Review: THE NOTEBOOK at Orpheum Theatre
by Steve Murray - February 14, 2026
What did our critic think of THE NOTEBOOK at Orpheum Theatre?...
Review: M. BUTTERFLY at SF Playhouse
by Steve Murray - February 12, 2026
What did our critic think of M. BUTTERFLY at SF Playhouse?...
Review: IMPROBABLE FICTION at Masquers Playhouse
by Kelly Rogers Flynt - February 11, 2026
IMPROBABLE FICTION at Masquers Playhouse is a tale of two parts. Don’t let the easy-going first half lull you into complacency. When the action hits, it comes in quick succession with quippy lines, funny costumes, over the top dramatics, and plenty of belly laughs....
Review: THE CHERRY ORCHARD at Marin Theatre
by Steve Murray - February 04, 2026
Change is hard, we all know that. We get stuck in patterns and the comfortable, even if that inertia is destructive. Watching Chekhov’s Cherry Orchard, brilliantly directed by American Conservatory Theatre Artistic Director emerita Carey Perloff and starring an all-star cast of local legends, will...
Review: WHAT THE CONSTITUTION MEANS TO ME at Hillbarn Theatre
by Steve Murray - February 02, 2026
Heidi Schreck’s award-winning 2019 homage to the US Constitution couldn’t be timelier than at this moment of political crisis in America. Written as a remembrance of her 15-year-old self as a debater in love with the constitution, the present-day Heidi narrates the play which links her family’...
Review: THE WIZ Lights Up Broadway San Jose
by Linda Hodges - January 28, 2026
Opening Night of The Wiz at Broadway San Jose was dazzling, the kind of evening that reminds you why musical theater, at its best, feels communal, electric, and alive. From the moment the curtain rose, the production burst onto the stage with color, rhythm, and unmistakable joy, offering a vibrant a...
Review: EUGENE ONEGIN at San Francisco Ballet
by Jim Munson - January 26, 2026
San Francisco Ballet is kicking off its 2026 repertory season with the massively ambitious world premiere of Yuri Possokhov’s Eugene Onegin. It’s a tall order to create a full-length contemporary classical ballet to compete with the warhorses we’ve seen a zillion times, but SFB has given it th...
Review: THE BOOK OF MORMON at Orpheum Theatre
by Steve Murray - January 16, 2026
Trey Parker and Matt Stone are on a high recently, with their long- running animated series South Park skewering the present administration in their inimitable profane and darkly surreal style. 2011’s The Book of Mormon brought their irreverent humor to Broadway in what at the time seemed shocking...
Review: DOG MAN: THE MUSICAL at The Henry J. Kaiser Center For The Arts
by Linda Hodges - January 05, 2026
Dog Man: The Musical fetches laughs, heart, and legit Broadway-level craft in a show that never talks down to its audience. Read our review here!...
Review: THE NEIL DIAMOND MUSICAL A BEAUTIFUL NOISE at Broadway San Jose
by Linda Hodges - December 31, 2025
What did our critic think of THE NEIL DIAMOND MUSICAL A BEAUTIFUL NOISE at Broadway San Jose?...
Past Shows
Dan Burke & Thomas Dimuzio, Æ, Euphotic, Gabby Wen
Jan 11
Dan Burke & Thomas DimuzioIllusion Of Safety’s Dan Burke and Thomas Dimuzio combine forces pushing sonics and music to higher, darker realms. Why is space...
Matt Ingalls BranPos Moe Staiano, Felidae, Sung Kim, Masmine
Dec 14
++(...)! , Felidae, Sung Kim, MasmineThurs Dec.14 8pm-11pm Peacock Lounge, 552 Haight, SFAll-ages, $5-$15 no one turned away for lack of funds. Please rapid-test day...
Headboggle, Matt Robidoux, Demonpattern, Extra Soft Earthquake
Nov 16
Headboggle, Matt Robidoux, Demonpattern, Extra Soft EarthquakeThurs Nov. 16 8pm-11pm Peacock Lounge, 552 Haight, SFAll-ages, $5-$15 no one turned away for lack of funds. Please...
Darksmith, People Skills, Seymour Glass, Relay For Death
Oct 12
Darksmith"A total mystery, perfectly paced organization of dirt sound...not harsh...not mellow...just dirty, weird, and confusing...and to quote the sleevenotes of the first few Queen LPs....'No...
Jim Haynes, Suki O'Kane, Demonsleeper, Gabriel Stern
Sep 14
Jim HaynesIf corrosion is your vocation, the initial conditions become as elemental as the rusting sulfates and chlorides themselves. In studio or from the field,...
Blevin Blectum, Thomas Dimuzio, Quivering Lip, Mal Sed
Jul 13
Blevin BlectumSci-fi fantasy in its most decadent technicolor forms fuels the journey of OMNII, Blevin Blectum's latest solo adventure. The soundtrack to a lost space...
Voicehandler, Foreign/Domestic, Analogous, Dovetail
Jun 8
Voicehandler, Foreign/Domestic, Analogous, DovetailThurs June 8 8pm-11pm Peacock Lounge, 552 Haight, SFAll-ages, $5-$15 no one turned away for lack of funds. Please rapid-test day of...
Unpopular Electronics, Omniverous Sensillium, Ava Koohbor, 4mación
Apr 13
Unpopular ElectronicsGino Robair patches Tom Djll into his array only to discover the resulting circuit is a two-headed snake snarfing endlessly spawned tails. Caught in...
Cheryl Leonard, Foot SOS, Risa, The Human Deselection & Realization Nature Group
Mar 9
Cheryl LeonardSculptural instruments built from bone, ice, stone, and any infinitely varied natural surfaces played live. These treasures of sound are retrieved by Leonard from...
Sholeh Asgary, Kim Nucci, Fletcher Pratt, Ettrick, Fumi
Jan 12
Sholeh Asgary, Kim Nucci, Bromp Treb, Ettrick, Fumi8pm-11pm $5-$15 sliding scale (notaflof) all-agesPeacock Lounge, 552 Haight, SFPlease be vaxed and rapid-tested to keep old and...
Madalyn Merkey, Roco Córdova, Chandra Shukla, Syrnx
Dec 8
Madalyn MerkeyThe open pace of Merkey's music seems organic, natural, alive so much so you may forget the oscillating highspeed circuits she employs behind the...
Zoh Amba & Wobbly, Sharkiface, Drought Spa, Blood of Chhinnamastika
Nov 10
Zoh Amba & Wobbly, Sharkiface, Drought Spa, Blood of ChhinnamastikaThurs Nov. 10 8pm-11pm $5-$15 sliding scale (notaflof) all-agesPeacock Lounge, 552 Haight, SFPlease be vaxed and...
CBSM, Gustavo Pastre, Methods Body, KREation Ensemble
Oct 13
CBSM, Gustavo Pastre, Methods Body, KREation EnsembleThurs Oct. 13 8pm-11pm $5-$15 sliding scale (notaflof) all-agesPeacock Lounge, 552 Haight, SFProof of vax or negPCR<72h is required!CBSMCassette...
Bruce Ackley & Karen Stackpole, Amy Reed, Luciano Chessa's Hyères, Sult
Sep 15
Bruce Ackley & Karen Stackpole, Amy Reed, Luciano Chessa's Hyres, SultThur Sept 15, 8pm-11pm $5-$15 sliding scale (notaflof!) all agesPeacock Lounge, 552 Haight, SFProof of...
Ralph White, Evidence Trio, DMTD, Earth Jerks
Jul 14
Ralph White, Evidence Trio, DMTD, Earth JerksThur July 14, 8pm-11pm $5-$15 sliding scale (notaflof!) all agesPeacock Lounge, 552 Haight, SFhttps://www.facebook.com/events/396452475861805Ralph WhiteAn erstwhile tree-doctor who picked...
Last Paintings in Mazurka Mantis, Alphastare, Noah Berrie, Vaim Sarv
Jun 9
Last Paintings in Mazurka Mantis If you've already seen this band then you're the very first since their bsfx performance turned Cinderella ball as one...
Las Sucias, MSHR, bran(...)pos, Shatter Pattern
Apr 7
Las Sucias, MSHR, bran(...)pos, Shatter PatternThur Apr. 7, 8pm-11pm $5-$15 sliding scale (notaflof!) all agesPeacock Lounge, 552 Haight, SFLas SuciasQuit with your clean, put your...
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