By: Cameron Wells There are hometown songs designed to make crowds throw their arms around one another and shout the name of a city. Then
By: Jamie Sullivan There are songs that demand your attention, and then there are songs that simply invite you to stay awhile. ARGYRO’s “Cool Shades” belongs firmly in the second category. It doesn’t explode from the speakers. It doesn’t chase trends or force emotion where emotion isn’t needed. Instead, it
The BTS RM SFMOMA exhibit will add a $75 Encore Pass offering repeat admission throughout its four-month run. The new ticket option matters for visitors planning more than one trip to the San Francisco museum. Here is what the pass includes, when sales begin, and how its timed-entry requirements will
By: Melissa Ross Artists spend their entire careers trying to discover who they are. Ananda Xenia Shakti has spent hers discovering how many different versions of herself she could become without ever losing sight of the person she was all along. Long before she was creating meditative soundscapes with Love
San Francisco light display plans expanded this week after local nonprofit Illuminate announced the launch of its new 7X7 installation, a public art project that will send 49 beams of light into the sky above Civic Center Plaza during several upcoming city events, including Pride celebrations and activities tied to
There’s a particular kind of country song that doesn’t really belong to country music anymore. Not because the genre abandoned it completely, but because modern country has become increasingly fascinated with certainty: certainty of identity, certainty of purpose, certainty of belonging. The heroes know who they are. The villains know
The Frameline LGBTQ+ Film Festival is marking its 50th anniversary in San Francisco with a schedule of film screenings, filmmaker appearances, and special events examining the festival’s place in queer filmmaking. The milestone edition brings together audiences, directors, actors, and industry participants for one of the longest-running LGBTQ+ film festivals
By: Sonia Thomas Some books get written because a writer has a story to tell. Some get written because a writer has someone to remember. Cowboy Eyes is both, and that double weight is exactly what makes it land the way it does. Clearly written from the heart, Patricia Leavy
By: Vicent Morris There is a particular kind of creative courage that only seems to emerge when someone has genuinely nothing left to lose, and Barry Maher wrote this book with a chunk of his skull removed and a baseball-sized tumor being carved from his brain. Knowing that doesn’t just
By: Robin Fowler Readers of Seth Panitch’s novel Antique may find themselves swept up by its emotional depth and magical premise, but one of the book’s most striking achievements is how convincing its world feels. From appraisal culture to auction-house tension to the intricate logic of object valuation, the novel
By: Kasey Marlatt In the opening pages of Kasey Marlatt’s debut novel, The Hour of Atonement, a preface sets the tone with quiet authority: “Out of the small smoke-filled caverns of small-town bars and the loneliness of small towns across America, there exists a segment of mankind that are souls
By: Catherine Lu On the afternoon of May 2, 2026, the annual “Asian American and Pacific Islander Heritage Month Day Market: Art and Air Performances” kicked off at the Rincon Center in San Francisco, marking the beginning of this year’s celebration series. This event is jointly organized by the nonprofit
By Robert Bridges In an era where literary events often double as both celebration and proving ground, Tejas Desai experienced a moment of both at his recent Brooklyn appearance. The launch of Bad Americans: Part II at WORD Bookstore in Greenpoint, Brooklyn, on April 15, 2026, was not only a
In a recognition that highlights both artistic discipline and cultural contribution, the New York State Assembly has honored musician and bass guitarist A M M Newaj Sharif, widely known as Bassman Newaj, with a Certificate of Merit and an official Proclamation, acknowledging his sustained work in the performing arts. Presented
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