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Belinda Carlisle: Still mad about her music

Belinda Carlisle: Still mad about her music

Belinda Carlisle is the definition of a music legend. Her new EP, "Kismet" includes dance floor-ready bops. She discussed her work ahead of her SF concert on August 20.

Going Out, July 27—August 4, 2023

Going Out, July 27—August 4, 2023

Whether you're strapping up or stripping down at the Up Your Alley Street Fair, or fanning out in finery at a summer music concert, we've got the deets, this week and every week in Going Out.

Lucinda Williams: Grammy-winning singer-songwriter on her new music, memoir and tour

Lucinda Williams: Grammy-winning singer-songwriter on her new music, memoir and tour

Lucinda Williams has left an indelible mark on contemporary Americana, country, blues, pop, and rock music, and despite setbacks emerges victorious on record and in print in 2023.

Drag King Contest returns to Oasis

Drag King Contest returns to Oasis

  • DRAG
  • by David-Elijah Nahmod
  • Jul 25, 2023

The 27th Annual San Francisco Drag King Contest comes to Oasis on August 6, and King extraordinaire Fudgie Frottage says that 27 is his lucky number. Frottage will co-host the contest with beloved Sister Roma.

Going Out, July 20-28, 2023

Going Out, July 20-28, 2023

From packed patio parties (and packed jock straps!) to contemplative art museum collections, a wide array of nightlife and arts listings await your selection, this week and every week in Going Out.

SF leather district board member resigns over tweets

SF leather district board member resigns over tweets

A member of the San Francisco Leather & LGBTQ Cultural District board resigned Thursday, a couple of weeks after he posted tweets that some viewed as racist and anti-trans.

Bay Area lawyers use drag to benefit out-of-state LGBTQ groups

Bay Area lawyers use drag to benefit out-of-state LGBTQ groups

  • DRAG
  • by Matthew S. Bajko
  • Jul 19, 2023

Texas families and health care providers this month filed suit against Lone Star State officials in a bid to block a law banning medical procedures for transgender youth from going into effect on September 1.

Shelly Lares: Tejano country singer's musical life

Shelly Lares: Tejano country singer's musical life

This year Shelly Lares was presented with a Lifetime Achievement Award at this year's Tejano Music Awards Show. At 51, she's been singing professionally 41 years, admired for her unique blend of Tejano country music, and only recently came out.

'Daddy Lover God' — Don Shewey's sensual sexual memoir

'Daddy Lover God' — Don Shewey's sensual sexual memoir

Don Shewey's book "Daddy Lover God" bills itself as a memoir and instruction manual, but it primarily chronicles Shewey's psycho-sexual-spiritual adventures.

Going Out, July 13-21, 2023

Going Out, July 13-21, 2023

From cute cubs to crowned queens, nightlife's rousing. Flamenco, Modern and more rev up in dance, plus museums and galleries, and more music than an earful, all in this week's Going Out.

Castro's Q Bar reveals opening timeline as other businesses remain shuttered

Castro's Q Bar reveals opening timeline as other businesses remain shuttered

  • BARS
  • by John Ferrannini
  • Jul 13, 2023

A Castro neighborhood bar that'd been closed for years will be reopening in September after it passed its final inspection.

Business Briefing: Wine purveyors uncork joviality in SF SOMA district

Business Briefing: Wine purveyors uncork joviality in SF SOMA district

  • SPIRITS
  • by Matthew S. Bajko
  • Jul 12, 2023

Sommeliers and friends Cara Patricia and Simi Grewal opened their wine bar and shop DECANTsf in San Francisco's South of Market district on May 1, 2019.

Drag claims 1st Amendment wins in Florida, Utah

Drag claims 1st Amendment wins in Florida, Utah

  • DRAG
  • by John Ferrannini
  • Jul 12, 2023

The federal courts have given preliminary victories to the drag community in recent weeks in separate lawsuits against a Utah city and the state of Florida where judges ruled their anti-drag moves violate the First Amendment to the U.S. Constitution.

Beaux staff to take over shuttered Harvey's space

Beaux staff to take over shuttered Harvey's space

  • BARS
  • by John Ferrannini
  • Jul 11, 2023

The bar and nightclub set to open next summer in the old Harvey's restaurant space at Castro and 18th streets will undergo a complete overhaul and expansion into a vacant adjacent retail space, according to one of the new leaseholders.