As the city flirts every so often with the mainstream and homogeny, that which makes us different becomes all the more dear- which requires some upkeep. Since 1979 the Lyon- Martin Clinic has been one of the most dependable caretakers for those whom mainstream medicine has deemed non-priorities. If you

Right now, I would like to curl up on a giant panda and take  a really long nap. But I’m pretty sure China doesn’t lend them out as furniture, especially non-zoos. Instead, I’ll just have to settle for my second choice: hanging out at Panda NYC and drinking FREE whiskey

If you are like the majority of Americans, one of your New Year’s resolutions is to read more. And again, if you are like the majority of Americans, you will not actually do this. So why don’t you call a spade a spade and try being read to?! It worked

We often interview people who consider themselves broke. We also interview a lot of bands. This is because most bands are broke. Today’s Broke-Ass Band Interview is with SF-based folk musician Sonya Cotton, who is fabulous and will be playing at the Rickshaw Stop on Tuesday, January 25th. She also

Sometimes, you want to feel fancy. You need a break from warm PBRs and using a paper towel to touch the bathroom doorknob from time to time, and that’s perfectly OK. Sometimes you gotta treat yourself like the classy guy/gal on the town you tell people you’ll someday be, and

In case your morning began with this shudder-inducing  video of a rat crawling on a sleeping man in the subway like mine did, you better do something awesome tonight to justify living here to yourself once again. Fortunately, Super Furry Animals frontman/awesome documentary maker Gruff Rhys (pronounced Griff Rees) and

With the end of each Christmas brings a slew of unwanted gifts. You know the ones, gift certificates to Applebees or an orange pullover from the Gap. These are the red-headed stepchildren that Father Christmas left behind, cast-offs, trash. Most end up buried in the back of closets or given

Tonight at Littlefields, the fine folks behind jazz-lover mecca Search and Restore are rewarding you for their hard work (can this happen more often, please?).  To celebrate the success of their Kickstarter campaign raising funds to help them document the NYC new jazz scene in film form, they’ve invited some