shows

Writers and the Bay.
10 Jul 2023

Welcome to The Bay Area’s New Writing Golden Age

The shadow of the Beat generation is long, and, just like when Karl the Fog descends, some think they may never see the light again. Yes, there was the hotspot of literary activity in the early aughts. But many feel the writing scene is dead, and that’s not so bad

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26 Jun 2023

At This Literary Show, Martinis And Drag Queens Reign Supreme

What sets Martuni’s apart from your average bar is not just its magnificent martinis but the fact that it is also a piano bar. In the back room, you can sing to your heart’s content while being accompanied by the bar’s pianists or catch a drag show where the queens

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27 Jan 2024

The San Francisco Beer Passport is Here!

Step into a world of adventure with the San Francisco Beer Passport. There’s no better way to explore San Francisco than to literally drink it in. This passport is amazing! Each one contains 27 coupons to buy one beer, get a second beer FREE at 27 of the finest locally

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15 Apr 2022

How More Diversity in Variety Shows Can Build a Stronger Art Community

What do you think of when you think of a “variety show”? Various performers set the stage ranging from singers, dancers, and other types of performance art. But to create the ultimate variety show, there’s more to it than a variety of performers. The perfect variety show has a magic

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05 Feb 2020

We wanna send you plus one to the Valentine’s Heartbreak Club @ Bottom of the Hill!

America is restless. And in the Golden State of California, the veneer of optimism and unlimited opportunity hides a countryside teetering on the edge of the Pacific. The hillside mansions risk burning in the wildfires while the views from oceanfront properties remind their owners that one tectonic shift will sink

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08 Jan 2020

We wanna send you plus one to see Nada Surf!

With their ninth studio album, Nada Surf—Matthew Caws, Daniel Lorca, Ira Elliot, and their longtime friend and collaborator Louie Lino—continue pursuing their humanistic vision of the world through hooky, catchy rock songs with sharply drawn, yet tenderly felt lyrics. Never Not Together, out on TK DATE, is a wide-ranging collection

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27 Mar 2019

We wanna send you to see Tiger! Tiger! and The Outta Sorts!

Since 2005 Tiger! Tiger! has become an important figure in Atlanta’s underground music scene, working at the cross roads of garage rock, punk and R&B. The group’s second full-length, The Kind of Goodnight is a catty and cool collection of retro rock and roll rhythms that dive headlong into the

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09 Jan 2019

We wanna send you to see comedian Lewis Black

Lewis Black, GRAMMY Award-winning, stand-up comedian, is one of the most prolific and popular performers working today. He executes a brilliant trifecta as a stand-up comedian, actor and author. His live performances provide a cathartic release of anger and disillusionment for his audience. He is a passionate performer who is

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20 Dec 2018

We wanna send you plus one to spend NYE with Mayer Hawthorne!

  GRAMMY nominated singer, musician and DJ, Mayer Hawthorne makes that timeless, soulful, baby-making music. It’s what people listen to when they want to get sentimental. Raised by hippie parents in Ann Arbor, Michigan, smack between the Hash Bash and the car factories – Hawthorne’s old man taught him to

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