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At Superfair, art is more than what's on the walls
2+ hour, 31+ min ago (965+ words) Lead curator Sharone Levy on art extravaganza's highlights, including 'Disco Mermaid' and Frameline film collab. Inside'the'annual Superfair, Pier 2 at Fort Mason Center (Thu/19-Sun/22 at Fort Mason's Festival Pavilion, Pier 2, SF), it doesn't take long for the atmosphere to feel…...
BIG WEEK: Full Queer Wrestling, Pi Day, Alysa Liu celebration, ‘Women Who Ride’…
4+ day, 2+ hour ago (600+ words) Plus: Peaches Christ eats the rich, Duserock, Maria BC, Greek and Irish films, Renegade Orchestra, more to do! Welcome to our calendar feature BIG WEEK, wherein our'expert Arts & Culture writers'recommend the best things to do. GENERAL ARTSCaitlin Donohue is keeping…...
Drama Masks: Kings in their castle—and a queen in her closet
4+ day, 4+ hour ago (270+ words) 'Spamalot' at Golden Gate Theatre rides on familiar laughs; 'The Ache' at Z Below brings music and drama to heel. This is Drama Masks, a Bay Area performing arts column from a born San Franciscan and longtime theatre artist in…...
Screen Grabs: It's all Greek (and Irish and French) to us
5+ day, 5+ hour ago (280+ words) Euro-fests deliver in SF. Plus: South Bay's Cinequest heats up, 'My Father's Shadow,' Billy Preston biopic, more Our government may currently be actively attacking or rattling its sabres at seemingly half the world, but here in the Bay Area we…...
Under the Stars: Thank you and goodbye, Sr. Willie Colón
5+ day, 6+ hour ago (608+ words) Plus: March gigs from The Kitchenettes and Maria BC, Satya bids adieu, John Tejada's latest interlocking rhythms. Well hello, lovers of music and culture. We are Under the Stars, a quasi-weekly column that stays on message with strong-ass opinions, presenting…...
A Go-Go's eye view of women making killer music, from punk to pop
6+ day, 22+ min ago (884+ words) Drummer Gina Schock's personal archive show at Haight Street Art Center is like stepping into a lived memory of the band. On an early trip from Baltimore to San Francisco in 1978 to perform with Edie and the Eggs, Gina Schock…...
Can you keep up with The Living Earth Show?
5+ day, 20+ hour ago (264+ words) With Roar Shack venue, multiple bands, new LP, and performances galore, SF contemporary music duo continues to push boundaries. Have you ever dreamed of injecting sludge metal into chamber music, or reuniting your favorite avant-garde all-women "90s band for a primal…...
A Holocaust survivor in San Rafael finds his voice in 'The Optimist"
6+ day, 4+ hour ago (399+ words) Herbert Heller couldn't talk about his Auschwitz experience until his 70s; movie shows how he then inspired younger generation. Herbert Heller harbored a secret for decades. "There have been so many impactful films made about the Holocaust, but two things drew…...
The Audium thrums with Pamela Z's factory-sampling 'Arbeitsklang"
1+ week, 3+ day ago (961+ words) Marke Bieschke is the publisher and arts and culture editor of 48 Hills. He co-owns the Stud bar in SoMa. Reach him at marke (at) 48hills.org, follow @supermarke on Twitter. The Audium thrums with Pamela Z's factory-sampling "Arbeitsklang' Composer weaves sounds…...
Under the Stars: Goldie's 'Timeless'—and what it meant for 1990s Bay Area drum and bass
1+ week, 2+ day ago (462+ words) Plus: The time has come for local vibe merchants 37 Houses, Lolo Zoua's Sunset sensibilities, more. Well hello, lovers of music and culture. We are Under the Stars, a quasi-weekly column that stays on message with strong-ass opinions, presenting new music…...