Performer you should know
Nutcracker Nightmare Fantasy: A Sensual Twist on the Classic Tale
By Kellie Hanna Nutcracker Nightmare Fantasy is a provocative holiday experience you won’t want to miss. Told through seductive aerial, pole, modern dance, and roller skating, the story is a reimagining of the familiar Nutcracker Ballet plot. It’s got elements of circus and burlesque, and it’s more kinky than wholesome,
Fan Expo San Francisco 2024: A Weekend of Creativity, Culture, and Color
At Fan Expo San Francisco, a panel on Drag and Burlesque discussed the intersection of drag, burlesque, and pop culture, highlighting the importance of marginalized communities and the power of performance art to push boundaries and challenge traditional notions of gender, sexuality, and identity.
Des Bishop Does Viral Comedy, in Chinese
If you’ve ever lived abroad, the comedy of globe-trotting Desmond ‘Des’ Bishop will strike a chord. Despite having the perhaps the blackest sounding name in comedy, Bishop looks like John Slattery from Mad Men, and talks with a Queens NY accent, in an Irish cadence. Bishop was born in Queens,
MAGA Heckler Trounced by Comedian at Cobb’s
A heckler was ejected from a comedy club in San Francisco after shouting “Trump!” during a performance by comedian Gary Owen, who responded with a series of jokes and comebacks to mock the heckler.
The Dark Arts, Leather, & Circus in Oakland
Inside was a crowd reminiscent of Death Guild crossed with the Folsom Street Fair, people were friendly and familiar with one another, it had the atmosphere of a kinky cosplay event or intimate gathering at one of Kink.com’s Armory parties, back when those existed. Everyone was interesting to look at, and chat with, clad in different cuts of leather, metal, and masks.
San Francisco Got Its Groove Back, The Cultural BOOM Feels Real
Fashion Shows, Night Markets, Food Festivals, Live Music & More centered around a beloved Bay Area institution.
The KQED & Noise Pop Festival Looks Awesome
When two wonderful SF institutions get together to throw a block party it’s a great reason to get excited. KQED has teamed up with Noise Pop and is blocking off the streets in front of its storied SF headquarters and opening up its doors for an all-day, live music-infused, street
Musician You Should Know: Brycon
Brycon, the well known of the unknown, is at it again. Last Friday Brycon, San Francisco’s busiest man on the beats, dropped his 13th solo studio album. The Shape of Things That Went which is a 14 track homage to jazz legend Ornette Coleman’s classic album The Shape of Jazz