VIDEO: Queer Rebels revitalizes QPOC performance art
Through an “unapologetically, riotously gay” performance, Queer Rebel Productions is shaking out the rugs under which the histories of queer people of color have been swept. Partners in work and in life, KB Boyce…
Bears! Bears! Bears! packs flurry of emotions in first full-length album
After an arduous recording process, the band Bears! Bears! Bears! is finally ready to deliver its new album full of danceable doom and gloom. Self-described as “the Bay Area’s most depressing party band,”…
Graduate student Gina de Vries sparks queer activism through writing
In a tiny bedroom full of books and trimmed with pink Christmas lights, writer and activist Gina de Vries’ experience melds with her talent for fiction. While much of de Vries’ work is…
SOMArts Cultural Center creates interactive fun with ‘Come Out & Play’ exhibition
From hopscotch to art gallery heists, the SOMArts Cultural Center has been transformed into a place for unique play experiences. With games inspired by everything from parkour to women of the Wild West,…
“Hot & Heavy” book launch spotlights fatphobia issue
Bold, bubbly and unabashed, Virgie Tovar is on a mission to transform the meaning of the F-word most weighed down in negative societal assumptions — fat. A sexologist, activist, coach, writer and vlogger,…
Poets share raw, unfettered material at New Sh!t Show
Beyond old books and baubles in the depths of a basement performance space, New Sh!t is happening every second and fourth Thursday. The New Poetry Mission, also known fondly as The New Sh!t…
PHOTOS: Barbary Coast Burlesque bewitches boisterous bunch at The Depot
Feathers and Spam and mimes, oh my! Students in The Depot on Wednesday night found themselves bouncing between the World Series broadcast and the silly, sexy stylings of the Barbary Coast Burlesque troupe….
Politics gets sexy at Perverts Put Out! spoken word series
From locker room fantasies featuring Paul Ryan, to binders full of men, the Perverts Put Out! Election Erection Edition provided a unique take on sex, politics and the upcoming election at the Center for Sex…
VIDEO: nerd JERK creator crochets her way to love
Fast-talking and fun-loving, Stephanie Cortes has made it her mission to make people smile through her passion for nerdy crafting. The 29-year-old San Francisco native is the “geek mastermind” behind nerd JERK, an…
Brooklyn Red Devils snatches win from SF Bay Bombers at roller derby championship
With just seconds to go and a tied score of 48, the San Francisco Bay Bombers had one shot to keep their championship title. But for the first time since Jim Fitzpatrick headed…
SF Bay Bombers gears up for roller derby world championships against Brooklyn Red Devils Oct. 13
When the SF Bay Bombers approached Jim Fitzpatrick in 2006 to be a part of the derby revival, his longtime passion for the sport made it impossible to say no. Two squads — one…
PHOTOS: Hardly Strictly Bluegrass invites artists, music lovers for 3-day fest
As the saying goes for many experiences — you never forget your first. Three days, six stages, hundreds of thousands of fans and a wide variety of music for no cost make the…
Three cases of robbery reported at SF State
Three separate incidents of robbery were reported today at SF State, according to University police. Robbery suspect Kode Alan Smith was last seen in the area near the Cesar Chavez Center and the Bookstore, according…
Red Hots Burlesque makes steamy nights at El Rio
In a flourish of feathers, sparkles, and sass, Dottie Lux invites voracious crowds to hoot and holler to their hearts’ content at Red Hots’ twice-weekly burlesque show. Red Hots Burlesque When: Wednesday and…
SF State students still waiting for ASI-proposed Queer Resource Center
Amiable chatter between friends gave way to tension when a small portion of SF State’s queer community met with two Associated Students, Inc. representatives to discuss the status of the Queer Resource Center….
Bay Area Rainbow Symphony returns with season opening concert
With tinkling percussion and sure strokes of their bows, the Bay Area Rainbow Symphony filled the San Francisco Conservatory of Music with the beginnings of its 2012-13 season. Reunions abounded at the BARS…
Comic book sales thrive despite digital age
While they have no armor, weapons or gadgets, comic books possess super strength when it comes to persisting through a declining market. The digital age has acted like kryptonite for many forms of…
PHOTOS, VIDEO: Ship-Shape! tattoo exhibit at SF State features One Shot Tattoo artists
The neatly arranged collages of frames that fill the walls of the Cesar Chavez Student Center Art Gallery starkly contrast the bold, vivid designs that threaten to explode out of them. In styles perhaps…
PHOTOS: Comic Outpost hosts “Doctor Who” viewing parties
Local Whovians flocked to Comic Outpost on Saturday evening to share giggles and gasps as they journeyed with Britain’s most beloved alien in an outrun from the Daleks for a seventh season. Though…
SF State’s Got Talent engages incoming student community
Welcome Days serve to get new SF State students acquainted with the campus, but only SF State’s Got Talent yields a fast track to on-campus fame. With everything from kung fu to beatboxing, the…
VIDEO: Dustin Musser of K Theory finds his niche in dubstep music
Riding the wave of dubstep’s rising popularity, K Theory has found its niche in the Bay Area electronic scene. They frequent small clubs such as EPR, but found their way to the Annex…
CSU enrollment eligibility tightens for transfer students
Transferring from a community college to a California State University once meant meeting the base requirement of 60 semester units. Now, applying with a specific associate degree will be the deciding factor between…
Music lovers celebrate legacy of vinyl records on Record Store Day
With a renewed appreciation for tangible tunes, music fans are dusting off their old turntables and boomboxes for another spin. It can be hard to believe that vinyl records and cassette tapes are…
PHOTOS: Conductor helps preserve legacy of SFSU Wind Ensemble
Fifty musicians wielding saxophones, clarinets and bassoons bustled around the stage of McKenna Theater finding their places. Within a few minutes of beginning the concert, they were in perfect harmony, pumping out exuberant…
San Francisco nonprofit theater group 42nd Steet Moon stays open with help of donations
In a city filled to the brim with theatrical and musical talent, 42nd Street Moon stands alone in opening its curtains to the lesser-known but ever-lovable musicals of the 1920s to the 1970s….
SF State’s annual Vagina Monologues production aims to entertain and inform
Fourteen women plan to get down to the dirty, dramatic and droll details of womanhood in SF State’s third annual production of The Vagina Monologues, which begins April 4. Due to the sell-out…
Sherlock fans make their presence known in bathroom stalls, hallways at SF State
When Sir Arthur Conan Doyle wrote the death of Sherlock Holmes in 1893, fans wore black armbands to mourn the loss of the famous fictional detective. This year, when the BBC’s modern-day Holmes…
Tre Burt and a Big Gust of Wind breaks into San Francisco music scene
Deadlines and self-promotion may not be his strong suit, but acoustic crooner Tre Burt is networking his way to becoming a musical staple of San Francisco. Burt, a self-taught multi-instrumentalist, has played on…
Local indie band Owl Paws signs record label deal, hopes to expand audience
Fresh out of the recording studio, the local indie band Owl Paws is setting itself up for a summer breakthrough. The five musicians, who bonded over a love of the local indie scene,…
Nonmonosexuality deserves recognition within LGBTQ communities
The LGBTQ+ community may fly a rainbow flag, but if you don’t exactly fit into the L or G, things start to feel uncomfortably black and white. Without a niche to call their…
