As you know, we here at BAS.com love the fuck out of El Rio.  Hell, our own Threadbare-Fact Finder, Stephen Torres, even works there.  He even wrote a whole piece detailing all of El Rio’s amazing deals, and there are MANY of them. Today this fantastic watering hole is celebrating

Alright, I know a lot of you folks are struggling musicians, so this is something that could potentially change your life.  California Lawyers for the Arts is holding their annual Music Business Seminar, and I’ve got a pair of tickets to give away. Basically the seminar is gonna be a

I can’t quite attest to the quality of Popeye’s, as that when I have that fast food fried chicken itch to scratch, I generally pay a visit to the colonel. I have noticed, however that Popeye’s fans are ardent in their loyalty to the one-eyed mariner’s chicken shack, extolling the

On my first visit to San Francisco, my friend drove me around on a tour of the city. While riding through the Tenderloin, I was looking at a woman vomiting and hiking up her skirt to pee on a trash can, when suddenly we crossed one street only to be

I know it’s slightly early for this, but considering how much I LOVE this holiday, this definitely did not come soon enough. Dia de los Muertos, which comes alive on November 2nd in the Mission, is a huge bloom of art, spirituality and lots of amazing stories. Translating to Day

Grandma’s clientele mostly consists of old people, poolsharks and pukers.  Patches from police, firemen and paramedics line the wall behind the bar while an old mid 80’s video game keeps a silent vigil over a dismal scene.  I hope I’m not drinking in places like Grandma’s in 30 years.  It’s

One easy way to tell which city dwellers have grown up in the Golden State and which ones haven’t is that Californians tend to be fond of referencing ‘œearthquake weather’, usually have some bottles of water, an economy sized box of ramen or cans stashed somewhere, and swap stories about