The shuttering of live music venues across the country due to COVID, has made things incredibly difficult for musicians and bands. It’s been over five months since live music has become verboten, creating a situation where millions of performers can no longer make a living. Luckily the folks at Curbside Concerts

Sometimes it feels like the San Francisco local media business is a just a race to break the story of which place is closing now. That’s the sad state of media and the sad state of San Francisco in 2020. It’s like bummer porn. Amnesia was one of the very

This list of great places to eat in the Bay Area will leave you smiling and probably drooling. All these joints are incredibly well priced, locally owned, delicious, and serving takeout in 2020. Check their links for store hours, menus, and ordering info, because things are always changing these days,

OFF MENU IS SPONSORED BY BENDER’S BECAUSE THEY ARE BADASS. DROP BY AND MAKE SOME BAD DECISIONS WITH SOME GOOD PEOPLE! The Saloon, in North Beach, is regularly touted as San Francisco’s oldest bar, dating back to 1861. While other bars were started sooner, their original buildings were destroyed during the 1906 earthquake

By Kate Hoos Summer is fading into the background, and with it the spectacle of the outdoor music festival. There will be, however, plenty of smaller indoor festivals to capture your attention with the arrival of fall. One such fest is Brooklyn Comes Alive , now in its 4th year. BCA is a

From a new synth artist to a band that’s been rocking for almost 30 years check out Broke-Ass Stuart’s list of live music shows this week in NYC. MONDAY MAY 7th LEFTOVER SALMON – Album Release Party Doors 7pm THE BOWERY ELECTRIC Tickets $30 (limit of 100 tickets total) Closing in on

Yesterday (1/30), Prof and his entire tour’s van was robbed in Santa Cruz. They lost almost $30k in equipment, money, and personal items. We’re all about helping the little guy, kick them a few bucks as they have no plans of stopping the tour. https://www.gofundme.com/prof-co-van-robbery-fund He’s known as an Animal, Ghost,

What do you get when you combine the strumming of washboards set ablaze, a 5-gallon bucket and marching band bass drum with a real Reverend and Kentucky Colonel who can play any stringed instrument from the last 150 years? You are bestowed with the unparalleled blend of bluesy folk, ragtime

My friend Ophelia Coeur De Noir, who is a burlesque dancer, and was probably more shell shocked than I was over this election, contacted me yesterday. She has a big show tonight at DNA and was hoping I could come out to support her. She said  “We are struggling right