Obviously not afraid to show which side of the line in the sand he represents – as seen recently in his involvement with the Oakland Occupy movement – Oakland-raised Boots Riley has been an activist long before he staged The Coup. He’s also a poet, writer, and screenwriter. So, you

At MASS, they believe in the sanctity of dance, giving you a reason to come out and cleanse your soul with FRESH electronic beats every week. They consider themselves a group of passionate artists and musicians with one common goal: to overcome SF’s nightlife redundancy. They want to fill the

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

    Erykah Badu, best known for her eccentric style and cerebral music, is a Grammy- award winning American soul singer and songwriter. She’ll be doing a DJ SET as DJ Low Down Loretta Brown alongside Mr. Kweli, who’ll also be doing a DJ SET. This show is SUPER LEGIT!

  Troy “Trombone Shorty” Andrews describes his music as supafunkrock. It’s definitely funky, but it’s also influenced by rock and has some R&B elements, thanks to his co-producer and Oakland native, Rafael Saadiq. Andrews says that “not only does Saadiq co-produce, but he becomes a member of the band, playing a variety

You can win a pair of tickets for you and your friend by entering our Knitting Factory giveaway! Or, you can purchase tickets HERE.

  If you ENTER BELOW you will be rockin’ out at The Warfield to a band that has been enthusiastically dredding playing their hit that makes us all want to go out and buy a Harley, Freebird, for 40-years! That’s what their photos tell us, anyway. Or, you can buy the

  Win tickets to a special New Orleans themed night at the Mountain Winery as Aaron Neville shares the stage with Dr. John and the Nite Trippers. The New Orleans suspects will also be performing, with a DJ set by Harry Duncan. There will be themed specials on the Chateau

  (the crowd goes wild) I was born in a post-Bobby Brown New Edition era. So, my allegiances lie with Johnny Gill. For most of my cousin’s summer, Can You Stand The Rain played as her life’s soundtrack through her pink Panasonic FM15 portable boombox. And since she was three-years older