Going Out, Homing's In March 18-25, 2022

As benefit concerts and events around the Bay Area raise funds to aid people overseas, you can help yourself by enjoying music, theater, nightlife and more.

by Jim Provenzano | Mar 16, 2022

Playing The Pines: Classic Dance Mixes Rediscovered and Restored

Music mixes from the halcyon days of 1970s and '80s Fire Island and New York City nightclubs have been rediscovered in a series of remastered cassette mixes found in boxes at a Fire Island house. The Pine Walk Collection is now listenable on MixCloud.

by Jim Provenzano | Mar 15, 2022

Sang Young Park's 'Love in the Big City'

Sang Young Park's gay-themed 'Love in the Big City,' his first to be newly translated into English, has been a runaway bestseller (nine printings) in South Korea, astounding for such a socially conservative nation.

by Brian Bromberger | Mar 15, 2022

Janis Ian: Lighting the Way in Music

In an expansive Q&A, prolific singer-songwriter Janis Ian discusses her new –and possibly last– album, 'The Light at the End of the Line,' in advance of her March 20 concert at Berkeley's Freight & Salvage.

by Gregg Shapiro | Mar 15, 2022

Going Out, Homing's In, March 11-18, 2022

Arts and nightlife events march into our schedule with energy and anticipation. Museums, galleries, theater, music and more await your attendance. Note the several music concerts and arts events with proceeds benefiting Ukraine refugees.

by Jim Provenzano | Mar 10, 2022

Melissa Etheridge is Ready to Rock Again

In describing Grammy-winning recording artist and activist Melissa Etheridge as a 'Lesbian Rock Goddess,' it's a title she likes. "That's perfect!" she replies with modesty. Etheridge will soon perform with her band at several Northern CA venues.

by Christopher J. Beale | Mar 8, 2022

Review: Frank Bruni's Memoir 'The Beauty of Dusk' a Medical and Emotional Odyssey

"I went to bed seeing the world one way. I woke up seeing it another," writes gay journalist Frank Bruni in his new memoir about that fateful morning in 2017 when he awoke with blurred vision resembling a thick fog.

by Brian Bromberger | Mar 7, 2022

Marching into TV Land: The Lavender Tube on Kate, Andy, Eve and Pam

Brittney Griner's busted, John Cameron Mitchell & Kate McKinnon in 'Joe v. Carole,' 'The Andy Warhol Diaries,' Renée Zellweger in 'The Thing About Pam,' and Sandra Oh in 'Killing Eve,' - all this and more in the new TV column.

by Victoria A. Brownworth | Mar 8, 2022

The Lingering Scent of Murder: Lara Elena Donnelly's 'Base Notes'

Drenched in pheromones and the smells of the big bad city, Lara Elena Donnelly's latest novel offers further proof of the author's wide-ranging talent and creativity.

by Jim Piechota | Mar 8, 2022

Going Out, Homing's In, March 4-11, 2022

Count yourself lucky that you're in a relatively free country, at least free enough to attend arts and nightlife events like those listed here. Do what you can, donate to Ukraine relief efforts, then count your blessings at a theater, art gallery, or bar.

by Jim Provenzano | Mar 3, 2022


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