BARtab :: Nightlife

Toy Scary II

Toy Scary II

  • by Jim Provenzano
  • Feb 10, 2011

In the original film Child’s Play (directed by Tom Holland), a little boy’s doll frames him for a series of gruesome murders. After two sequels, the camp style entered later in the series each written by gay director-writer Don Mancini.

App-e 2CU

App-e 2CU

  • by Matt Baume
  • Feb 7, 2011

Phoners hook-up in and out of the clubs

BARchive: Happy Endups

BARchive: Happy Endups

  • by Jim Provenzano
  • Jan 29, 2011

The Endup, one of San Francisco's oldest nightclubs, has managed to endure 38 years of tumultuous history while maintaining its popularity.

Castro Country Club’s a Sober Alternative

Castro Country Club’s a Sober Alternative

  • by Ronn Vigh
  • Jan 28, 2011

The Castro Country Club, a clean and sober Castro institution since 1983, is offering more and more events where you don’t have to take a drink to have a good time.

DJ Bus Station John’s Disco Fever

DJ Bus Station John’s Disco Fever

  • by Ronn Vigh
  • Jan 27, 2011

When it comes to discussing music, DJ Bus Station John approaches the subject with the passion and spirit of a Sunday morning preacher. "It’s all about the music.

Dive In - Old Bars, New Scenes

Dive In - Old Bars, New Scenes

  • by Matt Baume
  • Jan 26, 2011

What makes a dive bar divey? Is it the decor, the clientele, the prices, the paucity of decorative soaps in the gentlemen’s room?

SF Events :: Jan 26-31

SF Events :: Jan 26-31

  • by BARtab
  • Jan 26, 2011

What’s happening in San Francisco this week?

Making fun: Iranian-American comic Mehran Khaghani

Making fun: Iranian-American comic Mehran Khaghani

  • by Jim Provenzano
  • Mar 8, 2010

Iranian comic laughs at oppression

Kent's state: Kent James drops 'Nick Name,' puts out 'Decade of Dirt'

Kent's state: Kent James drops 'Nick Name,' puts out 'Decade of Dirt'

  • by Jim Provenzano
  • Jan 30, 2007

The trademark tight white pants and Mohawk are gone. The artist formerly known as Nick Name, an out, proud and sometimes confrontational punk rock singer, returns to his folk, country and rock roots with his real name, Kent James.

Chuck of Montclair

Chuck of Montclair

  • by Nez Pas
  • Mar 11, 1982

Known to many as "Chuck of Montclair," Chuck Kuhlke earned that title as a hairdresser in the Montclair area of Oakland.