NightLife has something special going on this month, and last week the Bay Area was in full effect at Golden Gate Park’s California Academy of Sciences. LaRussell made his homecoming after being on tour with T Pain and kicked off the Remix Sessions that have you covered every Thursday in

The Big Game Day is around the corner. We all want to eat, it’s a Sunday. You got your wing spot? Need a vegan option? Not all of us care about football the same way I do but I asked some of my close friends and local legends to give

I’ve got some awesome news! We received a grant from the Civic Joy Fund to put out a literary magazine celebrating SF and acting to counter the stupid “Doom Loop” narrative. It’s a gift to the people of San Francisco. And after months of working on this project it’s now available

Workers at the California Academy of Sciences are unionizing! As I’m writing this, someone literally just drove by my window blaring John Lennon’s song “Power to the People” which couldn’t be more appropriate. The past few years have seen the biggest boom in labor union activity in the United States in

And unsurprisingly, Richie has created another fully-contained and functional world to temporarily house all fans and friends in need of shelter, not the torchlit tunnels of Night Train, but a smokey West-Coast Vegas-style ballroom event, fit for Sammy, Frank, Dean and the gang.

San Francisco’s legendary Lucky 13 might be closed forever, but its famous sign now lives on in infamy at Bender’s. I was at Bender’s on Wednesday night for Richie Cunning‘s Noise Pop show and looked up to see that snarling cat surveying the festivities. I can’t think of a better

What’s the best show you’ve seen at The Independent? I’m honestly having a hard time picking just one favorite. Was it Charles Bradley? Maybe The Devil Makes Three? Or was it Richie Cunning? Hell, I even had my my mayoral campaign kickoff party there. I LOVE the Independent! So I’m very excited

There are holidays and then there are SF sanctioned holidays. They get mentions in your planner and your iCal just like Christmas, and yes, you will be getting so drunk you’ll put Arthur to shame. No matter what the occasion, we like to do it big, plentiful and more awesome than anyone else, no? Listed below are the top 7 holidays that you should definitely not be sick, taken, or sober:

After a couple years of rumors and hearsay it appears the Elbo Room is officially closing in November. I just logged on to Facebook and saw this post. All I gotta say is…damn. I think most of us have had at least one wonderful night there, I’ve had many. From