On December 6th, 2014 I had the pleasure of checking out the opening solo art exhibition of new works by artist Sam Flores at Fifty24SF Gallery sponsored by Upper Playground called A Light In The Darkness. Below are the photos I was able to take of the event. Thanks to the artist Sam Flores for taking a picture with me, definitely a fan. Special shout out to fellow DVDASA fans pikachu408 and hatsune132 for meeting up with me for this …
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Three years before the Stonewall Riots in New York City (1969) there was the Compton’s Cafeteria Riot (1966) in San Francisco’s Tenderloin district, which is just one among many pre-stonewall actions [New Republic] [NewNowNext]. The transgender and queer community of the Tenderloin took a collective stand for their civil rights. Screaming Queens: The Riot at Compton’s Cafeteria (2005) is a documentary by Susan Stryker and Victor Silverman which sought to uncover the stories of what went down at the riot, …
The Bay’s ambassador E-40 got interviewed last month on NPR’s “Microphone Check” by A Tribe Called Quest’s Ali Shaheed Muhammed and NPR Music editor Frannie Kelley. They talk about E-40’s long music career, SF Bay Area Hip-Hop scene, and the music industry game. E-40 also speaks on the various music relationships he’s built over the years. He drops music business game on us, things that have made him successful over the years, and how he’s surviving and eating in this age …
The bar/club Park 77 (77 Cambon Drive San Francisco, CA 94132) located by SF State campus, hosts a Saturday night party with rotating guest DJs called Saturday REWIND: The Chicken Coop. For this upcoming Saturday March 29th the featured guest DJs will be local San Francisco Bay Area DJs Benny Flan and Mista B (4OneFunk). TMG got a chance to get a few words from them about how their approach DJing a party, thoughts on the San Francisco nightlife scene, and more. Benny …
Skratchpad San Francisco returns with a new venue after a short hiatus next Thursday February 13th. The event has gone on to have branches in San Jose, Sacramento, Los Angeles, Portland, Las Vegas, and Houston. Below are some details of the upcoming San Francisco kick off event. SKRATCHPAD… is an event dedicated to “carrying on tradition” for Hip Hop purists. Spawned from a similar, legendary event called “The Beat Lounge” in the mid-90’s, this event focuses on the art of scratching …
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