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BARchive: Night Flight

BARchive: Night Flight

  • by Jim Stewart
  • Jan 30, 2013

Manhattanite Michael Maletta’s production was the first Circuit Party on the West Coast.

The Hangovers: Worst. Nights. Ever.

The Hangovers: Worst. Nights. Ever.

  • by Ronn Vigh
  • Jan 28, 2013

Most "worst night ever" experiences seem to have roots in the Castro.

Sound Off: Hunter Valentine

Sound Off: Hunter Valentine

  • by Heather Cassell
  • Jan 10, 2013

Lesbian punk rock band and the stars of Showtime’s season three of The Real L Word will rock San Francisco this month.

BARchive: The Elephant Walk

BARchive: The Elephant Walk

  • by Jim Stewart
  • Dec 27, 2012

In the 1970s Castro at Christmas was real, like gays and Hollywood make things real.

Getting Naughty with Dottie Lux and La Chica Boom

Getting Naughty with Dottie Lux and La Chica Boom

  • by Jim Provenzano
  • Dec 26, 2012

For advice on where to have a sexy good time, always ask a professional.

Stocking Stuff

Stocking Stuff

  • by BARtab Staff
  • Dec 19, 2012

Looking for the perfect holiday gift for your date/partner/New Year’s Eve trick? Let’s look in our little swag bag of unsolicited samples sent by non-Santas, and see if we can’t share selective solutions.

Armory Club’s Stylish & Sexy

Armory Club’s Stylish & Sexy

  • by Michael Flanagan
  • Dec 18, 2012

The Armory Club at 1799 Mission Street can be thought of as a warm and enticing partner to the Armory, which sits like a Gothic castle on the corner of Mission and 14th streets.

South Asian Nightclub Brightens Mid-Market District

South Asian Nightclub Brightens Mid-Market District

  • by Jim Provenzano
  • Oct 31, 2012

From its robin’s egg retro blue décor to its circular dance floor and five-projector visuals, the new venue combines intimacy with a club-like ambiance.

Queers Like You: Original Plumbing

Queers Like You: Original Plumbing

  • by Joshua Klipp
  • Aug 28, 2012

If you like your parties queer and bi-coastal, arrive early and get cupcaked with the sexiest go-gos and partygoers at

MetroPCS Cuts Price on Unlimited-Data Plan

MetroPCS Cuts Price on Unlimited-Data Plan

  • by Peter Svensson
  • Aug 22, 2012

MetroPCS, a cellphone company that targets low-income urban households, is cutting the price on its unlimited data service, going against the flow of the biggest phone companies.

Vocality: Dead Can Dance

Vocality: Dead Can Dance

  • by Jim Provenzano
  • Aug 1, 2012

The ethereal vocals of Lisa Gerrard and the brooding symbolic anthems of Brendan Perry come together again as the unmistakably unique sounds of Dead Can Dance return to Berkeley’s Greek Theatre on August 12.

BARchive: Take Me to the River

BARchive: Take Me to the River

  • by Dr. Jack Fritscher
  • Jul 31, 2012

Diversely eclectic, Guerneville is San Francisco's backyard playground on the fabled Russian River where generations of GLBTs have retreated like Thoreau at Walden Pond to vacation.

Nightlife 'War' Shows Signs of a Detente

Nightlife 'War' Shows Signs of a Detente

  • by Matthew S. Bajko
  • Jul 12, 2012

Nightlife denizens and club owners have long been pitted against San Francisco police and homeowners in what some have dubbed a "war on fun" that has raged on since the dot-com boom in the late 1990s.

Gay Pride’s Roots

Gay Pride’s Roots

  • by Dr. Jack Fritscher
  • Jun 21, 2012

The original Gay Parade started inside a bar the night of June 28, 1969, when drag queens ran out of Stonewall into the streets. Or did it?