Arts & Entertainment SFist Tonight, 11/17: Robyn Hitchcock, <em>An Age of Monsters</em>, Turk+Taylor MUSIC: The legendary Robyn Hitchcock will be at Slim's tonight performing his 1990 solo album in its entirety, Eye, which Hitchcock says concluded his stint on the college radio air waves. Also featuring
Arts & Entertainment SFist Tonight, 11/14: <em>Miss Representation</em>, Mole to Die For, <em>The Temperamentals</em> FILM: Girls in Tech presents a screening of Jennifer Seibel's acclaimed documentary, Miss Representation, which "exposes how American youth are being sold the concept that women and girls’ value lies in their youth,
Arts & Entertainment SFist Tonight, 11/15: Celluloid Salon, Dawes/Blitzen Trapper, Photographer Barbara Traub FILM: Head over to Public Works early for some free Drambuie at Celluloid Salon, a series which "breathes new life into the audio-visual experience, pairing obscure silent film shorts with soundtracks curated (and
Arts & Entertainment SFist Tonight, 11/14: Stephen Kaltenbach, Laughter Against the Machine, GuyWriters ART/LECTURE: Visiting artist Stephen Kaltenbach with speak about his lengthy and diverse career most notably "creating conceptual gestures, magazine advertisements, diagrammatic propositions, 'Street Works,' time capsules, and photorealistic paintings," as part
Arts & Entertainment SFist Tonight, 11/13: 'Pudhupettai', Myles Boisen Group, Red Curtain Variety Show FILM: 3rd Eye Fest presents Pudhupettai, an Indian Tamil gangster film, which follows "the unlikely rise of Kokki Kumar (Dhanush) from petty criminal to powerful gang lord in the Pudhupettai slums of Chennai"
Arts & Entertainment SFist Tonight, 11/12: BATS Improv 25th Anniversary, Dance Mission's 'Pick Cells,' Audrey Moira Shimkas Trio IMPROV: Tickets might still be available at the door for the opening of BATS Improv's 25th Anniversary Season, featuring a special presentation of the first Theatresports show, followed by a champagne and dessert
Arts & Entertainment SFist Tonight, 11/11: 'The Legends of Hip Hop,' SF Bike Expo Pre-Party, 'Working Conditions' BOOK SIGNING: Artist and author Justin Bua, known for his bestselling collection of fine-art posters, will be at the Booksmith tonight, along with DJ QBert, celebrating the release of The Legends of Hip
Arts & Entertainment SFist Tonight, 11/10: Blek le Rat Retrospective, EndHIV.com Masquerade Ball, JC Brooks & The Uptown Sound ART: SFMOMA is hosting a reception celebrating the release of Blek le Rat: The 30 year Anniversary Retrospective, featuring private family photos, point and shoot images of the Parisian-born artists graffiti artwork from
Arts & Entertainment SFist Tonight, 11/8: The Bangles, 'Octubre', VV Brown MUSIC: After reuniting in the late '90s, The Bangles are still going strong. (Now would be a good time to make "An Eternal Flame" joke.) They'll be rocking their fine selves at the
Arts & Entertainment SFist Tonight, 11/7: 'Teenage Gang Debs'/'Girl Gang', Hot 8 Brass Band, Cup Cozy Workshop FILM: Roxie Theater's Not Necessarily Noir series continues with a bad-girl flick double feature, including Teenage Gang Debs, about a "[a] tough doll" who blows into town and takes over “The Rebels” gang,
Arts & Entertainment SFist Tonight, 11/6: 'Wall Street' Sequel, Zodiac Death Valley, Poetry at City Lights FILM: Bad Movie Night kicks off its "Belated '80s Sequels" series with Oliver Stone's Wall Street: Money Never Sleeps, A.V. Club notes, "The first time around, Wall Street felt like a warning
Arts & Entertainment SFist Tonight, 11/5: Gay in America, Mr. Hyphen 2011, Hypothesis Art/Science Fair FILM: Photographer Scott Pasfield presents a slideshow, discussion and signing of his new book, Gay in America, featuring 140 gay American men in 50 states. Purchases of the book will benefit non-profit AIDS
Arts & Entertainment SFist Tonight, 11/4: Radiolab Live, Lawrence Ferlinghetti Reading, 'Urbanized' FESTIVAL: The Bay Area Science Festival kicks off continues tonight with Radiolab Live in Berkeley, which explores being In the Dark with a night of "gripping stories, wonder-inducing demonstrations, and jaw-dropping illustrations." Also
Arts & Entertainment SFist Tonight, 11/3: MoAD's The Art of the Suit, Transgender Film Fest, Exploratorium's The Senses FASHION: Learn all about the art of being a black dandy at Museum of the African Diaspora's After Dark presentation of The Art of the Suit, featuring "live styling" sessions, live music by
Arts & Entertainment SFist Tonight, 11/2: Day of the Dead/Festival of Altars, Mary Roach/Adam Savage, 'Mindglow' FESTIVAL: One of the best Mission events of the year is happening tonight with the annual Dia de los Muertos procession and Festival of Altars celebration. Bring candles in glass containers to honor
Arts & Entertainment SFist Tonight, 11/1: Noel Gallagher Doc, Ty Segall/Kut U Up, The Art of Robots FILM: Be sure to RSVP ASAP to the exclusive screening of the new documentary, It's Never Too Late To Be What U Might Have Been - The Making of Noel Gallagher and His
Arts & Entertainment SFist Tonight, 10/31: Halloween Concert at the Freight, Adam Gopnik, Nopa Halloween Block Party MUSIC: Classical at the Freight presents a special Halloween Concert featuring the Bellavente Wind Quintet performing a special early family-friendly concert of "spooky and adventurous music" designed for kids of all ages. There
Arts & Entertainment SFist Tonight, 10/30: The Lemonheads, Donnie Darko Halloween ’80s Party, Being Impossible MUSIC: The prolific Evan Dando takes the stage with the latest incarnation of the Lemonheads, in which they'll be performing It’s a Shame About Ray in its entirety. (7:30 p.m.
Arts & Entertainment SFist Tonight, 10/29: The Mumlers, Ghost Walk at Palace Hotel, 'Four Lovers' MUSIC: San Jose indie folk collective, The Mumlers, who are named after the "scandalized 19th century spirit photographer" William H. Mumler, will perform at Brick and Mortar tonight, along with guests He's My
Arts & Entertainment SFist Tonight, 10/28: 'You Will Gonna Go Crazy,' 'The Rocky Horror Picture Show' w/Yara Sofia, World Music Fest THEATER: Kularts presents You Will Gonna Go Crazy, "a hilariously sad and lyrical semi-autobiographical multimedia dance-theatre play" and coming-of-age story exploring the traumatic impacts of racist history on the Filipino American family, based
Arts & Entertainment SFist Tonight, 10/26: 'Death in Parallel,' 'Race,' Hans-Joachim Roedelius ART: Mission Cultural Center for Latino Arts presents a sneak preview of its 34th Annual Day of the Dead exhibition, Death in Parallel, featuring stories, photos, home video and personal artifacts remembering and
Arts & Entertainment SFist Tonight, 10/25: Male Bonding, 'Counterfeits' Launch Party, 'Shaheed: The Dream & Death of Benazir Bhutto' MUSIC: Male Bonding, whose music is "animated by an infectious, evangelical zeal that reflects their roots in the D.I.Y. indie rock community," takes the stage at the Rickshaw, along with Water
Arts & Entertainment SFist Tonight, 10/24: 'Oil City Confidential', Nazi Trials Discussion, Brian Joseph FILM: SF DocFest and Mission Creek Music Festival present Oil City Confidential, the last film in director Julien Temple's '70s English punk rock trilogy that tells "the story of Dr Feelgood, four men
Arts & Entertainment SFist Tonight, 10/23: 'Shake That Sin,' The War on Drugs, 'Aurelie Laflamme's Diary DANCE: It's your last night to catch French dancer, choreographer, writer and director Maïmouna Coulibaly's Shake That Sin, featuring seven female dancers exploring the seven capital vices: the lust, gluttony, greed, sloth, wrath,
Arts & Entertainment SFist Tonight, 10/21: ArtCrank SF 2011, Spank Rock, Naughty History Film Night ART: Chrome Industries brings its popular ArtCrank SF event to 111 Minna, showcasing the bicycle-inspired work of over 30 participating Bay Area artists. Be sure to take home a poster or two! (7
