When the ancient Polynesians invented surfing, they often used a paddle to help them navigate. Fast-forward a few millennia, and Stand-Up Paddleboarding, or SUP, finds itself trendy again. Part of its increasing popularity is that standing upright allows surfers to spot waves more easily and thus catch more of them, multiplying the fun factor. Paddling back to the wave becomes less of a strain as well. The ability to cruise along on flat inland water, surveying the sights, is another advantage. Finally, it’s a good core workout. If you’re sold on the idea, schedule an intro SUP lesson, free with board and paddle rental, and you may find yourself riding the waves like a Polynesian king.More
Many of us remember coming home from our elementary schools with freshly glazed pinchpots, cups, or whatever else our young imaginations could conjure up. Saturday mornings at the Randall Museum can bring that memory back, or create a new one for the youngsters. Ceramics make great gifts — especially on Mothers' and Fathers' Day. Hop on board for the Randall's once-weekly class, and for $6 and two weeks to have your work fired and glazed, you'll have all the materials you need.More
December is almost over - the New Year is coming up and everyone is busy drying off from the rain or holiday shopping. Let's take a look at what's happened this month.
The queer group Gay Shame was the bane of DPW workers everywhere this past year, using "wheatpaste" (wheat + water = irritatingly hard-to-remove glue concoction) to post flyers targeting everyone from astroturfing pro-development group SFBARF to its capitalist benefactor, Yelp founder Jeremy Stoppelman (lest ye forget his epic response to now-fired Yelp staffer Talia Jane's Medium post complaining about the cost of living in SF: "Move to Phoenix!").
No passwords or prowess will gain you entry to the Gotham Club, the San Francisco Giants' answer to the city's fascination with speakeasies and secret locales.
Britney Spears fans were overjoyed two weeks ago when the star released the first single from her upcoming LP.
Titled "Make Me," the harmony filled midtempo pop ballad features a guest verse from Oakland rapper G-Eazy, who has been having quite a successful year already. His debut, When It's Dark Out, was released at the end of last year and features collaborations with a number of big names, like Too $hort, Chris Brown, and E-40. It charted at No. 1 on Billboard's Top R&B/Hip-Hop Albums in its first week, and early this July was certified platinum by the Recording Industry Association of America.
For much of this year, G-Eazy has been on tour, and it was actually while he was in Australia that he got the news via email that Spears wanted to do a song with him. According to Rolling Stone, the 27-year-old immediately agreed — calling the collaboration "a no-brainer" — and was keen to start working on it right away.
"That kind of thing, you just drop whatever you're doing to do it," he said of his mission to find a recording studio in Australia to lay down his verse.
In the two weeks that the song has been on YouTube, it has amassed almost 12 million plays, which makes sense: Spears is still a pretty big deal. G-Eazy said he grew up listening to her and watching her on the VMA's.
"She was one of the biggest entertainers in the world," he said. "And still is."
Sub Pop recording artists 'clipping.' brought their brand of noise-driven experimental hip hop to the closing night of 2016's San Francisco Electronic Music Fest this past Sunday. The packed Brava Theater hosted an initially seated crowd that ended the night jumping and dancing against the front of the stage. The trio performed a set focused on their recently released Sci-Fi Horror concept album, 'Splendor & Misery', then delved into their dancier and more aggressive back catalogue, and recent single 'Wriggle'.
Opening performances included local experimental electronic duo 'Tujurikkuja' and computer music artist 'Madalyn Merkey.'"
