An Oakland Photographer Surveils the Surveillance State
Cara Esten Hurtle’s drone-based art project shows the difference between being seen and being spotted.
Music
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Yap Zone: The September 11 Artifacts Playlist
What were you listening to after the September 11 attacks?
Can We Kick It? Yes, We Can. Just Not Too Late.
So So Anxious is giving elder millennials and Gen Xers — a generation that grew up on club nights — a nostalgic yet new way to party.
Magik*Magik Orchestra Cordially Invites You to a Slumber Party
Listen up and wind down at Gray Area on Sept. 26.
Sounding It Out: A New Book Celebrates 30 Years of ‘Tape Op’
Publisher John Baccigaluppi on 'Making Music,' a new collection of 24 interviews from the essential record production magazine.
golden lionheart collier’s ‘Hidden Currents’ Is a Masterpiece of Spatial Composition
At SF's Audium, 176 speakers tell the history of Black sound in the Americas through modular synthesis.
Dick Vivian Knew the Right Record Could Change Your Life
The beloved owner of Rooky Ricardo’s Records died in July at 78. But the Haight St. shop’s new owners — and Vivian’s countless musical disciples — say his legacy lives on.
Get Handsy With Weird Instruments at the New Parkway
No audiophiles were hurt in the making of Dogbotic’s July 25 instrument petting zoo.
COYOTE Scene Report: Resisting Psychic Death at Mosswood Meltdown
A notebook dump from Sunday at the Oakland music festival where punk rock keeps you young.
Meta AI Has Some Super Normal Ideas for Improving Your Band Photos
Sure, Facebook will promote your upcoming show. But have you considered using a random AI-generated white lady instead of your band?
What Is a Dad, Anyway?
Our provocative ‘Dadliest Band’ bracket inspires deep questions — and a Soleil apology tour.
Merlin Coleman’s ‘DISPATCHES’ Makes Breathtaking Art from a Wildfire’s Rubble
Using found audio and interviews from the 2017 Tubbs Fire, the sound artist processes a tragedy through song.
Frak The Person Is the Actual Mayor of San Francisco
The versatile battle rapper isn’t running for office, but with his new collaborative mixtape ‘Four Square,’ he’s earned my vote.
