What are you doing on Tuesday, June 19th? I’ll tell you what: you’re coming out to Bottle Cap and letting me feed you drinks. I’ll be guest bartending there from 6-8pm and all the tips that I make in that time period are going to Project Open Hand, an amazing

Do you like tattoos? How about Rum?  How about badass old guys who do tattoos and end up having a rum named after them after they die?  I thought so. Hori Smoku Sailor Jerry:  A Film About The Life and Times of American Tattoo Master Norman Collins Wednesday, June 9

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

There’s a ton of “First Saturday” shit happening tomorrow, and while it’s all well and good to stand around in a museum listening to world music and drinking watered-down keg beer, why not do what you REALLY wanna do: get stupid drunk and dance with your friends? Catch the Soul

I had promised myself I wasn’t going to do an end of the year list, but sometimes it’s important to acknowledge our low points in culture so that we may never repeat them again. 2009 had a lot of highs and lows, and of course Twitter and other social media

Hori Smoku Sailor Jerry is a feature length documentary exploring the roots of American tattooing through the life of its most iconoclastic figure, Norman “Sailor Jerry” Collins. Considered by many the foremost tattoo artist of all time, Collins is the father of modern day tattooing, whose uncompromising lifestyle and larger

The boyzzz from Soul Imperial– DJ Ballantino and DJ Elegante– are back; this time at K&M.  Word on the street is that Ballantino has been particularly inspired by the smooth sounds of Steely Dan this week, as “The Dan” (as they’re known in inside circles) just played the Beacon.  Where

This weekend will be JAM-FUDGE-PACKED with FUN, FUN, FUN…at a fairly inexpensive price.  Here’s why: This Friday, July 25th, at Williamsburg’s Legion Bar, Soul Imperial DJs, Elegante and Ballantino will be spinning all your favorite rap, reggae, r&b and more.  There is never a cover charge, and what’s more, at