free concerts

29 Jan 2016

Super Bowl 50: The Good, the Bad…the Free Stuff.

Super Bowl 50! The chaos and glory of football has descended onto Downtown SF and created a storm of happy and angry people alike. I love football. A LOT. So, I’m not one of the SB50 dissenters. It is known that San Francisco heinously mishandled the NFL and SB50 Host Committee negotiations. Ed

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06 May 2015

Stern Grove Summer Lineup: Talib Kweli, Doobie Brothers, tUnE-yArDs ALL FREE

The 78th season of FREE summer concerts in Stern Grove San Francisco is here.  If you havn’t been…you pretty much have to.  It’s fucking great, just remember 3 things:  1.  Get there early if you want a good spot  2.  BYOB! Everyone picnics there  3. Bring a coat, you never know when that

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08 Oct 2024

The November 2024 BAS Voter Guide

A Big Change to This Year’s Voter Guide We’ve been doing voter guides for a really long time. I’m pretty sure we put our first one out in like 2010 or something. And I know that thousands of you rely on our voter guides to help you make decision. But

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20 Jan 2012

FREE Country Twang at Thee Parkside

Are you one of those hip SF mothers constantly struggling to reconcile your penchants for crocheted baby booties and the golden, booze-dappled days of yesteryear? Perhaps you’re one of those “rad dads” struggling to keep your child’s wayward mouth out of your otherwise finely groomed beard. Or maybe you just

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17 Nov 2010

FREE Concert Alert: See the Black Lips, Thee Oh Sees and Bare Wires

Look, I know this concert isn’t until December, but it’s one of those sponsored-by-a-liquor company deals where you have to RSVP ahead of time. Which you should do. Right here. Because if you don’t and you get turned away from a FREE concert that you had plenty of notice about

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04 Nov 2010

Last Chance to Get FREE Tickets to See Rogue Wave Tonight

Rogue Wave loves you, that’s obvious because tonight’s show at Great American Music Hall is the second FREE show they’ve played in the Bay Area in the past 3 months. There’s a slight catch to this one though – you’ll have to drop by Philz Coffee on 24th St in

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23 Oct 2010

FREE All-Day CMJ Showcase at Urban Outfitters

As you’ve probably noticed already, the city has been officially taken over by CMJ. Similar to SXSW Festival, except without all the cowboy boots and barbeque (unless you count Dallas BBQ). With hundreds of shows taking place at venues scattered across the city, it can be an overwhelming task just

Laura S - Spendthrift Scribe 0
13 Oct 2010

New York Philharmonic Tickets on the Cheap

Nerd alert!!! I freakin’ love classical music. I hear a lot of “I just don’t really get iiiit” or “but there’s no siiiinging” when talking about it with friends who prefer to listen to bands in ratty clothes who learned to play three chords on a guitar last year and

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12 Jul 2010

FREE New York Philharmonic Concert in Central Park

Central Park was designed under the philosophy that nature should be looked at and reflected upon, and never touched. So when the park first opened, children had to have notes from their principals to play baseball in the fields. Obviously, these traditions did not last in the park. Now it’s

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