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| Love Is All, Vivian Girls, Nodzzz Bottom of the Hill | Thu., November 20, 9:00pm | Potrero Hill | |
After hibernating underground for a decade, fuzzy reverb and wintry hooks are now erupting from a hotbed of young Brooklyn bands, including Cause Co-Motion, Crystal Stilts, and Vivian Girls. The latter is an attention-grabbing, all-girl trio that pairs sleepy vocal harmonies with a tattooed... More >> |
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| "Universes Unlimited Modernism | Thu., November 20, 5:30pm | Union Square/Financial District | |
If an artists job is to create, then God would just edge out the digestive system in terms of tonnage produced. In "Universes Unlimited, conceptual artist Jonathon Keats now springs to the top of the pack. He developed, and is selling, do-it-yourself universe kits. How does it work?... More >> |
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| Viking Moses, Cordero, Vows Hemlock Tavern | Thu., November 20, 9:00pm | Nob Hill/Russian Hill | |
The last time NYC-based Ani Cordero graced a stage in the Bay Area it was as the drummer for Pistolera, the feminista-fronted, ranchera-playing rockera outfit founded by her cousin. Tonight, however, as lead singer for the eponymous Cordero she puts down her drumsticks, plugs in her guitar, and... More >> |
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| Repo! The Genetic Opera Opera Plaza Cinema | Daily from Fri., November 14 until Thu., November 27 | Hayes Valley/Tenderloin | |
Based on a campy sci-fi/horror rock opera first staged in Toronto in 2002, Repo! is also an offshoot of the slash-mash-gash Saw franchise thats made gazillions for Lionsgateits directed by Darren Lynn Bousman, youthful helmer of Saws II, III, and IV. No diabolical torture... More >> |
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| "Assembly Instructions" Jack Hanley Gallery | Daily from Wed., November 19 until Sat., November 29 | South of Market | |
Like Amanda Eicher's art constellation of names which enlivens the ceiling at Adobe Bookshop, "Assembly Instructions" is a flow chart of an exhibition, and very pretty. Artist Alexandre Singh's show was a "mid-month pick" by artbusiness.com's Alan Bamberger, but it's only up for another few... More >> |
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| Blackbird: A Queer Vocal History Mama Calizo's Voice Factory | Daily from Fri., November 14 until Sun., November 23, 8:00pm | South of Market | |
Blackbird: A Queer Vocal History promises to be the best homage to singing outsiders since Cant Stop the Music, shining the spotlight on half a dozen favorite and soon-to-be-favorite queer musical obscurities. Through a hodgepodge of puppetry, live performance, and jazzy media, Seth Eisen... More >> |
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| The Execution of Precious Memories Project Artaud Theater |
Daily from Wed., November 19 until Sat., November 22, 8:00pm more dates/times |
Mission/Bernal Heights | |
Since the earliest incarnation of Einstürzende Neubauten, when Blixa Bargeld and scrap-metal maestro N.U. Unruh appeared partly clothed and playing in a hole under the Berlin autobahn, Bargeld has reached beyond the synthesis of traditional art forms to externalize emotional states of... More >> |
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| Bela Fleck & the Flecktones Yoshi's SF |
Daily from Tue., November 18 until Sat., November 22, 8:00pm more dates/times |
Japantown/Pacific Heights | |
Bela Fleck and the Flecktones went and made a truly creative holiday collection, Jingle All the Way -- one hepcats the world over can swing with and to. For the uninitiated, Bela Fleck is of the generation of pickers (along with Mike Marshall, Tony Rice, and local Laurie Lewis) who seeks new... More >> |
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| Happy-Go-Lucky Lumiere Theatre | Daily from Thu., November 20 until Thu., November 27 | Hayes Valley/Tenderloin | |
After extended cameos in two previous Mike Leigh films (as a resourceful pop tart in All or Nothing and the date-raped rich girl in Vera Drake), fine-boned Sally Hawkins shoulders the burden of every scene as the most relentlessly upbeat 30-year-old kindergarten teacher ever to bicycle... More >> |
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| New Italian Cinema Embarcadero Center Cinema | Daily from Sun., November 16 until Sun., November 23 | Embarcadero | |
It wasnt all that long ago that The New York Times was running stories lamenting the precipitous decline of Italian cinema. The industry was in a certified crisis, as Hollywood flicks siphoned off moviegoers and the decades-long streak of star directors with international reputations came... More >> |
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| The 1000 Journals Project San Francisco Museum of Modern Art | Daily from Thu., November 20 until Sun., April 5 | South of Market | |
A few years ago, Someguy (he's an artist) sent out 1,000 blank journals into the world with a humble request: Hey, you holding the blank journal, fill it up! People did. Some people did. Some sent their journals back to Someguy; others kept them in circulation, and they traveled the world. A... More >> |
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| McCoy Tyner Trio with Marc Ribot Yoshi's |
Daily from Tue., November 18 until Sat., November 22, 8:00pm more dates/times |
Jack London Square | |
Theres no shortage of rock musicians trundling right past retirement age without hanging it up. Theyre often content to satisfy fans with rote deliveries of greatest hits that have more to do with muscle memory than with inspiration. Conversely, jazz players in their golden years... More >> |
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| More Events | |||
| Figure Painting Class Precita Eyes Mural Center | Every week Thursday, 7:00pm | Mission/Bernal Heights | |
| After-School Program LYRIC | Every week Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday, Friday, 3:00pm | Castro/Noe Valley | |
| AIDS/HIV/Hepatitis C Nightline Multiple San Francisco locations | Daily | Union Square/Financial District | |
| "In a New Light: The Asian Art Museum Collection" Asian Art Museum of San Francisco | Daily | Hayes Valley/Tenderloin | |
| Gallery Tours Asian Art Museum of San Francisco |
Every week Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday, Friday, Saturday, Sunday, 11:00am more dates/times |
Hayes Valley/Tenderloin | |
| Architectural Tours Asian Art Museum of San Francisco |
Every week Thursday, 12:00pm more dates/times |
Hayes Valley/Tenderloin | |
| Basic Brown Bear Factory Tour Basic Brown Bear Factory | Daily, 10:00am | Potrero Hill | |
| First Impressions: Free First Thursdays Berkeley Art Museum | Every week Thursday, 11:00am | Downtown Berkeley | |
| Permanent Exhibit Cable Car Museum | Daily | North Beach/Chinatown | |
| "Destination Universe" Chabot Space & Science Center | Daily | East Oakland | |
| "Mars Encounter" Chabot Space & Science Center | Daily | East Oakland | |
| "One Giant Leap: A Moon Odyssey" Chabot Space & Science Center | Daily | East Oakland | |
| "Astronomy in California 1850-1950: Telescope Makers, Telescopes, and Artifacts" Chabot Space & Science Center | Daily | East Oakland | |