sf nightlife

18 May 2024

Why San Francisco Needs a Gay Bathhouse

I made a new friend recently. He just moved here from New York. Having tried to visit the Eagle but finding it closed, he texted me one evening. “Does SF close down at like, 11pm? I’m used to NYC where we don’t even start going out until then.”  Oh honey.

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28 Jul 2022

Moroccan Magic at the ‘Casablanca’ of San Francisco

Russian Hill: There’s a pleasant aroma of Morrocan spices in the air, with candlelight splashing on desert tones as you walk into Berber.  A quiet tingle of anticipation in the restaurant too, not just because a multi-course, Michelin-acclaimed meal is coming, but because everyone in the room knows a live show will begin too, and that brings its own special energy.

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10 Jul 2024

This New Literary Magazine is a Gift to the People of San Francisco

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

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05 May 2022

Going Out Alone as a Woman in San Francisco

Is it safe for a pretty-enough, 20-something woman to go to a nightclub by herself? As a survivor of sexual assault, my PTSD makes it challenging for me to objectively evaluate my safety

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21 Sep 2021

Black Lips, Guitar Riffs and Cocktail Sips at The Chapel

By Patricia Colli After a long hiatus without concerts, indoor venues finally reopened this month in SF and I went back to the mosh pit, where I belong, to see The Black Lips at The Chapel, one of my favorite venues in the city with the best drinks, awesome sound system

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19 Mar 2020

How We Can Save Local Businesses in the Bay During this Epidemic

A collective of small and medium sized business owners, along with performers, artists, service workers, journalists and event marketers have banded together and started a petition to ask local government to take action in order to save hundreds of local businesses during this pandemic.  If we want our cities to

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15 Oct 2019

All The Good Halloween Parties Happening in SF

Halloween is a holiday tailor-made for San Franciscans.  It’s a celebration that gives adults a perfectly good excuse to wear costumes and go to several parties, with the added bonus of making the Church nervous. Just because SF has the lowest percentage of kids of any major U.S. city, doesn’t

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30 May 2019

Summer Art Openings, Parties, & Beautiful Performance Art

Start your summer off right in San Francisco with these art events, openings, and parties– there are sexy burlesque performances, exciting shows from LA-based artists, and tons of opportunities to support local creative spaces.  Here are some of the team at Broke-Ass Stuart’s best art recommendations for June: THE GREATEST

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05 Jun 2018

Tips For a Goth Night Out At Death Guild in SF

Death Guild began in 1993 at a venue called The Pit, currently AsiaSF (definitely not as spooky sounding). It is one of the longest running industrial/goth nights in the United States.

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