Patricia Colli

12 Nov 2024

Organized, Filthy & Fearless: The John Waters Christmas is here

One of my favorite days every year is when I get to interview John Waters about his upcoming Christmas Show at The Great American Music Hall. This year, it happened to be the morning after the election, and I wasn’t too worried (turns out I was in denial). I was

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10 Oct 2024

Inside Jack White’s Hot, Surprise Show in San Francisco

This is what happed at Jack White’s surprise show in SF.

Patricia Colli 0
10 Jul 2024

This New Literary Magazine is a Gift to the People of San Francisco

I’ve got some awesome news! We received a grant from the Civic Joy Fund to put out a literary magazine celebrating SF and acting to counter the stupid “Doom Loop” narrative. It’s a gift to the people of San Francisco. And after months of working on this project it’s now available

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01 Aug 2024

Calamity Fair’s Solo Show “All The Little Things That Happened In Our Heads”

As a neighbor and friend of the gallery, I often pop in to see the shows and chat about art and life, so I’m excited to see all the drawings John’s been making sitting at the front desk at the gallery for the past years, patiently working on the pointillism and patterns of each piece while greeting people coming in and handling the hardships that you encounter while living and having a business in the TL.

Patricia Colli 0
19 Jun 2024

The Incredible Vintage Erotica Exhibits at the Bob Mizer Foundation Right Now

If you are a San Francisco resident, you’re probably familiar with one of the city’s gems: The Bob Mizer Foundation, located on Larkin Street. Bob Mizer was a precursor of male erotica photography, starting to self-publish his work in 1951. Erotica, queer culture, DIY, and self-publishing are all part of

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31 May 2024

Kathleen Hanna’s Rebel Girl, My life as a Feminist Punk

Kathleen Hanna, the frontwoman of Bikini Kill, Le Tigre and The Julie Ruin was in San Francisco last week to chat with Brontez Purnell about her new book, “Rebel Girl: My Life as a Feminist Punk,” at City Arts & Lectures. I was looking forward to the event and listened to

Patricia Colli 0
09 Nov 2023

John Waters on The Year of FILTH, Punk, & Christmas

“I just made bad taste 1% more respectable and…Trump ruined it, this is not even bad taste.”

Patricia Colli 0
19 May 2023

Liarmouth: Aubrey Plaza in conversation with John Waters

San Franciscans packed the Sydney Goldstein Theatre last Tuesday May 9, 2023 for a taste of filth. John Waters’s new novel LIARMOUTH…a feel-bad romance was just released on paperback. To celebrate this event, the great people at City Arts & Lecture brought actor Aubrey Plaza for a conversation with the

Patricia Colli 0
12 Apr 2023

Can’t Miss: Advance Base at The Bottom of the Hill

When I think about an OG indie band from San Francisco I think of Casiotone for the Painfully Alone, former project from the Bay Area native Owen Ashworth. It’s been 13 years since he played the last CFTPA concert (at The Bottom of the Hill!) and after a hiatus started

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