Arts & Culture

Grace notes: Michael Tilson Thomas' compositions box set

Grace notes: Michael Tilson Thomas' compositions box set

  • MUSIC
  • by Tim Pfaff
  • Sep 29, 2024

Michael Tilson Thomas is a mega-musician who never goes away, literally or otherwise. Among the numerous ways his 80th birthday (December 21) is being celebrated is the new Pentatone release of a rich four-disc set of his compositions.

Meet Todd Ghanizadeh: new CEO of Marin Jazz has big plans for company

Meet Todd Ghanizadeh: new CEO of Marin Jazz has big plans for company

  • MUSIC
  • by David-Elijah Nahmod
  • Sep 27, 2024

Todd Ghanizadeh, CEO of the newly formed Marin Jazz, has big plans. The company, which launches its inaugural season on October 4 with a concert by jazz legend Tito Puente Jr., offers a wide array of performers over the next few months.

'The Substance' - Demi Moore wows in body image horror satire

'The Substance' - Demi Moore wows in body image horror satire

  • MOVIES
  • by Kyle Amato
  • Sep 27, 2024

Demi Moore tackles the role of a lifetime in "The Substance," directed by French provocateur Coralie Fargeat. Moore faces this body horror satire head-on, giving everything she's got to portray what it feels like to age in a world that rejects anyone over

Going Out, Sept. 26-Oct. 4, 2024 arts & nightlife events

Going Out, Sept. 26-Oct. 4, 2024 arts & nightlife events

  • ART
  • by Jim Provenzano
  • Sep 25, 2024

Sure, we've got your leather, your circuit parties, and your cruisy fun. But we've also got arts and nightlife events that don't have such a kinky dress code, in abundance, in Going Out.

The Legend of Mickey Squires - '80s porn star returns, as himself

The Legend of Mickey Squires - '80s porn star returns, as himself

  • MOVIES
  • by Jim Provenzano
  • Sep 24, 2024

As one of the iconic gay porn actors of the 1980s, Mickey Squires cornered the butch erotic aesthetic. Now, as himself, Richard Bernstein is the subject of a film by the directors of "Raw! Uncut! Video!"

Disco, rediscovered in a new Vegas show, a book and documentaries

Disco, rediscovered in a new Vegas show, a book and documentaries

  • MOVIES
  • by Jim Gladstone
  • Sep 24, 2024

Disco is having another moment. Two powerful documentary films, a definitive coffee table book, and a $14 million high-tech Las Vegas experience have arrived in recent months to celebrate the music that dominated the 1970s.

The Aces hold all the cards: All-female Utah-native queer band at The Fox Oakland

The Aces hold all the cards: All-female Utah-native queer band at The Fox Oakland

  • MUSIC
  • by Gregg Shapiro
  • Sep 23, 2024

3/4th of the all-female Utah-native band The Aces are queer. It's not four of a kind, but it's pretty good odds, regardless. The Aces' 2023 album "I've Loved You For So Long" features some of the catchiest and queerest songs you are likely to hear.

SF Pride Band: new name, same beautiful music

SF Pride Band: new name, same beautiful music

  • MUSIC
  • by David-Elijah Nahmod
  • Sep 23, 2024

The San Francisco Pride Band will grace the stage of the Herbst Theater on September 29 with a new concert that they promise will excite and move audiences. Titled "Portraits of the Americas," the concert will feature music from the Americas.

'Will & Harper' - Will Ferrell brings an honest look at the trans experience

'Will & Harper' - Will Ferrell brings an honest look at the trans experience

  • MOVIES
  • by Myron Caringal
  • Sep 22, 2024

"Will & Harper," directed by Josh Greenbaum, is a compelling blend of humor and heart. This documentary road film takes viewers on a 17-day journey across the US, following longtime friends Will Ferrell and Harper Steele as they navigate new terrain.

Kink ink: Folsom books threeway

Kink ink: Folsom books threeway

  • BOOKS
  • by Jim Piechota
  • Sep 21, 2024

Welcome to Folsom Week here in beautiful, diverse, and, yes, kinky, San Francisco! Here are three books of interest that have published in the past month guaranteed to appeal to your kinkier side of alternative sexual proclivities.

Trans artist Nonamey finds community, inspiration in Portland

Trans artist Nonamey finds community, inspiration in Portland

  • ART
  • by JL Odom
  • Sep 20, 2024

San Francisco has the first-ever Transgender District, the Office of Trans Initiatives, and the status as a sanctuary city for trans and gender-nonconforming people, but there's another trans-embracing metropolis on the West Coast: Portland.

Going Out, Sept. 19-27, 2024 arts & nightlife events

Going Out, Sept. 19-27, 2024 arts & nightlife events

  • DANCE
  • by Jim Provenzano
  • Sep 18, 2024

You should be dancin', yeah. Along with our pristine/splashy and joyful/contemplative cultural events, once in a while you just need to shake your booty. We've got plenty more in our expansive listings of nightlife and art events in Going Out.

Ray of Light Theatre relitigates 'Legally Blonde: The Musical'

Ray of Light Theatre relitigates 'Legally Blonde: The Musical'

  • THEATER
  • by Jim Gladstone
  • Sep 17, 2024

Director Phaedra Tillery-Broughton and co-director ShawnJ West have put a new spin on "Legally Blonde: The Musical" in Ray of Light Theatre's production of the bright and amusing, if not profound, stage adaptation.

'Ride the Cyclone' debuts at NCTC - Night of the living, singing, dancing dead

'Ride the Cyclone' debuts at NCTC - Night of the living, singing, dancing dead

  • THEATER
  • by Jim Gladstone
  • Sep 17, 2024

San Francisco stages will offer a three-ring circus of hormonal horror in the coming months kicking off (and kicking the bucket) with "Ride the Cyclone" at New Conservatory Theatre Center on September 20.