Your Definitive Guide to Noise Pop 2015
By Adrian Spinelli The Noise Pop Festival descends upon San Francisco and Oakland starting this Friday, February 20th, for its...
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Remembering The Jacka, Bay Area Rap Hustler, Shot Dead in Oakland — The Bold Italic — San Francisco
By Tamara Palmer The local rap community is reeling from last night’s fatal shooting of Pittsburg, CA rapper The...
The ’90s Time Machine Returns to Napa Music Fest — The Bold Italic — San Francisco
Wine country music festival BottleRock Napa Valley returns to the Napa Valley Expo on May 29–31. Last year’s...
Help Big Sur’s Magical Music Venue Stick Around
By Jennifer Maerz There’s only one place you can see great bands like Arcade Fire, The Flaming Lips, TV...
Who Really Owns the Rights to the Elbo Room? — The Bold Italic — San Francisco
By Rachel Balik In the almost 70 years that he’s lived in San Francisco, Richard S. E. Johns says...
Board Our Party Boat to the Treasure Island Fest
By Christopher Appelgren After a fun first year, Rock The Boat is back for 2014. Unless you’ve got your...
There’s Now a SF Bar That’s All ’90s, All the Time — The Bold Italic — San Francisco
By Jennifer Maerz I remember a chain of clubs called Polly Esther’s that fetishized the ’70s (and a bit...
OSL Sartorialist: Flower Crowns Everywhere — The Bold Italic — San Francisco
By Sierra Hartman I once counted 55 girls wearing denim jackets and dresses within the space of an hour while...
5 Dishes You Should Eat at Outside Land
By Tamara Palmer There will be over 200 items to eat and drink at Outside Lands this weekend, a recipe...
Ladies: There’s a New Way to Pee at Outside Lands
San Franciscan Sarah Grossman has timed the release of her year-in-the-making, self-described “peeing accessory” for women to coincide with this...
“My Ginga” is the Rap Parody Pale People Have Been Waiting For — The Bold Italic — San Francisco
By Jessica Saia As a ginger, my life is a constant hunt for shade. Example: on the car ride back...
3 Ways To Go To A Living Room Concert In SF — The Bold Italic — San Francisco
By Simone Stolzoff Stop me if you’ve heard this one. You’re at a show and the 6’3”...