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Millennial star’s bare-bones performance stuns San Francisco crowd

1 month ago | sfgate.com | Timothy Karoff |Lester Black |Melissa Cho |Dan Gentile

Soccer Mommy drops the Fillmore down the rabbit holeAfter shuffling up the stairs at the Fillmore on Friday night for Soccer Mommy, the first sight for the sold-out audience was an embellished stage that seemed plucked from the pages of a Lewis Carroll novel. The tops of amplifiers were adorned in flowers while stage lights cast a mystic purple, but the focus was on a huge white oval that hung behind the instruments.
I found Tony Bennett's heart in a San Francisco hotel

2 months ago | msn.com | Timothy Karoff |Dan Gentile |Melissa Cho |Kendra Smith

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I found Tony Bennett's heart in a San Francisco hotel

2 months ago | sfgate.com | Timothy Karoff |Dan Gentile |Melissa Cho |Kendra Smith

Lots of shake-ups this week. Salesforce — the company with the tower and the weird guy — laid off 153 San Francisco employees. Dennis Richmond, the legendary KTVU news anchor, died at 81 years old. The Warriors got Jimmy Butler, at the cost of looking a tad desperate. Between the headlines, there are hundreds of Bay Area moments that don’t make the news, which is why we started Fogcutter, a weekly column that highlights what it’s like to be an active participant in San Francisco life.
San Francisco's most underrated concert venue closes at 10 p.m.

Jan 12, 2025 | sfgate.com | Dan Gentile |Madeline Wells |Melissa Cho

2025 in San Francisco: new year, new mayor, same mild seismic activity we know and love. After waking up from its holiday nap and recovering from its New Year’s hangover, the city is stretching its hill-toned legs and kicking back into gear. The sun is out, the coyotes are trotting and BART is tweaking its schedule. More importantly, the city’s cultural life is starting the year with a bang. San Francisco’s comedy festival is right around the corner, and so is Noise Pop.
Michelle Obama drops into a San Francisco museum

Nov 19, 2024 | sfgate.com | Timothy Karoff |Dan Gentile |Alex Simon |Melissa Cho

The California Academy of Sciences is bringing out two baby reindeer at its Welcome Winter Night on Friday. On Friday, rapper Kamaiyah is scheduled to perform at Neck of the Woods. As always, Eli’s Mile High Club is holding its famous blues night on Monday. The 4 Star Theater is screening four David Lynch films Nov. 20-24. Bay Area indie darling Fake Fruit plays the Chapel on Friday to celebrate the release of the band’s new record. According to the flyer, attendees should come dressed as clowns.
The best part of a San Francisco EDM festival was completely silent

Nov 12, 2024 | sfgate.com | Timothy Karoff |Madilynne Medina |Dan Gentile |Melissa Cho

San Francisco is known for being cold and damp. Now, after clawing back a few months of borrowed summer sunlight, the city is cold and damp once more. And dark. But last weekend, locals celebrated the city’s last gasps of light on its promenades and pavement. Shoppers bumbled up and down Clement Street. Joggers bounced past families with strollers on the Great Highway, which voters decided last week to permanently close to cars.
Nearly 20,000 fans showed up for this pop star's packed Oakland Arena show

Oct 1, 2024 | sfgate.com | Timothy Karoff |Melissa Cho |Gabe Lehman |Andrew Chamings

Last week was tough. The Bay Area lost the A’s. In nearly every other respect, though, it’s still better to live here than in Las Vegas. In SFGATE’s new weekly Fogcutter column, we break down the highs and lows (mostly highs) of Bay Area life in the past week: concerts, drag shows and gatherings that remind us of the millions of tiny ways in which the bay is a special place to be.