A Brush With the Tenderloin featuring Alice Cooper superfan Indian Joe (VIDEO)
"It gives you a slice of life of the Tenderloin," says Bierma, "You get a chance to meet some of the residents." The short premiered…
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San Francisco arts, theater and entertainment news. Featuring plays, indie film, and events and city guides. Reviews by Clinton Stark.
Dallas Buyers Club: Jared Leto, Kayne West, and Fame (Video)
Stark Insider was on location at the Mill Valley Film Festival and shot Jared Leto's appearance, which included a red carpet arrival, and Q&A after…
Channelling Bach: András Schiff at the SF Symphony
In a world in which piano virtuosi are becoming commonplace, Schiff consistently opens up the heart of a piece in ways that makes beginning pianists…
Lions on the Prowl: ‘Bengal Tiger in the Baghdad Zoo’ at San Francisco Playhouse
Falling between someone’s vision of Eurotrash crossed with lounge lizard, Koch one of the highest energy performers on the stage, strutting the stage and offering…
Have I ever got an Izakaya for Kou!
South Korean-born chef-owner Nick Yoon refined his culinary skills over the last 15 years with stints at the Ritz Carlton and the W Hotel.
Philharmonia Baroque Orchestra: Pergolesi in Naples
A deliciously punky Cleopatra, Sampson was clearly in her element, with a confidence and panache that could wow any Marc Antony.
Adrift: A love letter to the fog of the San Francisco Bay Area (Video)
Immediately I wanted to know how. How did he do it? How did he manage to capture such vivid imagery... and, of course, what camera…
Review: Emanuel Ax with the SF Symphony
Whereas the heart of pianists like Andreas Schiff (who'll be at the SFS on October 6th and 13th) lies in the smallest of perfect gestures,…
San Francisco: New play revisits early years of Bill Gates
The "fictional retelling" will focus on or about the time when Gates (played by Jeremy Kahn) was twenty years old. When, most we're not taking…
When an oil man and a writer start a winery (Tasting Xurus cult Cabs in Silicon Valley)
"You're Stark! Stark Insider! Let me tell you my Philippe Starck story!"