Several years ago k.d. lang sent an email to Neko Case and Laura Veirs on a whim. It read simply, “I think we should make a record together.” Though the three musicians were barely more than acquaintances “Laura and I both responded immediately,” recalls Case. “There was no question.”

Rad Upcoming SF Events BAWDY STORYTELLING: TRUE STORIES OF SEXUAL ADVENTURE! THU. 3/24 | 8:00PM @ JEWISH COMMUNITY CENTER OF SAN FRANCISCO The nation’s original sex and storytelling show featuring authors, poets, comedians and actors sharing personal stories of love, lust and self-acceptance. For adults, 18 and over. ADMISSION: $27 FLOTATION DEVICE (REC.

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

Every once in a while, someone will send us an email or post on our Facebook page how they, “have never won anything in life!” And we’re here to tell you that, if you enter our giveaways…dreams will come true. And as our way of saying thanks and Happy New

Rad Upcoming SF Events     The Grand Budapest Hotel THU. 08/27 | 8:00PM @ JACK LONDON SQUARE  Cozy up on the waterfront beginning at sundown on the ferry lawn. Moviegoers should arrive early with blankets and chairs in-hand. ADMISSION: FREE Jeremy Castillo FRI. 08/28 | 5:00PM @ AMOEBA MUSIC

The world adapted to the radio sounds of folk powerhouse bands with hand claps, glockenspiels and taiko drum appropriations. I can’t be the only one that yearns for new music, but that shakes the core like my go-to tracks collecting dust in their near obsolete jewel cases. With Dylan Shearer’s

Hello my young, broke and beautiful “friends,” would you like to join me for a party? It spans 7 days, has 52 shows, tons of bands, and hundreds of hours of enjoyment.

Last weekend, I went to my first-ever hardcore show.  I was a serious geekazoid as a teenager, so I was too busy trying to get the high score on the next AP Bio test to buy black socks, become straightedge, and be in the throes of a steamy hardcore love

During my stint as an unemployed person, I, perhaps stupidly, signed up for Netflix after years of holding out. I was an old-school Netflix user, back when the company’s offerings were strictly limited to DVDs by mail. But in my shrewd poverty, I chose to eliminate that service when I