Performer you should know

05 Dec 2024

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.

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24 Oct 2024

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,

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21 Oct 2024

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.

Jake Warren 0
10 Oct 2024

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.

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09 Oct 2024

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.

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03 Oct 2024

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

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26 Jun 2024

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

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Musician Asher Belsky holds a Gibson guitar with the city of San Francisco behind him
14 Jun 2024

The Musical Prodigy You Should Know: Asher Belsky

The Bay Area is full of incredible musicians, and if you haven’t caught on yet, discovering new local musicians is one of my favorite pastimes. I’m excited to share my newest fav musician to follow: Asher Belsky, a phenomenal rock and R&B artist. This 19-year-old is a musical prodigy whose

Katy Atchison 0