A San Francisco sheriff’s deputy accidentally fired a loaded gun at the Hall of Justice Wednesday morning while showing it to another deputy, sheriff’s department…
Three coalitions seeking justice for three victims of fatal shootings by San Francisco police joined forces today, more than a week after a federal civil…
Police are seeking a white van that fled after hitting and killing a man walking near Chinatown in San Francisco this morning. At 5:50 a.m.,…
A man was stabbed with a kitchen knife in San Francisco’s Mission District Wednesday afternoon when he tried to help a woman who was being…
No Outside Lands experience is complete without a little night show action. Here’s our picks. Thursday: California Academy of Sciences’ after-hours Nightlife party has joined…
The seventh annual Outside Lands is unleashing its hedonistic self upon Golden Gate Park this weekend. If you don’t feel old or at least somewhat…
Outside Lands is just three weeks away so mark your calendars and prep with awesome, entirely unrelated to the festival live music. There is still…
Have you recovered from a jam-packed 4th of July weekend? Maybe? Good. Here’s your weekend: Friday: With a sophomore LP on the horizon and a…
Ah, what a week. Better yet, what a weekend for music. Hit it: Friday: Funkify your life as Bootsy Collins takes over the Fillmore tonight…
It almost feels wrong to be recommending a show on the day of the Warriors’ parade but I know you have it in you to…
It’s probably the Warriors’ lethargy in Game 2 but this week wasn’t something to write home about. This weekend’s music, however, is stellar. Check it…
The Warriors are in the NBA finals! Up until the weekend, Game 1 is the only thing that matters in the Bay Area. Lucky for…
I’m exhausted. Here’s some music. May it energize you exponentially more than how slow-moving I feel. Ugh. Friday: The Jon Spencer Blues Explosion have been…
What a weird week for old school SF shit. We’ve reopened the conversation of city nicknames and Barry Bonds is once again becoming a topic…
What is there to say about this week except that the Giants swept the Dodgers and that Uber dude surrendered his driver’s license? Helping to…
Welcome back, whoever trekked down to Coachella weekend one to see Madonna give Drake the kiss of death and watch celebrities pretend to give a…
Half the city (or less, who knows what the cool kids do anymore?) is gone to Coachella and savvy SFians are reaping the rewards. Welcome…
I survived Wrestlemania and I got a t-shirt out of the whole deal. This weekend is made for chilling out and decompressing after three days…
The Road to Wrestlemania is a tag line (and probably copyrighted) that essentially describes the entire WWE’s collective journey to the biggest event of the…
Truly, the most important thing to happen this weekend is Wrestlemania, which SFAppeal TV critic and all-around rad dude Paolo (and myself) will be covering….
Looking for the Outside Lands line-up via their website? Well, it’s crashed because of that many people doing the same damn thing in the face…
The weather has been beautiful as of late (sorry, drought) and a constant stream of music is returning to the City faster than a Bernal…
Pretend these weekend picks are all dipped in green, covered in clovers, and chugging viridescent beer because St Patrick’s Day is almost upon us and…
Has everyone recovered from their Noise Pop hangover? No? Cool. Though this week saw the tail end of NP2K15 slowly making its exit like a…
It’s Noise Pop! Everybody check under your seats! Just kidding, but seriously, rad music is all around SF to begin with, but this week-plus long…
What a mild, wonderful week that hopefully brought about enough restfulness to survive the multi-night music jaunt that is Noise Pop. This year’s iteration features…
Hey, how do you feel about Valentine’s Day? I’ll wait. Ditch the Hallmark cards and misshapen flower arrangements and go see some music. While you…
Remember when SFians didn’t really care about rain? You know, back when there wasn’t a drought. Those were the days and I’d suggest we recapture…
San Francisco is in a weird, shitty place right now. A body (well, parts) were found in a suitcase and dozens of people just lost…
A smattering of good music is rolling into San Francisco and I’ve got picks that are just as diverse. Want to see metal, singer-songwriters, and…
To quote the humorous faux twitter character Karl Welzein, I can’t wait for the weekend. For one, it’s longer than normal and secondly, it’s also…
Happy New Year, everyone. This year is set to be a great one for live music: BottleRock announced their stellar lineup and Coachella gave us…
Another week jam-packed with stupid shit in the world. Wipe up those tiny Kim Jong-un-sized tears over not being able to see the Interview and…
Here we are, another weekend approaching with the promise of great music. You’ve survived Rainocalpyse, the storm that rivals storms that I don’t even remember…
In lieu of artist interviews, (at least for now) I’m starting a weekly column for show recommendations that should get you through your weekend and…
To paraphrase the perpetually poorly constructed Lord of the Rings meme in which Mordor is swapped for damn near anything, one does not simply walk…
Happy Halloween, everybody! I’m going as a dying industry on a new platform that further devalues its legitimacy. I mean, I’m in pjs writing this…
The formidable duo of Alison Mosshart and Jamie Hince (aka the Kills) return to SF tonight for an intimate show at the Fillmore. The band…
“Actually, you have too much weed in your bag.” I could’ve sworn a security guard had uttered those bizarre and entirely Californian words to the…
I planned on attending TIMF because I wanted to see what a small festival with no stage conflict would feel like in a FOMO-centric world….
