Punk-rock veteran Cheetah Chrome is still full of surprises
Cheetah Chrome plays Thee Parkside tomorrow, Sat/12.As the guitarist for Rocket From The Tombs and The Dead Boys, Cheetah Chrome helped write the sonic blueprint for punk rock — and after four decades...
View ArticleCoachella pics!: Friday
The Knife performed Fri/11 at Coachella. Guardian photos by Eric Lynch.
View ArticleCoachella pics! Saturday
Saturday brought a huge sandstorm to the festival grounds but didn't diminish the excitement in the crowd, according to our guys in the field. "Head scarves turned into face masks." Slideshow above,...
View ArticleWatch: Can you spot all the East Bay locales in this new Atmosphere video?
Chinaka Hodge in the new Atmosphere video.Okay, so maybe I'm a little biased because how often does a music video shoot take place in yours truly's little podunk hometown of Albany, California -- which...
View ArticleProposed food voucher pilot program could feed thousands of hungry San...
A pilot project to fund healthy fruit and vegetable vouchers for food insecure San Franciscans was proposed at the Board of Supervisors Neighborhood Services and Safety Committee hearing last Thursday....
View ArticleRevisionist future
Politics is holding back San Francisco's best shot at reducing carbon emissionsnews@sfbg.comAcidified oceans. Dirty air. Superstorms. Food shortages. Mass migration. War. The International Panel on...
View ArticleBased on Earth
New environmental column looks at how we're living within the natural worldrebecca@sfbg.comBASED ON EARTH San Francisco is often celebrated as one of the greenest cities in America. It's known for an...
View ArticleSave the world, work less
With climate change threatening life as we know it, perhaps it's time to revive the forgotten goal of spending less time on our jobssteve@sfbg.comSave the world, work less. That dual proposition should...
View ArticleEast Bay Beats
A new Oakland music festival aims to bring art downtown. Plus: If you still believe in college radio, KUSF still needs youCLYDE SHANKLE, AZURE, AND DAYVID MICHAELPHOTO COURTESY OF CALI...
View ArticleEvents: April 16 - 22, 2014
Listings are compiled by Guardian staff. Submit items for the listings at listings@sfbg.com. For further information on how to submit items for the listings, see Selector.WEDNESDAY 16Read more »
View ArticleLucifer is such a drag
'The Weirdness' is Faust in the Information Age, with a strong dose of ironic detachmentThe Weirdness is Boston-based author Bushnell's debut novel.steve@sfbg.comLIT In this workaday world we live in,...
View ArticleFilm Listings: April 16 - 22, 2014
Film listings are edited by Cheryl Eddy. Reviewers are Kimberly Chun, Dennis Harvey, Lynn Rapoport, and Sara Maria Vizcarrondo. For rep house showtimes, see Rep Clock.OPENINGBears John C. Reilly...
View ArticleTheater Listings: April 16 - 22, 2014
Stage listings are compiled by Guardian staff. Performance times may change; call venues to confirm. Reviewers are Robert Avila, Rita Felciano, and Nicole Gluckstern. Submit items for the listings at...
View ArticlePsychic Dream Astrology: April 16 - 22, 2014
April 16-22, 2014ARIESMarch 21-April 19Don't try to create stability this week, because it's not in the stars for you. You're not in control, things aren't stable, and it's unclear what'll happen next....
View ArticleRep Clock: April 16 - 22, 2014
Schedules are for Wed/16-Tue/22 except where noted. Director and year are given when available. Double and triple features marked with a •. All times pm unless otherwise specified.ARTISTS' TELEVISION...
View ArticleLotsa Matzoh
TABLEHOPPING Even more places open for brunch and lunch, plus Passover and Easter options!Move over, Manischewitz! Matzoh at Marla BakeryMIDDAY MADNESSJust when you think the brunch at Slow Club (2501...
View ArticleMoscow weather report
Notes from the Russia Case offerings at the Golden Mask FestivalThe odd couple: Lyubov Strizhak's FearPHOTO BY ALEX YOCUarts@sfbg.comTHEATER Moscow's temperatures had been climbing up to 70 degrees...
View ArticleA little help
Maximum impact: Mini BarGUARDIAN PHOTOS BY JOSEPH SCHELLculture@sfbg.comTHE WEEKNIGHTER We were all there for Kelly Malone. It was the opening for an art show she'd done, as well as a fundraiser to...
View ArticleSFMTA repeals paid Sunday parking meters, loses $9.8 million
Over around 100 people line up outside room 400 at City Hall to speak to the SFMTA board of directors. Photo by Joe Fitzgerald RodriguezSan Francisco transit riders won some and lost some today at the...
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