The TenderloinA collection of 28 posts

By Jennifer Maerz If you’re a fan of all things Oh Sees, check this out: frontman John Dwyer, long...

San Francisco’s urban landscape is in serious flux. Just look at the new commercial and residential additions along Market...

Having tour managed a long list of bands (including Deerhunter, Atlas Sound, Black Lips, and Thee Oh Sees), she is...

If Ace of Base had been from San Francisco instead of Sweden, their song “The Sign” would clearly have been...

By Anthony Bedard I’ve been booking bands at a San Francisco live music venue, the Hemlock Tavern, for the...

As a kid, there were a few basic food rules that my mom taught me to follow. Always buy avocados...

When people use the phrase “back in the day” they’re usually talking about some storied and probably poorly remembered...

In a moment of serendipity, Bamboo Bike Studio moved into my neighborhood (the Tenderloin) and I started feeling bike lust....

I was sitting across from a guy who was dating, or fucking, or somewhere in between a friend of mine....

By Chrissy Loader Sometimes you just want fried chicken (or an oyster po’ boy, or a plate of shrimp and...

Most consider our Tenderloin neighborhood to be a vast black hole of no-go in downtown San Francisco. Truth be told,...