Randy McMullen

San Francisco

Arts and Entertainment Editor at Bay Area News Group

I'm the arts and entertainment editor for the Bay Area News Group -- and an unapologetic gossip and pop culture junkie

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7 terrific Bay Area things to do this weekend, May 9-11

1 week ago | sacbee.com | Randy McMullen

From “The Planets” — with cool visuals! — to a cool Mill Valley music festival and a Bodega Bay day trip, we have all the makings of a terrific weekend. So let’s get to it, shall we?
7 terrific Bay Area things to do this weekend, May 9-11

1 week ago | mercurynews.com | Randy McMullen

From “The Planets” — with cool visuals! — to a cool Mill Valley music festival and a Bodega Bay day trip, we have all the makings of a terrific weekend. So let’s get to it, shall we? (As always, be sure to double check event and venue websites for any last-minute changes in health guidelines or other details.)1 SEE & HEAR: Great shows are all over2 SIP & EAT: Pickles + beer + = fun!Bodega Bay along the Sonoma County coast makes for a great Bay Area road trip.
Bay Area Arts, 9 great shows and concerts to catch this weekend

1 week ago | mercurynews.com | Randy McMullen

From a series of “Cruel World” ’80s acts to “The Planets” in San Jose and a music festival in Mill Valley, there is a lot to see and hear in the Bay Area this weekend and beyond. Here’s a partial roundup. Cruel World comes northNot planning on making the trek to catch the big ’80s music celebration known as Cruel World at the Rose Bowl in Pasadena on May 17? Well, that’s OK because a number of the festival’s coolest acts also have gigs scheduled in the Bay Area.
7 awesome Bay Area things to do this weekend, May 2-4

2 weeks ago | sacbee.com | Randy McMullen

From an amazing new superhero movie to a world-class slack-key guitarist to killer shrimp tacos, we have the makings of a terrific weekend. So let’s get to it, shall we? (As always, be sure to double check event and venue websites for any last-minute changes in health guidelines or other details.)Meanwhile, if you’d like to have this Weekender lineup delivered to your inbox every Thursday morning for free, just sign up at www.mercurynews.com/newsletters or www.eastbaytimes.com/newsletters.
Bay Area arts: 12 great shows and concerts to catch this weekend

2 weeks ago | mercurynews.com | Randy McMullen

From one of the world’s finest slack-key guitarists to an exhibit about balloons and a jazz/fusion in San Jose, there is a lot to see and hear in the Bay Area this weekend. Here is a partial rundown. All-world guitarist comes to Yoshi’sPatrick Landeza is coming out of (semi) retirement to perform a big Bay Area show.
Bay Area arts: 12 great shows and concerts to catch this weekend

2 weeks ago | flipboard.com | Randy McMullen

“I pulled this Moog bass forward… we were like, ‘OK, that feels kind of trashy’”: Lorde says that she needed to find “just the right amount of dirt” to finish her new single, What Was ThatWe’re guessing that Lorde must be pretty pleased about the warm reception that’s been given to her comeback single, What Was That. Not least because, …
Bay Area arts: 10 cool shows and concerts to catch this weekend

3 weeks ago | mercurynews.com | Randy McMullen

From a famed fiddler to a free dance festival to and a Mozart-fueled concert in Livermore, there is a lot to see and do in the Bay Area this weekend. Here’s a partial roundup. Fine fiddling all aroundAlasdair Fraser, the legendary fiddler and kilt-clad spiritual leader of Scottish music in the Bay Area, has announced that he plans to retire from full-time performing at the end of the year. Which makes his three concerts with SF Scottish Fiddlers this weekend even more alluring.
Bay Area arts: 9 shows and concerts to catch this weekend

4 weeks ago | mercurynews.com | Randy McMullen

From a high-flying, world-class pianist to a roomful of blues legends and the return of Zorro (in a new opera), there is a lot to see and do in the Bay Area this weekend. Here’s a partial rundown. Here comes HiromiIt’s been a fantastic spring for jazz music in the Bay Area, with such massive talents as Brad Mehldau, Kenny Barron and Terence Blanchard performing at our local venues. And the trend joyfully continues as Hiromi returns to the Bay Area to play seven shows in five nights.
Bay Area arts: 9 shows and concerts to catch this weekend

4 weeks ago | flipboard.com | Randy McMullen

3 hours agoSacramento’s season ended with a loss to the Dallas Mavericks late Wednesday night, and then the Kings dismissed executive Monte McNair. The Sacramento Kings parted ways with general manager Monte McNair on Wednesday night, shortly after their season ended with a home loss to the Dallas Mavericks in …
7 incredible Bay Area things to do this weekend, April 18-20

4 weeks ago | sacbee.com | Randy McMullen

From incredible concerts to amazing mushroom recipes and a world-renowned film festival, there is a lot see, hear and eat this weekend. So let’s get to it, shall we? (As always, be sure to double check event and venue websites for any last-minute changes in health guidelines or other details.)Meanwhile, if you’d like to have this Weekender lineup delivered to your inbox every Thursday morning for free, just sign up at www.mercurynews.com/newsletters or www.eastbaytimes.com/newsletters.