Okay, so March Madness — i.e., the monthlong hysteria produced by the NCAA men’s basketball tournament — is pretty much over. But you can still watch your tourney bracket get blown to hell in real time on a bigger screen than you can afford for FREE at the Independent tonight! College basketball

Bender’s got its name on a chilly Sunday night in May, when a certain writer found herself going beer-for-beer with a friend of high tolerance. Six hours later, the bartender asked them to leave, but not before providing her with an answer to the question, “Where can we get more

Picture an arid desert landscape: cacti growing peacefully, small animals seeking shade from the sun’s cruel rays, sand as far as the eye can see. Then, a rustling, a disturbance beneath the ground: A black rubber car tire, of its own volition, rises from the sand, stands upright, and rolls

I know you’re already buying vintage. Why? Because it’s cheap, it’s good for the environment, and — most important — it’s hip. If you’re not buying vintage already, I’m giving you the chance to save some face: Vintage shopping gets even easier and more fun tonight at SUB-Mission, where DNA

If you’re like me, you had to read the complete works of William Shakespeare under the tutelage of an ancient, aviator glasses-wearing, chain-smoking high school English teacher. You also had to read The Canterbury Tales in Middle English. If you’re not like me but have decided that you could use

Classical musicians rarely have hordes of screaming fans, groupies, or even dressing rooms. This is a goddamned shame, people. Let’s turn the panty-flinging tide in their favor tonight at the San Francisco Conservatory of Music‘s Concert Hall, where a FREE battle of the bands, the Lower Strings Concerto Competition Finals,

Hell to the yes. What were you doing 18 years ago? If your answer is “germinating in a womb” or “reading The Baby-sitters Club,” this is not for you. But if you were at the club, grooving to K.M.F.D.M. and Nitzer Ebb in guyliner and fishnets, read on. Death Guild,