Arts & Culture

Going Out, July 27—August 4, 2023

Going Out, July 27—August 4, 2023

  • CULTURE
  • by Jim Provenzano
  • Jul 27, 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

  • MUSIC
  • by Gregg Shapiro
  • Jul 25, 2023

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.

Joe Goode Performance Group debuts new work at YBCA

Joe Goode Performance Group debuts new work at YBCA

  • DANCE
  • by Jim Gladstone
  • Jul 25, 2023

"This piece is especially personal for me," said Joe Goode, creator of the new work, 'As It Goes.' "It's about aging and the arc of life. How do I make the transition from being the bad boy to the elder statesman?"

Left Coast Theatre Company debuts 'QueerStory'

Left Coast Theatre Company debuts 'QueerStory'

  • THEATER
  • by Jim Gladstone
  • Jul 25, 2023

The latest production from Left Coast Theater Company is "QueerStory: Forgotten Figures from Queer History," which opens on Friday, August 4 at the Phoenix Theater, a nifty—and itself underappreciated— venue.

Fin Argus: 'Stay Awake' actor on family, fictional and factual

Fin Argus: 'Stay Awake' actor on family, fictional and factual

  • MOVIES
  • by Gregg Shapiro
  • Jul 25, 2023

In "Stay Awake," Fin Argus' character Derek and his kid brother struggle to keep their prescription drug-addicted mother Michelle (Chrissy Metz) alive. Argus discussed working on the film.

What's cookin'? — The Lavender Tube on 'Recipe for Disaster,' climate frights and more

What's cookin'? — The Lavender Tube on 'Recipe for Disaster,' climate frights and more

It's officially the hottest June and July the world has ever known. And reality TV showrunners re surprisingly finding ways to include climate change in their programming; plus some fun romantic and drag-inclusive foreign series.

'Kokomo City' — Black trans sex workers' stories

'Kokomo City' — Black trans sex workers' stories

  • MOVIES
  • by Brian Bromberger
  • Jul 25, 2023

With transgender people frequently in the news, mostly because of restrictive laws or outright bans, it's imperative their stories be heard. That's precisely what director/writer D. Smith accomplishes in her luminous, refreshing documentary "Kokomo City."

Going Out, July 20-28, 2023

Going Out, July 20-28, 2023

  • CULTURE
  • by Jim Provenzano
  • Jul 20, 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.

Cinematic chutzpah: SF Jewish Film Festival's LGBTQ faves

Cinematic chutzpah: SF Jewish Film Festival's LGBTQ faves

  • MOVIES
  • by Brian Bromberger
  • Jul 18, 2023

The 43rd SF Jewish Film Festival will run July 20-August 6 at the Castro Theatre, Vogue Theatre, and the Piedmont Theatre in Oakland. Here are the notable LGBTQ-themed narrative, short and documentary selections.

Shelly Lares: Tejano country singer's musical life

Shelly Lares: Tejano country singer's musical life

  • MUSIC
  • by Laura Moreno
  • Jul 18, 2023

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.

Amy Seiwert's Imagery gets lucky with 'Sketch 13'

Amy Seiwert's Imagery gets lucky with 'Sketch 13'

  • DANCE
  • by Philip Mayard
  • Jul 18, 2023

This month's presentation of company's annual Sketch series will be a poignant celebration of Amy Seiwert's Imagery's rich contributions to the Bay Area dance community.

'Afire's burning love

'Afire's burning love

  • MOVIES
  • by Gregg Shapiro
  • Jul 18, 2023

"Afire" takes a long time to ignite, but once it does, brace yourself. Like its lead character, novelist Leon (Thomas Schubert), writer/director Christian Petzold's new film is a lot to handle.

'Egoist' - a Tokyo love story

'Egoist' - a Tokyo love story

  • MOVIES
  • by Gregg Shapiro
  • Jul 18, 2023

Based on the autobiographical novel by Makoto Takayama, director and co-screenwriter Daishi Matsunaga's "Egoist" is one of the most original and moving gay movies of the year.

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

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

  • BOOKS
  • by Brian Bromberger
  • Jul 18, 2023

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.