Arts & Culture :: Music
Going Out, Jan. 2-11, 2025 arts & nightlife events
Here's an idea for a New Year's resolution. See a show in a theater you've never been to. Attend a music concert without checking out the band on YouTube first. Stop by a gallery you haven't been to and see some art. All these options in Going Out.
In through the out door with David Bowie - Sexuality and sexual culture from "Hunky Dory" to "Let's Dance"
David Bowie exploded on the scene in 1972 and it caught the world off guard. But his glam rock influences can be traced to multiple artists including Jayne County, Tony Zanetta, Leee Black Childers and Cherry Vanilla. His 'gay' affairs soonmade headlines.
'A Woman's Song for Peace' - Upcoming Dance Brigade tour centers on peace, belonging during tumultuous time
A group of unapologetic feminists - featuring Holly Near, Ferron, Christelle Durandy, and Krissy Keefer's all-women Dance Brigade, - will take the stage for "A Woman's Song for Peace" Jan. 19 at the Herbst Theatre, and on tour.
Steve's Grand designs: his sexy pivot from songs to thongs
What's the first thing that comes to mind when you think of gay singer, songwriter and fashion designer Steve Grand? Along with his music, his Grand Axis clothing line, featuring men's underwear and swimwear, is amply shown off by the hunky man himself.
Going Out, Dec. 26, 2024-Jan. 3, 2025 arts & nightlife events
Celebrate the new year as trepidatious an exercise it may be. Perhaps start polishing up your 'Cabaret' playlist. Storm into -or away from -balloon drops and complimentary champagne in a plastic cup- in this week's Going Out.
Lea DeLaria: Powerhouse vocalist & comic to perform in SF
Initially known for her out and proud comedy, the accomplished jazz vocalist talks about her career. DeLaria will share her music and insights in "Out Rage" Jan. 18, 6pm & 8:30pm, at the Chan National Queer Arts Center.
Going Out, Dec. 19-27, 2024 arts & nightlife events
We're making a list (every week), checking it twice, and while we don't care if you're naughty or nice, we've got plenty of both in this week's arts and nightlife events, including some venues open on Christmas. Unwrap this week's Going Out.
'Elton John: Never Too Late' - Documentary charts the gay musician's life, generously
Elton John recently recognized it was time to quit performing live, and ended 50 years of entertaining in North America in 2022. His farewell tour is the subject of a new conventional documentary, "Elton John: Never Too Late," streaming on Disney Plus.
Former Ladies of the Supremes: Classic pop music lives on at the Showcase Theater
On December 20 the glamorous Former Ladies of the Supremes will grace the stage at the Showcase Theater in San Rafael. They'll be singing old familiar favorites as they recreate the glory days, of what is perhaps the most famous girl group of all time.
Regifting - New reissues from Alison Moyet, Thompson Twins, Elvis Costello & more
People who dig 1980s music are often divided into two groups: those that lived through the period and are feeling nostalgic, and those who missed it the first time around and want to experience it for themselves. New reissues should please both.
Sandra Bernhard's Easy Listening Tour: comic legend promises a musical journey
On December 10, renaissance woman Sandra Bernhard will perform at the Sweetwater Music Hall in Mill Valley. With her "Easy Listening Tour," Bernhard invites her audience to join her on a musical journey back in time with her younger self.
One Found Sound's 'Holiday Pop Rox!' - Drag sing-alongs & more at Saint Joseph's Arts Society
Conductor-less San Francisco-based orchestra One Found Sound celebrates the start of its twelfth season of democratic music making with "Holiday Pop Rox!," a one-night-only cabaret at Saint Joseph's Arts Society December 11.
Cyndi Lauper's Farewell Tour bops at The Chase Center
It was a concert for the ages as veteran singer-songwriter Cyndi Lauper performed her Girls Just Wanna Have Fun Farewell Tour on November 26 at the Chase Center in San Francisco.
Festive and fabulous: Bay Area holiday performances
When the holiday performing arts season arrives, the Bay Area shines as a beacon for LGBTQ arts and culture, from fierce drag performances to queer choral ensembles, classical concerts to new adaptations of "A Christmas Carol" and "The Nutcracker."