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 SFist Tonight FILM: Jason Schwartzman kills it as awkward prep school kid, Max Fischer, in Rushmore, one of Wes Anderson's finest flicks. Bill Murray is also a fave as Max's fathers' friend/mentor, Herman Blume,
Arts & Entertainment SFist Tonight SHOP: Vintage fans can shop their heart out at the aptly named All Vintage Everything event, featuring a night of great vintage brought to you by Bay Area online and boutique vendors, further
Arts & Entertainment SFist Tonight PERFORMANCE: Sister Spit co-founder Michelle Tea and lesbian author Ali Liebegott host the Sister Spit: The Next Generation, an all-gendered and trans-inclusive national tour, in other words "a vanload of multimedia, queer-centric brilliance"
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 COMEDY: Fans are stoked to see Jason Mewes & Kevin Smith (Jay and Silent Bob) live and in-person, getting old in front of their very eyes, sans trench coats and hair extensions. "Every
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 Tonight PERFORMANCE: Surrealistic one-man band, Andrew Goldfarb (aka The Slow Poisoner) and absurdist writer/performer Dan Carbone, have merged as The Wounded Stag, a "psychotronic vaudeville," in which they "sing from their hearts and
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
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
Arts & Entertainment SFist Tonight FOOD: Learn all about the upsurge of farmers, cooks, gardeners, and activists who are taking back the food system with inspiring ideas at CUESA Panel: Faces of the New Food Movement: Tales of
Arts & Entertainment SFist Tonight CLUB: Death Guild celebrates its 18th Anniversary with the first of three events this week. Tonight's show features live performances by Assemblage 23, System Syn, and FGFC820, along with DJs Decay and Lexor.
Arts & Entertainment SFist Tonight FILM: The acclaimed documentary, William S. Burroughs: A Man Within, features interviews with countless colleagues, confidants and countercultural luminaries, breaking the surface of the "troubled and brilliant world of one of the greatest
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 Tonight BURLESQUE: Sparkly Devil presents San Francisco's newest burlesque and monthly variety show, Curvicious Cabaret: Burlesque That Bites Back, "an uproarious evening of in-your-face and over-the-top entertainment, from bold, beautiful women who wear glitter
misc SFist Tonight MUSIC: Emily Jane White headlines a night of folk/pop rock at Du Nord tonight, along with Hélene Renaut celebrating the release of her new album, The Deer Convention, and Ed Masuga. 8:
Arts & Entertainment SFist Tonight BENEFIT: Green Planet Films presents a benefit screening of Truck Farm!, in which filmmaker Ian Cheney turned the 40 square feet of space in his truck's bed into an urban farm bed. The
Arts & Entertainment SFist Tonight MUSIC: Graham Central Station, ConFunkShun, Tower of Power, and lead singer Ashling Cole will perform at the Teena Marie Birthday Tribute as 6 Piece & a Biscuit, commemorating what would've been Teena Marie's
Arts & Entertainment SFist Tonight FILM: Vision from the Life of Hildegard von Bingen, a lushly shot portrait of a 12-century Benedictine nun way ahead of her time, "who has emerged from the shadows of history as a
Arts & Entertainment SFist Tonight THEATER: It's the opening weekend of Catchy Name Theatre Company's Corned Beef, "a post-modern comedy of art with mistaken identity, triangular love and much popping in and out of doors." 8 p.m.
Arts & Entertainment SFist Tonight PHOTOGRAPHY: The ever-popular 4th Annual International Juried Plastic Camera Show showcases the ninety top photos from the contest's Bay Area, national, and international entries. Come celebrate the joy and simplicity of the latent
Arts & Entertainment SFist Tonight PHOTOGRAPHY: Robert Tat Gallery presents a group exhibition of vintage and contemporary photographs, Sign of the Times, celebrating the special qualities that are captured when images incorporate existing signage into their compositions. 5
Arts & Entertainment SFist Tonight FOOD: Get the latest scoop on the local food scene at City Art's, On Artisan Food, featuring a panel of folks in the local food industry, including The New York Times' Kim Severson,
Arts & Entertainment SFist Tonight STORYTELLING: Porchlight Presents: Brushes with Fame, features Bay Area luminaries and "nobodies," including Edinburgh Castle barman Alan Black, Litquake co-founder Jack Boulware, burlesque performer Lady Monster, theater producer Bruce Pachtman, actress Patricia Rosestar,
Arts & Entertainment SFist Tonight MUSIC: Smile presents a Save KUSF Benefit, featuring performances by The Trifles, The Twinks, The Danger Babes, and Hate Factory, along with DJ Neil Martinson spinning psych, soul, glam, bubblegum, and laserboogie. All
