What Dolly Parton Left in San Francisco
Dolly's legacy in SF was small in comparison to her international fame and influence. But she did leave a mark here....
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The Bougiest Parts of Outside Lands 2026
The festival is good. The lineup is good, and the food is allegedly great. But the luxury tiering has crossed from expensive into a little cartoonish....
A Vacant Chase Bank on Mission Street Is Becoming 'Hidden Frequency,' an Immersive Music Venue
The old Chase Bank at 2500 Mission St. will reopen as Hidden Frequency, a small, immersive music venue built around a single listening room and a steady diet of electronic and experimental sound....
An Evening with The Bold Italic and SF Symphony
I'm very excited to announce The Bold Italic's first sponsored collaboration with San Francisco Symphony. June 18, beginning at 7:30 p.m. Celebrate our recently passed music director and queer icon Michael Tilson Thomas....
In San Francisco, Women Now Run the Symphony, the Opera, and the Ballet
Elim Chan is coming to Davies in 2027, and the house she's inheriting at San Francisco Symphony is gorgeous, world-class, and a little bruised....
The Community Music Center Gala Raised a Record $425,000, and I Met Katya's Mom
Now at the Ritz Carlton, the party intimidated me enough to park my Subaru down the street instead of using the valet....
A Fashionably Late Review of the SF Symphony's 2025 Opening Night
When the musicians walked out from both wings of the hall, the audience gave them a long, boisterous, cheering ovation. It had the energy of a home team returning to the field....
Dancing with death and marigolds at Davies Symphony Hall
SF Symphony’s Día de los Muertos event was an explosion of marigolds, skulls, costumes, and dancing. And the music was excellent....
‘One to One’ documentary offers a deeper look at John and Yoko
Part of SFFILM’s Doc Stories, the film highlights the creative process behind two of the most iconic artist-activists of their time....
Portola Music Festival 2024 was all chaos, bass, and tequila
Portola 2024 leaned into SF’s underground rave culture with unpredictable weather — one day was super cold while the next gave us sunburns....
That time I got ridiculously high at Stern Grove festival
A voice from the mystical beauty of the eucalyptus forest called to me. It said: “You need to experience this on molly.”...
Toro y Moi’s Ocean Beach cleanup keeps Outer Sunset tidy with jams
In San Francisco, we don’t just clean up the beach. We do it with Toro y Moi on the decks and a cold drink in hand....