We were part of the Exodus from San Francisco to Oakland back in 2012. Back when rental prices in the city had again become absurd, artists were again, being forced out and what had been so lively had again, been dimmed. This repeated wave has affected the city of San Francisco

Pride Month by Vanessa Gil, Arts & Events Editor Happy Pride, my fellow queers! I kicked off the month watching Bella Aldama, Charity Kase, and Gemini Santiago perform at Del Cielo Brewing. Such a fun event to begin the festivities. And there’s still so many more ways to to celebrate

Do you ever get bored? It happens to me, and First Friday, while fun, is also conceptually kind of stale. It’s on Telegraph Avenue, which is fine, but if anywhere in Oakland could be described as touristy, the street that inspired a popular novel by Michael Chabon and a song

BY JEREMY KUEMPEL “I used to walk through this park on my way to the BART and today it’s filled with 25,000 beautiful people” Sonny Moore (better known by his stage name Skrillex) whispered into the microphone in front of City Hall, his soft voice amplified by a pair of

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

By Eddie Jen For Pride this year, I wish San Francisco queers the joys of dancing and connecting on the dance floor that doesn’t involve Miss Mollie or Miss Snow. Seriously. It’s like, ‘why do I even bother putting a look together for Saturday night when I’m going to be

The Installation takes you on a journey through the 22 major arcana cards of the tarot, each created by Desdemona over the past three decades.

The “Artist You Should Know” series highlights artists before they exhibit their work somewhere or when they’re doing something artful and incredible. It’s our way of supporting the creative community and helping to keep The Bay a strange and wonderful place. Meet artist Kerbi Urbanowksi, who moved out to San Francisco