM: RuPaul 'Glamazon' Signing at Amoeba The fabulous RuPaul will be at Amoeba today signing her latest dance pop album, Glamazon. If you purchase the album, you'll get a pass to attend the signing (space is limited - get
Arts & Entertainment SFist This Weekend: World Naked Bike Ride, Sunday Streets, Fillmore SummerFest, Santa Rosa's Harmony Festival, SF Mixtape Society 8th Annual World Naked Bike Ride: It seems like just yesterday (March) that there was one of these, but Saturday's global nude bicycle ride is anticipated to be the biggest one yet. Sunday
Arts & Entertainment SFist Tonight, 6/9: Jonathan Richman at Readers Cafe, Dirty Diaries at YBCA, Black Boots Ink Photo Panel Discussion MUSIC/POETRY: Head over to the beautiful Fort Mason for an intimate poetry reading and music performance as part of the weekly Thursdays at Readers 2011 Poetry Series, featuring the legendary Jonathan Richman
Arts & Entertainment SFist Tonight, 6/8: Loquat, Inu, at The Rickshaw; 'As We Live It' at City Hall; Talk on Nazi-Era Artist, Charlotte Salomon MUSIC: Bay Area faves, Loquat, are playing their first show in eight months at the Rickshaw tonight, with special guests Inu. Spin aptly coins the band's sound as "[s]ugary, sultry vocals" "wrapped
Arts & Entertainment SFist Tonight, 6/7: Sharon McKnight at The Rrazz Room; The Walls Project Performance; 'Slap Shot' Cult Cinema MUSIC: Tony-nominated Sharon McNight, whose voice is "as brassy and beautiful as ever," kicks off gay pride month in a career retrospective, “The First 30 Years ... From Moose Hall to Carnegie Hall,” featuring
Arts & Entertainment SFist Tonight, 6/6: Marcus Shelby Trio Plays John Coltrane, 'The Lazy Gourmet' Book Signing, and 'Rat Scratch Fever' Horror Film MUSIC: As part of Yoshi SF's Impulse Mondays, the Marcus Shelby Trio, featuring Mel Martin and Howard Wiley, will be playing the music off of John Coltrane's two 1965 albums, A Love Supreme
Arts & Entertainment Adele Cancels Tour Due to Illness British singer Adele, scheduled to perform at the Greek Theatre at U.C. Berkeley on Saturday, June 4, has canceled the North American leg of her tour. Citing laryngitis, Adele explains on her
Arts & Entertainment SFist Tonight, 6/3: Arj Barker at Cobb's, Sara Shelton Mann's 'Zeropoint', Nightlife on Other Planets Fashion Show COMEDY: Arj Barker, most notably of Flight of the Concords fame, brings his witty observations and even cleverer delivery to Cobb's this weekend, along with special guest Tony Camin. (8 and 10:15
Arts & Entertainment SFist Tonight, 6/2: 'Resistance to the Indignities of Modern Life' Art Show, Another Hole in the Head Film Fest Launch Party, 'Dinner' Salon at CJM ART: Artist Aaron Terry has transformed Ever Gold Gallery into a cave-like installation in an exhibition entitled, Resistance to the Indignities of Modern Life, in which the viewer becomes part of a massive
Arts & Entertainment SFist Tonight 6/1: SFAC Gallery's 'Aftermath,' Penny Arcade 6th Anniversary, 'Wicked Plants' Book Signing ART: The San Francisco Arts Commission Gallery presents Aftermath, celebrating the launch of Bay Area artist Ernest Jolly's new installation, Natural Reaction. The event, which was inspired by recent natural disasters and those
Arts & Entertainment SFist Tonight: Veronica Klaus Sings Peggy Lee, Conversation with Tucker Nichols and Daniel Handler, and 'Bruja' at Magic Theatre MUSIC: San Francisco's Veronica Klaus is performing two encore performances of her new show with the Tammy Hall Trio, featuring some of her favorite Peggy Lee songs, both well-known and more obscure. Get
Arts & Entertainment SFist Tonight, 5/30: 'Pulp Fiction', Dustin O'Halloran w/ the Magik*Magik String Quartet & Conspiracy of Venus, and Theater Pub FILM: Tonight's the launch of Red Devil Lounge's new Free Monday Movie Night, featuring the ground-breaking classic that gave John Travolta a second shot in the business, Pulp Fiction. Enjoy some popcorn, mojitos,
Arts & Entertainment SFist Tonight CLUB: If you're a Madonna fan, tonight's Trannyshack Madonna Tribute must be "Just Like a Prayer." Trannyshack superstars Heklina, Exhibit Q., Kim Burly, Miss Rahni, Holy McGrail, Jordan L’Moore, Ambrosia Salad, Lindsay
Arts & Entertainment SFist Tonight: YBCA's Smart Night Out, SF Popfest Slumberland Records Showcase, and 'Into Eternity' ART: Yerba Buena Center for the Arts debuts the first night in their new Smart Night Out series, which will explore the concept of quiet as it relates to contemporary art and performance.
Arts & Entertainment SFist This Weekend: Carnaval, Treasure Island Flea, Push Dance, The Dance Church, and Asian American Orchestra Carnaval Festival & Grand Parade: Danny Glover is the grand marshal of the 33rd Annual Carnaval Parade. Accompanying him at the helm will be Giants’ mascot Lou Seal and the 2010 World Series
Arts & Entertainment SFist Tonight: SF Popfest, Slow Sex Soiree, and Stay Gold MUSIC: The Bay Bridged and SF Bay Guardian present The SF Popfest, featuring co-headliners The Black Ryder (shoegaze from Sydney, Australia) and Blackbird Blackbird (SF synth-pop), along with LA's White Arrows and Wolf
Arts & Entertainment SFist Tonight: Wall Ball Dance Performance, Jake Shears at Books Inc., and Conspiracy of Beards DANCE: Flyaway Productions premiered their new work, WALL BALL/throw yourself in, a "site specific dance for flying hula hoops, balls and jump rope propelling public school activism," at the Sunnyside Elementary School
Arts & Entertainment SFist Tonight CLUB: Hubba Hubba Revue and Bootie are mashing it up tonight, featuring five of the Bay Area's sexiest and sauciest burlesque performers, along with sets by DJ Tripp, guest DJ Billy Jam of
