Arts & Entertainment SFist Tonight CABARET: Tony Award nominee Justin Vivian Bond, who has been described by the New Yorker as "the greatest cabaret artist of his generation.....an artful truth telling illusionist," celebrates the release of his
Arts & Entertainment The Funeral Pyre Completes Their National Black Metal Campaign at Submission Space Sunday Night by Erick Pressman Spring has sprung, gas prices have risen, the Giants are played their opening series, and one of California’s brutal, up and coming black metal bands, The Funeral Pyre, are
misc SFist Tonight ART: Tonight is the opening reception gala for the 11th Annual Art Explosion Spring Open Studios, which is happening all weekend. Over 140 artists, including painters, sculptors, photographers, fashion designers, jewelers and textile
Arts & Entertainment Rise Against, Bad Religion, Four Year Strong Provide SF with a Generational “Who’s Who” of Punk Saturday Night at Bill Graham Civic by Erick Pressman Can you believe that punk rock is heading into it’s fourth decade of existence? Hell, some say it’s already in its forties depending on which “first punk band
Arts & Entertainment SFist Tonight MUSIC: Brooklyn-bred (Park Slope, to be exact) rap visionary, Talib Kweli, will be at the Fillmore tonight, stimulating your body and your intellect with his own brand of "conscious rap," in support of
Arts & Entertainment SFist Tonight FILM: In the new "shocking and hilarious" documentary, Orgasm, Inc., filmmaker Liz Canner explores the medical industry as an employee at a pharmaceutical company that is simultaneously creating a new disease, Female Sexual
Arts & Entertainment SFist Tonight FILM: Tonight's Bad Movie Night kicks off Blaxploitation Month with Shaft, starring Richard Roundtree as the quintessentially cool private eye and featuring opening credits that "make Times Square look awesome and gritty and
Arts & Entertainment Afternoon Palate Cleanser: Brett Dennen's "San Francisco" (feat. Forro in the Dark) In what could possibly be the second best version of a song about San Francisco called "San Francisco" -- the first one, without question, goes to punk rock artist Judy Garland -- redhead
Arts & Entertainment SFist Tonight MUSIC: "Rollicking" garage jazz quartet, Bait & Switch, featuring bassist Lisa Mezzacappa, performs original music inspired by adventurous jazz masters like Ornette Coleman, Henry Threadgill, the Art Ensemble of Chicago and Eric Dolphy,
SF News Britney Watch: Spears Performs While we wait for Britney to take the stage, local drag queens take the stage, with Heklina in the center, so that makes her the alpha-female, to ask the audience trivia questions about
Arts & Entertainment SFist Tonight MUSIC: Brooklyn's Miniature Tigers, who are described as, "[a]side from the bread-and-butter combo of a tight rhythm section and jangly guitars, the Tigers include analog soft synths, distant slide guitars, and multi-layered
Arts & Entertainment SFist Tonight FOOD: The second shift of ForageSF's ever popular Night Market will feature hot food from a big line-up of vendors such as Little Knock, The Grilled Cheese Guy, and SF Delicious, among many
Arts & Entertainment SFist Tonight COMEDY: Tonight's Snob Theater, a series showcasing the best in the Bay Area's indie rock bands and stand-up comedians in a very small, intimate setting, features comedians Anita Drieseberg, Sam Davidoff, Sammy K
Arts & Entertainment Video: Stupid Orchestra, A Symphony for Vintage Home Appliances Laughing Squid brings our attention to something that you'll either enjoy hearing or seeing. Or both. LS notes: "'Blödes Orchester,' (Stupid Orchestra) is a symphonic piece for home appliance orchestra by German
Arts & Entertainment SFist Tonight MUSIC/ART: Experience the Sights and Sounds of Punks in Contemporary Mexico tonight with an artist’s talk by Juan Luna-Avin, who traces the history of punk music in Mexico from the late
Arts & Entertainment Tickets for Britney's San Francisco Concert Gobbled Up in Seconds Well, that was fast. Guess we won't be seeing Britney this Sunday at Bill Graham Civic Auditorium. After the damaged pop unicorn moved her concert from the Castro to the Civic Center, tickets
Arts & Entertainment SFist Tonight MUSIC: Oakland's Grand Lake celebrate the release of their new album, Leaves Ellipse, with guests, The Devotionals (featuring Tyson Vogul of Two Gallants) and Anna Ash. 9 p.m. // Amnesia (853 Valencia) FILM:
Arts & Entertainment SFist Tonight ART: San Francisco artist Julia Goodman will be exhibiting her series Eleven Months Mourning, for the first time in its entirety, alongside a multimedia body of work connecting handmade paper with mortality and
Arts & Entertainment SFist This Weekend: Sunday Streets, Girls Rock, Vintage Fashion Expo, Zion I & The Grouch, And TL Walking Tour [Updated] Sunday Streets: Sunday Streets kicks off its 2011 season this weekend on the Embarcadero. Run, bike, walk, skate, hula hoop, etc. to your heart's content along the waterfront from Fisherman's Wharf to Mariposa
Arts & Entertainment SFist Tonight FILM: SFIAAFF presents Dog Sweat, which was filmed secretly in Teheran and explores what it's like to be young in Iran, weaving the stories of several young people negotiating the fine line between
SF News Nate Dogg, Dead at 41 Well know for his hooks, as well as his collaborations with Snoop Dogg, Dr. Dre, and Eminem, Long Beach-born rapper Nate Dogg (nee Nathaniel Dwayne Hale) is dead at 41. Dogg died on
Arts & Entertainment SFist Tonight FILM: You won't know whether to laugh or cry at the world premiere of Baby Jane?, an over-the-top interpretation of the original over-the-top, cult classic. Described as "if the most obscure filmmaker David
SF News Follow SXSW at Austinist Want to follow what's going on at South by Southwest? Then, please, head over to Austinist, our sister site smack-dab in the center all the action at the annual music and technology conference.
Arts & Entertainment SFist Tonight MUSIC: Get a glimpse at the West Coast dark synthy-gothy pop/rock scene with Portland's Soft Kill (ex-Blessure Grave) and Dangerous Boys Club (mems. of Antioch Arrow, Glass Candy), along with Group Hex
Arts & Entertainment SFist This Weekend: St. Paddy's, SFIAAFF Extravaganza, Naked Cyclists, Cage Fights, and Ice Cream! In addition to getting that emergency preparedness kit ready and checking out SFist's ongoing Tsunami coverage, here's some other stuff to do this weekend. Also, it's Spring Forward on Sunday. Hooray! 2011 St.
