Arts & Entertainment SFist Tonight KARAOKE: Sure, there are loads of literary things going on tonight. Be we here at SFist would prefer you get drunk and sing your heart out. Preferably to a Gershwin or Arlen tune.
Arts & Entertainment The Week Ahead: Bay Area Concerts by Moses Namkung What's going on this week in the world of Bay Area music? We'll be checking out Cut Copy and Matt & Kim on Thursday and the Moscow-born, Alaskan-raised and Brooklyn-based
SF News DNA Lounge Being Singled Out by California ABC? According to an angry missive from the fine folks over at SoMa's DNA Lounge, the California Department of Alcoholic Beverage Control is trying to put them permanently out of business. It seems the
Arts & Entertainment "NightLife" at the California Academy of Sciences on Thursday Nights Starting this Thursday, the California Academy of Sciences will feature NightLife, a weekly event for visitors 18 and older, in which the space will be transformed into a lively venue filled with "provocative
Arts & Entertainment Farewell, 12 Galaxies It is done. 12 Galaxies, the Mission club named after mentally unfit local color Frank Chu and that sign he carries, came to end this past weekend. Local indie rock outfits StitchCraft and
SF News Weather Underground Announces Excessive Heat Watch Warning What in heaven's name is going on? Oy, this heat, eh? A little before 1:30 p.m. today, Weather Underground announced this harrowing statement of excessive heat. Of steam heat, if you
Arts & Entertainment SFist Tonight CLUB: This evening's club night over at Pink (oh, by the way, do hit Bar Bambino before going over! It's just next-door and the area's best new restaurant, in our opinion) called "Buffet"
SF News Hole in the Wall Appeal Appealed: Request for "Glamorous Limp" of SOMA Neighborhood (image courtesy of Dan Berkes and SFGTV2) Sexual outlaws and neighborhood invaders, beware! We're back with the story of Hole in the Wall Saloon and its proposed 1.5-block relocation in the lovely
SF News Voice Your Support for HITW at Tonight's Western SOMA Meeting We would go, but we're located in Eastern SOMA. And one day, by the will of God, we shall destroy Western SOMA. Mwah hah hah. But for those of you who live in
Arts & Entertainment Have Your Virginity Taken From You at Tomorrow's Queer Prom Gay mafia don, Marke B., has word that the Powerblouse (TM 71Miles) is hosting a prom night for all of you homosexuals who weren't able to attend your senior prom. The theme is
SF News Remember: Save Hole In the Wall Meeting Happens at 5 p.m. Today Want to help save Hole in the Wall Saloon from the spindly claws of old Mrs. Crabtree? Of course you do. It takes place soon, so head over to City Hall now, folks.
misc SOMA Sexual Outlaw Invasion Angers Resident(s), Pleasures Others South of Market is home to one of the largest networks (with the fewest dropped calls?) of queer-friendly businesses in San Francisco. It has been this way for decades and doesn't appear to
Arts & Entertainment SFist Tonight *CLUB: San Francisco's 6th annual DJ Dreamteam lineup -- which consists of local legends Miguel Migs, Mark Farina, David Harness, Julius Papp, Taj, Rooz, Icon, Dirtyhertz, a-tn-nae, Smoove, Mancub, Kapt'n Kirk, M3, Aaron
SF News To Help Curb Violence, Newsom Proposes Nightclub Reform With nightclubs like Jelly's, Whisper, and 715 Harrison playing host to fatal mischief over the past few months, yesterday Mayor Newsom and Police Chief Heather Fong went on the offense against SF nightlife.
misc SF Nightlife Violence Summit Violence at SF nightclubs has been all the rage this year - all nine days, that is - and now a summit is being held this month in order to curb the violent
Arts & Entertainment SFist Reviews: Queens Of The Stone Age Q.) What are theees "Queens Of The Stone Age?" A.) That'd be a band that makes hip-shakin' heavy rock 'n roll for adults. On the second night of their sold-out stand at The
Arts & Entertainment Screw You Guys, I'm Going Home We love Gridskipper's edge as of late. Take, for example, today's revealing top 8 San Francisco bars with the "crappiest crowds." Rankings 8, 7, 6, and 5 are Beauty Bar, Medjool, Swig, and
SF News Cafe Flore Closing? The legendary Cafe Flore might find its way to the obit page of the B.A.R. soon. Why? Because if it doesn't "get permission to have the option to serve food 24
Arts & Entertainment Trannyshack's Final Bump? Update: We just asked Heklina if it's true. "Yes, honey!" she replied. "Sometime in spring or early summer [of '08]." So...there you have it. Similar to the club night in question here,
SF News RIP: Enrico Banducci Owner of the now-closed hungry i -- which booked such talent as Woody Allen, Barbra Streisand, Mort Sahl, Bill Cosby, and the Kingston Trio, to name a few -- and the beloved Enrico's,
misc Actually, Mrs. Robinson Was a Lonely, Cheating Slut Wikipedia goes further to say that the grandma group "celebrates [Mrs. Robinson's] character as a symbol of female independence and empowerment for a new generation of married women." Why,because it's fine to
Arts & Entertainment We're Number One! San Francisco Is Top City For Singles Hey, all you singles in San Francisco/Oakland, looks like you live in the right place. Our fair city was tops in Forbes 7th Annual Best Cities for Singles Report. The magazine made
Arts & Entertainment Faux Blow Gets Addict/Consumer Watchdog Arrested The spectrum of coke rage runs wide. It can go from harmless rolling of the eyes and a sigh to unnecessary shouting to Lindsay Lohan. For some, it goes much further. Take, for
Arts & Entertainment Concert Review: Slint Every tale about the band Slint begins with retrospect. A couple guys who’d known each other a long time got together in Loo--ville, KY, to make a band named after a goldfish.
